Ladies: Putting yourself together...

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  • LaurasClimb
    LaurasClimb Posts: 211 Member
    I am the fastest gun in the west.

    I have 4 kids, (and my 4 year old has waist length curly hair that must be brushed and braided by me; I also must pick out her clothes). Brushing my daughter's hair takes 10 minutes!

    My daughter has always had waist length hair. I would braid it at night so it was much easier to comb out in the morning.
  • HonkyTonks
    HonkyTonks Posts: 1,193 Member
    I'm a tomboy at heart, however, I'm having to travel to more professional events lately and am trying to make an effort every day to dress better, do my makeup well, an get my hair done. This is awkward to me, however, I do feel better doing it.

    I'm so used to grabbing a shirt and jeans and some sandals or sneakers, and it feels frustrating at the moment having to fuss up every morning.

    How long does it take you to get ready and what is your morning routine? Have you always done this or did you make a change to put more effort into how you look? If so, how long did it take you to get used to it?

    Mine's this:

    10-15 mins for shower
    10 mins for makeup, deodorant, brush teeth, mouthwash, facewash...
    30-40 min for blow drying, straightening then curling the tips of my hair. I'm so slow with doing my own hair.
    10 mins for dressing. I'm trying to be more careful about what I wear and accessorizing. It takes me a while to figure it out...

    My previous routine was:
    10-15 mins for shower
    10 mins for deodorant, brush teeth, mouthwash, face wash, and clothes
    2 mins (brush hair and pin it up in a bun or something)
    out the door...

    I used to put 0 effort into my appearance. Have a shower, wash my hair, get dressed, go to work - was probably about 10-15 mins worth tops.

    Now it takes me about half an hour. 5-10 mins for a shower inc. washing hair, brushing teeth. 10 minutes for applying makeup and deoderant. 3 minutes to get some clothes on. 10 minutes for blow drying my hair.
  • kristi_asco
    kristi_asco Posts: 183
    i take like an hour and a half normally to get ready (if i'm not rushing!)

    i brush my teeth and put my contacts in first or else i can't see!
    then i take like 20 mins to shower, then another 20 mins to figure out what i wanna wear and actually get dressed.
    10 mins to blow dry my hair (which turns into a lions mane because it's long) and then about 25 mins to straighten it or curl it or do something with it!
    another 15 mins for make up, perfume & jewelry and any other finishing touches and then i'm out the door!

    :flowerforyou:
  • elenathegreat
    elenathegreat Posts: 3,988 Member
    I enjoy being a girl! But I am also a very tough cowgirl when I have to be. I can spend the day in a work shirt, boots, hat and jeans, covered in sweat and crap. The next day I will look good enough to make Stacey London and Clinton Kelly orgasm simultaneously!

    When I have a day off, I try on outfits, big time, so that in any event I know what's available in a pinch. I do all my shaving, showering and shampooing the night before, and in the am I can be ready in about 30 to 40 minutes.
  • strawberrie_milk
    strawberrie_milk Posts: 381 Member
    30 minutes in the morning!
    Washing face & brushing teeth: 10 minutes
    Makeup: 10 minutes
    Hair: 5 minutes
    Getting dressed: 5 minutes

    I shower in the evening :p
  • BondBomb
    BondBomb Posts: 1,781 Member
    I have long curly hair that I usually straighten. Best discovery ever for me...a satin cap. I bought it at cvs pharmacy. I do my hair before bed. Put the cap on. When I wake up in the morning,,,whip off the cap. Boom. Done hair. Love it!
  • huracan_mery
    huracan_mery Posts: 47 Member
    On work days, I shower at night. I usually go to bed around 11 or 11:30 and have to be out my door at 5:35 if I want to be on time for work. That's purely theoretical though; I can't remember the last time I got to work on time.

    When I get up I go pee, brush my teeth, stand on my scale, glare at it, put on deodorant, toss the clothes in the dirty clothes basket. I pull a brush through my hair and tie it back with something. Then amble my way back to my side of the bed where I put on as quickly as possible the clothes I laid out the night before.

    After that I go to the living room and get my backpack and try to get out the door before my kids notice.

    I can usually do this in six minutes or less. I put on makeup when I get to work if I feel like wearing it. Same thing goes for brushing the rest of my hair out.

