Part of my secret to a quick and easy makeup routine is having a streamlined collection of makeup. I’ve managed to minimize my makeup to basically the essentials by following a three-level approach to how I do my makeup.

I’ve been wearing my hair curly for almost five years now. I grew up with wild curls but — like so many of us — chose to style my hair with very high heat all through high school, college, and post-grad.

It wasn’t until I got my hair cut by a stylist who exclusively worked with curly hair that I finally had the cut I needed to rock my curls with confidence (or at least begin learning how to do that).