Beauty Tips

Your Beauty Etiquette Dilemmas -- Solved

Check out these beauty tips to learn what's appropriate (and not!) when it comes to grooming, makeup and more

by Audrey Fine

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Quandary: I don't want to be one of those girls who everyone thinks wears too much perfume but I love fragrance! How much is too much? Is there some sort of guideline?

Solution: Every office has that one person that makes you wish you'd taken the stairs when she steps on the elevator. To avoid being too fragrant, Post suggests "spraying two squirts into the air -- one a bit above your head, the other at chest level -- and walking through the mist." If you don't have a spray, just dab a tiny bit on your neck and wrists, both of which are pulse points that emit more heat than other parts of your body. More heat equals more aroma.

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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