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How to Make Your Beauty Routine Easier Without Cutting Corners There is a difference between simplifying your beauty routine and simply doing less. I think that's an important distinction. Because most of us don't wake up in the morning thinking, I wish I had more steps to get ready today. We want to look put together. We want to feel good. We want our routine to work. We just don't necessarily want it to take forever. And that's where a good beauty shortcut comes in. The Best Beauty Shortcut Is the One That Actually Works for You I've become a big believer in having a few beauty routines that I don't have to think too hard about. My favorite is my five-minute face. It's not meant to be a complete makeup routine. It's the handful of things that make me feel like I've done enough to look like myself when I don't have a lot of time. And I think that's the secret. Your five-minute face doesn't have to look like mine. Maybe yours is mascara, ...

There comes a point when your beauty routine needs a little editing. Not necessarily because something is wrong with it. Maybe you simply have too much. Too many products you bought because everyone was talking about them. Too many things you meant to try. Too many half-used bottles and tubes taking up space because you keep thinking, “I should really use that.” And then there are the products you reach for without thinking. The ones you replace when they run out. The ones you would notice if they disappeared tomorrow. Those are the keepers. After spending some time figuring out what actually works for you, the next question is a pretty natural one: What is actually worth keeping? And I'm not just talking about decluttering your bathroom cabinet. I'm talking about building a beauty routine that earns its place in your real life. Start With What You Actually Use Here's an easy place to begin. Forget what you own for a minute. What did you actually use this week? Look at your...