Beauty Desk Essentials to Keep You Fresh and Firing All Day


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Whether you’re working from home or trekking into the office, there’s one thing we can all agree on: nothing hits quite like the 2pm slump.

And not in a good way.

While coffee is always a good idea (at least in my books), sometimes you just need a little something to help you get through the workday.

Like a mood-boosting fragrance or a beloved lip balm to rehydrate crispy air-con lips.

So read on for some desk essentials that will help keep the pep in your step as you tackle yet another email thread.


To Refresh ‘Office Air’ Affected Skin.

M.A.C COSMETICS Prep + Prime Fix+ & Avene Thermal Spring Water in-article M.A.C COSMETICS Prep + Prime Fix+ & Avene Thermal Spring Water in-article

We all know the feeling of walking into the office bathroom and realising that your skin has suffered at the hands of the office air-conditioning.

Like seriously, why is this such a universal experience?

The iconic M.A.C COSMETICS Prep + Prime Fix+ is perfect as it’s both kind to skin and makeup.

The 100ml bottle also comes with a spray top that locks, so it’s ok to throw it into your bag or desk cubby without fearing it’ll leak everywhere.

Even as an oily-skinned gal myself, I love to spritz my face in the afternoon to help my makeup stay in place and look dewy, not sweaty.

If you’re looking for something even more lightweight - I’ve got you covered.

The Avène Thermal Spring Water is the perfect misting option for when you’re literally looking for just a gentle hint of moisture.

My fave way to use products like this is on hot days to really help keep cool.


To Touch up Your Makeup.

MAKE UP FOR EVER Ultra HD Loose Translucent Powder in-article MAKE UP FOR EVER Ultra HD Loose Translucent Powder in-article

The MAKE UP FOR EVER Ultra HD Loose Translucent Powder is the perfect way to regulate a shiny, 3pm forehead.

A gentle dusting of this high-def powder will keep you looking naturally matte - the formula was designed for HD cameras so you’ll be looking glam in all of your Teams meetings.

If you’d rather not apply more product and just need something to remove excess oil, the dry puff in the Manicare Wet & Dry Beauty Puffs 2pk is great for gently tapping away oil without moving what you’ve already applied to your face.


To Sanitise and Nourish Your Hands.

Dr Bronner's hand sanitizer & L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream in-article Dr Bronner's hand sanitizer & L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream in-article

I don’t mean to bring us right back to 2020, but it’s always a good idea to have some hand sani at your desk.

It’s an even better idea if it smells phenomenal, and this is where the Dr. Bronner's Hand Sanitizer - Peppermint 59ml comes in.

We’re lucky enough to have bottles of these around the office at Adore Beauty HQ, and it’s not by accident that one always somehow ends up near me in every meeting room I go into.

I love fresh, minty-smelling things (yes, that includes choc mint ice cream as well) so this is the perfect combo to keep my hands fresh and clean.

And we can’t talk about handcare without mentioning the iconic L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream - 150ml, can we?

This stuff is glorious - so glorious, in fact, that I bought a tube of it for my grandma for Christmas, and another tube for me in my latest staff order.


To Spritz - And Not the Limoncello Kind.

Now, I want to preface this with the fact that I am a perfume girlie, through and through.

I have car perfume, a bag perfume… I could genuinely go on. But my point is, I love fragrance and its ability to set the tone and create a vibe.

So when I’m at work, I can’t go a day without a spritz of something as I go from meeting to meeting to ensure I’m in the right headspace.

Thank god I work at Adore Beauty, right?

A go-to office scent for me is Juliette Has A Gun Ode to Dullness 100ml EDP - I promise it’s the opposite of dull.

Described as a soft but assertive scent, this fragrance is both elegant and fresh so it’s perfect to spritz throughout the day.


To Hydrate Your Lips.

Laneige peppermint lip glowy balm in-article Laneige peppermint lip glowy balm in-article

We can’t forget the lips either, regardless of whether you’re in back-to-backs or spending some focus time in the depths of a spreadsheet.

The Laneige Lip Glowy Balm 10g is an icon for a reason, and with a built-in applicator, it’ll help keep your lips nourished throughout the day.

My Peppermint special edition from Christmas-time (see: mint obsession mentioned earlier) is still going strong three months later.

And while we’re talking about lip balms, the Ole Henriksen Pout Preserve Peptide Lip Treatment Blood Orange Spritz Limited Edition is a new gently tinted lip balm that I’ve been seeing everywhere.

I was talking about spritzes before, did I manifest this?


To Refresh the Hair.

KEVIN.MURPHY Fresh.Hair Dry Shampoo in-article KEVIN.MURPHY Fresh.Hair Dry Shampoo in-article

Now as someone who’s just dyed her hair, and quite drastically too, I’m very aware of taking care of my strands throughout the day.

When I’m not slicking back my hair in a bun, I always love a quick after-lunch brush to breathe some life back into my hair.

My Tangle Teezer Original Panther Black never does me wrong.

And when my hair is a bit oily post-pilates sesh, the KEVIN.MURPHY Fresh.Hair Dry Shampoo is the perfect spray to whisk away the oil.

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