No bold eyes with bold lips. Cleansing the face before bed is LAW. No blue eyeshadow with blue eyes..I think that's it.

I never ever ever put on makeup without proper skincare beforehand - cleanser, toner, eye cream, oil control lotion. I've been known to go to bed without properly washing my face when I'm really tired (but I always at least use cleansing wipes first). I exfoliate regularly head to toe. Most of the time I can't be bothered to put on two coats of polish unless the color doesn't show up. I just don't have that much patience. I usually go bold on everything -eyes, cheeks, lips. My face can pull it off pretty well. I've been told my face was made for color :D My face doesn't look right if just the eyes are accentuated; I pretty much can't wear light colored lipsticks or light non-sheer glosses because they make my (full!) lips vanish into my pale skin. I almost never wear eyeliner on the upper lid, only on the waterline. It accentuates the shape of my eyes. I've worn bright red and purple together ;P

1. Always wash your brushes! 2. Never pair Frost Lipsticks with Lustreglass! (Although that looks like the Chromeglasses on my lips, I ha te that look!) 3. Never wear true blue eye shadow. (My eye color is just no tmade for it!) 4. Use Photoshop if you can! LOL

I religiously clean my brushes... every day with brush cleaner, and wash them properly with baby shampoo once a week. I don't do heavy eye and lip combos either. The biggest rule I break is not wearing sunscreen. I use select tint, but that's SPF 15 and prob wears off during the day. But I am on the hunt for a good face sunscreen!

The rule I mostly adhere to is to use foundation that's the same as your natural skin color-though I've been known to work with something lighter, but not Goth white or anything. I also tend to coordinate colors around the tones in my eyes and with what I'm wearing, something I know some people totally ignore. The big rule I'm really trying to follow is to keep my makeup clean and not to let others use things like my lipglosses or mascaras.

Good: -Wash my face and moisturize EVERY morning/evening no matter how tried/sleepy I am. -I clean my makeup brushes EVERY night (from morning application) -I LOVE navy/blue eye shadow! (Flashtrack is my favorite!) -I make sure when I'm at a MAC stand, I always ask them to sanitize any thing I want to test out, or I do it myself. Bad: - When I was younger, I was the queen of DARK LIP LINER. yuck! -I have been guilty of doing the bold eyes + bold lips + bright blush. Talk about CLOWN. - I rub my eyes too much. I heard it's bad.

my sister-in-law who's a makeup artist convinced me to color coordinate my makeup with my outfit. No browns with pink outfit, blush should be peach tone if wearing earthy colors, etc. I never cared about that since I put on makeup before choosing my outfit. However, nowadays I heard her rule in my head when I'm picking outfit and make sure the color doesn't clash with my makeup.

OOh, I thought of another no-no that I do (probably the biggest no-no out there, actually!): I occasionally go tanning. . . in a salon bed. . . for big occasions like weddings. I used to do this several times a week during college (I worked at a salon) but now I only do it for special occasions. I'm mastering the art of self-tanning now, but wouldn't trust it for a huge occasion. <> I know it's SO SO bad but I look soooo good tanned for those big events.

Hmm, turns out I break a few rules! I look wrong with bold lipstick and subtle eyes, so bold lips get a smokey eye (not crazy dark, but noticeable) for me. I've got round, close-set eyes, so I'm "supposed" to only line the outer half of my eyelids to make them look farther apart, but I prefer lining them all the way around. Also I HATE this rule: if you have brown eyes, purple is the most flattering shadow color. Not for me, thanks! It looks terrible with my skin and hair. As far as ones I follow, I can't think of any right now, but I'm sure I do!

I ALWAYS wear SPF 50 sunscreen, year round! I always wash and moisturize my face at night (the only thing were I am really disciplined!). I also emphasize either eyes or lips, but only because I´d look ridiculous otherwise, since I´m so pale.

