As/Is·Posted on Feb 5, 2015This Is What Your Beauty Routine Might Look Like If You’re Living With A Chronic IllnessFrom one sick babe to another.by Arabelle SicardiBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail When you live with chronic illness, your look of the day often happens at the same time as your pill regimen. View this post on Your inhaler might as well have lipstick permanently printed on it. View this post on Nail art becomes more like art therapy. View this photo on Instagram It can take accessorizing to a whole new level. View this post on Curling your lashes isn't so much a routine "necessity" but a victory in and of itself. View this post on You've learned all kinds of hacks to get the look you want before your energy runs out. View this video on YouTube youtube.com Stick-on eyeliners have changed your life. View this post on You go through these like nobody's business. No-rinse self care routines involves a step beyond makeup wipes sometimes. But you make time to pamper yourself even if you can't really move that much. You go through dry shampoo on a regular basis, because standing up to shower sometimes just can't happen. View this photo on Instagram Lip balm is only one of the balms you deeply appreciate. View this photo on Instagram Lip balm: check. Headache balm: check. Foot balm: check. Balm me up, Scotty. View this photo on Instagram When you don't have the energy to get up and freshen up, candles are your guiding light. Candles + bathtime = vital detox and decompression from the day. View this photo on Instagram You don't go looking for foundation just to get a dewy, even glow, but to cover up the rashes from both the sickness and the treatments. View this photo on Instagram You learn to develop a very particular sense of humor about beauty product names. View this photo on Instagram But perhaps the most important tool of chronic illness beauty survival: selfies. View this photo on Instagram