Women of DU: how long does it take you to "get ready" - and what do you do?

[StellaBlue]

As for me:

shower
shave legs
wash hair
dress
put on contacts
brush teeth
apply foundation, eyeliner (sometimes), mascara, blush
dry hair
curl hair on hot rollers
brush hair

45 minutes, max

Most days I do a combination of the above (I rarely shave my legs and curl my hair on the same day, especially in the winter!), so then it only takes me about 30 minutes, maybe even less. I can't figure out why some women take so long. Like my mom only wears a little makeup and curls her hair, and it takes her at LEAST an hour and half! :wtf:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I can do it..........

In about 30 minutes.........:shrug:

[Nicole]

5. Same for me

30 minutes at the most. If I don't roll my hair I can get ready in 15 minutes.

[Radio_Lady]

39. On Fridays, I get up at 5 AM and get to the radio station around 7:20 AM

I make my bed while watching TV news, scrub my teeth, shower, shampoo and condition my hair, shave legs if I feel I need it, get dressed and downstairs in the kitchen by 6:00 AM, get lunch ready and materials for my radio show, then out the door and in my car at 6:30 AM. It's exactly 12 miles from my house to the station, and I always stop halfway there by the cleaners at 7 AM if picking up clothes (that's when he opens). I do my make-up quickly -- foundation, blush, lipstick, eyebrow pencil -- right there in my car in their parking lot. (The daylight is better in the summer, but the convenience store has outside lights, too, so I can see what I'm doing even in winter.) Driving on, I'm usually at the station around 7:20 AM. First guest recording at 8 AM Pacific Time -- and guest can be either in person or on the telephone.

On other days, it's about 30 minutes from wake-up to gym (no makeup and no need to shower before entering the gym pool for the aerobics class).

Around 45 minutes if we're going out to dinner or a movie or the symphony (I add in 15 minutes for make-up time).

I usually don't do much with my hair -- just comb through wet and put in some barrettes, or slap on a hat. Wet hair keeps me cool in the summer, and dries quickly whatever the weather. A perm helps put in some curls at the ends. I used to do the whole hair roller thing when I was younger, but find that I don't care about doing it now. People always compliment my skin and hair, so I must be doing something right!

I'm rarely late for anything -- if at all, I prefer to be a few minutes early for almost everything.

[LeftyMom]

2. shower, clothes, teeth, hairbrush- 20 minutes or so

No makeup and my hair's pretty cooperative. That helps.

[hippywife]

18. Pretty much

sums up my morning routine except I use a big, plastic hairpic instead of a brush since I have curly hair. :hi:

[reyd reid reed]

3. I can get in the shower and be out the door in about 15-20 minutes

I'd rather not...but even when I take my time it doesn't take that much longer. Once I'm out of the shower, I usually just put on a little makeup, drag a brush through my hair, brush my teeth, get dressed and pour a cup of coffee.

[SeattleGirl]

4. Depends. Usually about 30 minutes, unless I'm lolly gagging

or something.

I:

Have some OJ.
Make coffee.
Shower.
Put on make up.
Dry my hair.
Get dressed.

Oh, and play with the dog. :7

[noshenanigans]

6. oh man, if I'm dressing up?

I can go upwards of one and a half, two hours. I use this face stuff (Dr. Brandt "laser in a bottle", actually) and antioxidant stuff in addition to moisturizer and have a straightening iron that makes my hair look like Jennifer Aniston's but makes my arms hurt and takes way too long. It looks so good, though!

I'm such a girly girl.

[Jamastiene]

7. I pull my pants up one leg at the time and

double tie my shoes so my clumsy ass won't trip on the shoelaces. It takes about 10 minutes if I have to brush my teeth too. It depends on the time of day whether that stop is necessary before I am ready.

Where are we going now? I'm ready.

[NMMNG]

8. 20-30 minutes for me

shower

apply:
under eye cream
facial moisturizer
body moisturizer
anti-perspirant
leave-in hair conditioner cream
foot cream

run brush through hair
get dressed

[BlueIris]

9. Ugh. I don't do half the stuff most of you do to "get ready" and I can't

get out of my house in anything under two hours from the time I roll out of bed. What. The. Hell.

