Hurried morning and beauty at the office

Thursdays, I usually work the full day at the University. I am a student finishing up her thesis which I can also do at home in theory. But staying at home for 7 days a week isn't good for my productivity, hence I also work at University from time to time and at the moment always on Thursdays. On such days, I of course still try to keep up with my daily sports routine. I do my cycling routine every morning immediately after getting up on my bicycle in my bedroom. This morning was very hurried because I have been out yesterday evening watching the European Soccer Cup 2012 (Germany was playing ... and we won by two goals to one ;-)). Each day, I also try to do as much biking as possible and still be as early as possible at the desk working. The earlier the better becaues I need to get some work done and this evening I can't stay longer since Thursdays evenings belong to my horseback riding course. :-) 

This morning, I only managed to do 30 minutes of biking. Not much, but still! Afterwards, I always have to shower and rinse my hair since I perspirate a lot during my training. There is not much time for makeup. This morning, I only managed to do a quick eye care and eye makeup (eye cream (Weleda Wildrose), eye base (Zoeva), skin coloured base eye shadow (something from Alverde), MAC quarry for the crease, Bobbi Brown gel eyeliner in espresso and mascara (L'Oreal Voluminous in Carbon Black)). My eyes look great and I am very happy with my eye makeup. But I didn't have any time for face cream and blush. Hence I'll do this later in a bathroom at University. These are my emergency face products I have taken with me to University:

In summer, I don't need any foundation and concealer. My skin looks great when it is slightly tanned. And since it's not so dry in summer like in winter, it's happy with a skin care for normal skin. With my current face cream, my skin feels great and does not have any red spots anymore. The difference between winter and summer is really surprising. :-) 

Hence, my emergeny products consist of a face cream (my current face cream is from Nonique and I love it in summer - in winter it is not nourishing enough), a blush (Nude peach by Bobbi Brown) and a blush brush (the great blush brush from Ecotools). 

For working days at University, I also like to keep my makeup natural and beautiful, i.e. like my face but better. It does not have to be no makeup makeup but it should not be too colourful either. It should also stay the whole day as if just applied since I don't want to be bothered with having to reapply my makeup. With an eye base like Zoeva, my eye makeup stays the whole day where it should be. Sometimes I have problems with eye liner and mascara, but the gel eye liners from Bobbi Brown are just perfect and stay the full day. Even without a base. My current favourite mascara is the L'Oreal Voluminous mascara in Carbon Black. It doesn't only create stunning lashes, it also stays the full day - at least as long as it is not raining cats and dogs. Other mascaras tend to show on the lower lid after a couple of hours. But fortunalety not the L'Oreal Voluminous Mascara.

Further beauty and wellness products I like to have with me at University:

The products on the picture are:

• silicone earplugs from Wellnoise: These are life savers when having to study in a noisy environment. They are also very comfortable to wear and my favourite earplugs.
• Lakshmi khol: It's the colourless "Khol Men Cold" one which is less of a makeup product (it makes the eye ball whiter, however) but more of a wellness product since it is great when I am tired. I just apply it on the waterline and it's cold and it stimulates lacrimation. It's like a wakeup call and even prevents eye inflammation. 
• Migrastick: This is a peppermint oil stick. It's refreshing when I am tired and mitigates minor head aches. 
• Essence 2in1 hand & nail balsam: This is a light handcream that is quickly absorbed by the skin and does not disturb an ongoing working and writing process too much. It's not my favourite hand cream, but being sample sized it's perfect for the hand bag.
• Gehwol med Nagelschutz Stift: This is a care stick for nails. My cuticles are very dry and my nails are very sensitive and I like to nurture them. ;-)

The only thing missing in the picture is a lip care or a nourishing lip stick. Normally, I don't go anywhere without one. But today I have forgotten it. Too bad ... I am a bit angry with myself and hope I'll survive this day nevertheless. Having very dry lips and being a lip balm addict like me can be a pain in the ass as can be witnessed here.