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Mom Hack | My Secret to Productivity

This is a sponsored post, but all opinions are my own.


I don’t know about your daughters, but Ava is lipstick obsessed. Lipstick, lipgloss...really anything that has color and she can rub all over her face for a beautiful toddler makeup look and she is entertained for hours. And did I mention it’s adorable as heck but not so fun to watch her run past everything white we own in the house? Hey, the photos make up for those mini heart attacks, right?

So of course, Ava’s one reason I own a million and one lip products but the other reason?

I’ll tell ya. (And duh, it involves myself.)

I’m not a big makeup person. I’d take no makeup any day of the week and that’s something I do love about my self confidence -- the fact that I feel comfortable leaving the home without anything on my face. It makes my life a whole lot easier.

But you know what else makeup does to me?

It makes me unproductive.

Seriously. That’s a true story.

The days I wake up, put mascara on or even a quick beautiful lip color, the more productive I am throughout the entire rest of the day. And when I say productive, I’m talking about like 340% more productive than on the days I don’t put anything on. Oh yeah, that and actually getting out of my mom uniform (ahem leggings and baggy tees). Basically, that’s my secret to being a productive work-from-home mom. So you’re welcome for the best tip in the books!

Give it a try and let me know how it goes!

And guess what?! I’ve got more exciting info for ya in the form of beautiful colors at inexpensive prices. A mom’s perfect recipe.

Burt’s Bees® Liquid Lipstick offers the most gorgeous colors -- some old and some new -- and they’re all available in the beauty section in stores at CVS and on CVS.com. See for yourself! (And pssst I’m also wearing Burt’s Bees® Goodness Glows Liquid Foundation which I totally fell in love with!) Burt’s Bees® Liquid Lipstick comes in the following CVS exclusive colors:

-        Rhubarb Rapids
-        Sunrise Cruise
-        Blush Bay
-        Peony Puddle
-        Pouring Nude
-        Primrose Pool

And then they’ve also got the beautiful extra liquid lip colors in 12 vibrant, glossy shades. 

Burt’s Bees Liquid Lipsticks glide on smoothly just like lip gloss but let tell you, they stay on boldly like lipstick with rich, beautiful long-lasting color. For all of you lip balm loving mamas like myself, they’ve got us all covered with all-day moisture, 100% natural formula leaving our lips lush, happy, feeling soft and healthy with conditioning ingredients such as apricot, babassu oil, shea butter and essential fatty acids. And ummm, $9.99? Yes please!

Now the real question is -- What color will you wear on Wednesday?