7 Things You Can Do to Stay Beautiful Online at Work

Are you stuck working from home and don’t have anyone to dress up for, even yourself? Don’t let quarantine get the best of you and keep you from feeling fun and fresh. Here are 10 easy ways to stay looking fly while maintaining your digital presence!

Change up your makeup routine

Even though you do not need makeup to feel beautiful, recreating a cute, simple makeup look by one of your favorite YouTubers can help calm your anxiety or keep you looking fresh on your daily virtual meetings. If putting on makeup is already a part of your routine, it should not be hard to make room for an extra 30 minutes to get ready in the morning, especially since you no longer have to drive to the office! Try not to be too late getting on the call because you were adjusting your #fleek eyeliner, though.

Dress up your dressed-down clothes

Wearing pajamas at work sounds crazy, but can’t get yourself to wear anything other than that thrifted Marilyn Manson 2009 tour shirt that was probably worn by someone’s dad? Think smart and dress up your outfit by conveniently tucking in the parts of the shirt that have moth holes towards the bottom, and roll up the ripped-open sleeves to make your appearance more casual. For a young professional look, try adding a fun blazer on top of any of your graphic tees — a blazer only takes a second to put on, but hides a week’s worth of ramen stains.

Angles, angles, angles

Since time isn’t real and you have decided that earthly possessions are inherently meaningless, it’s time you find something that is actually within your control — your camera angle on your laptop or webcam! It’s important that anyone ONLY sees you from your best angle. Try angling your laptop camera by investing in a stand that can stand four feet above your head, or get an external webcam that only shows your left side of your face, conveniently pointed away from your depression pile next to your bed. This will help your teammates see your natural, candid beauty.

Use filters while on your calls

Got a Zoom call in 10 minutes? Adding a fun, virtual background or a video filter adds some pizazz to your video call! If you go for a virtual background, pick something that would spark a conversation that isn’t about how you have to deal with your bitter roommates and how they keep complaining about class inequality because they got furloughed from their service industry jobs. Or, try using a face filter so your teleconference app can’t sue you for collecting private biometric information about you to put in their database.

Actually, use any and all filters

Break up the meeting boredom by using face-mapping filters during your meetings, like the iconic dog ears, the pinched nose and high cheekbones, the artificial Gaussian blur, and more. They especially help if you don’t have time to put on a quick face of makeup, or to cover your puffy cheeks from vomiting out last night’s Carlo Rossi and Smirnoff Ice after an at-home, quarantine-and-depression bender.

Style your hair and make it last

It is not uncommon for many people to go a week between hair washes, but now, you can extend the time between washes to maintain a hairstyle! Thanks to technology, we are still not able to see the amount of pores that are in someone’s face, let alone how greasy their hair is — try doubling the amount of time you can go between washes by adding more dry shampoo and product to your hair to keep it as firm and consistent as possible.

Save money by investing in cheaper products

If your hours have been cut or you have been furloughed from your job, the money-crunch is real — but, you do not have to sacrifice quantity over quality during this quarantine period. Try using discount brands like Wet n’ Wild’s eyeliner and mascara to create a traveling freckle that changes location daily, to gauge the attentiveness of your peers on your online calls.

There you have it — seven easy-to-follow steps for staying beautiful online! Try integrating these steps into your daily telework routine or social chats, and hopefully the world will not be on fire the next time you get to see your friends in real life!

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