Atelier Doré

De mon côté ce sont nos deux enfants qui ont grappillé le temps de préparation matinale…Du coup si j’arrive à appliquer mon eau florale et ma crème, déjà, je suis contente! Et autant dire que je me suis habituée à mon visage sans make-up….

My husband and I share a small bathroom too. He tends to get up a little earlier so I get a little alone time in there but we just try to mange. Maybe I’ll do my make up with a compact mirror or move to the big mirror in the bedroom. We make it work even if I have to kick him out of the bathroom haha!

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sleep is non-negotiable–better to come in without concealer or whatever, than to lose an hour of sleep because you have to get up earlier!

the separate area for make-up and perfume, etc works well for me; i shower and/or wash my face (without soap, but always warm-cold-warm-cold water) in the bathroom, even while my partner shaves, and then go to the vanity area in bedroom..works well. these completely natural and awesome RMS beauty wipes help with any makeup mistakes needing H2O: http://www.rmsbeauty.com/products/ultimate-makeup-remover-wipe and for those needing oil solvent, i use plain jojoba oil or argon oil. no bathroom sink needed-easy!
(q: why does he get to shave, but you don’t get to do your routine?;)

Je suis assez simple. Je ne mets pas de maquillage du tout. Je me lave bien le visage, mes dents sont brossées et j’y vais. Je suis étudiante alors mon habit est assez simple legging + sweater + Ugg boots durant les journees d’automne/hiver. Je peux me lever 30 minutes avant de partir et ça me va. :)

I feel your struggle as I have the same problem. :) Luckily (well, actually not), I have to get up earlier than my boyfriend during the week so that buys me more time in the morning. But it makes getting out of the warm bed so much harder. In the weekend, it’s really a problem as I just can’t do my make-up when he’s using the mirror as well. So he ends up teasing me by standing there a little longer and then I move to another mirror. :)

I get ready in my bedroom ,a small hand mirror,good light and can apply my make up stress free.The challenge comes the moment you have a baby,try to find the time.

I hit the jackpot by marrying a man who needs approximately 7 minutes in the bathroom, so my routine is unchanged! He sometimes has trouble getting his 7 minutes in , though…

If you have room in your apartment, get a vanity table! I also live with my boyfriend in a veerrrrry small space with one bathroom, and it improved my mornings/routine by about 10,000%. You’ll still have to duck around each other for tooth-brushing/face washing, but then you can do your moisturizer/makeup/hair at the vanity in peace. Having a vanity makes the whole thing feel special, too–less of a chore and more of a self-pampering « me time » every morning! I just got a sleek white desk from Target and a vanity mirror, and a cute tray that holds all my creams and potions (makeup goes in the slide-out desk drawer).

I live with my boyfriend and we also have a very small bathroom. But I found a very practical solution, all my make up is in a furniture in my living room. The basis things like cleaning my face, applying my jojoba oil and brushing my teeth are done in the bathroom and for the make up part, its in the living room, under a natural light coming from the window (very good to avoid the cakey face)! And I avoid the #occupybathroom every morning

Personnellement me lever plus tôt que toute la maisonnée est la seule façon que j’ai trouvée pour avoir le temps de faire ma petite beauté… Désolée… ;)

Get up earlier or later than your partner to use the bathroom. Or make another space in the home for putting your face together. (Or put your make up on at work, which is what I do as the restroom at office has great lighting!)
Love from a native New Yorker, M.