15 Low-Maintenance Beauty Products for a Faster Morning Routine

Ilia Multi-Stick for Lips and Cheeks

Clean beauty brand, Ilia’s creamy multi-sticks will give your cheeks just the right amount of color to achieve a nice natural-looking flush in just one or two swipes. You can also use these on your lips for a nice matte look. It’s also a nice size to put in your purse just in case you need a midday touch up. 

Maybelline Cheek Heat Gel-Cream Blush

This is another product pretty much made for anyone who’s in a rush. It’s super easy to use—just tap three small dots along the cheekbones and blend. It comes in six shades and it’s really affordable at just $6. Numerous Amazon reviewers swear by this cream blush and say it’s easy to blend and natural looking. 

Wet n Wild MegaGlo Makeup Sticks

These long-wearing makeup sticks from Wet n Wild come in blushes, highlighters, concealers and contours. You can easily create a nice natural look with minimal effort. It also has a ton of rave reviews from Amazon shoppers who say these are some of the best makeup sticks out there. Most of these are less than $5, so they’re definitely worth a try. 

Peripera Ink the Velvet Lip Tint

These multi-use lip tints from Peripera are so popular with Amazon shoppers, they always make their best-sellers list and sell out all the time. They’re highly pigmented, go on smooth, and were made to last the entire day. They’re easy to apply, and can use these on your lips or cheeks. 

Kaja Cheeky Stamp

Good mascara can help you look instantly put together with very minimal effort. This $8 mascara from Maybelline is a best-seller with over 80,000 five-star reviews, and many say these do just as good as high-end mascaras. In fact, one reviewer wrote, “Being a makeup artist, I’ve tried a ton of mascaras both for myself and on clients and Maybelline always wins.”

Maybelline New York Sky High Mascara

Good mascara can help you look instantly put together with very minimal effort. This $8 mascara from Maybelline is a best-seller with over 80,000 five-star reviews, and many say these do just as good as high-end mascaras. In fact, one reviewer wrote, “Being a makeup artist, I’ve tried a ton of mascaras both for myself and on clients and Maybelline always wins.”

Haus Laboratories by Lady Gaga: Glam Attack Liquid Eyeshadow

These highly pigmented and creamy gel eyeliners just glide right on. You even have some time to blend it out in order to create the look you want. 

HAUS LABORATORIES by Lady Gaga: EYE-DENTIFY GEL PENCIL EYELINER

If you love It Cosmetics’ original CC+ cream, you may want to consider trying their CC+ Nude Glow foundation, which is lighter and offers medium coverage. Like the original, it’s a multipurpose product that acts as makeup and skincare. Plus, you can easily put this on in the morning for a “your skin but better” look. 

It Cosmetics CC+ Nude Glow Lightweight Foundation + Glow Serum with SPF 40

This $10 primer from E.L.F. has over 27,600 five-star reviews and was made to make your life easier by creating a smooth layer for your foundation. Some reviewers even say they just use this along with some blush and/or bronzer, and they’re good to go. 

E.L.F. Poreless Putty Primer

This beloved concealer from Maybelline was made for lazy days when you want to cover up dark under eyes and some blemishes but don’t want to put too much effort into it. It features a sponge applicator, which makes applying it super quick and easy. Plus, it’s formulated to last up to 12 hours. 

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circles Treatment Multi-Use Concealer

This best-selling finishing stick with over 17,400 five-star reviews is perfect for mornings when you’re in a rush and you don’t have a ton of time to spend doing your hair. Just put your hair up and use this to smooth it down for a nice polished look. 

BestLand Hair Finishing Stick, 2-pack

This top-rated flat iron with over 13,000 five-star reviews is a holy grail for a number of Amazon shoppers. It heats up fast, takes less time to straighten hair, and leaves even thick coarse hair silky smooth. 

Remington Shine Therapy 2 inch Hair Straightener Iron

This top-rated flat iron with over 13,000 five-star reviews is a holy grail for a number of Amazon shoppers. It heats up fast, takes less time to straighten hair, and leaves even thick coarse hair silky smooth. 

Alure Three Barrel Curling Iron Wand with LCD Temperature Display

Of course, you can’t talk about low-effort beauty products without mentioning Revlon’s super popular One-Step Volumizer. This $33 styling tool with over 402,000 five-star reviews can get your hair looking like you just got out of the salon in about 15 minutes. Just take a peek at the hundreds of thousands of positive reviews, and you’ll see this is well worth it. 

Revlon One-Step Volumizer Original

Of course, you can’t talk about low-effort beauty products without mentioning Revlon’s super popular One-Step Volumizer. This $33 styling tool with over 402,000 five-star reviews can get your hair looking like you just got out of the salon in about 15 minutes. Just take a peek at the hundreds of thousands of positive reviews, and you’ll see this is well worth it. 

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