how much time is too much time????

valery · 13-06-2009 07:45AM #1

Getting ready to go out the other night with the other half ( him ) when an old "issue" raises its head again:mad: . For the full monty job I will take on average about an hour and a half to get myself ready for a night on the town , that includes hair wash which is uncomplicated. So pick out clothes , shower/ hair,
make up, a good look in the mirror -job done:D . Himself (adviser to God)

or so he claims goes through the same procedure in about half an hour ( he says, I never notice) but bitches me no end cos I take so long . 2 questions, 1, do I take too long, 2 , will I boil wash every stitch of clothing he owns ?? :P

Pythia · 13-06-2009 09:45AM

Over 2.5 hours is probably pushing it. It's nice to be able to take your time when getting ready, to relax a bit while you're doing it so I don't think 1.5 is bad at all. As long as you start early enough to not make anyone late, I see no issue with how long anyone takes.

insert-gear · 13-06-2009 10:37AM

I would agree, if I'm washing my hair then that itself takes an hour, before tan if Im wearing any or makeup. Once you allow enough time... tell him to bugger off

*Lees* · 13-06-2009 11:01AM

I would probably take 1.5 hours to get ready on a night out and I think it's fine! As Pythia said it's nice to relax while your getting ready, there's nothing more annoying than someone trying to rush you when your trying to get ready!! It's my pet hate and makes me really cranky!!! :mad:lol
As long as your ready for the agreed time then I don't see a problem with it!!! Whole different story if the plan is to go out at 9pm and you start getting ready at 8:30 and not ready till 10!!

valery · 13-06-2009 02:19PM

insert-gear wrote: »

I would agree, if I'm washing my hair then that itself takes an hour, before tan if Im wearing any or makeup. Once you allow enough time... tell him to bugger off

soon as he walks in the door this evening, unless he looks in "the mood" and if he is I will just have to shag him into submission / then give him hell tomorrow.

sillyputty · 13-06-2009 02:50PM

Im around the 1.5 as well, shower, legs, hair, makeup, clothes.
I know i take ages so i start ridiculously early and I am always the first ready to leave.

If i rush i end up feeling hot and my makeup runs and my hair gets frizzy and i end up forgetting my phone or my wallet.

People know to just leave me alone and i'll be ready when i'm ready.

valery · 13-06-2009 03:44PM

sillyputty wrote: »

Im around the 1.5 as well, shower, legs, hair, makeup, clothes.
I know i take ages so i start ridiculously early and I am always the first ready to leave.

If i rush i end up feeling hot and my makeup runs and my hair gets frizzy and i end up forgetting my phone or my wallet.

People know to just leave me alone and i'll be ready when i'm ready.

starting to wander a bit in my last answer .....yeh , could not agree with you more. I find if I rush i end up in a mood and something goes wrong. startlng early is the answer....:)

madra-rua · 13-06-2009 03:52PM

1.5 hours .... jeez you are lucky!! If I didn't have to wash my hair it would probably take me about an hour to get ready to go out ... if I'm washing my hair it's a different story .... takes about an hour just to dry it and then another 20 mins at least if I want to straighten it :rolleyes: would love to get it all chopped off but I'm too scared

valery · 13-06-2009 04:05PM

madra-rua wrote: »

1.5 hours .... jeez you are lucky!! If I didn't have to wash my hair it would probably take me about an hour to get ready to go out ... if I'm washing my hair it's a different story .... takes about an hour just to dry it and then another 20 mins at least if I want to straighten it :rolleyes: would love to get it all chopped off but I'm too scared

I have straight dark brown hair , just above shoulder length with a fringe.
easy peasy with a good shampoo. used to have it much longer but became tooooo much of a handful so i know what you mean.

tolteq · 13-06-2009 04:25PM

20 minutes. its great being a man! seriously who takes 2 and a half hours getting ready. I lived with this guy once and he spent 2 hours getting ready. two hours. dear.........oh........dear. ahem. certified woman he was. lol.

