Have we lost the art of grooming to Twitter?

RECENTLY, I wrote a post for Looking Good, No Matter What about little grooming habits (that take collectively no more than mere minutes) that greatly tidy up one's appearance. Talk about something for (almost) nothing... In any event, I had a comment that seemed symptomatic of the way so many of us are nowadays... mainly expressing the sentiment: who has time for such trivialities when we're so busy! Well, you do, for one. So do I and not because I am a beauty writer! And if you don't think you have enough time to part your hair, set the iPhone down for 10 seconds et voila! A window of time just freed itself up for your instant grooming! Without further ado, here is the original comment and my rebuttle as to why EVERY MAN AND WOMAN ON THIS PLANET has enough time to do these things, no matter how self-indulgently too busy we all are nowadays. And if you still don't believe me, then it's time to consider how wrong it is that we've become so busy (often times without purpose) that basic things like parting your hair or giving yourself a good scrub have become obnoxious time wasters.  

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EXPERT SECRETS | Sweat the small stuff

THE DEVIL’S in the details, or so they say. I tend to agree. With appearances, overarching characteristics (nice body, hair, makeup, etc.) are what we believe we notice the most, but you’ll certainly have an extra edge – a sort of togetherness, an allure that people can’t quite place – if you pay heed to these little things too. So get the big picture sorted then focus in on these:

CUTICLES that are a mess make you look a mess. Every time my nails are done (at home or a salon), people comment on how nice I look. A friend from deepest, darkest Virginia once told me that everybody’s more attractive with a manicure. Too right, girlfriend....

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LUST-HAVE | Dr. Hauschka tube wringer

BECAUSE WHY the bloody hell wouldn't you? Yes, you can also use the edge of a toothbrush or butter knife, but that only seems to work with plastic, glossy toothpaste tubes. For the metal ones that hold very precious cargo (like my tube of Ziana that's worth, in weight, more than gold), I want EVERY SINGLE LAST DROP from it. Throw away 5 drops!? That's like chucking two lattes or a bottle of wine down the drain! I mean... better yet, save yourself the time and sliced finger and just crumple up a tenner and chuck it in the bin...

Or buy this. It's a good value and with the frequency at which you'll (I'll) strap it on a tube, the price per use will be negligible... if only I could say the same for my anti-ageing, anti-spot wunder-cream. 

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