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7 Steps to a Better Looking You!

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New York fashion week inspired me to think and write about how to look our personal best. Read, comment, and enjoy!

1. Drink Water! - This is no rocket science. We all know we should. Water has the ability to keep your skin healthy and help you lose weight! Most experts suggest drinking about 2 to 2.5 liters of water a day. Yep, drink water instead of pop ya’all.

 2. Don’t wash your face too much! – Over washing your face dries out your skin, especially if you don’t lotion up enough afterwards. If your face is used to being too dry, it will try to produce too much oil for its own good; thus the oily face and acne. Be sure to use a gentle cleanser and a light lotion.

 3. Include fish in your diet! – According to Dr. Grieger of iVillage, “fish contains oils that will nourish your skin.” A diet that contains fish can add “luster and softness to your complexion.” Yes I know. Some of you don’t like fish, including the Taibros. But hey, good skin’s worth it eh?

 4. Make a good impression! – Did you know that you will be evaluated within 3 seconds of an encounter? Someone once told me that people spend the first few seconds determining whether or not they like you and spend the next 30 minutes validating their gut feeling. So whatever you do during the first encounter, make it good.

5. Eat breakfast! – For those of us that need a little help getting up in the morning, this step can be very challenging. According to Phillip Rhodes of Men’s health, research revealed that “men who skip breakfast are 4 1/2 times more likely to be obese than those who don’t.” Yowzers! Eating breakfast kick starts your metabolism for the day so your body won’t store as much fat. Remember, the snooze button is not your friend. Breakfast is.

6. Work with what you have! – Accentuate your best features. Try to layer and mix/match clothes that you already have. There are also a lot of things you can do to improve your appearance without spending a lot of money! Examples include having a good posture; brushing and flossing your teeth to keep them healthy and white; and keeping your nails clean and filed.

 7. Smile! :grin:  - Did you know that smiling can improve your mood? I was reading Blink by Malcolm Gladwell and he wrote a chapter about facial expressions. Results of a scientific experiment showed that we don’t frown because we are upset; we’re upset because we frown. Thus, your frowning causes you to be upset. So smile because smiling will cause you to be happy!

With all this talk about looking your best, remember that it is your conduct that makes you most beautiful. And in light of Valentines day, I would like to leave you with the following quote:

“You don’t love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear.”

Ciao! :smile:

Written by Mazie

February 12th, 2006 at 9:01 pm

Posted in Taibro Guides

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  1. w00t go mazie! Good advice. I have to agree with the breakfast thing. I

    Spencer

    13 Feb 06 at 12:23 am

  2. o poo.. my comment got cut in half. Lawtai.. this is my comment.
    I agree with the breakfast part. I love my morning meals my mommy preps for me. :grin: One thing I have to work on is my smile. Livia can testify to that.

    Spencer

    13 Feb 06 at 12:26 am

  3. haha smiling is important, especially for pictures (*pokes spencer*)

    Livia

    16 Feb 06 at 6:19 pm

  4. Haha, fabulous tips! Were you at Fashion Week? The company I work at sponsors a lot of events…

    James

    26 Feb 06 at 6:24 pm

  5. Hi James! Did you get a chance to go? I wasn’t at Fashion Week but maybe one day I’ll make it down there. :smile:

    Mazie

    1 Mar 06 at 1:47 pm

  6. Unfortunately, low-level engineers like me don’t get to chill with the big heads at the Fashion Week. Perhaps next time you can get me tix…

    James

    6 Mar 06 at 1:53 pm

  7. :grin: Hey peoson who wrote this…thanks for the advice! :wink: Very helpful!:wink:

    *******

    10 Mar 06 at 1:09 pm

  8. hi there im from terrible haute:eek:(terre haute) IN(middle of nowhere…in the country):eek: and i luv this advie except the whole fish thing ..ugghh i hate fish…i just wonder if u have NE advice 4 sum 1 who knos a guy likes them but the guy still kinda likes his ex gf 2:cry:..wut do i do..i really dont kno who he like smore..can u help me:?::!:..lol well thanx:grin:..

