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Least favorite part of your beauty routine?: [answer]
Favorite part of your beauty routine?: [answer]
How long does your beauty routine take?: [answer]

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Catherine Avatar

1. Shaving. I love having smooth legs, but I HATE shaving!
2. Moisturizing. It’s like giving myself a massage =)
3. During the week – 15-20 minutes. On the weekends it can be 1-2 hours.

Nicole15 Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?:
Definitely has to be concealing problem areas. I hate it so much cause the whole time I’m covering a pimple or dark spot, I am wishing I had better skin. 🙁

Favorite part of your beauty routine?:
I love, love, love doing my eyes. This is where I can have fun & play!

How long does your beauty routine take?:
I guess an hour & that’s with interruptions because there is something that always takes me away & I have to go back. If I’m having a good skin day, then less time for sure.

Angie Avatar

1. Make up – foundation. Other routines – shaving and STRAIGHTENING MY HAIR.
2. Make up = moisturizing. Otherwise = washing my hair is sooo relaxing.
3. Showers = 30-45 minutes when getting ready to go somewehre. Then 2 hours to straighten my hair, and another hour for make up, so maybe three hours? LOL thats when I’m rushinggg

Taylor Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?: Shaving and putting foundation on

Favorite part of your beauty routine?: Bronzer & lipgloss because it makes me look SO much better

How long does your beauty routine take?: With shower it takes about 1hr 45…my makeup routine takes about a half hour.

Catherine Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?: My least favorite part of my makeup routine is curling my lashes/applying mascara because I’m just so darn bad at it, lol… ITA shaving really, really, really sucks too. I try to do it as little as possible.

Favorite part of your beauty routine?: I don’t know that I have a favorite part of doing my routine. I guess my eyes, because that’s what I vary the most.

How long does your beauty routine take?: 15 minutes without interruptions and if everything goes smoothly.

Cheri Avatar

Least favorite:
I hate blowdrying my freaking hair. It takes forever and I wish my hair just fell naturally volumized and untangled after a shower.

Favorite:
Applying blush or bronzer, then sweeping on my setting powder. Big fluffy fan brushes and powder brushes feel so nice on my skin! It’s either this, or applying my lipstick + gloss. It’s always fun to focus on how accurately gorgeous I can make my mouth look. Hahaha!

How long?:
At the shortest, it can be around 45 minutes. But I do a lot of stuff (shower, lotion, perfume, hair shit, makeup, moisturizing, etc) — so typically, I get around 2hrs of “get-ready” time.

Todd Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?: My least favorite would have to be doing eyeshadow. I have so many, and I can pretty much do what I want so it’s like, I always have to stretch to get something new, and then I just get annoyed because it’s super similar to a look I’ve worn before.
Favorite part of your beauty routine?: Probably foundation. I like foundation. I feel like it’s the part of my routine that I enjoy because glowing skin is a goal that everyone should aspire to. Any other makeup should really be secondary.
How long does your beauty routine take?: 30-45 minutes, depending. Some days it’s shorter when I feel like wearing lip balm and skipping eye makeup.

Miss_M Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?
Washing hair, brushing teeth, plucking eyebrows

Favorite part of your beauty routine?
Cleanse, tone and moisture, putting on lipstick/gloss

How long does your beauty routine take?
Make-up takes about 10 minutes, showering, washing hair, shaving, bodylotion, ect. takes about 30-45 minutes

Heather Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?: Brushing my hair
Favorite part of your beauty routine?: Finishing it
How long does your beauty routine take?: About 5-10 minutes.

Maggie Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?: Having to ceck the status of my skin. It’s alwys breaking out horribly so there’s never any good news there. Never much iked washing makeup off either. Takes so much time where you can’t breathe unless you want it all in your nose or mouth >_<
Favorite part of your beauty routine?: Oh, I love doing facemasques! Love it, love it, love it! Love to peel also, and transforming with makeup.
How long does your beauty routine take?: All the time I can get! I like to take it slow with this, so the more time I got, the happier I am. But usually 30min to get ready in the morning, 10 in the evening. 30min in the evening if I do a face masque.

hi Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?

