My Jacked Up Morning Routine🌅

I get this question ALL the time: How do you get ready so early for work in the morning?

My answer: It’s NOT easy!

You never get used to it. And as a colleague of mine describes (and this is very true) it feels like you’re forever going through jet lag.

This is how one of my not so perfect morning went this past week:

3:45: First alarm goes off
4:00: Second alarm goes off & I FINALLY get up and use the washroom & brush my teeth
4:15: Start my makeup and think about what I’m going to wear! Contemplate if I have time to make my bed… it’s usually a definitely NOT! Lol!
4:20: Start making that makeup match! I decided to do a classic gold Smokey eye. I always start by toning my face, moisturizing with sunscreen and then using a primer to make sure my makeup stays fresh all morning! Then we start with the brows & it’s into the eyeshadow!

4:30: Add eyeliner, eyelashes & start putting on that foundation!

4:45: The morning meeting begins (I’m ALWAYS on the go and multi-tasking like crazy so I log in using my work phone)! I finish up my Makeup (rushing at this point) with contour, setting powder, highlight and try to get out the door before 5am (usually unsuccessfully🤣)

5:00: Out the door and driving in to work while in the morning meeting
5:28: Mask up and walk in to work. Set up traffic, put all my packs on (IFB, Microphone)

5:45: Finish off my look for the day AKA get this hair under control! Without my braids, this adds time to my mornings which I’m not THRILLED about but… we make it work!