valery · 13-06-2009 05:08PM

tolteq wrote: »

20 minutes. its great being a man! seriously who takes 2 and a half hours getting ready. I lived with this guy once and he spent 2 hours getting ready. two hours. dear.........oh........dear. ahem. certified woman he was. lol.

oh you remind me of my other half.......I need an hour and a half. last year I bought this lovely top i intended wearing to a party . I was twenty minutes finding and adjusting the right bra so I was,nt advertising to the world i was wearing one !!!!!!you folk dont have these complications . knicker lines showing through a dress or a skirt !!!!!!! and then something always goes wrong with makeup ......try all that and get your arse out the door in twenty effin minutes !!!!! rant over.

:):):):) friends?????

tolteq · 13-06-2009 05:43PM

valery wrote: »

oh you remind me of my other half.......I need an hour and a half. last year I bought this lovely top i intended wearing to a party . I was twenty minutes finding and adjusting the right bra so I was,nt advertising to the world i was wearing one !!!!!!you folk dont have these complications . knicker lines showing through a dress or a skirt !!!!!!! and then something always goes wrong with makeup ......try all that and get your arse out the door in twenty effin minutes !!!!! rant over. :):):):) friends?????

well alright. thats a fair argument. but like here is something i find from doing research. wearing make up actually ruins a woman's skin. just think of all the chemicals in it. so there's time you can cut off the getting ready time

and eh what kind of dress lets knicker lines show through them. wow. u must have some very skimpy clothing. oh brother did i say that out loud?!?!? i did didnt i!!!!

madra-rua · 13-06-2009 06:03PM

tolteq wrote: »

well alright. thats a fair argument. but like here is something i find from doing research. wearing make up actually ruins a woman's skin.

No it doesn't !!! :eek:

valery · 13-06-2009 06:04PM

tolteq wrote: »

well alright. thats a fair argument. but like here is something i find from doing research. wearing make up actually ruins a woman's skin. just think of all the chemicals in it. so there's time you can cut off the getting ready time

and eh what kind of dress lets knicker lines show through them. wow. u must have some very skimpy clothing. oh brother did i say that out loud?!?!? i did didnt i!!!!

Every woman on earth loves her makeup / and Im no different:D
re. those embarrassing lines -trust me most clothing today is designed for the perfect bod. and Im starting to pinch that inch. A little secret for you Tolteq looks and appearance in female circles is VERY COMPETITIVE ;)we really can be pass remarkative,

13-06-2009 06:12PM

madra-rua wrote: »

No it doesn't !!! :eek:

Foundation? Ah yeah it does, sorry

anniehoo · 13-06-2009 06:52PM

tolteq wrote: »

wearing make up actually ruins a woman's skin. just think of all the chemicals in it.

Dont know what research you're readin there tolteq...so not true.

Me..id be the 1.5-2hr mark myself but can do it in 30mins if hairs not involved. I love getting ready for a sat night when i have the time. Id start about 5pm sat eve and take my time...few drinks...chattin...ready to go out for 9 (ok it doesnt take the full 4hrs to get ready but you get my drift). Including doing tan on the friday evening...well it all adds up and im certainly no prima donna by any means.

dellas1979 · 13-06-2009 07:19PM

Oh my god! 1.5 hours???
What in the heck. Including shower and hair wash Im take 30 mins max.
And I thought that that was ages.
I have long hair, poker straight so I guess that saves time. Along with I dont wear fake tan (Im sorry ladies, but I think nothing looks worse on a woman), I dont put on full make-up (mascara and eyebrows are the most important thing. Maybe a little rouge on cheeks and maybe a little eyeshadow and tinted lipgloss). And with that Im out the door!
And yes, make-up/foundation does ruin your skin. I only wear moisturiser with an SPF.

anniehoo · 13-06-2009 07:22PM

dellas1979 wrote: »

