There's likely a method to your beauty product madness: You want to be able to get the most amazing look you can, with as few steps and products as possible. And that's why Phace Bioactive Soothing Face Cream + Primer SPF 46, $86, is the ultimate beauty product for lazy girls.
It's a triumvirate of moisturizer, sunscreen and primer. (Before you knock primer as unnecessary, consider this: What's the point of putting on makeup if it's just going to slide off your face by lunchtime?). It's packed with a smorgasbord of good-for-skin ingredients, including lactic acid, vitamin E and hyaluronic acid for hydration, niacinamide for brightness and superoxide dismutase, an enzyme that helps prevent free-radical damage and soothes irritated skin.
Volumizers and mousses can make hair sticky and crunchy -- but not this Oribe Imperial Blowout Transformative Styling Crème, $68. It leaves hair luxuriously soft with tons of body and has the added benefit of heat protection. It starts off as a cream that melts into a moisturizing oil that treats damage and helps prevent it, because the formula allows your brush to comb through with less breakage. From there, it turns into a powder that helps your style last longer. (Read: You'll have even less work to do tomorrow.)
Alterna Caviar CC Cream for Hair 10-in-1 Complete Correction, $39, works on both wet and dry hair. The easy-to-apply, non-greasy formula contains vitamin C to ward off hair-damaging free radicals, along with caviar extract that makes hair supersoft and shiny. It drastically cuts down on frizz and protects against heat damage and breakage, while providing a light hold to keep your style in place. Use it post-blow-dry or on second-day hair to add polish, sheen and texture.
After your hair is prepped with a multi-tasking styling product, bust out this bad boy. The Revlon One-Step Hair Dryer and Styler, $49.99, as the name suggests, combines styling and drying your hair into one easy, convenient, frizz-fighting step. The giant paddle brush is easy to maneuver and helps you cover more ground -- essential when you have limited time or energy to spend on your tresses.
Kevin Murphy Doo.Over, $27.50, is a shampoo-hairspray hybrid that's an absolute lifesaver on days when hair is on the brink of needing a wash, but your arms are too sore from your morning workout to possibly do the whole shampoo/conditioner thing (or, let's be real, you just don't feel like getting your hair wet).
It has a dry finish that gives your hair lift, volume, texture and hold, and contains tapioca starch to soak up excess oil. A fragrant blend of Virginia cedar wood and patchouli will have your co-workers asking what perfume you're wearing.
