"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."
