NBR: How long does it take you to do your hair?

melissa.1985 · July 2011

Just curious.......

Do you wash your hair every day? How long does it take you to do your hair then?

I try not to wash my hair every day (so I don't have to straighten it) but it's difficult because it always looks like crap in the am. Big Smile

katiewhompus · July 2011

It depends on what is happening. I generally take my showers at night because I love my morning sleep and then just braid it. In the morning I usually just shake out the braid and go. Sometimes if I'm feeling adventurous I will pull it back into a ponytail or use a clip on it. Maybe 5 minutes?

If we're going on a date or something I'll shower before I leave, then towel dry and run some styling mousse through it. So 10 minutes not including shower.

indytara · July 2011

I wash my hair every other day. I have a really sexy shower cap with poodles on it that I'm sure DH thinks is waaaaay sexy.

If I do wash it, it takes me about 15 minutes to blow it out and then run a straightener though it (my hair is pretty straight on its own...i just use the straightener to smooth it out).

If I go the shower cap route I just run the straightener though and I'm done in about 5 minutes.

txaggie2002 · July 2011

I wash mine every night and let it air dry. It's usually still a little damp when I go to bed. My hair is naturally curly/ wavy, so every now and then it will look semi-decent when I wake up if I just put some anti-frizz product in it. Usually I will straighten it in the morning and that takes about 10 minutes. I used to wash and blow dry and sraighten every morning and it saves so much time now to wash it at night and let it air dry.

Danac210 · July 2011

I do wash every day, but only blow dry, straighten, and curl the ends under on weekends or if we are going out. That takes about 40min, including wash, dry, straighten and smoothing under with a curling iron. The rest of the week I just wash it, let it air dry and go wavy/curly. That takes like 5min. I used to do the whole straightening process daily, but not now, this 3rd trimester makes me care much less.

MrsBreezer80 · July 2011

However long it takes me to find a hairtie that's not too covered in hair

If I feel like getting fancy, it can take almost 10 more minutes to throw in a braid or two.

If I feel like getting EXTRA fancy (as in, product and iron) it takes like 45 minutes. I have very, very thick mostly wavy hair so it takes forever.

LyndseyLC · July 2011

I have always had medium-long hair. Have never dyed or highlighted it either. I used to wash it at night in the shower and take another quick shower in the am to get hair wet and wake myself up. For the last few years now I just shower and wash it every am with Herbal Essence long term relationship for long hair. I usually try to let it air dry for a while and then use hair dryer. Sadly for about a year now, I have just been putting it up in a pony since I have had to do that for school and then its just nicer at work. I dont like that if I wear it in pony for school and or work then would like to put it down that there is a crimp in hair from scrunchy. I have a hair straightener that I use sometimes and curl it rarely recently. I use to always wear it down and curl the ends. I would like to get into the habit of wearing it down more often now. If I didnt blow dry hair it would be wavy and Idont really like how that loooks at least on me. So to blow dry it after it has air dried for a little, it probably only takes me like 5 min to dry and pull it up in pony. Unfortunately once baby arrives and I start school again, and since I have to wear it up for school anyways, I will just be quickly doing a pony.

kateisgreat · July 2011

5 minutes maybe? For the last 2 months I wash it, blow dry the front only (I have long-ish bangs) and then pull it back into a pony tail. My hair is semi-curly and dries nicely in the pony tail- if I leave it down it frizzes up and I have to straighten it (takes about 30 min at least after it's dry). I never blow dry all of my hair b/c it's too thick and takes forever. I only wash every 2-3 days, it never really looks dirty though.

When it was shorter I had to wash every day and straighten every day- it took about 45 minutes b/c my hair dresser would thin my hair so I could dry it in a reasonable amount of time.

melissa.1985 · July 2011

txaggie2002:
I wash mine every night and let it air dry. It's usually still a little damp when I go to bed. My hair is naturally curly/ wavy, so every now and then it will look semi-decent when I wake up if I just put some anti-frizz product in it. Usually I will straighten it in the morning and that takes about 10 minutes. I used to wash and blow dry and sraighten every morning and it saves so much time now to wash it at night and let it air dry.

I think I might try this. My hair is curly/wavy as well and it's a b!tch to blow dry and straighten.

Schnooks88 · July 2011

I have curly hair so when it was longer I would take a shower in the morning and use conditioner. I only shampoo twice a week(unless it is really gross or something). Then I put in some pantene pro-v curly mousse and I am done!

Now that my hair is short I still do the exact same things for shower and after except sometimes I blow dry and straighten the bangs a little. I love short hair! So much cooler in this heat!

cburitz · July 2011

I wash my hair every other day. In the winter, I try to stretch it out to every 3 days.

When my hair was longer (bra strap length), it would take well over an hour to blow dry and style my hair. My hair is incredibly thick!

My hair is currently shoulder length and I wash it at night so I don't have to deal with a blow dryer. It usually takes around 15-20 minutes to flat iron.

I miss my long hair but it was just such a pain to maintain it.

rab41380 · July 2011

I wash my hair and blow dry, and flat iron about 3x week. I use really expensive good products that I think it helps keep it nice longer, and the prenatals really keep my hair looking good. Takes about 30 minutes. Lately, though, it is over 100 degrees here and being this pregnant, I have done the mousse and scrunch look, so I have my natural curls, that takes 4 minutes!

sallydraper · July 2011

I have a TON of hair, so it takes me about 30-40 minutes to completely wash and blow dry with a big round brush. I only do it 2-3x a week though. It just holds up pretty decently because my hair is so thick, so it never looks greasy.

lisamoe · July 2011

I wash every other day also. My hair is naturally wavy so if I want it to be wavy, I air dry. If I want straight hair, I need to blow dry and straighten or curl ends, that process takes 45 minutes. My hair is so thick it takes forever to blow dry!! I have really slacked this last trimester...it takes a lot of effort and that blow dryer is so dang hot, I get hot flashes lol

mbritto4 · July 2011

About 2 minutes. Lol. I wash it every day then usually throw it wet in a pony tail. Only get out the hair dryer when mh can watch the kids. DD1 had a knack for melting down in the middle of my showers.

chocoholicchick · July 2011

I wash my hair every 2 - 3 days because blow drying it takes me 20 minutes or more. It's a pain!

I recently discovered Suave's dry shampoo so it helps me lengthen the days between washes if I am feeling really lazy (i.e. I can go 4 days without washing).

The other day, I was able to wash my hair and blow dry it while DS was asleep in his Rock N Play. I so appreciate that he could sleep through the noise!

Meg&Pete · July 2011

The time it takes to do my hair depends solely on what my day will consist of. I try to wash every other day since that is the most healthy for my hair type (naturally curly/wavy). If I am going to be in a social setting I blow it dry and flat iron, which takes 45 minutes. If I am just hanging out or running errands my hair can stay curly/wavy, which takes just minutes to put in product.

I have been trying to flat iron my hair even on days I am not doing anything since we don't know when LO will arrive and I do NOT want curly hair in my first pictures with baby. Stick out tongue

PoseyMamma · July 2011

It takes me about 10 minutes to do my hair. I have very thing and fine hair that is pretty straight. I have to wash it everyday because of it being so thin it looks greasy if I don't. Then it takes about 5 minutes to blow dry and then about 5 minutes to run my straighten through it to make it all flip the same way. So it is really easy to maintain.

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