    I wish I could take more time to get ready in the morning but I am not trying to wake up at 4.
  • aniwani
    aniwani Posts: 110
    I shower at night cause there's absolutely no time in the AM unless I wanna get up at 5 ... at night post shower I straighten my hair for like 30 mins... (I have really curly hair) touch it up in the morning get dressed in clothes I already laid out and about 30-40 mins for make up... If I was to do it all before work we would prob be talking a 3 hr. routine... =/ sucks being a girl
  • LiviLou2011
    LiviLou2011 Posts: 437 Member
    I take like 20 min or longer shower, usually i take a bath so its even longer..
    Brush my teeth all that good stuff
    Ugh dont even get me started when it comes to hair, if im just gonna be at home ponytail, if im going out i will do my hair which takes like 45 mins..it takes forever to blow dry my hair and straighten or curl it..
    If im running to a doctors apt or something like that i usually just scrunch my hair with some curl stuff and bobbie pin a bump in the front or on the side or something like that which takes less then 5 mins.

    My clothes omg i have no clothes so tshirts and jeans when going nowhere
    and the couple of nice things that i have right now if im going somewhere important..

    gotta work with whatcha got.
  • hheater
    hheater Posts: 52 Member
    What really helps is to have "wash and wear" hair. Go to the salon and have your hair cut in a style that lays well on its own so that you don't have to spend all that time styling! Or at least a style that's less maintenance. :)
  • jowings
    jowings Posts: 157 Member
    During the week I am pretty fast, and I have the benefit of working someplace really casual, so I don't need to worry about what t-shirt or jeans I am putting on :)

    15 minute shower in the morning
    10 minutes to makeup and brush teeth, put stuff in my hair
    5 minutes to get dressed

    On the weekends, I like to take my time and dry/style my hair, so About an hour/45 minutes. I suppose I am pretty low maintenance.
  • jowings
    jowings Posts: 157 Member
    What really helps is to have "wash and wear" hair. Go to the salon and have your hair cut in a style that lays well on its own so that you don't have to spend all that time styling! Or at least a style that's less maintenance. :)

    Exactly this! I wasn't aware that this was even an option until I got my first "Big Girl" hair cut (I actually went to a salon instead of Supercuts or some other 15$ hair joint). I sat down in the chair and basically said "Look, I am not good with hair and I don't like spending a lot of time on it. Can you do something that will be easy to style?" 45 minutes later I had an awesome cut (minus about a hundred bucks, but totally worth it) and I literally just wash it, slap some fluffy stuff in it if I want it crazy and let it air dry. I will never go back to the 15$ haircut again.
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    What really helps is to have "wash and wear" hair. Go to the salon and have your hair cut in a style that lays well on its own so that you don't have to spend all that time styling! Or at least a style that's less maintenance. :)

    The only "wash and go" my hair tolerates is a pixie cut, which I really don't think works on me. I had it for years, and it was great, but the pictures of me with that cut were not the best.

    My hair is absolutely insane. I'm prone to major frizzfests (white girl fro's as I like to call them), flyaways, and tangles. My hair will get into a knot like nobody's business. Wash and go usually turns out disheveled looking unfortunately... :(
  • palmerig88
    palmerig88 Posts: 623 Member
    Shower at night. If going in to work at 1:00 I get ready a bit more so I will go with that. Wake around 10:00. Coffee and various Internet. 11:00 pack lunch. 11:15 fix breakfast and eat. 11:45 think about getting ready. 11:50 makeup and brush teeth. 12:05 get dressed and assess hair maybe add an accessory or two. 12:15 put on shoes. Manage to waste time till 12:30ish then leave. Lol.
  • domsmoms
    domsmoms Posts: 174 Member
    I am very impressed at how fast you ladies are! I cannot seem to get out of the house in under two hours from the time I get up, and my "beauty" routine consists of showering, deodorant, and get dressed. No hair, no makeup.

    I think I spend the bulk of my time dawdling around trying to wake up, waiting for my husband to quit hogging the bathroom, trying to wake my son up, making our breakfasts and lunches (my food used to be much faster pre-MFP, because it usually consisted of going to buy some junk for breakfast and lunch), trying to stop my son from dawdling (can't imagine where he gets that habit). Then I always forget to do or bring something, and even more time is wasted.

    All in all I just don't do mornings well.
  • Mazzyx
    Mazzyx Posts: 131
    Ahhh it can take me about 45 minutes if I cant decide what to wear...:laugh:
    About 10-15 minutes showering (I tend to snooze in the shower)
    About 10 Minutes to do my make up (Im also drinking my tea checking my facebook)
    10 Minutes to dry my hair
    And then then 10 minutes changing outfit because I cannot find one that doesnt make me look bleugh! :laugh:
    If Ive decided the night before I can be out the door in 30 minutes! But thats for a regular day-Uni, town etc.
    When it comes to work (Student Nurse, placements usually on the Ward) that can take me 20 minutes tops. As its shower quick, quickly dry hair (whats the point, its going in a bobble), limited makeup (by the time Ive done the rounds of helping people up my make up is usually washed off) and whats to decide what to wear?! Its my uniform! :laugh: Also its the difference between getting up at 5:15am or sleeping till 5:30am...Id rather have extra 15 minutes! :laugh:
  • giggitygoo
    giggitygoo Posts: 1,978 Member
    I'm super speedy!

