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NZ women fess up to their shocking beauty habits!

13 December, 2023 - 09:35am by - First Lady | 17 Comments

Article by BR Anon.

Once upon a time in one of the more relatable Sex and The City episodes, Carrie disclosed her SSB.  Secret Single Behaviour.  You know, the things you do in private but you wouldn't want anyone else, in particular your fancy-person to know about.

For this Beauty Crew member, this episode came to life rather recently when she was confronted by her partner about her 'in-shower' activities.  "You know how you moan I never clean the bathroom? Why are there always clumps of your hair on the walls of the shower?". 

How could she explain herself?  Denial, apparently.  "Erm, I wash my hair, hair comes out and obviously sticks to the glass.  What I forget to clean the shower once and you're being all smug? It's your turn to cook by the way."

So what is the truth behind this defensive reaction?  While washing my hair, I collect the strands that come out and deposit them on the shower wall.  You know, to prevent them getting in the hair trap (which is incredibly gross to clean out). Ok I count them too, just to make sure I'm not losing more than usual.  And yes by the time I've finished my shower, I usually forget to collect them and put them in the bin. 

Surely I cannot be the only person in the world that collects her hair and displays it on the wall of the shower?!

So BRHQ are holding a beauty confessional and lifting the lid on some of the embarassing beauty habits we're guilty of.  We asked friends and family and here's what they revealed;

  1. Everytime I squeeze a really big spot, I secretly hope the 'pop' will be forceful enough to hit the mirror.
  2. Mine's not a beauty habit exactly, but still a bit cringe!  I hate washing my bras or jeans.  They're never the same after a few washes.  So I hang them on the line and spray them with FeBreeze. 
  3. I inspect my used pore strips under the light.  I'm always disappointed when I take off a pore strip and there's hardly any blackheads on it - I want my pore strip to be like a little forest of long blackheads. 
  4. I lick my makeup brushes to help pick up powder. 
  5. I brush my teeth while plucking my eyebrows.  So really I just hold the toothbrush in my mouth, infusing me with minty freshness.
  6. My legs are always shaved but I never buy razors.  The perks of co-habiting right?
  7. If I forget to take my makeup off at night and I have smudged mascara in the morning, I sort of push it up to my lower lash line and apply a fresh coat to my top lashes.  Grunge is back.
  8. If I have no time to shower I use my boyfriend's roll on deodorant because it's stronger. I would shun him if he used mine.  Man pits are gross.
  9. I have to check which side of the mirror is magnified before I use it.  I once thought I was looking into the magnified mirror, only to turn it over and realise that huge spot was actually lifesize. Never again, especially now I have wrinkles.

Your turn.  'Fess up - what are some of your funny, gross or embarassing beauty habits?  Or are we the only girls with bad habits around here?

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12th October, 2024

UGH! I have a few odd chin hairs, so out with the magnifying mirror.

9th September, 2024

Watching pimple pop or black head videos

3rd September, 2024

Really only guilty of not removing my eye makeup at night and at times my entire face full of makeup!Try not squeeze those pesky pimples that crop up from time to time because of my sensitive skin, makes things worse.

18th August, 2024

Umm pimple popping is my bad habbit

29th July, 2024

I couldn't live without a magnifying mirror now, but it shows every line and wrinkle ....

14th July, 2024

Sort of like the pore strips but when I wax, I like to see the forest in the wax strips.

24th June, 2024

Relate with collecting hair in the shower. I don't like cleaning the trap in the shower and know that my hair primarily is the reason it clogs. Collecting my own hair and disposing of it helps to get rid of it. It's so normal to me, I don't think it's gross.

Embarrassing beauty habit... I don't clean my make up brushes as often as I should.

18th June, 2024

Bahahaha! Mine is probably using my man’s razor hehe

14th June, 2024

I have never heard of anyone plastering their hair on the shower wall.It is not hard to clean the trap after each use ?

21st January, 2024

Im all for the first confession, I hope my pimples squirt on the mirror too! But thats only happened a couple of times :(

15th January, 2024

Interesting points, i never would do some though

9th January, 2024

I stick my loose hairs to the wall of the shower too. It is the only safe place for it to stop it from washing down the plughole.

4th January, 2024

I expected way worse when I read "shocking" in the title!

1st January, 2024

Gotta love a good pimple popping lmao

21st December, 2023

Ewwww ummm I find it satisfying to watch pimples or ingrown hair being removed or popped. It's kind of like cleaned or something

Pat17
6th January, 2024

You are brave Johanna

Pat17
21st January, 2024

Yes I agree

Pat17
15th January, 2024

What !!

Pat17
23rd June, 2024

Oh Yes I think we can all relate to that one !!

Pat17
12th July, 2024

No it's not gross -fact of life !!

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