I read somewhere a long time ago that the average woman uses 16 products to get herself ready in the morning. I like to pride myself on not being the average woman (in fact, I eschew being lumped in with any group), so I will check once in a while how many products I use in the morning, just to make sure I haven't succumbed to being "average".
It's astounding! I don't feel like I use a lot of products and yet, my number approaches 13 or 14 on some days. Here's a list (in order of appearance):
1. Toothpaste
2. Mouthwash
3. Shampoo
4. Conditioner
5. Soap
6. Deodorant
* You can sometimes throw in moisturizer here, depending on how dry my skin is - you can also sometimes throw in mousse here, when I remember to use it - and you can also sometimes throw in eye lightening cream when I flinch at how dark the area surrounding my eyes is getting - so there is a possible three more *
7. Eye shadow #1
8. Eye shadow #2
9. Eye liner
10. Mascara
11. Perfume
Those eleven numbered products are my core. (On weekends, I skip the two eye shadows and the eye liner but everything else stays on the list.)
I'm just astonished at how many products I use during the day. I don't like it but what's a body to do?
How about you? How many products do you use in the morning?
