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Quick Fixes are Office Drawer Essentials

Ladies,

It would be lovely if our grueling morning prep work lasted through commute, conference call, lunchtime, meetings, and happy hour. Unfortunately, the constant bustle of our workdays prevents our fresh-faced morning selves from shining all day long—and all our little office-centric habits (think typing, hand shaking, staring at a glaring computer screen, and, sometimes, doing nada) aren’t helping the preservation-of-pretty process. That’s why it’s a savvy move to keep a ready-for-anything beauty arsenal stashed in a desk drawer. Whether we’re in need of a makeup touch-up, a quick refresher, or a full-on emergency overhaul, a smartly edited collection of easy-to-store products helps keep us looking—and, more importantly, feeling—ready for anything the day might throw our way.

Love,
SheFinds

.: Touch Up Before Happy Hour :.

Flaky mascara, wandering lip color, and fast-fading cover-up are facts of life, even in an era of supposedly stay-the-day makeup formulas. It’s a good bet to keep doubles of a few essentials—basically, the makeup items you don’t feel like lugging around in your purse—for coloring and concealing touchups.

About the size of a Post-It pad, Pixi’s Natural Mineral Kit ($72) houses four complementary shadow shades, a powder and a cream blush, and two lip glosses, all in colors that are fluorescent light friendly and not too over-the-top.

After a day exposed to the elements, everyone could use a little pore purifying magic, and Freeze 24-7’s Freeze & Go Instant Smoother ($65) works wonders for on-the-fly minimizing.

When desk drawer space is at a premium, double-duty beauty goes the distance. Tarte's Enbrightenment ($26) is a dual-ended tube with a slick, shiny gloss pen on one end and a BriteSmile whitening wand on the other.

Sally Hansen’s Color Quick Fast Dry nail color pens ($8) help fix icky chips and peels and make between-mani maintenance a snap. And since the polish dries in a snap, you may even be able to get a full-ten manicure done in your downtime.

Freeze 24-7’s Freeze & Go Instant Smoother

Tarte Enbrightenment

Sally Hansen Color Quick Fast Dry Nail Color Pens

3Lab WW Eye Cream

.: De-Stress Your Skin :.

Our workdays require us to be in constant contact—with people, with places, with all the gadgets and gizmos that get us through the day. All of this interaction (and the germ swapping that inevitably goes along with it) can wreak havoc on our skin. A stash of moisturizers and sanitizers keeps our skin looking bright and in tip-top condition, even at the end of a hectic day.

The potent combo of late nights and long days staring at a computer screen doesn’t do much for the eyes, but a dab of uber-luxurious 3Lab WW Eye Cream ($250) will perk those peepers right up.

Products packed with sunscreen are great, but when you’re stuck indoors all day, you want something specially formulated to tackle the baddies that float around inside. Enter BioElements Lutein Indoor Protective Day Cream ($49.50). Botanical ingredients and antioxidants in Lutein take on all those nasty free radicals that like to hibernate within four walls.

Indulge in a regimen of paw pampering, starting with SoftHands by Softress ($14.50), a highly absorbable oil-based mist that reverses the chafing effect of washing. Kill germs and splash on a hint of scent with Maiden Beauty Clean Hands ($9). Finally, finish up with a thick and long-lasting hand cream like Karin Herzog Hand & Nail Cream ($28).

Don’t neglect your pucker when you’re doing all this bath-and-body upkeep. Malin+Goetz Lip Moisturizer 0.33 oz ($12) is soothing and ultra-hydrating, plus it’s scent and color-free for times when moisture tops the bill over color.

BioElements Lutein Indoor Protective Day Cream

SoftHands

Malin+Goetz Lip Moisturizer

EZ4U 4-in-1 Facial Treatment Towelettes

.: Wake Up! :.

Occasionally, a stress-heavy workday calls for an emergency freshening up. Keep these refreshers on hand for quick pick-me-ups that can improve outlook and mindset.

If you’re prepping for après-work cocktails and want a fresh start, EZ4U 4-in-1 Facial Treatment towelettes from MD Skincare ($35) are perfect for on-the-go cleansing. Each tiny packet contains one wet wipe that cleanses, tones, treats breakouts, and moisturizes, all without water or messy washcloths. Or spritz on some Skyn Iceland’s Arctic Face Mist ($35) for a welcome wakeup after a laborious day at the office.

It’s a bummer that only a couple drugstore brands make travel-size hair styling products. White Sands has attempted to remedy this dire situation, developing the Mini-Me Forever ($20), a palm-sized refillable container that can accommodate any of our favorite aerosol-based products.

Sitting mere inches away from glowing screen and squinting to make sense of tiny type are two unavoidable habits that do absolutely nothing for our precious eyes. Prevent the redness, dryness, and headaches symptomatic of computer haze with Rohto Arctic eye drops ($6).

Conquer your fears of coffee breath—sans the unsightly habit of gum chewing—by marking a toothbrush for office-only use. Elgydium brushes ($5) come standard with a sanitary plastic head cap, so you don’t have to worry about drawer-dwelling germs and bacteria getting in your breath-freshening business.

Mini-Me Forever

Rohto Arctic Eye Drops

Elgydium Toothbrushes

Shemergency Survival Kit

.: Avoid Embarrassment :.

We’ve all experienced it—that sinking feeling that comes along with a snapped bra strap, an errant deodorant stain, a snagged stocking. Of course, there’s no way to plan for everything, but we can move many fashion emergencies down on the scale of one to horrifically embarrassing with a few well-placed weapons.

The Shemergency Survival Kit from Ms. & Mrs. ($20) is a purse-sized pouch that packs a big punch. Strategically stuffed with 24 emergency items—everything from a sewing kit to double-sided tape to static remover to earring backs—this little kit will make you the go-to girl in the office for any and all fashion emergencies.

It seems that no household remedy ever works perfectly for getting deodorant marks out, so Miss Oops developed the Rescue Sponge ($12) to tackle the task directly. Briskly rub the area with the lightly treated dry sponge and get hard-to-reach areas with the sponge’s scalloped edges.

Dr. Scholl's has developed a line of female-friendly foot fixes to keep us hot stepping in even the most towering of stilettos. Get a mini massage with Open Shoe Insoles ($9), which are narrower and shorter to account for strappies and peep toes. Target problem areas with Rub Relief Strips ($6) from a tape-like dispenser, or just rub on a slick coat of smooth-gliding Miracle Shield ($6) to keep footwear friction—and the resulting blisters—to a minimum.

Everybody spills. Of course, it always happens at the least appropriate times, so it’s nice to keep a little spritzer of OxiClean Spray-a-Way Stain Remover ($3.50) close by. Zap coffee, chocolate, and wine on contact—you’ll be able to make it through morning, noon, and night without your get-me-through-the-day necessities becoming liabilities.

Miss Oops Rescue Sponge

Dr. Scholl’s Miracle Shield

OxiClean Spray-a-Way
Stain Remover

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Newsletter Design: C. Andregg
Copyediting: Bryn Taylor
Writer: Erin Quinn