    5 min shower + 10 to dry off throw on some mascara and get dressed. I'm usually out the door in less than 20 minutes. I also only wash my hair every few days though, so this saves a lot of time.

    If it's a special occasion.... 15 minutes to get ready, and then an entire hour to try on every clothing article I own.
  • Adelphia
    Adelphia Posts: 176
    5 minutes to shower, or more depending on what I'm singing.
    34 seconds tossling my hair, because thank the gods for short styles.
    10 minutes for make-up, 7 of which are probably dedicated to eyeliner.
    20 minutes tearing my hair out because nothing looks right on me.
    14 seconds saying **** it and staying in all day.
  • Oblivia17
    Oblivia17 Posts: 11 Member
    On a normal day I like to give myself 2 hours, but it really only takes about an hour 15.
    I like to slack about a bit in the morning.
    Roughly 10 in the shower, 15 blowing the hairs, another 20 to set them straight and about 10 more for makeup.
    The rest of the time is devoted to seeing what will fit that day.

    Unless I'm getting ready for my wedding... which is this December.
    In which case, I started getting ready in about February.

    Seriously.
  • HonkyTonks
    HonkyTonks Posts: 1,193 Member
    What really helps is to have "wash and wear" hair. Go to the salon and have your hair cut in a style that lays well on its own so that you don't have to spend all that time styling! Or at least a style that's less maintenance. :)

    Exactly this! I wasn't aware that this was even an option until I got my first "Big Girl" hair cut (I actually went to a salon instead of Supercuts or some other 15$ hair joint). I sat down in the chair and basically said "Look, I am not good with hair and I don't like spending a lot of time on it. Can you do something that will be easy to style?" 45 minutes later I had an awesome cut (minus about a hundred bucks, but totally worth it) and I literally just wash it, slap some fluffy stuff in it if I want it crazy and let it air dry. I will never go back to the 15$ haircut again.

    I am pretty jealous. Unfortunately no matter how many hair is styled I have to spend time blow drying it else it will turn into a frizzy nightmare.
  • JadeRabbit08
    JadeRabbit08 Posts: 551 Member
    I got alot of good hair tricks from the longhaircommunity forums. http://www.longhaircommunity.com/
    My hair is prone to frizz and has never looked good without major effort/time. Since taking up suggestion from that forum my hair is much tamer and requires alot less time in the mornings to look presentable. Anyone with frizzy dry hair I would recomend it even if you are not planning to grow your hair long. I had no idea how much damage I was doing to my hair until I stumbled on that site (thanks to another MFP posting)

    I try and have as much prepared the night before otherwise I just cant get out the door in time. I spend the first 15 minutes after the alarm goes off wishing the alarm hadn't gone off.
  • Slim_Donna
    Slim_Donna Posts: 44 Member
    I prefer to shower in the evenings in the wk so my mornings tend to be:

    10 mins brush teeth and wash face
    20 mins getting my sons ready and dressed
    5 mins get dressed
    30 mins straighten hair and put on foundation and mascara. Which i tend to do after i've dropped my son off at school.

    Weekends add another 30-40 mins for shower and blow dry hair.
  • Nu_Mel
    Nu_Mel Posts: 48
    I shower at night as well. So from getting dressed, makeup, wash face/brush teeth and doing hair 20 mins on a work morning. Day off add maybe another 20 mins, as will often straighten or curl my hair these days.
  • Alphawolf02
    Alphawolf02 Posts: 94
    I have to wear scrubs everyday and I am also a bit of a tomboy, so my routine does not take too long.

    Running for 45 minutes. Shower and brush teeth. Get dressed (in scrubs). "Face routine": Moisturizer and a little foundation. Breakfast. Make lunch. Out the door.

    Takes me less than 40 minutes to get everything done after I finish running. Even when I don't work, it doesn't take me long to get ready. I don't wear makeup usually, and my hair gets put in a ponytail or braid. I honestly don't understand those who take 2 hours to get ready! :)
  • InnerFatGirl
    InnerFatGirl Posts: 2,687 Member
    20mins-1hr bath (because I lie back, playing on my phone :laugh:)

    5-10 mins - creaming my whole body and face.

    2 -10 mins - choosing something to wear.

    That's it. I don't wear make up and I let my hair air dry.
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