"One time I tried one of those DIY masks with turmeric, and it dyed my skin yellow. It wasn't so bad since I have darker skin, but it was like this yellowish orange glow that did not look natural," said Achenrin Madit, who we spoke with at Jason Wu. "The tint stayed for like three days and just had to covered it up with makeup. I learned that you've got to test out anything before you apply it to your whole face."
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The Sheet Mask That Ought to Have Never Been Worn
"I love the sheet masks that you can just get at drugstores, and I didn't look up reviews on one of the products I recently tried. I noticed a tingling sensation, which I thought was part of the mask, but when I took it off, I realized my face was flaming red," recalled Mara Martin backstage at Rebecca Minkoff. "I have no idea what ingredients were in the mask, but I know I will never buy it ever again. To help soothe my skin, I put frozen peas on my face." Moral of the story: always spot test and keep a bag of frozen veggies on hand.
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The Most Stubborn Extension Glue Ever
"I did a photo shoot once where they did glue-in curly extensions in my hair, and I was picking out glue from my scalp for like a week after the shoot," said Dakota Rhae backstage at Alice + Olivia. "It was like the black, tar-like glue that sticks to your scalp. It was a mess. I had to use a fine-toothed lice comb because I couldn't get it out with a regular brush or comb. I also tried using a bunch of products to get it out, but the only thing that worked was going through it over and over again with the comb."
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Plagued By Boxed Hair Dye
"I tried to use box dye on my hair one time trying to get like a tawny brown and instead it came out this awful orangey-red color. I don't know if it was the brand or what, but it was terrible. I couldn't re-dye it right away, so I just rocked it for a while," said Kristina Elise backstage at Veronica Beard. "People were like, 'Did you dye your hair?' but they didn't really compliment it... I waited six to eight weeks to re-dye it the color I have now."
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An Accidental Mustache
Back when I was just starting high school, I was trying to wax off my upper lip — you know, you want to be perfect when you just start school. Anyway, right after I waxed it, I put acne cream all over my entire face and it created this burn across my upper lip where I waxed," said Stephanie Jackson backstage at Pamella Roland. "It looked like I had one of those French mustaches. I tried to cover it up with lots of foundation and concealer, but people definitely noticed. It probably only took like a week or so to recover, but it was so traumatizing in the moment."
