Now I feel compelled to look at my nail polish collection and see if I can DIY out of the colors I have. I tend to stick to a couple of color families, but I don’t think I have enough to do all five colors in a true ombré.

I'm doing my nails ombre for the wedding- I love that look!

My highest maintenance routine is my haircuts. After 6 weeks my short, fast growing hair makes me unhappy. Lockdown has made me adapt that schedule but I jumped back as soon as I could. I do have a specific skin care routine but it is done at home and lockdown didn't affect that. I prefer professional pedicures but have had precisely one since the beginning of Covid - would prefer more often and will try to do so when possible. So all in all - no big changes in preferences that I can think of right now.

So ombré nails aren’t actually ombré, just different colors for each nail? I did that the one day I used nail polish earlier this year.

Hm.. If c19 wasn't a thing, right about now would be the time in my life I would start booking massages, spa appointments, manicures... One can dream...

I have cut my own hair since forever, that hasn't changed. I do miss going to the public sauna (ladies). I had a really great routine going on with 20+ minutes in the blazing heat and then ice shower and repeat. Maybe it's time to erect our own garden sauna!

As far as grooming goes, I have typically been LM except for previous every three week haircuts to maintain my haircut/color. Now I go every 10-12 weeks. I do not get mani/pedi’s, facials, do anything with my brows other than tweeze strays myself and fill with some brow powder. I do not wax, sugar, or get massages. (Although I did have laser hair removal in the past). I have eczema and rosacea so I use dermatologist recommended products and mineral makeup. I recently changed the products I use in my hair. Nothing I have done adds time to my grooming routine.

Staysfit, interesting that you’re only one of a couple people who mentioned daily routines. Until this thread, that’s mostly how I’ve thought of “high maintenance”—as the amount of time & attention paid to looks on an ongoing basis, not occasional routines (though I realize the dividing line is blurry—weekly treatments, for example).

I'm fairly low maintenance, I'd say, and the pandemic has reduced the stuff I've had done.

Daily routines are literally 5 minutes, post-shower. Moisturize, possible product in hair, 3 minutes to apply cover cream, blush, eyebrow pencil, mascara and sometimes liner.

Haircuts are my biggest expense. I aim to go every 5 or 6 weeks, but during the pandemic have gone up to 4 months without a cut and even now, I had to wait 10 weeks between cuts due to stylist's busy schedule.

Used to get 3 to 6 pedicures per year, but have not had one in years now. I could use StyleFan's foot nurse, TBH, due to my banged up nails & callouses.

Rarely rarely ever got a facial or mani. That hasn't changed....

@echo—laser hair removal ftw. Face and pelvis. Done and done.

Right now I’m low maintenance. I went from a haircut every 5 weeks to 15 months without. My hairdresser moved and my favorite day spa closed. I’ve gone to a salon next to our closest grocery store twice. No hair washing and is adequate for now. Had a pedicure at nail salon next door and it was miserable. There is another place close by that I’ve been to before and I’ll go there for now. I didn’t like it because it was too big and noisy. I don’t think it will be so noisy now.