STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

bluediamond · Dooney & Bourke

How long does it take you to get ready in the mornings?

zeitgeist4 · Gucci

An hour. I shower, do after-shower stuff (moisturizer, body spray, etc.), put on makeup, dry/style hair, and get dressed.

Becca · Kate Spade

1 hour!

jen · Kate Spade

30 minutes. Make-up and clothes. I never brush my hair and I shower at night.

small fry · Chanel

Well I would say about 1 hr that is if I already know what Iam going to wear . I try to pick it out the night before because that takes the longest

Grace · Dooney & Bourke

Too long! About an hour. Even if I get a early start on my morning, I always seem to finish at the same time....

tri_sarah_tops · Marc Jacobs

40 min to an hour depending on how motivated I am. I'm not a morning person at all so sometimes I'm super slow. My hair takes the longest because I have to blow it out and flat iron it (my wave does not cooperate with my cut). I'm growing it out now just so it's easier and faster. I wear a uniform to work so it doesn't take me long to get dressed.

gingembre1 · Kate Spade

20 - 30 min - this includes taking a shower, picking out my outfit, putting on all my various face lotions, and drying my hair.

bumblebee · Coach

it takes me 20-30 min if i'm not washing my hair. about 45-1 hour if i do wash my hair, only because it takes a long time to dry.

jettie · Kate Spade

Way too long! At least an hour to an hour and a half even when I'm not washing my hair. It takes me a long time to do make up, put in contacts, figure out what I'm wearing, make my lunch. I also tend to dilly-dally; I check email, watch a little of the today show, etc.

ranchera20 · Marc Jacobs

If I shower and I pick out my clothes the night before then about 30-40 minutes. But If I have all these bumps in my hair from falling asleep with it wet then it could take an hour.

luckylily · Gucci

It takes me as much time as I have available. Seriously, if I wake up two hours before I need to leave, I'll take that long. If I wake up 5 minutes before I somehow get it done.

Generally, I like to have about 20 - 30 minutes. I also shower at night to save time in the morning.

NCshopper · Hermes

luckylily wrote:

It takes me as much time as I have available. Seriously, if I wake up two hours before I need to leave, I'll take that long.

Ditto. I can get ready in no time at all, but I generally get up about an hour and a half before I need to leave for work. During that time I screw around on ST, check out People.com, do a Sudoku puzzle, eat breakfast while I'm looking at a magazine, etc. I could probably cut my time in half and sleep in a little bit more if I'd just stop screwing around in the mornings.

TheLovelyLady71 · Hermes

I'm the EXACT same as you, zeitgeist4!! Except I do my hair last.....LOL

zeitgeist4 wrote:

An hour. I shower, do after-shower stuff (moisturizer, body spray, etc.), put on makeup, dry/style hair, and get dressed.

Maddie · Coach

I can get ready in 10 minutes, but I usually try to give myself 30. 45 if I"m showering.

KE · Kenneth Cole

Wow-I'm surprised at how many people shower the night before to save time-that's what I do too. I usually have my outfit picked out - so 20-30 min to get dressed, put on make up, get my lunch. I have to be able to sleep as long as possible before having to leave - I am so not a morning person!

Ally S · Kate Spade

30-40 mins. depending on what I do with my hair. I shower the night before but unless I pull it back or up I'll re-wet it to style it.

I'll pick all my clothes out for a week or so like Halleybird, so I already know what I'm wearing. I have been doing this for years and it is one of the smartest things I do.

theotherjess · Chanel

If I shower at night, about 20 minutes (I wear a uniform so no clothing drama in the morning). If I shower in the morning about 40 minutes.

FashionPrincess · Hermes

About 1 hours and 15 minutes, but I have to shower in the mornings, even with a fan on I get hot at night, so I like to feel fresh in the mornings.

halleybird · Hermes

about an hour and 10-15 minutes, but that also includes eating breakfast, cleaning up my bedroom/making the bed, getting the dogs fed & letting them out, etc. And I have to shower in the mornings -- it wakes me up.