Beauty routines require time. But, in today’s fast paced world, everyone is in a rush. Nobody has time, hence, for every thing a shortcut is devised. But not all shortcuts are good and useful. Here’s a list of some of the worst beauty routine shortcuts that you should avoid:

Rinsing your face only with water doesn’t qualify as ‘cleansing’. No matter how busy you are, you should take out time for a decent facial wash at least twice a day.

Always remember that healthy skin is moisturized skin. Dry skin brings horde of problems with it. It makes your face prone to wrinkles besides giving you a dull look.

Good and appealing lips make you look beautiful, whereas chapped lips with flaky lip skin is simply ugly. Chapped lips need to be gently exfoliated before applying lipstick/ lip gloss. You can use your toothbrush to gently remove the dead skin from lips. You can also use specialized lip scrubs available in the market. Use lip balm regularly to soothe and moisturize the lips.

Regularly exfoliating the skin to remove the layer of dead skin cells and exposing fresh and rejuvenated skin is very important part of essential beauty routine. Giving scrub a miss is one of the worst beauty routine shortcuts that you can take. Prolonged neglect will leave your skin pores clogged with dirt and oil, giving you black heads, white heads and ultimately acne and pimples.

Scrubbing opens up the facial pores and cleanses them. It’s equally important to close those pores, that’s why facial toner is recommended after scrubbing. In case you don’t have a toner, rubbing your face with an ice cube also serves the purpose.

Exhaustion after a hectic day is quite understandable, but you simply shouldn’t take a shortcut with respect to your make-up. Never sleep without removing your makeup. Sleeping with makeup on will have long term adverse effects on your skin.
Properly removing makeup is also a beauty routine; follow it religiously. Let your skin breathe while sleeping.

Time will always be short, but with proper planning and organization you can make time for essential things like skin care. Never underestimate the importance of your essential beauty routines. The care that you take today will go a long way in ensuring a youthful and gorgeous looking you!