10 Beauty Quirks of Mine

10 Beauty Quirks of Mine

  1. I do my skincare routine in the nude. It’s just something I’ve always done. My husband knows to get out of the room when I’m done with a shower and that it’s time to put my lotions and potions on. I’m not ashamed of my body around him, but it’s MY time and I want to be comfortable in my routine. In case you’re wondering, the blinds are always shut!
  2. When it’s time to “put my face on” (i.e makeup), I must have clothes on 😛
  3. I never step out of the house without deodorant on. I don’t stink (at least, I don’t think I do), but deodorant is my insurance. I’ll be very uncomfortable if I didn’t have any on.
  4. In my almost-32 years of existence, I’ve only purchased one eyebrow pencil. As you can probably tell, I very rarely pencil my brows. I’m blessed with thick brows and like to keep it that way. I get my brow fix at my brow lady‘s once a month. It’s not the perfect shape, but I reckon brushing it daily with a disposable mascara wand and applying brow gel to set it allows me to get away with it every now and then.
  5. I must apply body lotion right after my shower. If I forget and get dressed, I’d feel as though something’s missing, and have to strip everything off and start again.
  6. I can go out without lippie on (*gasp*), but never without blush.
  7. I can’t leave the house without taking a shower first.
  8. I get immense satisfaction standing in front of a big mirror and squeezing the icky yellowish whitehead bits out of my nose. 10 points if they are chunky. 20 points if the liquid splats on the mirror.
  9. Fridays are manicure nights. I don’t do my nails any other time of the week, unless there’s an event/dinner/party/whatever I need to attend. If I do my nails any other time during the week, the husband will always say “but it’s not Friday!
  10. Not particularly a beauty quirk, but I sing in the shower almost all the time and pretend that I’m in a music video with water cascading down my back. That would be one lousy, porn-ish video, don’t you think?

What are your beauty quirks? 😉

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  1. Tegan @ Teganias Thoughts

    hahaha I love this and I have to admit I have a couple of pretty similar quirks to you! Pimple popping, blush, deoderant 🙂
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    1. Tine

      Tegan: Hee hee, I especially love the blackhead popping. So icky, but so damn satisfying. Gotta try to beat my high score all the time 😉

  2. Michelle Beh

    I totally love reading this post!! As some apply to me as well~ =D 1,2,3 and 8!!

    1. Tine

      Michelle: Yay high five! 😛

  3. Dana

    LOL!!! I step out barefaced even… my nail day is usually sunday night.
    I sing when I’m driving alone and blast the music hehe not so much in shower hehehehe

    love this post, tine!

    1. Tine

      Dana: Hahaha I blast music and sing everywhere. So much fun 😛

  4. Eunice

    Haha, I love reading this post.. It makes me laugh.. 🙂

    1. Tine

      Eunice: Hee hee happy to oblige 😉

  5. Emy S

    Oh, the pimple-popping. That’s a terrible quirk of mine of well.

    I have 3 beauty routines: morning, afternoon, and evening. I cleanse my face in the afternoon after the sun has gone down — but there is a several-hour gap between that and my night routine: which is when I actually put on the serums, moisturizers, etc.

    1. Tine

      Emy: Oh my goodness, I know what you mean! During the times that I’m at home and can have an afternoon ritual, it will be just like that too. So interesting to know people’s beauty routines 😛

  6. Harshleen@BeautyTidbits

    That was a fun read!! And I ‘m with you on number 3, 4 and 5 🙂
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    1. Tine

      Harshleen: Haha yay for similar beauty routines! 😀

  7. Catherine

    I do my skincare and my base makeup in just a towel. So you’re not alone! I also cannot leave the house without a shower, and doing my skincare. It’s my little ritual of getting ready for the day. Without either I feel both still asleep and uncomfortable. And I’m worse than you with picking- if I’m feeling stressed I can stand in front of a mirror for a long while picking at any flaws I can find. So bad D: Love this post! : )

    1. Tine

      Catherine: At least you have a towel! I’m complete starkers 😀 😀

  8. Faye Lu

    GREAT POST! funny read! would have to agree with 1,2,3 and 6 =) and i can completely relate to 8 LOL. hmmm beauty quirk, my bangs/fringe can determine my mood for the rest of the day, sad but true, if it’s behaving and has the right ‘flick’.. it’s probably going to be a good day.

    1. Tine

      Faye: I read your post on your beauty quirks. Love it, especially that justification on having only one face. SPOT ON 😉

  9. Swati

    haha…Tine, this was really fun…I shall deifnitely do the post on the same topic sometime 🙂 even I like to do my beauty routine in nude!!! It just feels comfortable and I can get it done quickly that way and I don’t like to do that in the shower like others as well.
    wow…you are diligent about body lotions!! I do skip on them pretty often, specially in summers. I don’t apply perfumes or deos and I hope I don’t stink 😀 [I know I don’t coz of the long experiences] but, yes, sometimes a night shower is necessary after a long day in the town.
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    1. Tine

      Swati: I used to apply body lotions every single time I take a shower. Then I got lazy doing it during the day, so now it’s just at night. That one’s a must 😉

  10. Faye Lu

    loved your post so much, put together a quick list =)
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  11. Stephanie

    This was hilarious!!! I think it’s so sweet that your husband knows your routine! xX
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    1. Tine

      Stephanie: Hahaha let’s just say he has complained enough about the nail polish fumes to remember that Friday evenings mean “stay-out-of-the-living-room” 😛

  12. Nikki

    I do my nails on a Sunday!!!! I wish I have the same quirk as you on putting lotion, I get soooo lazy most of the time! And in terms of deodorant, I don’t wear them as much as I do not perspire!!!! Lol 🙂

    1. Tine

      Nikki: I don’t really perspire much too, but deodorant’s insurance. Gotta have it 😉

  13. MisSmall

    Love that blue on your nails and ring!

    1. Tine

      MisSmall: Thanks, and welcome back! Haven’t seen you on the blogosphere in ages! 🙂

  14. beetrice

    LOL! I find it hilarious (and a little shocked) at how well your hubs knows you 😀 and I probably have a number of the quirks on your list too!
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    1. Tine

      Beetrice: I know, and it freaks me out sometimes >.<

  15. BebeTaian

    Normally, I’m with you on the makeup-after-dressing part, but there’s one exception: when wearing kimono, I put on the makeup first. I’m always TERRIFIED of some powder fallout or an accidental spot appearing on the silks. I figure I’d minimize it by putting on makeup first, then getting dressed.

    Lotions are one of those things I put on constantly. I probably have five or six of them. And two more at work… waitressing is rough on the hands, since we can wash them 20 times or so in only six hours. My skin practically drinks the stuff. I have a run of ‘regular’ ones of various qualities, and some perfumed ones, since there’s no point to wearing expensive perfumes at work. And you might as well start off in the nude and put clothes on afterwards if you’re doing your entire body! Now if only I could find cotton gloves. NO ONE has them around me anymore! I *hate* plastic ones. HATE. With a passion. o.x
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    1. Tine

      BebeTaian: Oooh in that case, then you’d definitely have to apply makeup first. I would be terrified if any of the makeup get onto the expensive kimonos! >.<

  16. mel

    Just spotted your brow lady in this post – Fabulous, we’ll be including it in our directory with your link 🙂 Thanks for sharing!

    1. Tine

      My pleasure Mel 🙂

  17. Raylene Barton

    ohh yes cant go without the daily body routine! 🙂

    1. Tine

      You got that right, Raylene!

  18. Kimberley

    Aww this is such a cute post! Love it!
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    1. Tine

      Hehe thanks Kimberley 🙂

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