Britney Spears hates spending her free time worrying about her appearance

The singer is reportedly feeling stressed after she was criticised for dressing scruffily and failing to look after her long blonde hair extensions recently. The mother-of-two wants to improve her style, but doesn`t want to spend hours deciding what to wear. The star was praised for her lavish outfits during her last world tour, but since she finished her run of live shows, Britney wants to take a break and spend quality time with her two sons.

"Britney`s a low-maintenance girl and hates the fact that she`s always supposed to look like she`s stepped off a catwalk. She wears her hair up most of the time because she can?t be bothered to blow-dry it," a source revealed. "She even moaned recently: `I`m on my down time now. If I don`t have stylists to make me look good I don`t know how to do it myself!?"

Britney`s mother Lynne has urged her daughter to have an image overhaul and update her wardrobe. However, the 28-year-old star is reluctant to listen to Lynne`s advice and prefers wearing comfortable clothes.

"Lynne`s told Brit she should be proud of her superstar status and stop dressing like `a girl from Louisiana.` Britney says she`s never had the greatest style when left to her own devices. She likes what other people think are quite trashy clothes and doesn`t want to pretend to be someone she`s not," the source added to Closer magazine. "Her mum knows people often joke how Britney`s clothes look thrown together, but no matter how many times they row about it, Brit refuses to listen to advice. She says how she dresses in her free time is the only thing left she can control."

It was recently reported Britney is feeling upset because her father Jamie Spears is still co-conservator of her estate. This gives him control of the star`s personal and professional affairs and Britney is believed to be keen to regain control of her life again following her meltdown in 2008.

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