In my makeup routine, I HATE penciling my eyebrows! It’s so hard to get a natural brow with a pencil, but anything else isn’t pigmented enough. In other routines, it’s a toss-up between rinsing loads of conditioner out of my thick, long, wild curls and shaving my legs. I always miss a hair or two, and standing back up after bending over to shave my lower legs makes me dizzy/nauseous.

Favorite part of your beauty routine?

Can’t decide between mascara and eyeshadow… With eyeshadow, it’s like painting abstract art on my eyelids. Perfecting my lashes, though, that just kicks my whole look up about 10 notches!

How long does your beauty routine take?

Showering, taking care of my skin and teeth, and prepping my hair takes about a half hour. My makeup takes 30-45 minutes, so overall its about an hour to an hour and 15 minutes.

Kathleen Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?:
I really don’t have one. I quite enjoy my beauty routine

Favorite part of your beauty routine?:
Putting on makeup in the morning, especially eyeshadows.

How long does your beauty routine take?:
Makeup takes about 40 minutes, but other things such as showering, skin care, and hair, all takes up to about 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Wiggs Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?: Cover up/foundation. I hate dealing with my dry skin and blemishes.
Favorite part of your beauty routine?: Any sort of highlighter – either on my cheeks, lips, browbones, or collar bone. I love how quickly I can achieve a glow (that disguises the aforementioned dead skin and blemishes).
How long does your beauty routine take?: anywhere from 5 to 60 minutes, depending on how OCD I’m being about cover-up and how dramatic I’m going with my eyes.

Wiggs Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?: Cover up/foundation. I hate dealing with my dry skin and blemishes.
Favorite part of your beauty routine?: Any sort of highlighter – either on my cheeks, lips, browbones, or collar bone. I love how quickly I can achieve a glow (that disguises the aforementioned dead skin and blemishes).
How long does your beauty routine take?: anywhere from 5 to 60 minutes, depending on how OCD I’m being about cover-up and how dramatic I’m going with my eyes.
Sorry, forgot to add great post! Can’t wait to see your next post!

Jessica Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?: blow drying my hair! 10 min process ugh! I also hate plucking eye brows cuz it hurts. I also hate eyeliner because I’m a perfectionist and hate when I screw up.

Favorite part of your beauty routine?: I love doing mascara, especially with my HG Oscillation mascara–its really fun now! I also love lipgloss because its always the finishing touch and makes me feel sexy. I also like bronzer because it chisels definition into my face!

How long does your beauty routine take?: shower and blow dry 20 min, makeup 10 min so about 30 -45 min, depending on the look from natural to all out glam

Joy Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?:
running out toner and trying to figure out what look i want to go for that day!
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Favorite part of your beauty routine?:
getting a flawless face (thank you MSF Natural & 187!) and realizing that my skin wants to act ignorant for the day and flake up!!!!
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How long does your beauty routine take?:
on a “full on face” day about 30-45 minutes, not including my 20-30 minue shower, so a total of about 1hr 30-45 minutes

tremorviolet Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?: I’d have to say eye liner. I love the way it looks but it’s kinda stressful making both eyes even.

Favorite part of your beauty routine?: eye shadow, I love trying different combinations. Second would be picking out the perfect lippie to go with the eye shadow.

How long does your beauty routine take?: It takes me about an hour and a half to get ready in the morning. That’s 10 minutes playing with the cats, 20-25 min shower, 10 min drying hair, 10 min ironing that days outfit, 20-25 min for make-up, 5-10 minutes for getting dressed and picking out shoes.

CeeBee Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?: Overall, it would be doing my hair. I’m incredibly lazy, usually just wash and go but fiddling around with product and hair ties is not very fulfilling for me. I think I’ve blow dried my hair once in the last 6 months…

Favorite part of your beauty routine?: Putting on lipstick! It’s the last thing I do when completing my look and I love how it finishes the look of and looks really polished and well balanced. It’s also the only touch up I usually make during the day.

