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The Worst Beauty Tips You Got from Mom

She may have been right about eating those veggies, but boy did she miss the mark with these bad beauty tips you all shared

by Anna Jimenez

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Good old mom. Not only did she pack on the pounds and give up her fun, carefree life so we could cook for nine months in her womb, but she also loved us even through the "You don't understand mes" and "I HATE yous" of our tumultuous teen years. What a trooper.

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She taught us so much as well -- invaluable things, which we're sure you still hold near and dear. But while mom was likely spot on when it came to things like not talking with your mouth full and brushing your hair, she probably spewed some not-so-awesome advice as well. And we're not talking unfortunate truths like "Money doesn't grow on trees" and "Don�t make that face or it'll freeze that way" -- we're talking about truly bad beauty tips.

Whoa, whoa, whoa -- bad beauty tips from dear, sweet mom? You bet. After asking thousands of readers on Facebook, Twitter, and our Community, we were shocked to hear just how bad some of the mother to daughter beauty advice was. So shocked, and admittedly amused, that we decided to compile the best of the worst beauty tips from our readers' moms. Turns out there are times when you should take the whole "mother knows best" bit with a grain of salt.

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must have been lucky! I have never heard any of these from mom!

by 92jess11 Monday, April 8, 2013 at 09:28PM Report as inappropriate

Funny

by Mollysunshine Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 03:55AM Report as inappropriate

even still i get told some of these

by angel_golz Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 04:51PM Report as inappropriate

aha it was usually just other people that told me this! once I shaved my arms and I was so scared that the hair would get thicker. It didn't though. Thank god!

by xoxolilia Sunday, January 6, 2013 at 09:18PM Report as inappropriate

Thanks mom!

by LittleBunny Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 08:44PM Report as inappropriate

How funny! The only thing my mom told me was that shaving made hair grow back thicker. She didn't tell me not to shave, just that I'd been warned!

by luckygal79 Monday, December 31, 2012 at 08:55AM Report as inappropriate

Mother, gotta love her!

by EricaC123 Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 08:05AM Report as inappropriate

This article is so funny! I remember the Aquanet! Super Glu for the hair, gotta love it!.....

by darlenam Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at 01:06PM Report as inappropriate

my moms favorite: Don't use eyeliner!

by Bon_Bon Sunday, December 16, 2012 at 03:07PM Report as inappropriate

aha i enjoyed reading this

by aishak55 Sunday, December 16, 2012 at 08:52AM Report as inappropriate