Beauty Tips

7 Beauty Habits That'll Ruin Your Career

Twirl your hair in the conference room? Wear a lot of perfume? Huge no-nos. See our list of the worst beauty habits that could hold you back at work

by Cinya Burton

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Work hard and you will be rewarded, right? Maybe � as long as you don't have split ends and chipped nail polish. According to a recent British survey, smudged mascara, a fake-looking tan, and too much makeup can even prevent you from being hired in the first place. That's right, employers are quick to judge you by your bad beauty habits.

Skip ahead to see the 7 beauty habits that'll ruin your career.

Of course, you've got to know your industry. Case in point: Last week, our Associate Editor Sharon showed up with a multi-colored mani complete with rhinestone bows on each finger. Naturally we all spent the morning fawning over her nails -- including Sharon's boss. But would Sharon get that type of reaction if she worked on Wall Street? Ha!

While dress code rules will differ from workplace to workplace, there are a heap of unspoken beauty habits that bosses hate more than your frequent Facebook breaks.

To get the nitty-gritty on these universal no-nos, we asked CEOs and upper-management executives to tell us their biggest pet peeves when it comes to the beauty mistakes women make at the office. Are any of them hurting your career?

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Years ago I worked for one of the "big eight" accounting offices. BOTH women and men were evaluated on their dress (you could never go to an audit site without a jacket), makeup, hygiene. Good piece!

by GigiSD Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 12:23PM Report as inappropriate

So, it's ok for men to go without makeup at work, but for women "fresh-faced" is a no-no? That's not fair.

by caitlin_bickel Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 12:07PM Report as inappropriate

This is a good article that would work for a professional or casual environment. It's important to be considerate of others especially when you're in close proximity.

by RoleModel Friday, February 15, 2013 at 04:16PM Report as inappropriate

thx

by aishak55 Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 01:49PM Report as inappropriate

This is definitely good info especially if you work in a corporate office.

by MizzPink Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 09:05AM Report as inappropriate

Being fresh-faced is a no-no? Did not know that.

by Sari Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 08:11PM Report as inappropriate

I see a lot of turn offs here. Good info

by EricaC123 Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 06:30AM Report as inappropriate

I need to work on playing with my hair.

by NillaButterfly Sunday, December 23, 2012 at 04:55PM Report as inappropriate

I liked these tips, while they were mostly obvious, I can definitely work on certain things like playing with my hair.

by heather_hejna Monday, November 5, 2012 at 12:39PM Report as inappropriate

The scent issue has become a big one with many places having scent free policies in effect, makes it pretty clear about the situation. I work in a school and on one occasion used a low scent hairspray in the washroom 1 and 1/2 hours following the end of the school day, thre were likely 4-5 people in the whole building! I was having family photos done and didnt think it would be an issue to use a bit of spray in the washroom at that time of day. Also it was an Aveda low scent product. The following Monday I received a notice to atttend the upcoming health and safety meeting. Apparently someone had complained about it and I was spoken to about not doing this. Needless to say I was surprised but the message was clear, no use mens just that, no matter the circumstances. Pretty unusual for anyone to be around at that time of day particularly on a Friday, however I did the crime so no excuses not again!!

by mum21 Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 07:32AM Report as inappropriate