Inspired by the nails thread; how high maintenance are you?

[redlight]

I'm usually in T-shirt and jeans, but dress up sometimes. I don't do anything special with my hair, but I like having it look nice. I usually don't wear makeup or have my nails done.

 

[mamacatnv]

Compared to my friends who are fondly referred to as the services W'hoes I am low maintenance.

I get my hair cut when it annoys me, frustrates me or my bangs are in my eyes.
It gets colored every 2-6 months depending on what I had done - sometimes solid colors and other times highlights. Makes my hair chick a little nuts.
I get my brows waxed when I get my hair colored.

I used to get my nails done w/gels but I got tired of the upkeep and took them off a couple of weeks ago. I do get a pedicure a couple of times in the summer and usually once in the winter. I love Pedicures w/a french polish

My morning routine from alarm to out the door is 40 minutes and includes shower, hair washed, dried and flat ironed. Makeup consists of 3 products and 3 brushes - Mary Kay mineral foundation, MAC blush and powder eye liner. I add clear lip goo on the way to work after I eat my toast or sometimes lipstick if I have an appt. except for the foundation all makeup is MAC. I wear makeup if I am leaving the house.

I'm not into shoes, handbags or clothes. I have a favorite pair of jeans and keep buying the same ones. I love flip flops and switch to clogs when it snows. I only wear slip on shoes.

I hate facials but I do adore a massage. I get a massage about once a year.

One of my best friends:
Hair, cut, colored & dyed every 2 weeks in a high end salon, she periodically adds extensions for a different look
Massage weekly (I hate her)
Nails and toes - every other week
Eyelash extensions - "filled" every other week
she gets facials, peels, botox, juvaderm & something waxed regularly (she waxes everything) - at least one of these type of services every week.
She loves shoes, clothes and handbags - I do not know how she does it or how she pays for it.
she wears foundation, eye liner and has tattooed lip liner that she fills in with color.

 

[alizesmom]

Very low maintenance, I get my hair clipped every few months (keep it about 1 inch long), no make-up, no dye, no nails to speak of, jeans/t-shirt. I can roll out of bed and be ready to go in 10 minutes.

 

[georgina]

I guess I am no maintenance. I don't wear make up, nail polish, perfum, hair product. I get my hair cut once or twice a year, no colour ever. I am not greying yet but even then won't bother. I usually do the wal-mart for clothes. I love the George line.

Sounds like me, except I am graying (don't care) and shop at Kohl's rather than Wal-Mart.

 

[Plannin'Shannon]

Hmm. I've never had a manicure, pedicure, facial, etc. In fact, I've never set foot in such a salon. I go absolutely make-up free, and am happy to do so!

My wardrobe would be called "business casual" I suppose. I enjoy dressing up. My hair is naturally low-maintenance. It's curly, so all I need is a little mousse and I'm good to go. I've never colored my hair either.

 

[Plannin'Shannon]

One of my best friends:

Eyelash extensions - "filled" every other week

I think your friend wins the High Maintenance Award! I've never even heard of this one!

 

[Buckalew11]

I've never had a manicure or a pedicure or facial.

I would like to try a pedicure someday.

I get my haircut every 4 weeks. I highlight it every 8 to 12 weeks.

I wear makeup when I work and it is minimal these days. I just don't like fooling with it anymore.

I'm not into shoes, purses or fashion. I used to really like fashion but that's because of my job and where I worked.

I wax my own eyebrows and use Ice Elements 2 min. miracle for exfoliation on my face.

 

[pennymom]

I think I'm very low maintenance...
Short hair that gets cut when it is too long for me to style with a hair dryer in 5 minutes
Hair gets colored out of a box maybe every two months or when I get tired of seeing the gray or need a pick-me-up
Nails get filed down to the same length whenever one breaks...no polish ever
Tried a pedi once and hated having someone touch my feet
Tried a massage once and enjoyed it, but I'd rather spend the $ on my kids or on books
Jeans and casual shirts on the days I don't work, and slacks and a casual shirt on the three days I work
Buy my discounted clothes at TJMaxx, Ross, Marshall's or on sale
Very simple 'drugstore' makeup that I usually don't leave the house without putting on
I am, however, addicted to jewelry and have some very cool amber pieces and Native American silver and turquoise, among others

 

[disykat]

I'm pretty low maintainence. I get an inexpensive haircut every two months or so. I blow dry/curl my hair and usually wear a bit of make up - bare minerals foundation, blush, and a bit of mascara. I do some plucking, sadly mostly on my chin.

