20 Pieces of Advice Our Moms Gave Us and We Now Swear By

Best advice my mom ever gave me: "Always only depend on yourself — never a man or anyone else. She's always wanted me to be self-sufficient and be able to pave my own path no matter what."

My mom's best beauty trick: "Embrace your semithick eyebrows. She's always called them beautiful and is happy I have them. She's also been ahead of the trends as thick eyebrows are just getting the love they deserve." — Ann-Marie Alcántara, assistant editor, Tech