Along with I dont wear fake tan (Im sorry ladies, but I think nothing looks worse on a woman),

Applied wrongly most definitely but a subtle glow does wonders if done correctly.

tolteq · 14-06-2009 11:33AM

dellas1979 wrote: »

Oh my god! 1.5 hours???
What in the heck. Including shower and hair wash Im take 30 mins max.
And I thought that that was ages.
I have long hair, poker straight so I guess that saves time. Along with I dont wear fake tan (Im sorry ladies, but I think nothing looks worse on a woman), I dont put on full make-up (mascara and eyebrows are the most important thing. Maybe a little rouge on cheeks and maybe a little eyeshadow and tinted lipgloss). And with that Im out the door!
And yes, make-up/foundation does ruin your skin. I only wear moisturiser with an SPF.

a woman who doesnt wear fake tan. fantastic. where do they keep women like you locked up. lol.

tolteq · 14-06-2009 11:37AM

anniehoo wrote: »

Dont know what research you're readin there tolteq...so not true.

have a look at this....

http://womenshealth.suite101.com/article.cfm/facial_moisturizers_that_damage_skin

CathyMoran · 14-06-2009 11:49AM

I would hope that I am low maintenance in the looks department (another fake tan/foundation hater) but even for me it would take more than 90 minutes to get ready for a big event...this would include putting on emersion (for hot water) - 30 min and having a bath (hate showers) - 15 min, washing hair and drying - 30 min, putting on lipstick, eyeshaddow (do not normally but if it is a big event yes), mascara - 10 min and if I am putting on nail varnish another 15 min....that puts me at 1 hour 40 min...of course if I am in a hurry I just do the makeup and put the hair up but normally you know in advance about these things!

tolteq · 14-06-2009 12:08PM

CathyMoran wrote: »

I would hope that I am low maintenance in the looks department (another fake tan/foundation hater) but even for me it would take more than 90 minutes to get ready for a big event...this would include putting on emersion (for hot water) - 30 min and having a bath (hate showers) - 15 min, washing hair and drying - 30 min, putting on lipstick, eyeshaddow (do not normally but if it is a big event yes), mascara - 10 min and if I am putting on nail varnish another 15 min....that puts me at 1 hour 40 min...of course if I am in a hurry I just do the makeup and put the hair up but normally you know in advance about these things!

hmmm. what a lot of hard work. :eek:. oh so now if i say your hot. dont bite. lol.

valery · 14-06-2009 12:23PM

CathyMoran wrote: »

I would hope that I am low maintenance in the looks department (another fake tan/foundation hater) but even for me it would take more than 90 minutes to get ready for a big event...this would include putting on emersion (for hot water) - 30 min and having a bath (hate showers) - 15 min, washing hair and drying - 30 min, putting on lipstick, eyeshaddow (do not normally but if it is a big event yes), mascara - 10 min and if I am putting on nail varnish another 15 min....that puts me at 1 hour 40 min...of course if I am in a hurry I just do the makeup and put the hair up but normally you know in advance about these things!

low maintenance or high/ several factors come into play and one of them is AGE !!!! do you want to spend long enough at the make
up to look as good as you did 10 years ago ?? someetimes i do sometimes not ,i just turned 40 and i think i am accepting the "hot"days are over ....still like to look my best though , him indoors still drools at the sight of me in my undies. mmmmm think Il wake him up.

aoibhebree · 14-06-2009 12:34PM

I don't wear fake tan either, too messy!

It takes me half an hour to wash my hair, half an hour to dry and straighten it, maybe 15 minutes make-up, 15 minutes nail varnish (sometimes), maybe 20 minutes to decide what I'm wearing and get dressed ... and I like to take my time, so maybe two hours altogether! Although usually I have my friends over and we all get ready together with a bottle of wine, so it's often even longer than that.

