To ask what your daily routine is to maintain yourself?

[inneedofaglowup]

Straight into it. If you're well invested in your self care routine and you do it consistently, what do you do? What's your skincare, workout, body, health, hair, food routine?

I want to push myself and be high maintenance. Yes it sounds a bit full of yourself but I have never pushed myself to be the absolute best version of me and I feel everyone should get that feeling at least once in their life and now after 3 kids, a great husband, getting to a great point in my career, I feel it's my time!

I hope time allows you to heal and be in a better place. It is hard to lose someone so close to you. X

Yes it makes me sound dirty.
Problem is I have very dry frizzy hair which looks better hardly washed and is easier to style.
My skin is extremely dry,flaky and showering or bathing makes my arms and legs all prickly,even on cool water and special sensitive soap.
So I find that a washcloth at the sink for my neck,face,underarms etc works for me
avoiding legs and arms, I wash clothes regularly, wear clean ones every 3 days ,wear deodorant and perfume,and lipstick.
Oh, and I do my teeth twice a day and visit dentist .

@Alwaystransforming I love your post. Sorry about your mum.

@inneedofaglowup mine is mostly basic showers, skin care, occasional face masks, hair cut and dye, hand creams and cuticle care etc but I focus on how I feel inside so I work out 4-5 times a week (weights and sometimes Pilates or yoga). I walk a lot and make getting fresh air a priority! I meditate.
I have recently had my nails, eyebrows and eyelashes done but although they looked really nice I’m not sure if I could be bothered with the upkeep!

Don't bother spending hundreds on skincare with weird ingredients, just do Botox. Yes, it's expensive but that's because it actually works.

Honestly try Dermol 500 cream! It's a soap substitute and great for sensitive skin. No more horrible, prickly dry skin after a shower. Soap is too harsh for some people

Also my DH has curly hair and only washes his hair with conditioner, so I get the curly thing.

I wash and condition my hair (and shower) every morning. Then I style my fringe.

Wear a thick layer of SPF and have full makeup routine - eyeliner, mascara, concealer and blush. In the summer I dot some subtle freckles across the bridge of my nose and use bronzer to look sun kissed.

I wash & get my outfits ready every Sunday before work :)

I love spending time on how I look - makes me feel loads better ☀️

I hear this & agree with it. I don't have Botox yet but it is definitely something I will be doing in the future.

So I keep things really simple this way I stick to it

Hygiene/Skin care
Shower every day - use Dove beauty bar
Use Nivea soft on my face
Always remove make up before bed.

Hair
Wash every other day
Haircut 3/4 times a year
My hair is always clean and straightened

Make up
Keep it simple
foundation, concealer, blush, mascara
I get my eyebrows tinted

I also wear perfume every day - M&S do some lovely ones

I use anti aging hand cream

Nails
Nails kept clean and short
Have them ‘done’ for special occasions

Clothes
Always buy myself something every month
Choose clothes the night before

Food
Breakfast - overnight oats
Lunch- soup, salad or something on whole meal toast
Dinner- always have some kind of meat potato and veg

only snack on fruit

We only have a pudding on a Saturday night

I don’t to the gym but try and walk when I can

I don’t aim to be thin - I’m a healthy size and I actually look a lot younger than my best friend who has regular Botox

Hair cut every seven weeks, I do my own root colour every couple of weeks. Face wash twice a day and then use either day or night cream. Lots of hand cream before I go to sleep. Floss every day.

Botox twice a year, fillers once a year.

I always eat five a day and do different aqua aerobic classes per week followed by jacuzzi etc.

Morning skincare: cream cleanser with hot flannel, toner, serum, day cream, eye cream.
I brush my teeth whilst the serum is soaking in.

Dressed, Style hair and min make up on; concealer, lip gloss, baking powder foundation (I have oily skin), blusher. If in meetings that day, I'll put mascara, eye liner, nude eye shadow, brow pencil, lip liner and colour. Always a squirt of perfume.
It all takes less than 15mins from out of bed to ready.

Next is vitamins and other 💊. I take a load and not sure even if they work but hey ho: Magnesium, Vit D, collagen, ACV, cod liver oil, psyllium husk etc.

Lots of water throughout the day, I have a bottle by my bed, at my desk and downstairs to continually sip. Lip balm and hand cream I have in my desk, handbag and beside my bed to reapply throughout the day.

Gym at least 5 times a week, 25m weights and 25m cardio. On the days I don't go to the gym, I go for a long dog walk with Mum or my friend and we have a good catch up. Exercise and socalising.

Evening skincare is similar to morning, except for a night cream and heavier serum and eye cream. I generally do this around 7pm so I can just brush my teeth and go to bed at night.

Other appts:

• hairdressers every 3 weeks for root touch up and blow dry.
• nail tech every 3 weeks for acrylics
• beautician every 7 weeks for LVL and HD brows (not big scouse brows)
• waxer every 6 weeks for Hollywood wax
• chiropodist every 8 weeks for luxury pedicure (I paint my toes myself)
• massage every 6m or so when they do an offer.
• baby botox every 9m

The list looks very high maintenance and it is becoming expensive to keep everything looking nice. It has slowly been added to over the last 5 years as my pay has increased (also my kids have gotten older so I have more time to spend on me). I try to save where I can and I've found amazingly skilled hair and beauty people at really reasonable prices. I'm happy using aldi and lidl skincare and maybelline make up.

I don't agree someone saying they don't see them selves as high maintenance could also mean because it's not seen as a chore just something that comes naturally to them an there routine, someone who would think oh I can't be be bothered with all that would see it as high maintenance maybe, but ABIT of a rude comment I took it that way anyway for myself I don't have anyone looking after me if anything it's this high maintenance princess who looks after everyone else

Instead of a new car a couple of years back I got a dermatologist, I’ve spent quite a lot but to me it’s worth it and I also use the suggested skin care products and prescription creams. Pleased with results and it’s given my confidence a boost. I’m contemplating surgery - not quite brave enough, yet. I don’t tan my face but use tanning drops frequently.

I have always removed make up before bed (I always wear make up) and have a pretty good diet and take a range of supplements.
My hair is coloured and cut regularly. I have my nails/toes plus pedicure every 2/4 weeks.
I used to go to the gym but now exercise at home.
I drive an old car.