The 15 Grossest Beauty Habits People Do In Public

The 15 Grossest Beauty Habits People Do In Public
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We all have gross, embarrassing beauty habits, and that's OK.

It's one thing to do these things in the privacy of your own home, but it's quite another to subject onlookers to your unsavory, borderline obsessive nail grooming habits or your method of dry skin removal. And we have had enough. Here are the most offensive, stomach-churning beauty habits we've witnessed people do in public... that need to end now.

#15: Biting at corner of dry lipsFor the love of god, get yourself some lip balm.

#14: Allowing stray hairs to fall on people when combingIt's gross enough peeling your own hairs off your sweater -- nobody wants to touch another person's dirty follicles.

#13: Picking off crusty part of mascara Yet another reason to make sure you wash off your makeup from the night before.

#12: Picking at flakey skinAnd you thought exfoliating wasn't important...

#11: Removing eye boogersWe get that sometimes you've got to do what you've got to do, but discretion is key.

#10: Picking at cuticlesJust. Leave. Them. Alone.

#9: Picking earring crustIf you're not responsible enough to remove this residue before you leave the house, then perhaps you're not ready for earrings.

#8: Filing nailsSeriously, can't it wait?

#7: Picking ear waxQ-tips were invented for a reason.

#6: Picking at face scabsDo you want to scar and lose friends?

#5: Ripping nailsThere is no hangnail that must be removed so urgently that you can't wait for clippers.

#4: Scraping tartar off teethIf you're brushing on the reg, this shouldn't be a problem.

#3: Picking ingrown hairs on legsNo. Just no.

#2: Picking toenails A good rule to live by? Never touch your feet in public.

#1: Pimple poppingYuck.

And makeup can be just as horrifying:

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