What is the Best Beauty Advice your Mother Gave You?

[Kimmers86]

She didn't really give me beauty advice. She always told me I was beautiful and to just be ME. BUT-she NEVER EVER EVER left the house for ANY REASON without makeup on and hair done. I find this hilarious. She's not a vain person, she just feels uncomfortable that way...even if she has a cold and she's going to the store to get medecine. Oh well...gotta love her. I can relate, but if I'm sick and need to go get some nyquil I'm not putting on makeup for it!

 

[Harlot]

This is a pretty cute thread!

Well anyways, my mother never really wore makeup but she loved collecting it. I mean she had alot of it and I remember that she loved Givenchy makeup. It was awesome. But she has permanent makeup and she allergic to alot of makeup hence why she doesnt use it. If anything, she learned alot from me. Like "Dont use that! Thats a concealer brush, for CONCEALING, not eyeshadow" Lol, but she did always tell me not to use alot of MU, not that I needed to but just in case so I followed

 

[Noir Sakura]

Beauty is simplicity. Keep it natural.

 

[Anastasia91390]

My mom never taught me anything. Nothing beauty wise or in general. I know everything I know because of other people. She could use some beauty advice herself though.

 

[empericalbeauty]

Dont you just hate when your mum screams at you for picking your face and then when she thinks your not looking she is busy scraping and plucking her own face?

 

[sushi-gal]

She told me

Do not smoke

Do not stay up late

Do not use too cheap skin care.



Do use UV screen

Do eat beans, fish

Do cook & eat at home as long as possible.

she told me lots more but I can't remember. sorry mother.

 

[dalvia]

Thanks guys, great reading everyones experiences. Keep them coming.

 

[neetsirk]

Moisturize every morning and night. I started taking care of my skin when I was 13 with Clinique.

I had a facial last month and after 10 years of smoking and tanning (ugh) the esthetician said I have the skin of a 20 year old (I'm 28).

 

[fickledpink]

What I can think of now:

To stay out of the sun.

 

[rejectstar]

My mother never gave me any beauty advice. She's only worn makeup 3 times in her entire life! Once at her own wedding, once at her brother's wedding, and once to my grandmothers' funeral. Her skin is really good for her age, though [44], since she always stayed out of the sun and never put thick cakey makeup on her face. The only cosmetic thing she's done to herself is colouring her hair, which she started doing just last year.

Thinking of it now, I guess she indirectly taught me not to worry about my appearance... because she never showed any self-consiousness and never placed any importance on looks. Unfortunately that didn't transfer to me... I've had issues with my negative self image for way too long

When I started wearing makeup she'd always ask me why I'd ever put that on my face, that I don't need it and people would kill for skin like mine... but did I listen? No. Haha, sorry Mom.

 

[80sPRODUCT]

My mom doesn't wear meakup; If she does its occasional. Somtimes she will ask me to do her makeup and her hair for a special occasion; and when she does put it on she looks amazing but just as amazing as she does without it. She has such gorgeous clear skin... I guess I take after the other side of the family. She never really gave me any beauty advice because well; she isnt really into makeup and ultra femineme type stuff. I have learned alot from my grandma tho; she always told me to put vaseline on my lips and to suck in my stomach always.... not to appear as if im slimmer or anything but because this tightens your stomach musles; she also introduced me to prep H. When I was younger I used to LOVE to sit and watch her do her hair, apply her makeup, and put on her jewerley, I never understood back then why my mom never did any of these things so getting to watch my grandma was a special treat.

 

[Dagny]

Mom's advice was always that if she could see my make up or someone else's, it wasn't working.

Drink eight to ten glasses of water a day, pat my face dry, don't rub it. Wash pillow cases often so they don't retain bacteria or dust which will get into my skin. Don't dye my hair too black or too light, I'll look "cheap". Eat vegetables. Don't clump my mascara or crease my eyeshadow. Don't go all out on more than one facial feature. Suck in your stomach for at least twenty second at least ten times a day. Smile whenever the opportunity is presented.

My mom was full of advice and still is.

 

[xXMelissaXx]

I never got any beauty advice from my mom. I give her beauty advice, though. LOL

 

[KrazyPhish]

Mum never really gave me beauty advice. Dad was the one that gave me beauty advice, though he didn't intend it to be beauty advice.

-Wear sunscreen.

-Don't smoke.

Ironically he hasn't aged that well, he has quite a few wrinkles for a man of his age, but that's because he gets very, VERY stressed out and has terrible sleeping patterns /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> He has full head of hair though, meanwhile his brother went bald years ago.

 

[audrey]

It was not a beauty advice, but she taught me to age gracefully. Everytime I panic about my age (38) I look at my mom and get my courage back.

 

[teenyshell]

Wash my face every day and always use a moisturizer!

 

[LipglossQueen]

Um....

-Drink lot's of water

-Eat lot's of oil fish

-Cod Liver Oil

-ALWAYS wash your face before bed

-Olive oil/vaseline for everything

-Get enough sleep

-Don't over complicate your skin care routine

 

[Haylz]

Bit cheesy but be happy with yourself and that'll shine through plus always take off makeup, drink water and moistiurise-moisturise-moisturise.

 

[ivette]

eat more fish and vegtables

 

[magosienne]

she never really gave me beauty advice, she doesn't wear much mu, and thinks i'm crazy and don't need my small collection. she did tell me don't drink, don't smoke, moisturize! she also did my nails the first time i wanted to put a nice blue nail polish from l'oréal. the same year she bought me a nice glitter gel (face & body) for christmas.

she likes me wearing high pigmented e/s, but always told me to stay natural and never go out caked with mu.

so she did give me advice, but applying foundation, e/s, blush...she couldn't help me, so i tried until i found the right way to put things.