Everyone knows that smoking affects your health in some not-so-positive ways, but YourTango shows us just how much smoking can affect your outward appearance in a matter of time. And it is scary.
Holy sh*t.
Sometimes it doesn't matter how many statistics or health warnings you read — you just can't give up a bad habit. You know it's not good for you, but you still continue to smoke.
Surprisingly, there are times when the most superficial warnings are the ones that resonate the most. You pay no attention to information about smoking leading to lung, throat, mouth, or esophageal cancer, but when you're shown what smoking can do to the way you look — that's difficult to ignore.
BuzzFeed had makeup artists come in and give three smokers a "smoke-over," showing them what they might look like after 30 years of smoking.
Here's what happened when the smokers got a glimpse of their future selves:
Smoking messes you up pretty badly. In case you still want to smoke, here are 10 ways smoking makes you look like hot-ash, not hot.
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