[Heidi]

10. 1.5 hours if I have to shower, wash/dry my hair, put in my contacts, etc.

About 12 minutes if I'm just getting ready for grocery shopping. :scared:

[Omphaloskepsis]

11. I am willing to walk out of the house anytime.. I don't care.

If I want to fancy myself up... 20 Minutes: that is with a shower, shave, and a tie.. Oh, sex too.. giggles.

[Heidi]

12. Yeah, but you're a guy.

;)

Edited to remove my smarty-pants remark. :D

[billyskank]

13. Oooooooo

smarty pants. :loveya:

[Heidi]

14. Hey, you!

:hug: :* :loveya:

[billyskank]

15. Yes, I will smooch a smarty pants

I like smarty pantses :*

:hug: :loveya:

[Omphaloskepsis]

16. Did you just make-fun of me?

You are a good person.. I'm sure it was without malice. giggles...

[Heidi]

17. What I deleted was,

"Ya'll do everything faster, it seems." :evilgrin:

No, I wasn't making fun of you. If anything, I was expressing envy. :P

[Nikia]

19. About 20 minutes if I am going to work

Shower, deoderent, brush teeth, brush hair enough that it won't knot up, hand lotion, face moisturizer, and get dressed. I wear a hair net there, have to change into a uniform, and am not allowed to wear make up or contacts.
I might take around 45 minutes if I want to look good going somewhere in which case I'll put in contacts, make up, and some hair product.
One time when my dad was visiting my college, we were waiting for my boyfriend (who is now my husband) to get ready. My dad remarked that my boyfriend took longer to get ready than both his daughters.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

20. About 45 minutes here, although if need be, steps can be skipped and I'll be ready in 5 minutes

Shower
Exfoliate
Shave legs & pits (since the patriarchy is keepin' me down)
Trim up (since I've been pornified by society)
Wash & condition hair
Make shampooed mohawk
Check self out in mirror
Dry off
Moisturize
Check self out in mirror
Brush teeth
Wash face, apply toner & day cream
Get dressed (once moisturizer is ABSOLUTELY dry)
Check self out in mirror
Change shirt
Check self out in mirror
Apply shine serum & hair texturizer
Mold hair into a masterpiece

[LostinVA]

21. Ooooooh.... sexy!

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

22. You know it!

[speedoo]

27. Wow. No wonder you always look so good.

Gotta say, haruka, I always thought your good looks did not require any effort at all!:P

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

28. Well, I achieve fairly the same results in five minutes, if necessary.

I will be wearing a hat, though.

[anarch]

29. to hell with the patriarchy

just sayin'. Then again, I know quite a few people who do certain grooming/hair management kind of things just because they're more comfortable for it.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

30. Oh I was just joking about the patriarchy/pornification crap.

I only do it for myself.

[LostinVA]

31. You've just been brainwashed by all that porn you watch

You've been pornified.

YOU FREEPER TROLL B-WORD!!!!!

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

32. Takes one to know one, bee-yatch!

[LostinVA]

33. I don't own a boat, Punkmallow

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

34. Neither do I.

Fortunately, my stepfather owns several thanks to his six-figure salary.

[LostinVA]

35. Will he take me to Hawai'i too, next time???

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

36. Probably only if we were married or something. Anyway, our next trip is a weekend in London or SF

The next big vacation will be Alaska.

[LostinVA]

37. I want to go to London, dammit

We can make a fake NJ marriage certificate or something... tell him I'm your little b-word...

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

38. London is awesome. I was there for New Years a few years ago.

This time I'll be there over my b-day.

He might be a little suspicious of the fake marriage certificate though.

[LostinVA]

42. I've been before, but not for a few years

You can just tell him I'm your special b-word...