The only thing I do to my nails is cut them. In general, although I have to mess with my hair a bit and camoflauge some rough spots, my goal is to look really natural.

 

[Aisling]

I wax my own eyebrows and use Ice Elements 2 min. miracle for exfoliation on my face.

I tried to wax my own eyebrows, but I couldn't bring myself to do the rip.

 

[Aisling]

I do some plucking, sadly mostly on my chin.

I think I may be adding this to my list real soon.

 

[alexandria674]

Very low maintenance.

I have my hair cut medium now, but when I do get it "done" you know, curled and all, then it does look kind of pretty. I don't like it dyed besides I stay outside a lot so I get the natural highlights.
I wear make up for special occasions but I only wear a little bit of throughout the day, a small bit of face powder or foundation, mascara and lip gloss.

I learned how to do my own nails, so I give myself a manicure and pedicure.

I only "do" my face once a week which just means a face mask. My cousin can do great eyebrows so I get them done sometimes.

I am pretty casual clotheswise, but I love jewelry.

 

[golfgal]

It is interesting to see people's perception of their maintenance level .

 

[dizluvah]

Sounds like me, except I am graying (don't care) and shop at Kohl's rather than Wal-Mart.

Oh my gosh - we might be twins!

Occassionally, I get fed up with my gray hair and dye it at home from a box - I just pick a brown - which is close to my dark brown hair then when the roots grow, it is barely noticeable - but it serves to cover my gray highlights

I usually am embarrassed to discover that is has been 3-4 months since my last haircut. When I do get a haircut I just go to one of those walk-in, no appointment necessary places for a trim - either the family salon at walmart or supercuts where my husband goes.

I never wear make-up and on those very very rare occassions when I do, it just feels weird...if I get warm it feels like my face is melting - my wedding day I had my make-up professionally done (after some arm twisting from my girls) but I was very self conscious because it is just not me.

I do like a pedicure in the summer but I have started doing at them home to save money.

I guess I fall on the natural end of the spectrum - is natural - just defined as no make-up? If so, I'm "natural"

 

[gracie1]

I am glad I inspired this thread from my nail thread!! I actually consider myself low maintenance. I have make-up but normally only wear on special occassions....I get my eyebrows waxed every 2-3 weeks, haircut every 4 months. But I am thinking of getting the gel nails. Going to look into that on Monday. I did have a deep tissue massage on a cruise and I hurt so bad from it I have never went back! And I do my own pedicures because I don't like people to touch my feet.
So yeah, I would say that I am low maintenance!

 

[NMAmy]

I'm low maintenance. When getting ready in the morning, I'm in and out of the bathroom in 15 minutes and that includes my shower. I do wear a bit of makeup every day.

I have very curly hair and about 19 years ago (when dd was born), I decided to quit fighting it by straightening it and just go along with it. I was wasting too much of my life trying to get it to do something it didn't want to do. Now I just comb it when it's wet and go. I get a cut about every 6 months and color it occasionally at home.

 

[MIGrandma]

On a scale of 1-10, 1 being no maintenance and 10 being the highest you can get, I'm probably a 1 or 2.

I get my hair cut once or twice a year, no coloring, no highlights, no extra stuff like that. I don't wear make-up, at least 99% of the time anyway. Occasionally if we're going out to dinner or to a wedding or something I might put on a bit of mascara/eye shadow/blush/lipstick but rarely. I never have my nails done, and I never polish them. I don't get pedicures either. I'm just not interested in all that stuff. It takes me about a half-hour to get ready in the mornings (shower, blow dry/curl hair, brush teeth, etc.) and I'm good for the day.

 

[Darsa]

Yeah, I'm about as low-maintenance as you can get. I *do* color my hair once in a great while, but the only other thing I do is run some gunk through it while it's drying (naturally) to try to tame it down to something a little less than a lion's mane...

 

[Disney Ella]

I am very low maintenance. I get my hair cut about every eight weeks. I am getting some white hairs now, so I am going to start coloring it soon, but I wish I didn't have to. I don't like the extra bother associated with hair coloring, but I really don't like the white hairs and want them gone. I wear make-up to work and occasionally if we go out. I have never had a manicure or pedicure and don't see the point. I don't collect purses, shoes or Yankee candles.

 

[java]

I am LOOOOW maintenance.

I have never colored or highlighted my hair. (I'm 44) I have never had either a mani or a pedi. And I get my hair cut about twice a year.