Whether it’s a lack of time, a focus on an underconsumption lifestyle or just because you simply don’t care to, there are many reasons not to want a complicated beauty routine. While social media might make you feel pressured to succumb to a double-digit-step skin or makeup routine, multitasking products of today make it more possible than ever to keep your beauty routine short, simple and effective.
Enter the “lazy-girl” beauty movement—a new trend arising from the desire for a less-is-more approach to our aesthetics and behavior as consumers in an ever-hectic and capitalist world. Even as beauty editors, we have our fair share of products that fit the lazy-girl product bill. Ahead, some of our favorite lazy-girl skin, makeup and wellness products.
The 7 Best Lazy-Girl Beauty Products
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Milk Makeup Lip + Cheek Color ($24)
When we think of time-saving, lazy-girl products, our minds go first to a multitasking lip and cheek duo, like Milk Makeup’s Lip + Cheek Color stick. With just a few swipes, you can add the perfect flush to your cheeks and rouge to your lips. Plus, the formula is infused with skin-care ingredients such as avocado oil and mango butter.
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Naked Sundays BeautyScreen Peptide Foundation Tint SPF50 ($38)
Executive editor Liz Ritter loves this multitasking skin-care hero because it provides SPF 50 protection, face-oil-like hydration and serum benefits—thanks to peptides, niacinamide, squalene and more—and buildable coverage all in one.
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Violette_FR Invisible Bandage ($28)
Aesthetic content manager Tatiana Bido loves this lazy-girl-approved product for its “protect + prime” technology that helps to cover blemishes and prime them for concealer while infusing the skin with ingredients to heal the problem area like hydrolyzed red algae extract and CM glucan granules.
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Burst Teeth Whitening and Breath Freshening Strips ($30)
Whether you’re on your way to a wedding or the office and short on time, Burst’s no-slip whitening and freshening strips are a must-have for brightening your smile and giving your whole mouth that minty-fresh feel in just 15 minutes.
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dae 3-in-1 Cactus Fruit Styling Wand ($18)
Tame flyaways, slick down edges, and add shine to any style with dae’s viral 3-in-1 Cactus Fruit Styling Wand. Infused with dragon fruit, cactus flower extract and prickly pear seed oil, this easy-to-use wand delivers moisture, strength and shine with just a few swipes—harnessing the power of dae’s beloved 3-in-1 Cactus Fruit Styling Cream in a mess-free, on-the-go format.
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Kosas BB Burst Tinted Gel Cream ($38)
I’m not one to use concealer or foundation regularly, and this product revolutionized my beauty routine, combining the hydrating and smoothing powers of a gel cream with a medium-to-full coverage pigment for blurring imperfections.
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Youth to the People Superfood Skin Drip ($39)
Youth to the People’s Superfood Skin Drip is the ultimate lazy-girl skin-care product, acting as a 3-in-1 barrier-boosting serum infused with niacinamide, HA spheres, ceramides, postbiotic ferment and a blend of superfoods to smooth, hydrate and brighten skin all at once. I notice the biggest difference in the overall quality of my skin when I use it regularly.
