Do you ever lapse in your skin care / beauty routine?

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I have been sooooo lazy these past few weeks I am ashamed.  I have not exfoliated my face in some time, nor have I taken the time to cleanse it properly (I have been wearing minimal makeup due to laziness as well).  I have also been slacking off on my dental care as well...not flossing all the time and taking the extra care of these teeth that is needed..I recently cut my hair as I was fed up with taking care of that as well...lol....I'm just in a "don't care for now state"....I dunno...sometimes I am just not in the mood for it.

 
lol! ive never been in a lazy phase with that sort of stuff. except there was a few times where id just go to sleep without doing my skin stuff

and with flossing! omg i learnt my lesson. i didnt floss for very long time, thinking brushing my teeth would be just fine haha. and i got my first cavity, and hopefully my last! after that, im flossing day and night lol

 
I always, always keep up with my skincare routine, because my skin is so important to me. I´m pretty OCD about removing every trace of makeup at night, cleansing, applying my skincare products and doing low % chemical peels every so often.

What I do when I stay home for a few days (with no plans to go anywhere or have any visitors) is I don´t wash my hair. I don´t even use dry shampoo cause what´s the point when nobody is gonna see me. It does feel gross cause my scalp gets oily quickly, and I feel disgusting, but all that washing+styling is so time consuming that it feels good to take a break sometimes-even if it´s gross lol

 
Yes i've been lazy, no mask in 3 weeks. I keep up with the rest because my facewash contains a phototoxic essential oil, so i use a sunscreen religiously and my skin is dry, to the point i also don't forget to scrub :) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Which is also why i don't do a facemask, i think a moisturising mask would be more beneficial, but i didn't find one i liked.

Lol i do the contrary with my hair, when i'm at home, it's oil time ! I like to apply monoi and massage it on my scalp which can get irritated easily and dry (while my roots remains greasy because of my fine hair, it's impossible to manage !). I can stay like this until the next morning when i will wash my hair gently.

 
I have been lazy for the past 2-3 months, I have only been moisturising and that's about it 
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Hi llehsal:

YES....I just wanted to let you know you are NOT alone in "being lazy" for a period of time with your beauty routine.  I've done that before on several (maybe many  :-O times) and felt guilty about it.  Right now I'm recovering from a breakup from a long-term relationship and I've just not cared about taking care of ME right now.  That's the time I SHOULD do it.....but don't care right now.  I haven't been doing my facials, exfoliating, brushing my teeth, flossing....even not getting dressed many days at a time.  I won't go into any of that here....just wanted to let you know why....but just wanted to make YOU feel less guilty and not alone with this.  I'm beginning to feel a bit better now after almost over 3 weeks of not doing much of ANYTHING.....including looking after ME.

So, yes, I've been where you are (or were....this post isn't really recent.....and you're not alone.  I'm sure MANY are 'guilty' of this seeing as to how there are many posts saying "No, I don't do that".  Well, YES....I've been there and others probably are to.  So, hopefully we'll get past it and get back to caring, not being lazy....whatever you call it....and get back to wanted to be beautiful again.

I hope this helped you a bit in knowing you're not alone.

 
Phew!!!!!  Glad I'm not alone.  Honestly, when I leave work on afternoons, I head straight to the gym where I spend the next 2 hours, by the time I get home it's 8:30pm or so.  I then have to clean up after my dog and our other pets, feed them, iron for the next work day, pack my gym bag for the next day, pack lunch (if I'm carrying), shower, have dinner, study AND get chance to tweet (must do) and watch some tv....by the time I'm done, I don't know what time it is...so to squeeze it in there is tough...but before I did all this I would do everything under the sun with pleasure.  Now???  It's restricted to weekends at most
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.  I just need to find the time!!!!!!

 
You know i think you won't die of it if you get lazy about your skin, but taking care of yourself is important, and i see skincare as a time to dedicate to yourself only, a sort of relaxing&pampering time, that's why i squeeze everything else but don't skip skincare.

 
I've been so lazy since around Black Friday.  I work retail and I have been working late each night.  Most nights I plop into bed without taking my makeup off. 

After the New Year I'm going to go get a facial and start some peels. 

 
My skincare is really simple that I'd have to be really lazy to skimp.  I use oils to remove the majority of my makeup.  I slather my oil mixture on my face and use a microfibre cloth to remove the oil and makeup.  I repeat the oil and use a toner made of witchhazel and rose water on a cotton pad to remove the balance.  I moisturize.  It takes 2 minutes from start to finish.

I do consider that time in the bathroom as 'ME' time.  My children are not bothering me, I don't think about work or anything other than myself. 

 

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