Women looking for work could be losing jobs by making mistakes in their beauty regime, which can ruin their chances at an interview. The worst offender is a candidate who arrives for their interview with chipped nails. Meanwhile, split ends tell an employer the would-be recruit is lazy, while smudged mascara signifies a party animal and fake tan suggests the applicant will be taking too many vacations. (Daily Mail)

The most hated beauty blunders:

Chipped nails, 24 percent (nervous/unprepared)
Split ends, 19 percent (lazy)
Smudged mascara, 17 percent (party animal)
Fake tan, 13 percent (loves a vacation)
Bright red lipstick, 7 percent (power crazy)
Heavily penciled brows, 5 percent (too confident, cocky)
Overpowering perfume, 4 percent (attention seeker)
Lipstick on teeth, 3 percent (careless)
No mascara, 3 percent (emotional wreck)
Line of foundation, 2 percent (lack of attention to detail)
Drawn-on beauty spot, 2 percent (untruthful)
100 per cent immaculate, 1 percent (gunning for boss's job)