things you shouldn't do at the last minute

So you have a date tonight, tomorrow, or whenever. That can be exciting enough, so it's important that everything goes as smoothly as possible. We women sometimes have the tendency to think of something we absolutely must do RIGHT NOW at the very last minute, but that's often not very smart. Not only do we end up being late, but also, and especially, it completely stresses you out, and that's not fun for anyone, especially not for your date. So for the following things, you just need to take a moment, because then the outcome is a lot more relaxing. Also applicable in non-date situations, by the way.

Painting your nails
A classic. Why is it that 5 minutes before leaving, it becomes an absolute necessity to paint your nails? Couldn't you have thought of that yesterday? Recently, I had a photoshoot for ELLE where I would be wearing a lot of open shoes. So at home, I quickly painted my nails, thought they were dry, put on socks + shoes, and once at the shoot, I saw that they were not dry at all, and there was a lovely fuzz from those socks on my toenails. So very charming.

Trying out a new hair product
About a year ago, Jet had a date. She was going to go straight from the office to the restaurant, but at the last minute, she thought her hair could use an extra shot of energy. “Dry shampoo works great for that!” was shouted in the office, but Jet's hair thought very differently about that. It turned into a sort of exploded sticky tangled mess, and I can tell you; the panic was huge.

Changing outfits
You're dressed and ready to go, because in 1 minute the agreed time is up. Right on time, in women's terms. But then suddenly you get the feeling that this is NOT the right outfit and that everything needs to change. Desperately, you throw everything out of the closet and try on five other skirts only to end up going back to the first look, and so you arrive at your date sweaty, half an hour late, and in the outfit you had thought of days ago.

Applying eyeliner
Applying eyeliner is already a pretty tricky task, and anyone who does this at the last minute can be pretty sure that it will go completely wrong. The eyeliner is on your cheek, chin, forehead, shin, and back – but NOT on your eyelid. Good luck!

Posting a photo on Instagram
To kill time. But then you're stuck in a decision vacuum because WHICH filter should I use and WHAT should I write underneath? By now, the Insta-drift is so strong that you must and will upload that photo while the clock mercilessly keeps ticking.

Answering your phone
Especially not when dad, mom, grandpa, or grandma is on your screen because those types tend to be dramatically long-winded. Consider yourself warned.