I'll have a dish of pretty, please.

I think being overtly concerned with your appearence is a phase for most people. whether they grow out of it in time varies from person to person though. it's one thing to take care of yourself, but another entirely to try and fit some unreasonable mold day after day.

when I was in the more awkward teenage years, I was more self-conscious so I tried to battle that by spending more time on my appearance. certainly, I didn't spend as much time as your more stereotypical narcissistic females, since I don't think my self-esteem was ever that damaged. I actually didn't start wearing makeup until about grade ten, but for a couple of years I wore probably more than I needed to. nothing over the top, I kept it mostly natural, but looking back I really didn't need to spend that much time on my face when it didn't make a difference to anyone but me in the long run. I also never took a million years to choose an outfit either. I'd just grab the first thing I felt like wearing and go.

now I pretty much just roll out of bed, brush my hair, and get changed. I wear makeup sometimes, but it's more of a hassle than anything else. I'm not trying to impress anyone, so there's not much point in wasting ten minutes putting it on before I go out when I don't really care if people think I look bad without it. I still try to look presentable, but I don't take two hours in the bathroom to do so. besides showering, I only take maybe twenty minutes tops.

Jam it back in, in the dark.