For many of us, our homes have become our offices and you’re probably still trying to adjust to your new coworkers – hello flatmates, partners and parents! However, anyone else finding the working-from-home distractions a little too much?
We hear ya, and understand how tough it is to stay focused and positive when everything around you seems chaotic. What you need is the right setup to keep you motivated and boost your confidence, so we’ve put a list together of the things that are helping us adapt to our new surroundings. From fresh-matte foundation to get you feeling video-call-prepared, to comfortable leggings and mood-boosting plants, these are the items that make working from home a little bit easier and a lot more productive.
Foundation
If you’re used to putting makeup on for work, keeping it going while you’re working from home needn’t come to an abrupt halt. If anything, it will help you mentally prepare for the working day ahead. Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Makeup SPF10 is top of our list for giving us fresh, matte, medium-to-full buildable coverage while we’re busy typing away at our dining tables, sofas and desks. We love the fact that it’s long-wear, which means we don’t need to worry about touch-ups if an urgent video call comes through (or, um, our FaceTime goes off). It’s also oil-free and feels so lightweight that your skin will forget it’s even wearing any base. Double Wear Makeup comes in over 60 shades – find yours here with the online Foundation Finder. Who needs a face filter when you can have perfect coverage all day?
Leisurewear
Yep, WFH and generally being trapped indoors right now calls for clothes that hit the sweet spot between workwear and PJs. You might want to slip on a luxury pyjama top with cashmere joggers or even a simple hoodie and sport leggings. But no matter how many times you change your outfit, you can be safe in the knowledge that Double Wear Makeup won’t transfer on to your clothes. Even better, if you’re working out in your lunch break, you don’t need to worry about changing your makeup as Double Wear doesn’t clog pores and is sweat and humidity-resistant, with no touch-ups needed. Estée Lauder Double Wear does what it says on the label, stays in place, no matter what you’re up to.
Plants
While you might not be able to do your weekly florist shop, getting some fresh plants and keeping them alive for the next few months will give you a little project to work on in between all those digital meetings – they’re an instant mood pick-me-up.
Stationery
There is no desk that a jaunty notebook can’t help cheer up. Whether it’s a gratitude diary or a motivational to-do diary checklist, keep your working space perky with some pretty new additions. They might even persuade you to write a letter again.
Candles
Your usual office might have a health and safety no-candle policy, but you can light ’em up at home. Go forth.
Book-and-TV binges
You know that novel you bought on recommendation from your friends? With a little more time at home, why not spend a few hours nose-deep in a book? Make the most of nights in by catching up on that TV series you told yourself months ago you’d start watching – it’s the best way to chill after a long day WFH. You deserve this.
With your pretty new desk additions, houseplants, cosy wardrobe, Netflix shows and Estée Lauder #WearConfidence Double Wear Makeup, your new working situ doesn’t have to feel like one big stress. Right now, it’s the little things that can really lift our spirits and keep us feeling like ourselves. And if that means perking ourselves up with our favourite foundation every day, so be it.
