Ladies, I feel the need to come clean with you. Like a wise man (or maybe it was Usher, who may or may not be all that wise, I really don't know) once said, these are my confessions. My true beauty confessions.

1. I really don't like to shower, and I especially don't like to wash my hair. While the shower itself is pretty short and, in and of itself is not problematic, getting ready afterward is awfully time-consuming. There's lotion to apply, and hair to dry, and then makeup ... and what if the shower doesn't take, like, after I've gone running? If I start sweating again after I shower, I have to wait to put on clothes ... it's really a lot of work, you know?

2. Because of the aforementioned aversion to washing my hair, I ... well, I don't do it all that often. I like to pretend it's because I'm so cool and European, but I suspect it's more because I'm lazy. The actual number of times per week varies depending on how often I work out and whether I'm seeing anybody other than my dog that day, but I almost always skip at least a day or two between shampoos (and my hair is VERY healthy, despite my dyeing and blow-drying the crap out of it). I do shower most days, just to be clear, but the hair isn't always involved.

3. Let's stick with this trend of not washing things. I've read, on numerous occasions, that good denim really shouldn't be washed any more than absolutely necessary. As you can probably guess, that sold me! Unless I get something on my jeans, they don't visit the laundry room. (Other clothes I do wash after wearing, though, just in case you were worried). This has an unexpected bonus -- sometimes, I feel super fit because, look! My jeans are so baggy! They're practically falling off my tiny frame! (And then, once I wash them, I wonder how I possibly gained 30 pounds overnight. Hmph.)

4. I like to wear smudgy eyeliner when I work out. I like the way I look after I've pushed myself really hard at the gym -- when my face is a little red, but glowing, and my eyes look bright. A little eyeliner just makes my eyes pop even more, and if I'm going to push through to the end of a tough workout, I need every tool in my arsenal. If one of those tools happens to be the fact that I feel a little prettier with eyeliner on, so be it!

5. OK, this is the most embarrassing of the bunch. I've had the opportunity to try lots of fancy-schmancy cosmetics, but the day my Mary-Kate and Ashley bronzer from Walmart fell to the bathroom floor and broke into a kajillion pieces, I actually cried (only a little, but still). I don't care if it cost $3, and I'm not concerned with the fact that their target demographic is less than half my age (fine, maybe closer to a third). It was perfect and I loved it and now it's gone (and, naturally, discontinued), and no $25 bronzer is ever going to replace it. EVER.

Don't leave me hanging out here on my own, girls. I know some of you have embarrassing confessions you're DYING to get off your chest, and I'm here to listen. Have a glass of Chardonnay for courage and let's start sharing!

Kristen is a Fashion and Beauty Hacks CE and tells more embarrassing stories over at Jeez-o-petes.