Pack your gym bag with these beauty essentials to make your post-workout clean-up routine quick and easy so you can work out hard and still meet up with your friends or your partner afterward looking fit and fabulous.
8 Gym Bag Essentials for the Fit Chick
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Care For Your Hair While Working Out
The best way to save time on hair care after your workout is to minimize damage in the first place. You want to keep your hair back while working out, but sometimes hair accessories do more harm than good. So reduce hair damage with smart gym bag goodies. Sugar Twists by Milk and Sass hold your ponytail in place without leaving a dent in your hair that typical hair ties can leave. And for shorter hair, colorful headbands by LA-Based Violet Love keep sweaty bangs off your forehead so you look fresh on the gym floor but have minimal damage to fix in the locker room.
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Styling Your Hair Post-Workout
If you hate the hassle of styling your hair in the locker room, then you’ll love the speed and convenience of the Click and Curl hair brush system. This detachable brush set leaves you with a salon-quality blow out in minutes. Brushes come in a variety of sizes for all hair lengths. And the best thing about the affordable set is that it comes in a neat and tidy lightweight sack that’s easy to throw in your gym bag.
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Look Flawless
Who doesn’t love the look of fool-proof makeup? But if you have limited space in your gym bag, you probably don’t have room for all of the compacts, bottles, brushes and tools that you need to create the perfect face. That’s why the new Fold-Out Face makeup system by Woosh Beauty is perfect for workout junkies. The Fold-Out Face provides a complete makeup routine in one portable palette. The notebook-sized set includes all the products you need for a day or night look, including instructions. Use your own brushes or purchase a set for an additional fee.
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Stay Hydrated and Organized
Your post-exercise clean up routine will go more smoothly if you stay hydrated while you work out. Water (and plenty of it) is the key to fresh, healthy-looking skin. So which water bottle should you carry? The Kangaroo Water Bottle by Contigo is both smart and convenient. The Kangaroo Bottle looks like any other water bottle, but it has a not-so-obvious compartment for keys and credit cards. That way you can keep IDs and other valuables on hand and out of an insecure gym locker.
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Shaving at the Gym
Shaving at the gym? Some high end health clubs provide shaving cream, but most of the time you’re stuck using soap or shampoo—unless you toss a tube of shaving butter in your gym bag. <a href="http://vdhent.com/products/luxury.html" target="_blank"Shave Butter by van der Hagen is made from shea, mango and cocoa butter. It smells yummy and leaves your skin feeling baby smooth. And the best thing about Shave Butter? It works for both men and women. So if your boyfriend is joining you at the gym, you can lend it to him after you’re done for softer post-workout snuggling.
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Brighten Your Skin
On the days when you have a special occasion to attend, spoil yourself with a mini facial at the gym. Facial masks by Nerd Skincare come in single-sized packets and are easy to throw in your gym bag for a post-workout pick-me-up. These masks are designed to brighten or hydrate your skin. Each mask is a single sheet that is applied to your face for thirty minutes, so there is no need to hassle with messy gels, creams, or lotions.
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Fuel Up On Antioxidants
When your workout is complete and you’ve got a night of cocktails and holiday food ahead of you, you might want to drink a healthy beverage before you hit the party circuit. Bai beverages contain just five calories and are packed with healthy antioxidants, so there is no need to feel guilty about enjoying flavors like Congo Pear, Limu Lemon or Panama Peach. You’re more likely to keep your healthy eating (and drinking) plan on track if you’re well hydrated heading into the night.
The best way to save time on hair care after your workout is to minimize damage in the first place. You want to keep your hair back while working out, but sometimes hair accessories do more harm than good. So reduce hair damage with smart gym bag goodies. Sugar Twists by Milk and Sass hold your ponytail in place without leaving a dent in your hair that typical hair ties can leave. And for shorter hair, colorful headbands by LA-Based Violet Love keep sweaty bangs off your forehead so you look fresh on the gym floor but have minimal damage to fix in the locker room.
Styling Your Hair Post-Workout
If you hate the hassle of styling your hair in the locker room, then you’ll love the speed and convenience of the Click and Curl hair brush system. This detachable brush set leaves you with a salon-quality blow out in minutes. Brushes come in a variety of sizes for all hair lengths. And the best thing about the affordable set is that it comes in a neat and tidy lightweight sack that’s easy to throw in your gym bag.
Look Flawless
Who doesn’t love the look of fool-proof makeup? But if you have limited space in your gym bag, you probably don’t have room for all of the compacts, bottles, brushes and tools that you need to create the perfect face. That’s why the new Fold-Out Face makeup system by Woosh Beauty is perfect for workout junkies. The Fold-Out Face provides a complete makeup routine in one portable palette. The notebook-sized set includes all the products you need for a day or night look, including instructions. Use your own brushes or purchase a set for an additional fee.
Stay Hydrated and Organized
Your post-exercise clean up routine will go more smoothly if you stay hydrated while you work out. Water (and plenty of it) is the key to fresh, healthy-looking skin. So which water bottle should you carry? The Kangaroo Water Bottle by Contigo is both smart and convenient. The Kangaroo Bottle looks like any other water bottle, but it has a not-so-obvious compartment for keys and credit cards. That way you can keep IDs and other valuables on hand and out of an insecure gym locker.
On the days when you have a special occasion to attend, spoil yourself with a mini facial at the gym. Facial masks by Nerd Skincare come in single-sized packets and are easy to throw in your gym bag for a post-workout pick-me-up. These masks are designed to brighten or hydrate your skin. Each mask is a single sheet that is applied to your face for thirty minutes, so there is no need to hassle with messy gels, creams, or lotions.
Fuel Up On Antioxidants
When your workout is complete and you’ve got a night of cocktails and holiday food ahead of you, you might want to drink a healthy beverage before you hit the party circuit. Bai beverages contain just five calories and are packed with healthy antioxidants, so there is no need to feel guilty about enjoying flavors like Congo Pear, Limu Lemon or Panama Peach. You’re more likely to keep your healthy eating (and drinking) plan on track if you’re well hydrated heading into the night.
