The Budget Babe | Affordable Fashion & Style Blog

5 Speed Dressing Tips to Get You Out the Door Faster

5 Speed Dressing Tips to Get You Out the Door Faster

Now that I'm a mom, getting ready quickly has taken on an entirely new meaning. I've had to streamline my morning routine to the absolute essentials, yet I've learned that it's important to maintain some level of decency so that I feel better about myself and ready to take on the day. So here are 5 "speed dressing" tips and tricks to get you feeling beautifully put-together and on your way in a few minutes flat!

Beauty Splurge vs. Steal of the Week: Rosemary + Mint Shampoo


Aveda Rosemary Mint Shampoo Dupe

In this weekly column, I’m bringing you my favorite budget-friendly beauty products (and their high-end equivalents!) that are available online and in-store. This week, we’re chatting Rosemary + Mint Shampoo (!). Also make sure to check out my blog, HonestlyJamie.com for even more beauty product reviews and tips.

I love ALL things Aveda (they’re a great brand) and I was super excited to try the Aveda Rosemary Mint Shampoo because it’s known to add body to fine hair (which I have) without stripping the hair of vital nutrients, and the combination of rosemary and mint is honestly just delicious. The mint helps to wake up your senses and rosemary is the ingredient that helps protect your hair from environmental damage so, aside from the fab smell, it’s really just a great product…but at $13 a bottle? Personally, I’m always willing to pay a little extra for hair care just because I’ll do pretty much anything to give my hair more volume, but then I recently discovered a drugstore brand equivalent that is A-MAZING and, get this, only $3!

Beauty Splurge vs. Steal of the Week: NARS Orgasm Blush


NARS Orgasm blush dupe - look for less

In this weekly column, I’m bringing you my favorite budget-friendly beauty products (and their high-end equivalents!) that are available online and in-store. This week, we’re chatting blush (!).

When it comes to blush, there is one that’s the classic go-to/industry standard. Ask any beauty editor, blogger or makeup artist and they will tell you: NARS Orgasm Blush is where it’s at. The shade looks great on almost any skin tone and its got a natural, healthy-looking color to it that really brightens up any face…but at $30 a pop?

Beauty Splurge vs. Steal of the Week: Glitter Nail Polish


Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday Nail Polish Dupe

In this weekly column, I’m bringing you my favorite budget-friendly beauty products (and their high-end equivalents!) that are available online and in-store. This week, we’re chatting glitter nail polish (!). Also make sure to check out my newly re-vamped blog, HonestlyJamie.com for even more beauty product reviews and tips.

Glitter nail polish. I love it, you love it, so let’s love it together. Deborah Lippmann is a gold-standard brand when it comes to nail polish but, if you’re like me and you want 400 nail polish options at all times, $20 a pop is a bit much.