Earlier today, we were pondering a profound (at least, I like to think it was) question: How important is it to practice what you preach? By this, I mean, do you care if the person giving you hair advice is bald? Or the makeup tips you're getting are coming from someone who, frankly, looks a bit disheveled?

I think it, obviously, depends on the situation. I know plenty of bald hairdressers whom I would still listen to because they spend their lives styling other people's hair. On the other hand, there are quite a few YouTube videos out there where women are giving decent advice (check out our faves here), but often they look like they just rolled out of bed or worse.

What do you think? Will you listen to a potentially good makeup tip no matter what state the person giving it is in? Or do you find beauty advice from un-put-together people a bit sketchy?

If you are looking for some beauty advice, check these out:

• To be fair, a man (with pretty short hair) styled all of these looks, but they're still gorgeous, no?

• True, some of these makeup artists (the male ones to be specific) don't actually use mascara, but does that make these awesome tips less useful? I'd argue not.

• The ultimate practice-what-you-preach advice: skin care secrets dermatologists use on themselves.

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