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WATCH: The Pinterest Beauty Tips You Should NEVER Try

1. Oreo mascara.

We all know Pinterest is an endless source of beauty inspiration and advice, however, there are a lot of rather questionable tips and DIY tutorials out there as well. In the video above, Monica Richards of ModaMob rounds up some of these ridiculous Pinterest beauty tips that you should probably never EVER try.

The worst of the worst? Oreo cookie mascara. Why is this even a thing!? Not only is this DIY mascara impractical and costly, Richards says it can also cause eye infections. And besides, who wants to waste delicious Oreo cookies by crumbling them into a clumpy mascara? Save yourself time and money by buying a $10 drugstore mascara. And enjoy your Oreos.

Watch the video above for more terrible beauty tips courtesy of Pinterest, and share the ridiculous Pinterest beauty tips you've stumbled upon in the comments below.

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