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

43. Okay...

[LostinVA]

49. You're so frigging insincere...

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

51. *snicker*

[NC_Nurse]

23. wake up time - 1 hour

dress time - 10 minutes.
I don't wear make up every day
I don't fuss with my hair.
I don't dress up - I have to change to scrubs at work anyway.
My husband takes longer to get ready than I do.

[Canadian Socialist]

24. It used to take me 12 minutes...

now that I got my hair cut really short, I can cut out the "primping" i.e. combing of the hair. heeee.
shower
dress
brush teeth
out the door...

[ScreamingMeemie]

25. Sometimes 5 minutes... sometimes 30.

Depends on what I'm getting ready for. :hi:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

26. Okay, this is easy.

Get up
Scrub face (acne medicine stuff)
Rinse out mouth
Put on something not totally wrinkled
Brush hair
Go downstairs

A grand total of 10 minutes. I do all my showering and crap at night (which I take a long time at, because I love to stand there in hot water :D). Very rarely any makeup for a normal day--I only put a mask on when I'm going someplace "fancy."

[crim son]

40. Stepping into shower to out the door in casual clothes:

thirty-five minutes. From shower to a night out, more like fifty minutes because I'm probably wearing more makeup and have spent at least five minutes trying on different outfits.

[yellowdogintexas]

41. depends on if I am getting dressed up or not.

for the daily grind, and if my clothes are laid out the night before, coffee pot programmed etc.

I can shower, insert contacts, fluff my hair up, apply sunblocking moisturizer and dress in 20 to 25 minutes. Oh yeah brush teeth, apply deodorant etc.

Getting ready for something w/full makeup, jewelry etc is minimum 30 and more like 45 minutes, because panty hose are usually also involved. I mess with my hair a bit more too.

I am fortunate to have short wavy hair which does its own thing remarkably well when properly cut. Wash and wear hair, if you will.


I get up, put the oatmeal in the microwave, shower, make sure my stuff is all organized, put together a lunch if needed, feed the kitties their morning soft food, and by this time the oatmeal has cooled down enough that I won't scorch my mouth so I sit down to the computer and either read emails, pay bills, surf a little DU or play Heroes of Might and Magic until time to dress and leave. Coffee is usually ready to pour when I come out of the shower so I put it in a tall thermal cup so it doesn't sit on the hot plate and get rank.


None of the above applies if I oversleep. Then it is a big rusharound, and I eat the oatmeal in the car.

[BarenakedLady]

44. Not very long

I don't wear makeup (often) and my hair is long and straight and I don't use any products on it. I can dress in 2.3 seconds and only wear things that don't need ironing. hehe.

[Dem_4_Life]

45. Ave day... 30 min...

Brush teeth
Put on contacts
eat breakfast (cereal usually) *If I wake up late I skip this and get breakfast at the cafeteria at work
put on make up (foundation, blush, lip stick and mascara) *Sometimes eye shadow depending on the day*
Brush hair
Put on clothes
gather cell phone and other stuff needed for the day
Put on shoes
Grab keys and leave

[bicentennial_baby]

46. about 15-20 minutes tops...

I dont shave on a regular basis (as in every day), and I often shower after skool...No worries, I smell a-ok. :P

and I don't wear makeup, and my hair takes all of 3-4 minutes to do :)

[NewWaveChick1981]

47. On an average day, I do the following in a little less than an hour:

Feed dogs and let them outside
Make coffee/eat breakfast
Shower and brush teeth
Put on makeup
Style hair
Get dressed

On days when I wash my hair (2-3 times a week), it takes me fifteen minutes longer.

[QMPMom]

48. Twenty minutes if I have to.

My husband always takes much longer than I do. If I were to take an hour and a half to get ready, he'd take two hours. I do not understand it.

[bertha katzenengel]

50. 30 minutes tops:

teeth/bathe/deod/lotion
put stuff in hair/comb
dress

out the door

[Hell Hath No Fury]

52. For daily work...

I'm out the door in 15 minutes. I am a no fuss woman who would much rather sleep in than spent much time on my appearance in the a.m.

When it's date time or a special occassion -- I can take an hour to do it all: the make-up, the clothes, the bling.