Beauty Tips

Here's What Happens When You Stop Showering for a Month (See the Pictures)

Could the secret to perfect skin lie in giving up soap, shampoo and all beauty products? We threw hygiene out the window for 30 days to find out

by Jill Provost | COMMENT

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The Moment of Truth and Cleanliness I'm back to my old wake-up time: 6 a.m. I rummage through my closet, looking for my once-beloved beauty products, wondering if I'll be smitten the moment I touch them again. Instead, this moment I'd been fantasizing about for weeks is utterly un-enjoyable. I'm cranky the entire time I shower, feeling harried and resentful of all the steps I have to complete just to get out the door.

When I look in the mirror after layering on 15 skin care and makeup products, I don't feel like I look that much better. I swipe on my favorite Dolce & Gabbana vampy purple lipstick, take a selfie and think, this looks terrible. Maybe I'm not used to seeing myself in makeup?

My husband takes one look at me and says he likes me better without makeup. I glower at him. At work, all I want is validation for the hour and a half I put into getting ready this morning. Instead, I have to dig for compliments.

It's four whole days before I shower again.

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