I try to wash my face and remove all my makeup before I go to bed, but sometimes I get so tired and I just fall asleep.. And I also try not to wear bold lipsticks with brightly colored eyeshadows, or with a smokey eye. I know a lot of people can pull that off, but whenever I try to do it, it just doesn't look good on me. Other than that, I don't really have a lot of rules when it comes to make up :)

I LOVE my pre-natal vitamins! (long story time) Last semester my roommate and I rarely had time to eat and follow good routines, and when we did eat it was utter crap. My hair started falling out, which freaked me out because I love my hair and it's always been thick and pretty...and then it was falling out. My doctor recommended I start taking some vitamins since my eating habits had gone to hell, and my mom (who is a nurse) told me to try the pre-natal vitamins. My hair grows at a seriously abnormal rate now rofl and it's back to normal. My nails grow SO fast, which kinda sucks because now I need pedi's more often!! rofl Anyways, back to the topic at hand! GOOD -I DO follow a regimented skincare routine. I have had acne since 5th grade and only now in college did I start a GOOD routine. Now I break out wayyy less, even though I am more stressed lol - I try to only play up one of my facial features at a time - eyes, cheeks, lips. I feel really clown-y if I do more than one, especially just for a normal day. BAAAAD - I always pull my eyelid to do eyeliner...it's so shaky if I don't. - Sometimes I'll apply eyeshadow with my fingers as well, if I'm in a rush or if I'm not getting the payoff I want...I'm so bad! okay end to the longest comment ever.

Vitamins. especially B-complex will speed up the growing. my friend swears by OTC pre-natal vitamins for her hair and nails. You just need to make sure they are not higher than daily need for iron. most are not but some have extra iron. they will grow like weeds. LOL

Thanks so much for the wonderful suggestions! I'll definitely have to look into getting my nails done at a salon. Unfortunately, they're so short right now that I don't think they'd be able to get an overlay on top of them! So, I'm doing as Christine suggested - trying to take really good care of them so I'm not tempted to massacre them! So far, so good - but I'm still suffering from dry, raggedy cuticles and hangnails and it's tempting to pick at them, but I just reach for my brush-on cuticle oil or Nivea Creme in the blue tin! Hopefully they'll start growing and THEN I can get them professionally done!

right on with the nail damage christine. But i find short term, 2-6 months is fine and caused no damage to me nails. they seemed a bit thinner when i had the overlay removed for good but Sally hansens nail strengthing products had them back to normal in a few weeks. it totally cured me and my hand looked fab. good luck jessica

Mascara makes lashes more brittle because they are firmer and more likely to break if you curl afterwards :) I have a couple of blue shadows and love them, especially one really dark navy blue one I have from Urban Decay - forgot the name tho LOL!!! I always wash morning and night and use toner and moisturiser too.

For myself I follow strictly to hygeinic rules, however makeup wise i dont follow any rules... if it looks good, then i'm wearing it dammit! Same with clothes etc :). I've always been a trendstarter lol.

Hygienic things like keeping my face and tools clean are important to me. "Rules" colour wise, though... I mock them! I do a lot of bold makeup and frequently use bright colours (while being careful it doesn't look bad, mind you). I am simply not a girl born to wear neutrals! Though the "rules" may be something to work from for people who have no idea what they are doing, I believe that when properly executed, all things are possible. ;)

To respond to JESSICA above. NAIL BITING Same issue here. What saved me was getting my nails done at a salon. You can get them done for fairly cheap. I did the accrylic overlay for the first few months. You can still have them short or medium length and natural looking with an overlay. There are several types, fibers, gels, accrylics. Whatever you like best. can't bite thru that stuff. Then when you find you dont bite anymore you can go without overlay and just do your own home manicures. that's what broke my habit. 6 months of overlay with no biting eventually made my fingers stop going in my mouth during boredom, reading, and tv watching

Hmmm...I ALWAYS curl my eyelashes after mascara. I find that a coat of mascara helps them to curl better and makes the curl last longer. Why is this bad? Another horrible thing I do is bite my nails. I know it's disgusting and it looks hideous, but I've been doing it since I was small, and I've never been able to kick the habit. Any suggestions? I've tried the bad tasting nail polish stuff, and it doesn't work (at least, not for me). Right now I've been working on trying to make my nails look as decent as possible so I won't want to bite them, and so far, this tactic has been working. But I'm open to suggestions from anyone! That being said, I am one of those girls who almost always washes my face before bed. Even if I'm exhausted, I can't stand laying in bed thinking about how my skin is probably suffocating. Plus, I had a lot of problems with acne when I was younger, and I don't want to revisit the trauma of having bad skin again!