Estheticians come across plenty of small quirks they wish they could stop. "People who lick their eyeliner before applying -- it is revolting," King says. "You're putting the one area of your body with most bacteria on a crayon and then applying it to your eye."
Other pet peeves, says King? Pumping mascara (you're just pumping bacteria into the tube, she says), not washing your makeup brushes, and listening to old wives tales like putting toothpaste on zits.
Now that you've heard from estheticians, see what a dermatologist has to say about your skin care.
Most of us are experts at something, whether official or self-proclaimed. And whatever your skill -- accounting, gardening, choosing the shopping cart with perfectly aligned wheels -- it can get a little annoying when you see someone doing it incorrectly.
Estheticians and facialists definitely know a thing or two about this. They see clients every day and witness the effects of skin care regimens gone wrong. Bad products, outdated advice, lazy habits -- all of it translates to a less-than-perfect complexion that they now have to fix.
While they're not really complaining, there is a problem. Facials, no matter how amazing they are, can only do so much if your at-home skin care routine isn't right. "It's like working out with a trainer and then going to Krispy Kreme after you exercise," says Annet King, head of the International Dermal Institute. "You're just not going to see results."
So save the sanity of your favorite skin care pro and to help your complexion look even better, we asked estheticians for the skin care habits they wish we'd break immediately. And while you're probably not committing all of these skin care sins, there's a good chance you're doing at least one of them. So show your facialist some love and check out the list.
