We all have those mornings where we find ourselves chasing the clock a little too much; didn't hear the alarm, urgent email to deal with, clothes need to be taken out of the washing machine, bird flew in through the window - you name it. There are so many possible things that could put you behind schedule and you may find that your beauty routine is the very thing that takes the hit and doesn't get the time you would like to dedicate to it.

Firstly, let's establish that it is not a question of vanity of how much time one spends getting ready… it's a presentation of who you are to society and of course your impression upon the rest of your species is important and affects your day to day life. So don't feel guilty about wanting to take time to carefully groom yourself - you are in fact caring about so much more than your looks. But we'll leave the heavily psychological discussion for another time and focus on what to do when you have no time to dedicate to your beauty regime…

Let's say, you have a grand total of less than five minutes to do your hair and make up today. Fantastic, we can make it work just fine with that.

The Face

With just two minutes you can:

1. Apply a bright lipstick for instant glamour. Red is the obvious choice as it has been tried and tested many, many times before, but no matter what you choose, be bold with your choice. It's the key point to your look today.

2. Add some colour to your cheeks. By bypassing the foundation you are giving yourself the opportunity to let your skin breath, but whilst we are here, why not opt for a nice glow?

3. Eyebrows. Über important as they frame your entire face. Grab a pencil and feel free to go a little overboard with filling them in. They will balance out the bright lipstick extremely well and still bring out your features quite nicely.

That's all you need.

The Hair

With just two minutes you can:

1. Tie your hair up into a bun; messy, neat, tight, loose - it really doesn't matter.

2. Spritz all of the flyaway hairs so that they are neatly tamed against the flow of the hair. That's the only bit you need to worry about as flyaway hairs have a habit of making your hairstyle look messier than it really is.

3. If you have a cute clip or hair accessory to add for a small personal touch then feel free to, but it's really not necessary as the make-up and bun will work as a well-pulled together look.

Now, Off you go!

Laura Argintar, an experience writer, comedienne and low-key science nerd, has listed a number of things girls need to over. In a funny article she explains that women are very clever, intuitive and sensitive creatures, but sometimes "our minds can be dangerous places."

In this case, she is referring to times of insecurity when women over think situations and needlessly get themselves down . Therefore, she explains that girls need to accept some things the way they are and free themselves of the self-doubt and the stress of things that aren't worth obsessing over.

Here are some things every girl needs to get over, according to Laura Argintar:

1. Where your friends are in their lives compared to yours

As Laura explains: "Just because Lena Dunham (filmmaker and actress, best known for her TV show Girls) has all these accomplishments under her belt at the ripe age of 27 doesn't mean the rest of us 20-something women need to be on her level. We are all pursuing different things in this world". Accordingly, you can't measure your own success in comparison to your friends' accomplishments. The key is to stay focused on your own objectives and move forward at your own pace in order to achieve your own goals.

2. Love handles, bikini bridges, thigh gaps, muffin tops, gap teeth, skinny arms, bubble butts...

"These aren't things to be ashamed of", Laura explains and then recommends girls to change it if they get it and own it if they love it.

3. An unflattering photo of yourself online

This is something girls tend to obsess over, unflattering pictures of themselves online, but like Laura explains, "Why are you stressing over someone you don't even know in the Internet world finding a bad snapshot?" Nobody trusts a picture of someone online - attractive online - thanks to Photoshop.

4. Taking a day off at work

Sometimes you really need a day off at work to clear your mind and rest, but it's useless if you are spend the whole day obsessing over what you are missing. In this case, you would probably be better off at the office. But if you really need the rest, don't worry, your boss won't fire you if you have a legitimate excuse.

5. Being single

Most women get stressed every time they hear a 23-year-old friend is getting married. "I can barely choose what to wear in the morning, let alone someone I want to spend the rest of my life with," she explains. "It is time we stop beating ourselves up about it and instead embrace this special time we have for ourselves."

6. What you ate

You need to stop feeling guilty about what you eat. If you ate something you weren't supposed to, at least you enjoyed it. Next time, do more exercise or eat less calories to compensate. It's not the end of the world. Like Laura says, "only in Girl World do we take 10 minutes to comfort each other by sharing stories about the slice of pizza we ‘shamelessly' ate at the catered lunch". Just get over it.

You might be aware that Venezuela has won more major international beauty competitions than any other country, but do you have any idea about the whole beauty industry behind this. With seven Miss Universe titles, beauty queens rank alongside baseball players and oil as the country's biggest exports.

Venezuelans take beauty seriously and a whole industry of grooming schools, plastic surgeons and beauty salons has emerged to prepare young women for the endless pageants that take place each year all over the country.

Despite having one of the highest inflation rates in the world, salaries corroded by a plunging economy and basic goods like milk and toilet paper in short supply, Venezuelans are proud of the beauty pageants and consider winning the Miss Universe as a triumph for the country.

However, this obsession with beauty is not limited to the catwalks or beauty contests. Instead, the whole society puts a lot of pressure on women to be perfect according to certain impossible beauty canons. And when nature hasn't made a woman's face and body look like those seen on screen, then plastic surgery is the answer.

No wonder plastic surgery is so popular in this financially troubled country. With some of the highest rates of plastic surgery in the world, people in the first world sometimes wonder if it is cheap to get surgery to actually allow so many people - some of them poor - afford it.

The answer is no. Plastic surgery is not cheap in Venezuela. However, in contrast to other countries, beauty is considered a priority.