How long does your beauty routine take?: Showering, even if I’m hair washing etc I am usually done in 10 minutes. Makeup takes about 30 minutes for a full face but I can rush it if I need to. Maybe 45 minutes if it’s a special occasion and I want it to be *perfect*!

Lia Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?:
Taking care of my teeth, always take me 5 minutes – but at least I have good teeth.

Favorite part of your beauty routine?:
Having time to do more complex makeup, normally I don’t have time, so when I do have time I like to go all out and make sure everything is perfect.

How long does your beauty routine take?:
Workdays – 5 minutes or less. (only because it is normally like 5 in the morning!)
Weekends – 15 minutes
Going out/special events – 20 minutes and up. Depends on if I have to any with my hair.

Natalie Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routing?
Probably shaving, and washing my hair (so many knots!), as well as eyeliner…especially liquid. I have yet to perfect my technique :[

Favorite part of your beauty routine?
Mascara, because I love dramatic lashes, and foundation, because I like buffing my skin into perfection

How long does your beauty routine take?
Weekday makeup is about 5-10 minutes, going out makeup around 30. If I’m washing my hair add 3 hours to that though, because I airdry and it takes forever :[

Golden Avatar

1. Least favorite part of beauty routine?
Styling my hair, it takes awhile and several products to get it looking just right (full of body and straight at the same time).
2. Favorite part of my beauty routine?
Hands down, EYES. I love applying my e/s.
3. How long does beauty routine take?
Just makeup about 15 minutes. With hair styling (an additional 10 minutes).

Debbie Avatar

Least favorite – blow drying and styling my hair

Most favorite – applying my eye makeup (love creating different color combos)

Beauty routine (including hair) takes about 45 minutes

LR Avatar

1. Least favorite part of beauty routine? removing eye makeup..can’t find a remover that doesn’t leave a film 🙁

2. Favorite part of my beauty routine?
splashing my face with tepid water in the AM,then immediately applying moisturizer onto a damp face..aaaaah

3. How long does beauty routine take?
about 20 mins for everyday and 30-45 mins for special occasions

Kajal Couture Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?: Washing my face at night before bed. I always do it but I never want to because I am always so tired at night.

Favorite part of your beauty routine?: Eye makeup…its where I can be most creative.

How long does your beauty routine take?: On a normal day 15 minutes. If I am getting ready to go somewhere nice then an hour.

Nic Avatar

Least favorite: Eyebrows. My brows require so little maintenance, yet I still hate doing it. I don’t enjoy doing my hair either.

Favorite: Eyeshadow. I like playing with the colors. Lips are fun too.

How long does your beauty routine take?: To do minimal makeup probably takes 10-15 mins. If I’m doing a full face, though, the makeup alone can easily take an hour.

Mackenzie Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?: Waxing or shaving. Meh.

Favorite part of your beauty routine?: Eyeshadow!!!!!!!

How long does your beauty routine take?: From shower to ready to go, it depends but anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour and a half.

niknik Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?: Blowdrying and straightening my hair! Ugh, it’s boring and takes up too much time.
Favorite part of your beauty routine?: I LOVE putting on eye makeup! Absolutely love it! I also like putting on blush and MSF for highlights.
How long does your beauty routine take?: Hair included, 40 minutes on most days. Cutting out hair routine, only about 15-20 minutes.

Noel Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?: Putting mascara or falsies on.
Favorite part of your beauty routine?: Putting on lipstick/lip gloss. *I’m a lip-junkie!!* 😛
How long does your beauty routine take?: Around 45 minutes to an hour

inuchan Avatar

Wow same for me!

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?: taking away the makeup, especially late at night… >.<
Favorite part of your beauty routine?: moisturizing, and toying with eyesahdows
How long does your beauty routine take?: in weekdays, 15 minutes, but in weekends, a good hour!

KaylaK Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?: Hmmm, I would say my morning routine because I’m always dead tired and my steps always feel so long lol that and shaving my legs!
Favorite part of your beauty routine?: My night time skin care routine, my skin feels SO good lol
How long does your beauty routine take?: Usually 20-30 minutes tops, 5-10 if I rush

Tania Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?:
Hair removal in general: shaving, tweezing, waxing, etc. Uggh is there an easier way?

