The Worst Makeup Advice You Ever Received

What's the Worst Makeup Advice Anyone's Ever Given You?

February 5, 2010

Whether you read about a new trend in a magazine or listened intently as a makeup artist doled out tips at the department store counter, I'm sure at some point or another you've received some pretty terrible makeup advice. Someone once told me that you should actually use an undereye concealer in a shade darker than your skin tone, the theory being that since the skin is usually darker in that area, deeper-toned coverage is more appropriate. Epic fail. While that piece of advice might work for some, I looked like the living dead. I'm sure all of us can say we've made a few errors in judgment when it comes to makeup thanks to someone else's "amazing" recommendation. What's your story?

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beautybesties 2 years 19 weeks

Cutting my cuticles. Why do manicurists do this? I have finally broken this horrible habit.

Miss Janet 2 years 22 weeks

I love red lipstick! It really attracts attention. I think when worn properly it looks sooo classy. I love wearing it whenever I really want to show off. *g*

Annie Tomlin 2 years 22 weeks

Jody76, are you sure your sister isn't taking tips from Taylor Momsen? :)

Jody76 2 years 22 weeks

Red lipstick looks great on everyone. I've seen this in lots of women's magazines. Not on me it doesn't. I prefer pink shades and neutrals.

Jody76 2 years 22 weeks

Red lipstick looks great on everyone. I've seen this in lots of women's magazines. Not on me it doesn't. I prefer pink shades and neutrals.

Jody76 2 years 22 weeks

My sister Jenny told me how to put on mascara and eyeliner. She said to get very dark mascara and very dark eyeliner. And really put them on thick...No, that doesn't look good (unless you love raccoon eyes). No, I prefer light eyeliner (in brown) and only 2 small coats of mascara (brown-black shade I prefer). Much prettier and more natural.

Jody76 2 years 22 weeks

My sister Jenny told me how to put on mascara and eyeliner. She said to get very dark mascara and very dark eyeliner. And really put them on thick... No, that doesn't look good (unless you love raccoon eyes). No, I prefer light eyeliner (in brown) and only 2 small coats of mascara (brown-black shade I prefer). Much prettier and more natural.

Smashboxchick 2 years 34 weeks

Worst advice was when a friend told me to put powder on my lips before applying the lipstick. I did, and it made it look like I was some kind of drug addict with nasty cracky lips.

ThanksALatte 2 years 34 weeks

gold eyeshadow would look great on you! HA

FlowerJump 2 years 37 weeks

Someone on youtube said to use Lipstick as eye primer... lol

summer210 2 years 42 weeks

Putting eyeshadow not just on the lid, but all around the eye, including underneath...a friend said it would look cool!

Skeptic52 2 years 42 weeks

To apply my mascara holding the wand vertical...that's freaking stupid.Plus, my lashes look way better than any of theirs the way I do it anyway.

Skeptic52 2 years 42 weeks

To apply my mascara holding the wand vertical...that's freaking stupid. Plus, my lashes look way better than any of theirs the way I do it anyway.

2 years 48 weeks

Some one advise me to apply hair colour. I had suffer with tremendous hair fall due to coloring hair. My doctor advise me to take propecia tablet. It really made a magic and it not only stop hair fall but made my hair soft and silky.

2 years 51 weeks

"Water marbling" my nails. Basically I was told to dump a bunch of nail polish into water and it would create all these cool multicolored designs. All it created was a glob of thickened polish and a horrible stink!

TinklePrincess 3 years 2 weeks

How do you all know what your colouring is? Is there a chart somewhere? I jut say I'm a little bit pasty!!Also, worst make-up advice would be by my friend when I was around 19 and using a lash brush after applying my mascara, "What are you doing that for? You'll get rid of all the clumps!"What's that all about?! I don't want the clumps!! She tells me I don't wear enough mascara...

TinklePrincess 3 years 2 weeks

How do you all know what your colouring is? Is there a chart somewhere? I jut say I'm a little bit pasty!! Also, worst make-up advice would be by my friend when I was around 19 and using a lash brush after applying my mascara, "What are you doing that for? You'll get rid of all the clumps!" What's that all about?! I don't want the clumps!! She tells me I don't wear enough mascara...

Mari Claire 3 years 2 weeks

Lol! I must have gone to the same "Beauty Advisor" at Make Up counter that FAYLINN went to! I have blonde hair, blue eyes, fair & pink undertone skin and they insisted on putting a Salmon Yellow Orange toned Eyeshadow on me even when I resisted! I have a picture wearing this and all you can see are two yellow orange crescents in the middle of my face! ugh! The worst was I felt pressured to buy it, but remember the delight of tossing it from my bag into a can on a street corner in Greenwich Village! (and I could have had a lovely lunch instead for what that Shu Uemura single color cost me!)

ladysonoma 3 years 3 weeks

I should probably star a new post but I have to add to this thread that most annoying thing about other people giving makeup advice is that they give advice that would suit them, not the person whom the advice is for. These people are the ones I just write off, if I get the sense they are trying to make me look like them, for get 'em... they don't know what they're talking about.

ladysonoma 3 years 3 weeks

All kinds of stuff... from fully lining my eyes in eye liner, to putting blush exactly on the apples of my cheeks, both of which are wrong for my face and eye shape. The worst thing was probably the advice to wear a pink frost lipstick because it went well with my olive complexion; I'm not olive complected either, I'm blue/red tone.

ladysonoma 3 years 3 weeks

DeMaria482 3 years 5 weeks

A "make-up artist" visitor at Dior tried so many different colors on each different of 5-colors eyeshadow sets on my eyes. I was very disappointed-- I wanted for a simple 5-color eyeshadow set. She expected me to buy at least 5 of 5-color eyeshadow sets. She was crazy. I guess she wanted to look good that she can sale works.

3 years 8 weeks

I have a lot...some are the same as already listed but the idea of putting mascara on my lower lashes doesn't work for me because my lower lashes are naturally curly and regardless of mascara primer they will touch my undereye area and make raccoon eyes. http://kireinano.blogspot.com/p/g-i-v-e-w-y.html

3 years 8 weeks

The worst makeup advice I ever received was the standard formula for how to apply eyeshadow (darker color in the crease, lighter color on the lids etc). I've read this advice everywhere from magazines to internet blogs, and tried it so many times over the years, always thinking that I must be doing something wrong when it wouldn't work. Finally I stumbled across this page and felt vindicated! :) http://www.clinique.com/cms/expert_tips_trends/library/articles_eye_style_vanishing_lids.tmpl

3 years 10 weeks

I heard that putting foundation on your lips before putting on lipstick would make the color better or something. Negative. It blended with the lipstick giving it this weird milky look. And it ruined my lipstick!

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