Though I've often gotten ready for a last-minute night out in maybe 15-20 minutes, if I didn't have to wash my hair! I love getting ready though, it's fun

CathyMoran · 14-06-2009 12:42PM

valery wrote: »

low maintenance or high/ several factors come into play and one of them is AGE !!!! do you want to spend long enough at the make
up to look as good as you did 10 years ago ?? someetimes i do sometimes not ,i just turned 40 and i think i am accepting the "hot"days are over ....still like to look my best though , him indoors still drools at the sight of me in my undies. mmmmm think Il wake him up.

I am 35 now and so far age has not come into it - turning 40 does not mean that you are no longer "hot", anything but.

I never normally include washing hair/having a bath as part of getting ready time, it is more a matter of personal hygiene for me - I normally put on the makeup in the car on the way to the event (as the husband drives) and the nails are done before work one day (I normally use the 60 second stuff)...my husband prefers me with nothing on! The example I gave was the day I was getting ready for my wedding

madra-rua · 14-06-2009 02:26PM

anniehoo wrote: »

Applied wrongly most definitely but a subtle glow does wonders if done correctly.

Have to agree with you on this, a nice even layer of fake tan is perfect for getting that healthy glow ... much more attractive than deathly white, pale skin IMO. A lot of women who don't look like they're wearing fake tan actually are wearing it - they just haven't gone down the orange, streaky, oompa loompa route that some ladies have which gives fake tan a bad name !!!

valery · 14-06-2009 03:09PM

CathyMoran wrote: »

I am 35 now and so far age has not come into it - turning 40 does not mean that you are no longer "hot", anything but.

I never normally include washing hair/having a bath as part of getting ready time, it is more a matter of personal hygiene for me - I normally put on the makeup in the car on the way to the event (as the husband drives) and the nails are done before work one day (I normally use the 60 second stuff)...my husband prefers me with nothing on! The example I gave was the day I was getting ready for my wedding

God knows i love to hear what your saying , too many women let themselves go too early . I know we dont all have it easy and i feel society in general should support women more , after all its our bodies go through so many changes what with pregnancy and hormone changes . I probably sound daft but i truely believe women should get more help and encouragement. off thread a little, sorry.

pikachucheeks · 14-06-2009 04:49PM

Takes me about two hours to get ready ... because I like to take my time and get ready with a few friends! So we're sipping drinks whilst trying on various different outfits!

Might take longer, but it's a lot more fun

valery · 14-06-2009 05:01PM

pikachucheeks wrote: »

Takes me about two hours to get ready ... because I like to take my time and get ready with a few friends! So we're sipping drinks whilst trying on various different outfits!

Might take longer, but it's a lot more fun

been there , many moons ago . have you ever noticed cos your friends are in your place you seem to be short of "stuff" all the time as somebody or other is always forgetting something or decides a blouse" doesent work with this skirt" i swear i was dressing half my friends at one time !!! and as for perfume Jeeeeeeeeesus . :eek:

Vinta81 · 14-06-2009 05:26PM

If we go out at say 9? I'll start around 7.30ish and I'll ready to leave by 8:45pm.

rantyface · 14-06-2009 10:15PM

tolteq wrote: »

wearing make up actually ruins a woman's skin. just think of all the chemicals in it.

Name ten of these chemicals, what they are and what they do to the skin in your own words. Give mechanisms of action- I mean precisely how they affect cell membranes, mitochondria etc. This is all news to me and I'm curious, as a scientist. Of course, that article was complete rubbish.

Most make up is fairly inert, and actually, the worst thing for Irish skin is the sun which causes most wrinkles, and make up is usually about SPF 15. So make up is protective in that way. It can give you spots and minerals can dry you out a bit.

I take about half an hour to get ready, I shower in the morning and I like my hair natural- wavy, long, light blonde. I'm too fair for fake tan, don't need much foundation. Mascara/eye make up looks odd on me.

how much time is too much time????

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