Beauty Hacks for Busy Mums

As Mums, we’re all so busy looking after everone else that we often neglect ourselves.

When was the last time you visited a beauty salon or gave yourself a pedicure?

I have come up with some ways you can pamper yourself without sacrificing famliy time:

1. Family DVD night

Put on a famliy movie and hand your kids some foot lotion. The last time I did this they were fighting over who gets a turn to rub mummy’s feet. They both get a turn and Mummy gets a foot massage!

2. Get your children to paint your toes.

I know, it could end up messy so keep in mind the following:

Use a pale colour so mistakes are less obvious
Show them how to paint nails – it might be second nature to us but you need to show them how it’s done step by step: downward strokes, only a little bit of paint on the brush…
Remember – polish won’t stay on your skin – it’ll be gone by tomorrow or your next shower so don’t stress if they miss your nail (they probably will).

3. Use your waiting by the door time

You’re ready to leave the house when someone suddenly needs to do a poo, fetch their show and tell or a toy.

You can stand there waiting or you can file your nails, pluck your eyebrows or chin. (Always keep a nail file, tweezers and mirror near the door)

4. Use your car waiting time

Again, this is valuable plucking or handcream time, keep tweezers handcream in your car for this.

5. While they are at their swimming lesson/gymnastics/footy practice

In between cheers shop online for clothes, makeup or gorgeous accessories. Or just sit back and enjoy a few minutes of quiet time.

6. Buy a turtle massager/back scatcher/orgasmatron.

Your little cherubs will love to give you a massage – older ones might want to be paid but it’s worth the 50 cents for a 5 minute massage.

7. Mothers’ Group

If you have a regular catch up with a group of mums, why not have a beauty day? You can paint your nails, do facials, hair dos, taking turns to watch one anothers children while others get gorgeous!

What are your beauty hacks for busy mums?

109 Comments

- - christine_muller said
  - 06 Jun 2014
    1:59 pm
Haha love the massage idea !!

- - Samiaye said
  - 05 Jun 2014
    10:15 pm
some excellent ideas here, thanks

- - fizgig said
  - 31 May 2014
    10:46 pm
I use the kids sports time to read a book. Nail file when on the phone!

- - june11 said
  - 31 May 2014
    8:47 pm
I am glad to see the lady in the photo isn’t driving……or I hope she isn’t. I despair when I see women at the traffic lights applying makeup or doing their hair, not watching the lights or observing anything around them, so absorbed with what they are doing they don’t sense when traffic beside them is moving. Too bad that an Ambulance with” lights flashing and siren blaring” (that was a saying used by an Ambuance Officer on one occasion) was trying to move through the traffic and she didn’t even observe it.
I am glad this article was given to us. It has so many good suggestions of how to pamper ourselves during the few spare minutes we have.
- julie_morrow replied
  
  31 May 2014 , 10:04 pm
  Oh I totally agree, never take part in any beauty related activity while driving. But car waiting time at school/sports is another a matter…..
- - Emilyypamela said
  - 30 May 2014
    10:08 pm
Very handy tips. Will save these for when I become a mum

- - Gracelow said
  - 29 May 2014
    12:39 pm
Loving this, very smart and helpful tips for time saving!

- - robyn_smithwick said
  - 28 May 2014
    9:50 pm
what a clever lady and a delightful article! I love the bits about having the hand cream and tweezers handy!

- - mom58981 said
  - 28 May 2014
    9:41 am
i dont know how many times i have wanted to make more time. great tips here 🙂

- - christial said
  - 26 May 2014
    8:34 pm
There really is a lot of time wasted ‘waiting’! Great tips to make use of that time!

- - Mis Jo said
  - 26 May 2014
    4:03 pm
I will definitely be using some of these tips….Thankyou!!

- - mom60262 said
  - 26 May 2014
    2:47 pm
Great ideas! I love the one about having the tweezers handy, as we are just starting toilet training I constantly have the “i need a poo” call as we are leaving the house

- - pickles said
  - 26 May 2014
    1:45 pm
These are great idea’s and I cant say that I had thought of these things, but I will definitely be trying them thankyou.

- - adriennetraynor said
  - 26 May 2014
    11:53 am
Thank you for sharing this. I will be using some of these tips.

- - meadow24 said
  - 26 May 2014
    1:09 am
I love the idea of getting your kids to give you a massage, I only have a 10month old son, but if I lay on the floor guarantee he’ll jump all over me! That counts as a massage right? haha! 🙂

- - beatriz said
  - 25 May 2014
    9:05 pm
I fully agree with the article, as busy mums we tend to neglect our beauty regime.
I always take 30 minutes for me at night time, when my children are asleep.
I try to use those minutes doing my beauty routine, sometimes some exercises. I think it is important to take care of ourselves
- julie_morrow replied
  
  26 May 2014 , 10:23 am
  I totally agree. Happy mum, happy family 🙂
- - coppin85 said
  - 25 May 2014
    9:59 am
My daughter and i both loved the foot massage idea 😉

- - colleen b. said
  - 24 May 2014
    8:32 pm
These are all fantastic tips. Waiting at school pick up is another time you could use.

- - cutealien said
  - 24 May 2014
    4:30 pm
thanks 😀

- - 24elna said
  - 24 May 2014
    2:22 pm
great article.i have already started doing some of the ideas.

- - ella12 said
  - 23 May 2014
    11:28 pm
I like the waiting time tips.