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What are your most and least favourite parts of your routine?

12 replies

Heyheyheygoodbye · 11/09/2015 12:00

My faves are:

Balm cleansing at night. In fact my whole night routine. I'm a full-monty rigmarole girl and I love it! I find it so relaxing. No matter how drunk tired I am I always do the whole thing.

Scrunching product into my hair after washing. I hate washing my hair but I love the scrunching!

Least fave is body lotion. I don't bother most of the time and then I go on holiday where I slap on cream several times a day, and think 'oh my skin is lovely and soft, I must do this at home'...and then never do.

Also pedicure/painting toenails. Love how it looks/feels but ugh what a faff!

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verenti · 11/09/2015 12:44

I like moisturising my body, but not at the moment as I stupidly bought one of those spray moisturisers and it is awful! I like the feeling of rubbing my skin and the smell of the cream. I also love plucking my eyebrows.
Worst is scraping and putting heel balm on my feet. Have to do it regularly though or my heels turn rhinoceros-like!

Heyheyheygoodbye · 11/09/2015 12:48

Good call verenti feet are the worst and I love eyebrows too.

I was going to buy one of those spray moisturisers but perhaps not Grin which one did you get? What don't you like about it? I thought about getting that in-shower Nivea stuff.

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verenti · 11/09/2015 12:57

Vaseline spray and go - the spray seems to go everywhere, it isn't a very good moisturiser, takes a while to dry(probably because I spray too much on, but it is hard to know how long to spray for) and seems very expensive for the amount. I much prefer a bottle/tub of cream and it takes no longer to do it by hand than to use the spray.

GushiStuff · 11/09/2015 13:27

I like doing my evening bath/beauty regime. It relaxes me, and I like faffing about massaging in my facial oil, serum etc. I do that bit in bed, in fact, while watching telly Grin.

I can't stand fake tanning, butI do it religiously every 3-4 days (don't worry, am not an oomph lompa, just a light golden glow, I promise Grin).

Also HATE touching up my fucking roots every 3-4 weeks at home and abhor eyebrow placing and 'tache removal.

GushiStuff · 11/09/2015 13:28

*eyebrow plucking!

beaucoupdemojo · 11/09/2015 13:34

Love pampering in the bath - doing deep conditioners etc. Like body moisturising, esp as I have a coconut moisturiser which smells gorgeous.

Hate hard skin removal from feet

chanie44 · 11/09/2015 14:20

Enjoy - after I wash my face, I like putting on my serum and moisturiser as my skin feels lovely.

Dislike - using body lotion as I can't be bothered with the faff.

I have a bit of a love-hate thing with body brushing. My brush is really scratchy, but I'm convinced it must do something good, even though I don't have any scientific proof.

Grok · 11/09/2015 14:54

Chanie, totally agree with you. After gel cleansing, I love putting on my serum and moisturiser. Have a newborn and fell asleep before cleansing the other night. Woke up at 4 while baby was still sleeping and cleansed/moisturised. My little moment to feel human :)

I hate drying my hair. I have to blow dry or it looks weird but cannot be arsed. I get all hot and hate how time consuming it is!

Nabootique · 11/09/2015 14:55

I'm a full skin care routine type person as well. I also like doing make up and nails, but find any body stuff (shaving, moisturising, exfoliating) boring.

Judydreamsofhorses · 11/09/2015 15:17

I hate drying my hair - I have a Louise Brooks type bob and it needs to be washed every day or it looks rubbish. I like putting on my makeup in the mornings - I don't wear heavy makeup, but I do go from "OMG, you horror" to "yes, you'll do" which is quite pleasing.

Whatthefoxgoingon · 11/09/2015 15:20

Hate: waxing, feet scrubbing and fake tanning

Love: straightening my hair, putting on facial oil, painting my nails

CherylTunt · 11/09/2015 15:29

Love: moisturising, face and body. Especially love using body oil after a bath when my skin is all scrubbed and clean and warm. I'm obsessed with buying lovely oils and butters and massage bars. And then clean PJs. Beautiful.

Hate: plucking, shaving. Drying and straightening hair.

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