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"One of my co-workers gave me a delightful ego-boost this morning when she complimented me on my makeup skills (especially high praise, considering we work at a beauty magazine). I've always loved experimenting with different colors, textures, and looks, but I'll admit that my road to bold lip color was not a smooth one. We all have those \\\"what was I thinking?\\\" moments, and here are just a few milestones from my beauty tragedy Hall of Fame:\\n\\n\\n\\n                   \\n\\n__1997__ This was the year of braids, and I'm not talking about the stylish, trendy ones everyone is currently rocking. These braids, which I insisted on completely covering my head with, were frizzy, uneven, and tied together with rubber bands. I actually believed that my embarrassing and pathetic attempt at cornrows made me look cool.\\n\\n\\n\\n__2000__ One word: Sun-In.\\n\\n\\n\\n__2001__ At 12, I decided it was time to invest in obscenely long acrylic nails. Sure, I couldn't button my jeans or wash my face without risking blinding myself, but for 12 hours, I felt like an adult. After that, however, the thrill faded, and I proceeded to manually rip off each nail. [Major error in judgment]\\n\\n\\n\\n__2004__ This was the year I purchased my first box of at-home hair color. I honestly cannot explain why I\\n\\nvoluntarily\\n\\n colored my hair purple\u2026TWICE. \\n\\n\\n\\nWhat are some examples from your beauty disaster Hall of Fame?\\n\\n\\n\\n__RELATED LINKS:__\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  [Daily Beauty Reporter: Surviving a Beauty Disaster](http://www.allure.com/beauty-trends/blogs/daily-beauty-reporter/2011/08/surviving-a-beauty-disaster.html)\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  [Daily Beauty Reporter: What Beauty Ruts Are You Stuck In?](http://www.allure.com/beauty-trends/blogs/daily-beauty-reporter/2011/10/what-beauty-ruts-are-you-stuck.html)[13 Winter Beauty Mistakes](http://www.allure.com/beauty-trends/how-to/2010/winter_beauty_mistakes\\\\#slide=1)"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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