blow drying or curling my hair

finding an outfit I like

they both take a long time...

Shower = Make-up = Hair -> All about equal for me!

The shower takes the longest. It doesn't take long to dry my hair because it's short and thin. Makeup and picking out my clothes can go either way. I have go-to outfits for days when I'm rushed but other times I try 3 or 4 before I find something I like. I can also do my makeup quickly when necessary by skipping steps but would rather do a "full face". So with clothes and makeup, the work expands to fit the time allotted.

I tried to do Carmindy's 5 minute face in 5 minutes but couldn't do it. It took me 7 minutes and I'm pretty handy with makeup.

Most days, it's deciding how deluded the weather report is so I know how many layers to wear, then convincing myself to crawl out of bed.

On special occasions, it's getting dressed. I'll have an outfit all laid out, then change my mind -- and clothes -- 3 or 4 times.

PurpleRules--what a foreign concept. 45 minutes on make-up. Wow. I can take that long in the shower...before I decide to wash my hair. Also, I'd have to get up at 4:30am and I think that sleep is a pretty important part of looking my best! Plus, I don't want to get up that long before the sun.

Shower: 10 minutes
Make-Up: 5 minutes
Hair Drying: 10+ minutes (It's really thick ... I don't wash it every day, though. On wash days, I try to let it air dry for at least an hour, but it still takes more than 10 minutes to get it completely dry. If I let it air dry completely, it takes four hours.)
Flat-Ironing: 10 minutes
Getting dressed: 5 minutes

Hmm... this is a good question. I guess it depends on what my end goal is. I usually try to wash my hair at night so I don't have to in the morning. I also don't wash my hair every day. I really try to go 2 days without washing since I don't want to damage my hair anymore (I color it a lot!), but usually can only make it 1 day sans washing. If I wear it curly, though, it's a lot easier because it doesn't show when it gets a little oily and I also don't really touch it when it's curly. When it's straight my hands are in it all day long, which makes it super-oily.

So, if I'm going to work, I jump in the shower for about 5 minutes, if even that, without getting my hair wet. Then swipe on some tinted foundation and blush, curl my eyelahes, put on a coat of mascara, and pull my hair back usually in a bun with the front pieces puffed up a bit and held in place with bobby pins. Clothes are easy, because I can wear pretty much anything to work. So, about 15-20 minutes and I'm out the door.

Days I go to campus, it takes a little longer. Generally I'll put on a bit more makeup, or at least spend more time putting on my makeup so that it looks a bit better, be more careful about what my hair looks like, and will probably spend more time choosing clothes because I care more about what I look like when I'm going to be on campus all day. So maybe 25 minutes, 30 if I'm having a sloooow day.

When I get all dolled up to go out, though, all bets are off. I like to start getting ready about 2 hours before hand so I know that I have plenty of time and will often stop here and there to make drinks, put on different music, call people and organize, etc. Those nights I'll shower for about 15-20 minutes, I'll usually do my hair by putting a ton of product in it, then blowdrying, and then "straightening" it on hot rollers, all of which can take 30 minutes, then make up can take 20-30 minutes, easily, with all the fun stuff I have to play with. Plus I am really into the winged eyeliner look right now and it takes a while (and often several tries) to get the wings to match. Picking out clothing will take all the rest of the time I have, unless I have something brand new that I am dying to wear. The clothing part can take up to 45 minutes in some cases if I'm having an off night. My boyfriend will always cringe if we are supposed to be somewhere at a certain time and he realizes I haven't picked my clothes out yet, even if we still have 30 minutes. He knows me so well! So those nights it can take up to 2 hours, but I unfortunately don't usually have that much time and will just basically spend all the time I have before I need to be somewhere getting ready.

Whew! Long answer to a simple question! I guess all parts of getting ready can take the same amount of time depending on what I'm trying to do.

Showering. I just do wash and wear for my hair so it's just product, rubberband, topsy tail, and go. Makeup I do in two parts, foundation before I get dressed, lipstick and blush after. But showering includes washing my body, then doing my hair, then while the condictioner sits on it I shave my armpits, legs, and forearms (yes I'm that hairy and I have to do it every day), wash the condictioner out, scrub my back, final rinse.

Anything that involves taking care of my hair. Whether is shamppoing, mosturizing, combing or straightening.

Makeup takes me the longest because I have red spots left over from old acne that I have to cover every day. :(

I wish I could just slap on some powder and head out the door!!!