?If one more person tells me to invest in a good tinted moisturizer, I?m going to lose it.? That?s an actual quote from an actual friend who has two actual kids and one more on the way. ?It?s like the magazines think we have no idea that we?ll have less time in the morning when we decide to procreate, but I?ll be dead before I trade in my full-coverage foundation.?
Amen to that. So in the name of digging up beauty tips for moms that aren?t BS (or, you know, a total waste of valuable time), we went straight to the source: We asked TK new-ish moms to find out what the best beauty tip they ever got from a fellow mom was. Read on for our favorites below:
?For some reason, my four-year-old son would never let me sit and polish my own nails during his quiet play time, and a fellow mom suggested letting him pick out the color so he feels involved without actually ‘helping’ me polish them?a.k.a. making a huge mess all over my hands. It worked like magic: Now he sits and plays with his toys while I polish my nails in peace. He likes to ‘approve’ them when I’m done.? ?Anna, mother of one MORE: The Gifts 8 Real Moms *Actually* Want to Get This Year
?The best beauty tip I learned is to put on my face masks while my daughter is in the bath. She thinks I look funny and ridiculous, I’m able to keep my skin looking amazing, and it’s all done in exactly 15 minutes. It may be the most genius thing I’ve ever done.? Katya, co-founder of Hey Mama...