Put your napkin on your lap. Say "excuse me" when you burp. Don't shave your legs on the bus.
You don't have to be Miss Manners to get the basic rules of decorum down pat. It's the other things, the things mom didn't teach you, that can get tricky -- especially when it comes to beauty Dos and Don'ts.
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Besides being the great, great granddaughter of Emily Post (the unequivocal authority on manners), Lizzie Post is an acclaimed author and spokesperson for the Emily Post Institute, an organization that works tirelessly at being a social barometer for etiquette and civility in America. Judging by the many things we've witnessed while in line at the bank, on the subway and more, they sure have their work cut out for them!
So if you want answers to beauty questions that have long confounded you, questions like: "Do I have to be naked at the spa?" and "How much perfume is too much?" Or, if you want to know how to handle awkward situations like whether to tell a friend that she looks like a pig in a blanket in those jeans, you've come to the right place.
@ JustIris30...just to let you know that your friend is horribly wrong,one of the first and essential things to know about applying any perfume is NEVER to rub the place where the perfume was spritzed on! Never ever because it destroys the molecules of the perfume itself and it will not be the same smell nor intensity it should and could be! That is a complete no-no! Inform yourself and your friend!
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i never realized wearing a hairband around my wrist was considered bad. i've been doing this since i was 8 and it doesn't bother me at all.
by liliofthevalley Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 06:07PM Report as inappropriate
A very fun and interesting article! :)
by powerwoman033 Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 10:27PM Report as inappropriate
Very interesting article!
by patricia89 Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 08:14AM Report as inappropriate
some of these r a little crazy
by shortbutsweet92 Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 09:06AM Report as inappropriate
Haha shaving in public.. nasty. chin hairs.. tell your friend. lol
by eatinglipstick Saturday, July 9, 2011 at 11:57AM Report as inappropriate
use lotion every to mosturize your skin..
by jheleigh Saturday, July 9, 2011 at 02:16AM Report as inappropriate
Shave your legs on the bus???? That would be tacky!
by MissPurple Friday, July 8, 2011 at 03:28PM Report as inappropriate
So true haha:)
by riley_beach Friday, July 8, 2011 at 10:49AM Report as inappropriate
@ JustIris30...just to let you know that your friend is horribly wrong,one of the first and essential things to know about applying any perfume is NEVER to rub the place where the perfume was spritzed on! Never ever because it destroys the molecules of the perfume itself and it will not be the same smell nor intensity it should and could be! That is a complete no-no! Inform yourself and your friend!
by selma Friday, May 20, 2011 at 04:31PM Report as inappropriate
Very helpful!
by LipglossandSpandex Sunday, April 10, 2011 at 10:01PM Report as inappropriate