Most girls grow up watching Miss Venezuela, Miss World, and Miss Universe on television. Besides, society really prides itself on having beautiful women and girls grow up wanting to look like those girls on television. Therefore, instead of saving or getting indebted to build a career, travel or buy a house, they prefer to invest in their future by making themselves more beautiful.

A soft shiny look makes your hair look healthy and fabulous. If you are looking to get a shiny hair, you can achieve it in a simple way with homemade masks. You can find many masks you can apply to your hair below:

Avocado Mask

Avocado is a very nourishing fruit for your hair, which is important to make get a shiny hair. Grind one or two avocados, according to the length of your hair, and crush it until you get a thick paste. Apply the mixture to your hair from the roots to the ends and let it work from 20 to 30 minutes. Then rinse your hair like you normally do.

Egg and olive oil Mask

This mask works for every kind of hair. Use two or three eggs, according to the length of your hair, mix it with two or three olive oil spoons - only use one spoon of olive oil if you have greasy hair. Apply it on your hair from the roots to the ends of your hair. Let it sit for 30 minutes and then wash your hair with regular shampoo and let it dry.

Lemon juice

A mask made of lemon juice is perfect for women with blonde hair. After washing your hair like you normally do, pour lemon juice with a glass of water over your hair.

Apple Vinegar

A mask made of apple cider vinegar is ideal for women with greasy hair. After washing your hair with shampoo and rinsing with water, wash your hair again with a cup of apple cider vinegar and a liter of water.

With the TV show "Girls" becoming more and more successful, many wonder if this TV show created by Lena Dunham is the Sex and the City of this new generation.

Both TV shows have similar story lines. They both tell the stories of four single girls in New York, their main character is a writer who talks about her experiences, every character is very different and experiences life and love in their own way, among other similarities.

Without a doubt, Sex and City impacted many generations of women with their view on men and dating. The show successfully portrayed women's worries about men. While some people might relate to its characters more than others, it did justice to some concerns women have about dating and how girls over think certain things men do and how they interpret their signs.

More than entertainment, it became a religion for the women of the 20th century. At the same time it was focused on romantic love, it also portrayed four independent women with successful careers and an amazing lifestyle in Manhattan.

The audiences who grew up watching the show wanted to become one of the characters from Sex and the City. It seemed like a feminist TV show to show powerful women, despite their main focus was to find a husband. It showed women with money, capable of making a living for themselves and be fabulous about, women who cared about fashion, who knew how to have fun and who valued friendship more than anything else.

However, this is where the character of Samantha is so liberating and such a powerful icon for women. Why? Because she behaved like a man. Samantha could sleep around with whomever she wanted without pining afterwards, she was a successful woman and she was proud of her own achievements. She wasn't looking for marriage or children but for her own happiness. To show a character that focuses on herself more than on what society thinks she should was an asset to the TV show. Moreover, to show a woman who can act like a man and be successful and happy is ultimately empowering.

Perhaps "Girls" are the new characters portraying girls from this generation. Even though there is an age gap since Sex and the City portray women in their 30s and 40s, Girls focuses on women on their 20s. In this case, they are more sexually insecure and are still struggling with their careers. They are also women who are trying to find themselves, to understand what they want in terms of both love and career. In Sex and the City, due to those times and also their age, they had more things figured out.

Given the success of the TV show and its way to portray reality, Girls is influencing many women around the world who turn to these characters for answer to their own life quandaries. Only time, however, will determine if the impact of the TV show Girls will be as dramatic as the impact Sex and the City has had.

With all the benefits running brings to the human body and mind, it seems striking why we are not all out in the streets doing exercise. Yes, it takes determination to leave home to literally put your body under stress doing a monotonous activity, but its advantages for us are so amazing, maybe this article will encourage to put your running shoes on.

1. Healthy heart. Running can bring many benefits to your heart. When you run regularly, your circulation improves and the constant activity reduces the risk of a heart attack, high blood pressure and stroke.

2. Weight loss. Strict diets without exercise can be frustrating, specially to keep losing weight after the first couple of weeks and to keep the weight off once the target weight is accomplished. Therefore, running is your ideal ally when you want to get rid of those extra kilos. Indeed, the average runner burns 1,000 calories an hour during a training session. That is 1,000 calories of food you can enjoy in your balanced diet so you don't starve yourself or 1,000 calories that will your body will burn from stored fat.

3. Mental health. Running lifts your mood and helps you build self-confidence, specially once you achieve your target weight. Also, it gives you a sense of self-reliance that you can achieve anything you want.

4. Sleep. Studies show that runners have less trouble to sleep at night and manage to sleep longer.

5. Stress. Running gives you a sense of power and control over yourself that helps you cope with stressful situations and irritations of everyday life.

6. Happiness. Have you ever heard that running makes you high? Actually, many long-distance runners experience frequent rushes of endorphin release - hormones that have a motivational effect. Sometimes runners feel relaxed or at peace after exercising, but some even feel euphoric. What is clear is that running does have an effect on your mood: running can help you improve your patience, humour, patience and make you good tempered and easy-going. One way or another, endorphins engendered by exercise mean that runners are happier than people who don't exercise.

7. Anxiety. Generally, runners have a lower level of anxiety than those who don't run. Regular exercise reduces the activity of the serotonin receptors in the brain which regulate mood. Since these receptors are less sensitive to any stimulus, the levels of anxiety decrease as well.

8. You can boost your mental functions by running as the activity increases blood flow to the brain and helps it receive oxygen and nutrients, so it works more effectively.