How long does it take you to get ready in the morning?

Half an hour, max. My hair is pretty much wash & go and make-up is a 5 minute job. The rest of the time is spent trying to find something edible for breakfast and faffing around :pac:

I can get ready in ten minutes but I can't go anywhere without my morning smoke and cup of tea, which can take as long as it needs. ages in fact.

Jaysus, I couldn't be doing with hair straighteners and makeup in the mornings. Or at all, usually.

Takes me 10 - 15 mins to get ready. Routine is pile out of bed, straight into the shower, brush teeth. I have curly hair so I let it dry naturally, no hairdryers for me. Chuck on whatever is handy (no office attire here) with some deodorant and moisturiser and I'm done. Out the door. I absolutely hate getting up early and faffing about, it drives me mad. That's precious bed time being wasted!

I hardly ever wear makeup - maybe once or twice a year, for a wedding or a big party or something. I certainly can't imagine wearing it everyday. Is it not a total pain in the arse? Do you get dependent on it, i.e. 'Oh I can't go out without putting my face on' kind of thing?

Susie_Q wrote: »

I hardly ever wear makeup - maybe once or twice a year, for a wedding or a big party or something. I certainly can't imagine wearing it everyday. Is it not a total pain in the arse? Do you get dependent on it, i.e. 'Oh I can't go out without putting my face on' kind of thing?

I couldn't contemplate going to work without a lick of makeup on, it's sort of like war paint to me, I feel unprofessional and self conscious without it. It's sort of like my game face, and whether or not people actually would notice if I went without, the preoccupation that my skin is blotchy/dull/I look tired and pale is too stressful to not make the effort in the morning.

Saying that, I'm the world's worst morning person and try to do as much as possible the night before. I rarely eat breakfast because I regularly forfeit the opportunity for an extra five minutes in bed, if I don't do my hair the night before it gets thrown back into a bun because I can't face the straightening ordeal when I'm half asleep. Lunch, deciding what to wear and packing my bag get done the night before. What with showering, skin care, makeup and getting dressed, I'm usually good to go after 30 - 40 minutes.

I hate rushing as well, but I can easily be ready in 15 minutes at a leisurely pace.

Depends on the morning... I always put my phone across the room so I have to get up to turn off the alarm, otherwise I'd be a snooze demon. Sometimes if I'm in a bad mood I'll set it to a different time 10-15 minutes later and jump back into bed.

If it's a cycling morning I usually take about twenty minutes to brush teeth/clean face and get into my cycling gear. I lay out my clothes and pack my bag the night before. I usually have a Ryvita with peanut butter or a small banana before heading off. I do my hair/makeup and get dressed into normal clothes when I get into work (I drop a bag of clothes into work on Monday mornings so I don't have to carry stuff in when I'm cycling) usually fairly quickly because I'm ravenous at that stage. I always eat breakfast at work.

If it's a gym morning I wake up, stumble around half asleep for twenty minutes until I'm more or less fully clothed and then I head to the gym. Post gym I usually have half an hour to shower and get dressed, go back to my house, dry/style hair, get dressed and put on makeup. I pack my gym bag the night before with an outfit but gym mornings are still a ridiculous rush. Sometimes I'll end up doing my makeup in work or not drying my hair fully.

If it's neither a gym nor a cycling morning I generally give myself about 45 minutes to get dressed, put on makeup and do hair. Sometimes if I'm particularly slow moving or cranky this isn't enough, most of the time it's more than enough (especially since I made myself give up hair straighteners during the week, now I just tie my hair up 90% of the time).

I'd feel odd going to work without makeup on. Like others have said it's a 'game face' thing and I'd feel weird without it. Plus it kind of wakes me up and cheers me up a bit in the morning.

6am - get up to turn on hot water and back to bed for 15 minutes.

6.15 - Get up, boil eggs, piece of bread on to toast, squeeze oranges for orange juice, cup of herbal tea and read the news on the net.

6.25 - Gobble breakie down for 10 minutes

6.35 - Shower for 3 minutes (only enough hot water for that long)

6.40 - Get dressed, moisturise my face, stick on a bit of mascara, brush hair and teeth.

6.10 - Plan morning class

7am - Leave house.

Hate rushing in the morning even though it's an early one. I'm a morning person so it's easy peasy for me.