Beauty routines can be an opportunity forself-care, relaxation, andindulgence.

However, some parts of our routines are more tedious than they are soothing.

Some answers will have you nodding along in agreement, while others may surprise you.

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Read on to discover the number one beauty step women wish they could skip.

The number one step women wish they could shirk forever?

Other hair-related annoyances: eyebrow tweezing, which 19.51 percent of women reported as their least favorite beauty activity.

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(3.14 percent selected “other.")

It’s not totally surprising that blow drying would clock in at number one.

However, there are things you’re free to do to cut down on time spend blow drying.

Alli Webb, founder ofDrybar, tellsByrdiethat trying to blow dry soaking wet hair is a common mistake.