How much time, effort, and money do you spend maintaining your appearance? How dressed up do you get to go to even the most common places?

I'm very low maintenance. I don't mean I look like a slob but it doesn't cost much money to keep me looking fine.

I'm real high maintenance but I try not to show it. Factor in haircuts & trims and all of the other soaps, colognes and moisturizers, etc I probably spend over $100 a month to stay a certain level of decency.

i wouldnt know how i spend each month, but i like to keep a neat appearance, fix my hair everyday, dress casual, i like my lotions, and perfumes too. so id say im inbetween, not too high, but def not low

wait, i guess im more higher, cuz i do make it a point to get up early enough so i have time to get ready (put on makeup/curl hair) before i go where i need to go. u may find me at work sometimes wit my hair in a bun but NEVER on my day off.

would that be considered high maintenance?

Low. Very low. Showered, clean clothes & I'm good.

I think I am pretty low maintenance, I dress for the occassion, I purchase soaps and moisturizers that I like, get my haircut once a month but when you come down to it I am a Jeans and tee type of guy, I don't dress shabbily I always look neat.

VERY low matienance, the highest matienance thing about me I think is everyday I have to practically cover my whole body in lotion for my dry skin problem.

I'm about a medium. I don't travel with a full makeup kit, but there is a minimum level of protocol that I need to adhere to before I leave out.

I think I'm very low maintenance. I get my hair cut every 6 months. I wear no makeup day to day. I wear jeans pretty much every day.

I am pretty low maintenance.

alan smithee wrote:

thepossiblepolice wrote:

I think I'm very low maintenance I get my hair cut every 6 months .(Whether it needs it or not? ). I wear no makeup day to day (You don't need it!). I wear jeans pretty much every day.

You're so sweet

I've been growing out my hair for four years so that's why I hardly ever get it cut. If I decide to cut it (vote in my poll ) then I'll have to do it more often, which might be a reason NOT to cut it, lol.

Nhaiyel wrote:

I'm about a medium. I don't travel with a full makeup kit, but there is a minimum level of protocol that I need to adhere to before I leave out.

. I don't even wear makeup unless I'm going out out, but I make sure I'm decent when I leave the house. When I'm at home, of course....totally different story.

thepossiblepolice wrote:

alan smithee wrote:

You're so sweet

I've been growing out my hair for four years so that's why I hardly ever get it cut. If I decide to cut it (vote in my poll ) then I'll have to do it more often, which might be a reason NOT to cut it, lol.

A lot of people think short hair is less maintenence. SO not the case.

Nystyle709 wrote:

thepossiblepolice wrote:

You're so sweet

I've been growing out my hair for four years so that's why I hardly ever get it cut. If I decide to cut it (vote in my poll ) then I'll have to do it more often, which might be a reason NOT to cut it, lol.

A lot of people think short hair is less maintenence. SO not the case.

I know! My shaved head was easiest, and long hair is second easiest because I can just put it up if I'm having a bad hair day. I hate medium hair on myself because it always looks bad unless I flat iron it.

I'm low maintenance for the most part but every few months I have to plunk down a lot of money to stay that way.

I'd say low maintenance. I get my hair cut about every 2 months. Never wear make up. 20-30 years ago I would wear lipstick now and then. I don't any more at all, there's nothing more disgusting than an old woman with lipstick crawling up into her wrinkles. I've never worn eye make up because I am legally blind in one eye, so I couldn't close my good eye to make up the bad one. So I didn't bother. I am allergic to most perfumes, so I go with scentless soap and water. The only thing I am vain about is my hair, it's always been good hair, naturally wavy, wash and brush the way I want it to be when dry. I even like the color , it is a dark silver gray.

Suzi wrote:

...there's nothing more disgusting than an old woman with lipstick crawling up into her wrinkles.

Like this, Suzi?

alan smithee wrote:

Suzi wrote:

...there's nothing more disgusting than an old woman with lipstick crawling up into her wrinkles.

Like this, Suzi?

OT, but it STILL makes my heart sink whenever I see a picture of him.

OOOOH thats downright scary. Then that's what old ladies with piles of make up look like to me.

I shave (don't let the avatar picture fool you, that's only an occasional phase) every other day, I bathe daily and I get a haircut every month. That's about it for me and maintenance.