Your Beauty Etiquette Dilemmas -- Solved

What's appropriate (and not!) when it comes to grooming, makeup and more

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Quandary: Is it OK to floss at work? A bunch of my co-workers do this and, while I applaud their oral hygiene, it grosses me out to have to bear witness. Should they be doing this in the stall or are they justified out in public?

Solution: Since flossing requires a mirror, Post says it's OK -- with one exception. "If I'm going to be picking my teeth at work, I'll keep a little spray bottle of Windex in my desk so I can wipe the mirror down afterwards."

If it really bothers you, try to time your trips to the loo during off-peak hours when you're less likely to come in contact with anyone's spittle. "There's quite a lot of self-adjustment you can do before you have to get into a confrontation," Post counsels. "Try thinking, 'What can I do to change this situation for myself?' before trying to make people work around your parameters."

Next: Whether or not to tell a friend about something embarrassing she's got going on