What is your usual morning beauty routine?

When I was off with broken wrist for 3 months, husband was also off for 1 month and gradually we were getting up later, its really nice to sleep till you wake naturally. For me was usually 8.30 - 9am. Once I'm awake, I get fidgety so have to get up. Love being up early and wandering round garden on a lovely spring day.

Cat wakes me up about 6am, by walking across my head. I get up and feed her, then go back to bed with a cuppa and read till 8.30. After getting up and checking all the necessaries (emails, GN, Facebook and online banking), I wash, put prescribed Dibrobase moisturiser on face, (can't wear anything else, or skin flares up) dress, and, if I'm going anywhere I put a bit of eyeliner on lower lid and a lick of mascara on top lashes and a bit of lippy. If I'm not going anywhere, it's the moisturiser only Always wear perfume and earrings, though - I'd feel wrong without them.

Just reread thread, melanie was back in July!

I don't quite do a Melanie, but I do the whole makeup thing, I rarely show my face outside without it, it's just habit. I swim every weekday at 7.30, then shower and do makeup, so am ready for the day by 8.30, hair washed and blow dried before I leave for home.

Oh I love the way my whippet does that stretching thing! And, yes, she always looks all elegant and sophisticated [except for her floppy ear]. And she always looks as if she's got kohl round her eyes. Most she ever needs beauty wise is a wipe over with a cloth!

I have read various routines and feel quite tired and in need of a lie-down It is 10.30, I'm in my PJs and as usual on the computer!
To call my getting up a "beauty routine" would be a bit of a laugh. Tea in bed, newspaper,crossword and sujiko. That's the first hour sorted. Check emails/GN anything else - that's probably another hour sorted.
Oh, shower and like some others, see if I can get away with not washing hair- every other day is plenty- moisturiser (Liz Earle or Clarins), body lotion for the smell (!) and dress. Once dressed, tinted moisturiser, blusher, fingers through hair and you can see why it's not exactly a "beauty routine".
Grace on the other hand, gets up with a long yawn, stretches her front legs, stretches her back legs, quick shake, out to the garden for a pee and she's ready for the day- looking gorgeous. We could learn a lot from dogs and cats.

Absolutely with you there, crimson! I know I should go to bed earlier, but I just don't want to!

I'd stay in bed all day if I could. And then stay up half the night. But I start work quite early so I have to live an existence that is alien to my body clock. I used to have a small nap in the afternoon, but don't seem to be able to fit it in any more. I so want to have a morning where I get up when I wake up with no alarm being set, but that doesn't even happen at the weekend because the S.O. stays over at the weekend and he's a morning person. I know the early morning is a great time of day, but it's not for me!

Oh, thank you Jeni! I am not alone.....

I'm up early as my husband goes to work, and I get up with him. But I am a "lark" anyway, and wake when the birds do, but in winter if I could, I wouldn't be up until 8.30. But I'm in bed by 10pm.

Yes! I'm surprised youre up so early! I struggle to get out of bed before 11 am unless I'm working that day

Funny thing, Anagram, while I was working I had no trouble getting up and out. Since I retired, it has become increasingly difficult to heave myself out of bed but try to discipline myself to do so at 8.30. Stiff joints don't help.

Am I the only one to struggle to get out of bed before 9 a.m.?
I don't start work until 10 so it's a bit of a task to shower, hair wash, moisturise and make-up before going down to make tea! Back to the bedroom, dry hair, get dressed and insert earrings (I feel undressed without them!), then off to work, leaving OH either still in bed or just about surfacing.

Phew!

On work days -Up at 6am, shower incl hair wash and conditioner, using Boots Naked, meant to have less nasties, and whilst showering use Liz earle Cleanse and polish which i've used for about 10 years and love, my only extravagance, (when I retire may have to find a cheaper substitute. ) Then serum and face cream from Aldi, very cheap, then start doing sandwiches, and do makeup in between. Mac concealer on red nose,+ a little pressed powder- cream Barbara Daly blusher, No 7 taupe eyeshadow, quick blast of hairdryer, sit and chat to husband for half hour whilst drinking hot lemon and watching birds feeding, with cats on lap. Then off to work about 7 45. (oh yes, somewhere along there I got dressed also)

Non work days, if its nice, straight out in garden in jim jams at 6am, do a bit of gardening, get all muddy, scare the postman as no makeup, wander around happily, if nothng planned may not get showered and dressed till 11. Then put washing on, incl pyjamas!

orijen - far from thinking I am 'not worth it' I don't use any make-up because I don't give a toss about my appearance and my skin is fine without any creams and lotions.
I don't have my daily bath to get clean - I just love the feel of the water on my limbs - it is so relaxing, especially with a scented candle and a cup of tea!
I am very frugal though - after my bath I wash my clothes in the water and then I use it to flush the lavatory. Good for both my water bill and the environment.

I could not go out until I have used my moisturiser, then eye cream, foundation, mascara and lippy and this does not take long to do anyway are we not worth the few minutes it takes to care for our skin.

I get up before 7am most days read the paper for couple of hours and watch news/catch up GN and 3/4 then Liz Earle face care and shower.hair up in pony or plait and quick blast of foundation and lip gloss.jeans on and t-shirt or if going out girly blouse,thats about it nothing major but every 5/6 weeks have nails/eyebrows done .

Hooray! Me too! I can come out of the closet and not feel like a (dirty) freak - thanks, Jeni.

I find my skin gets far too dry if I shower or bath every day. I now have about one every other day!

Why do we assume we've got dirty enough to bath/shower every day? When I was a child we only had one bath a week, and I'm sure I got dirtier in those days!

Wash, clean teeth, get dressed. Takes about half an hour. Unless it`s Sunday, or a day without little grandson, then it`s lounge about in dressing gown till nearly lunchtime, then the aforementioned routine, but a bath instead of a wash.

Run bath whilst straightening bed , get in bath, soap body, wash face just with water, rinse body, get out, dry, dress, clean teeth, brush hair, put cheap cream on shins and heels. 10 - 15 minutes.
I trim the sides and front of my hair myself and get a cut at the hairdresers about twice a year.
It never took me more than 30 minutes even in the days when I wore make-up and blow-dried my hair. I prefer to spend my time reading or walking and my money on trave.

nanachrissy - I thought I was the only one...

Oh no. I always get dressed but it might be 1pm! Even more horror! I just find bed the most comfy place! And why get up if theres nothing to do?

Jeni mine's a lolling around in my dressing gown routine until nearly 11 am!
Shock Horror!