Favorite part of your beauty routine?:
Picking out the makeup colors: that’s so much fun!

How long does your beauty routine take?:
45 minutes if I’m lazy it’s longer.

Chiara Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?: Waxing!
Favorite part of your beauty routine?: applying foundation. I love how it makes my skin look flawless in a few brush strokes.
How long does your beauty routine take?: 30-40 minutes . I am kinda high maintenance.

Margot Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?: foundation, it always seems to take for ever …
Favorite part of your beauty routine?: blush and lips, I like giving a nice natural glow to my skin and I just love my lips so :p
How long does your beauty routine take?: about 45 minutes without shower

The Makeup Blogette Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?: Prolly my concealer.
Favorite part of your beauty routine?: Doing the eyeshadows and putting on my lashes. They make the whole face pop.
How long does your beauty routine take?: 20 min for a neutral look, and 30 -45 min for a really special outing, or like if I do something more elaborate. I like to take my time and play around. 🙂

Linda Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?: Removing my eye make up, its such a pain and can take forever sometimes even with a freat remover and I always still seem to end up with panda eyes the next morning 60% of the time even when I think I did a great job removing it.

Favorite part of your beauty routine?: Putting on eyeshadow, I just love working with colour.

How long does your beauty routine take?: 10-15 on a normal day, 15-20 when i’m going on a night out.

Andrea Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?: Straightening my hair!!! Takes sooo long!
Favorite part of your beauty routine?: Cleansing and moisturizing. Skin feels so good after 🙂
How long does your beauty routine take?: Doing my hair takes about an hour. Face only, on a regular day, 15 minutes. If I’m going out at at night, about half an hour!

Katie Avatar

My least favorite part is blowdrying my hair-i have to do it, it takes forever, and it rarely comes out right!
My most favorite part is doing my eye makeup, it’s the most creative and expressive fun part of my routine
On Weekdays it takes me and hour to go from shower to done, but if i have tine on weekends i can spend up to 3 hours painting my nails, self tanning, you know, those extra things.

Luda Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?: Covering up blemishes
Favorite part of your beauty routine?: Everything else, Eyes in general but doing lips, contouring, making the skin glow – I just love make up A LOT
How long does your beauty routine take?: On week days its like 30-45 minutes. If I am going out could be up to an hour. Including hair could be up to 2 hours and if I am self tanning could be up to 2 and a half.

Marlo Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?: Applying concealer!
Favorite part of your beauty routine?: Eyes
How long does your beauty routine take?: Anywhere between 20-45 minutes.

Honeybrown1976 Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?: Does eye makeup removal count? I hate it, especially when I’m exhausted. It’s on the rare occasion that I’ll sleep with makeup on; but, I still manage to find some spunk in me to clean my fave. So, don’t worry!

Favorite part of your beauty routine?: Lips, easy-peasy

How long does your beauty routine take?: Anywhere between 5-20 minutes, depending on desired look and makeup used.

NuNu Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?: Shaving and moisturising
Favorite part of your beauty routine?: Doing my eyes!
How long does your beauty routine take?: 5 min for a work day and about 20 mins to go out

Alma Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?: Shaving, indeed.
Favorite part of your beauty routine?: The eyes!
How long does your beauty routine take?: Differs from 5 – 20 mins, on how much time I have.

Rae Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?:plucking my eyebrows
Favorite part of your beauty routine?: Mascara cause then im done lol
How long does your beauty routine take?:30 min weekday hour weeknd night going out.

Carrie Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?: Definitely nail care, with foot care as a close second.
Favorite part of your beauty routine?: Applying lipstick/gloss, because it’s the last step!
How long does your beauty routine take?: 10-15 minutes on a regular day, more if I’m going out.

Aleia Avatar

Least favorite part of your beauty routine?: covering up marks on my face
Favorite part of your beauty routine?: looking at my finished product
How long does your beauty routine take?: 30 mins

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