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Time devoted to beauty?

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moresproutspleasemum · 06/01/2019 21:35

How much time per week do you devote to your beauty routine/upkeep/maintenance?

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Judystilldreamsofhorses · 06/01/2019 22:25

Makeup - 10 minutes each morning
Cleanse/tone/moisturise morning and night - do the night stuff after work rather than bedtime. Maybe 10 minutes?
Nails - do them 2/3 times a week while watching TV
At least once a week I have a bath, shave legs, facepack etc
Daily shower and hair wash/dry/straighten
Haircut every five weeks
Once a month I tint brows and lashes myself, have brows threaded once a fortnight

It’s just day to day stuff, rather than specifically devoting time, I think.

EmpressJewel · 06/01/2019 23:00

Little and often, but I don't really notice it because I try to be efficient and fit it in with everyday stuff. For example, I will slap on some foot cream just before I go to bed and I do my cuticles on my commute to work.

LifeofClimb · 06/01/2019 23:18

The only stuff I do weekly is daily shower (usually 5 less than 5 minutes, 2x maybe 12 minutes + washing hair and hair removal). Oh and cleanse/moisturise daily - probably 5 minutes, 10 minutes if I’m exfoliating too or do a face mask.

Brows and other facial / unwanted hair - 30 minutes once a month (I do it myself - hair line threaded, side burns, moustache, mono brow, nose, nipples, etc)
Brow trim / strays plucked - once a week, minute tops
Pubes - 10 minutes once a month
Laser hair (under arms, bikini line) - 5 minutes every 4 weeks
Toenails, nails - roughly every 2 or 3 weeks trim
Nail polish - 15 minutes whenever (is irregular - I can go a few months constantly polished or a 6-8 weeks bare)
Haircut - every 4 or 5 months
Hair mask - every 6 months
Teeth whiten - every 2 years or so, and it’s a course of 6x 1 hour sessions

I think that about covers it?!

LifeofClimb · 06/01/2019 23:20

Although a lot of my stuff revolves around removing hair (!) I’m lucky that I don’t mind my natural hair texture so I can airdry it - that saves me loads of time. I used to spend at least 30 minutes 2 or more times a week styling it before I gave up and accepted the waves!

SuzeD29 · 07/01/2019 07:09

Daily showers and face washing routine takes about 10 mins

Pluck eyebrows, epilating legs, bikini line, underarms 15 mins once a week

Bath with hair mask, face mask, body scrub etc takes 30 mins once a week

Hair washing 3x a week and let air dry so doesn't take long. Hair cut every 3 months and don't dye anymore

Do my own gel nails once a week which takes about 30 mins

Put make up on when I feel like it, not usually everyday.

I think I'm fairly low maintainance

Realitea · 07/01/2019 07:16

Make up is half an hour every morning, skincare is about ten minutes morning and night. Shave my legs every night. Hair is about ten minutes in the week and about half an hour at the weekend. Nails at a salon every two weeks which takes about half an hour. Is that loads? I do wish I could get up later in the mornings!

knittedjest · 07/01/2019 07:16

Quiet a bit because I try not to wash my own hair if I can help it. Get it washed and blown every Monday and Thursday mornings at a salon and other days if I have an event. Get a facial and massage every week. I prefer to do my own nails, makeup and brows and get everything else lasered.

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