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Superdrug

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14 September 2009

UN-BEAUTIFUL DAY
NEWS COPY
Excessive fake tan was yesterday (Fri) hailed as the Biggest Beauty Blooper of the 20th Century - by women.
The Tango'ed look, favoured by stars such as Jordan, Chelsy Davy and Christina Aguilera, emerged as the worst possible fashion faux pas in a study of 3,000 women.
Pencilled-in eyebrows like those belonging to Jodie Marsh, Pamela Anderson and Liza Minnelli was in second place.
Concrete-thick foundation like that worn by Girls Aloud singer Nicola Roberts was in third and bright blue eye shadow, favoured by Hollywood screen legend Dame Elizabeth Taylor, was fourth.
Hairy armpits, famously displayed by Pretty Woman star Julia Roberts, were in fifth place.
The half-dyed hair style worn by Drew Barrymore as she promoted her new film Vs Magazine in Boston, Mass.,on Thursday made number 33 in the list.
Katherine Le Clerc, beauty director of Superdrug, said: ''It's far too easy to make beauty mistakes.
''But it's no surprise to see the tango tan at the top of the list.
''It can be easy to overdo the bronzer and end up with an orange glow rather than a healthy tan - sometimes less really is more.
''When you've had the same beauty routine for years you may find that changes to fashion have passed you by and bright blue eyeshadow is no longer the norm so our specialists can help modernize a routine.''
Other bloopers to make the top 50 list included too much make-up, like Amy Winehouse, which was sixth and dark lip liner with pale lipstick - another faux pas favoured by Jodie Marsh and Pamela Anderson - in seventh.
The top ten - compiled from questions answered by woman aged 18 to 65 - also featured hairy legs, over plucked eyebrows and too much blusher.
A handful of 1980s favourites, such as crimped hair and fake beauty spots, also made the list as did clumpy mascara.
And 90's fashions such as undercuts and tongue piercings also made the list.
More modern beauty trends such as tattoos, tummy piercings and Croydon facelifts - the practice of pulling the hair back so tight it hurts - also featured as did bad hair extensions.
The study also revealed most of the women polled had committed six of the 'crimes' in their lifetimes.
Three quarters said they cringed at the thought of some of the beauty mistakes they had made over the years.
It also emerged six out of ten women WOULD comment on a friend's faux pas if they felt they needed to know.
Troubled glamour girl Jordan was voted as the biggest culprit followed by her nemesis Jodie Marsh, Amy Winehouse and Kerry Katona.
Almost one in five women said they wouldn't leave the house without make up.
WORST BEAUTY BLOOPERS
1. Tango tan (too much fake tan)
2. Shaved eyebrows with pencilled in replacements
3. Thick foundation
4. Bright blue eyeshadow
5. Hairy armpits
6. Too much make-up
7. Dark lip-liner with pale lipstick
8. Over-plucked eyebrows
9. Hairy legs
10. Too much blusher
11. Tide mark foundation around the jawline
12. Hairy upper lip
13. Streaky fake tan
14. Monobrow
15. Lipstick on teeth
16. Lip liner outside the edge of the lips
17. Tango'ed hands
18. Yellow teeth
19. Greasy hair
20. Gems in the teeth
21. Hard yellow skin on feet
22. Pierced finger nails
23. Bad hair extensions
24. Gelling hair curls to your face
25. Fake beauty spots
26. Clumpy mascara
27. Hairy toes
28. Overgrown toenails
29. Panda eyes
30. Too many scrunchies
31. Squeezing spots
32. Showing your roots
33. Half-dyed hair (blonde on top, dark underneath)
34. Wearing make-up in bed
35. Lobster skin
36. Chipped nail varnish
37. Bitten nails
38. Croydon facelift
39. Crimped Hair
40. Tattoos
41. Tongue piercings
42. Undercuts
43. Tan lines
44. Ridiculous fake eyelashes
45. Stripy highlights
46. Toe jewellery
47. Nose piercings
48. Glittery hairspray
49. Bright lipstick
50. Acrylic nails
ENDS
Research conducted by global market research company www.onepoll.com