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I Imposed a 15-Minute Mirror Rule on Myself for One Week. Here's What I Learned

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by Katie McCarthy | COMMENT

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Day 2: Guess I'm Showering at Night Now Now, I know there are a few of you reading this and saying, "So what? I get ready in 15 minutes all the time." Well, you're in the minority.

When measuring the amount of time the average woman takes to get ready, the British retailer Marks & Spencer found it ranges from 21 minutes (a typical morning) to 59 minutes (a special night out). The Today Show and AOL conducted a poll a few years ago indicating that women spend 55 minutes a day on their appearance. Whatever the number is, it's way more than 15 minutes.

Today, I discovered that if you want to limit your mirror time to 15 minutes, good luck showering in the morning. After makeup, I blew out my baby-fine bob, but it wasn't fully dry by the time my 15 minutes were up.

I was able to pull off the same makeup look as yesterday, minus eye shadow, plus some sloppy cat-eye liner, which made me pretty impressed with myself. But going to work with wet hair on a cold day sucked hard.

Image courtesy of Katie McCarthy

SEE NEXT PAGE: Day 3: Why Am I Doing All This, Anyway?

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