    maddie sue

    15 Mar 06 at 6:44 pm

  9. i like ur advis it helped me alot thanks:smile::lol:

    mark reyes

    18 Mar 06 at 8:29 pm

  10. :cool: i like all of these steps

    Anonymous

    27 Mar 06 at 10:32 am

  11. this is gr8 but i have a feeling that by the time i go 2 him i will 4get but we talk on the inter net and he says im easy 2 talk 2 so:grin:. and this will help but i smile even wen im unhappy. so yer.:mrgreen:

    bec

    29 Mar 06 at 3:25 am

  12. wen i first met my crush i snezed all ova him:oops: that is how he members me:lol: but i read this and it really did help. now we r 3get her and my friend said i looked healthyer and more happy but they think it is just cos i am with nathan.

    hannah

    29 Mar 06 at 3:28 am

  13. Those tips were extremly nice, i think that i have to work on my breakfast….

    michle

    2 Apr 06 at 3:29 pm

  14. yeah like i am going to put a fish in my stomach.look at tip number 3 i dont care if it will help my skin or not!(NO)

    taylor

    4 Apr 06 at 4:18 pm

  15. Maybe your advice will turn me from this
    :oops:
    to this
    :shock: :arrow::mrgreen:

    Skulls

    7 Apr 06 at 7:58 pm

  16. :???: will think bout this.. seems good

    Anonymous

    12 Apr 06 at 11:21 am

  17. :smile: good advice there..

    joyce

    24 Apr 06 at 2:39 am

  18. lovly,very good tips:oops::lol::shock::shock::grin:

    ria

    28 Apr 06 at 8:44 am

  19. If your one of those girls who tries to impress a guy put sometimes he catches you angry, this tip is definitly for you. Don’t act mad around him because then he’ll think you have a bad personality. Always act bubbily. Smile.Act cute. Anything that keeps you from twisting your mood.

    swimmergurl

    30 Apr 06 at 9:56 am

  20. Flirt!!! The #1 thing to do is to flirt. That will definitly change his thoughts about you.:wink:
    Trust me… it works!!!

    swimmergurl

    30 Apr 06 at 9:59 am

  21. :mrgreen: :mrgreen::mrgreen:thanks we r getting married me and my childhood sweetheart

    Anonymous

    6 May 06 at 9:46 pm

  22. erm lol

    Anonymous

    7 May 06 at 3:41 pm

  23. Luv it

    Anonymous

    31 May 06 at 7:28 pm

  24. HEY, I hope it works out for me too, luv the great tips thanx Anonymous:smile:

    Anonymous

    9 Jun 06 at 3:48 pm

  25. the advise songs great hope it works:razz::!::cool:
    peace if it works out ill tell u:!::lol::roll:

    flirty flirt

    2 Aug 06 at 8:17 pm

  26. thanks a great help

    iya

    22 Aug 06 at 2:52 am

  27. Omg, my mom’s right, she tries to tell me all my problems are from a lack of water, even my skin :shock:

    Anonymous

    4 Oct 06 at 8:41 pm

  28. Have to agree with the don’t wash your face to much advice. And don’t wash/scrub to vigorously either. Seems to cause more irritation, more than necessary.

    ac

    9 Oct 06 at 4:07 am

  29. :wink:

    Natasha

    11 Oct 06 at 12:55 am

  30. :smile: :smile::lol::neutral::razz: Thanks for given suggestions ok!

    Love

    16 Oct 06 at 6:04 am

  31. ook so i like this guy but he likes 2 other people and he “used” to like me how do i get him to like me again because he is the only guy who i’v like for so long and i dont want to lose him not now not ever how do i win him back again

    suzanne

    17 Oct 06 at 1:55 pm

  32. wow i’m so confused lol:roll:???::cry::sad::!::neutral::?:

    suzanne

    17 Oct 06 at 4:11 pm

  33. I am in a long distance relationship an we love eachother very much :oops: how do I keep it working. Cause sometimes we go days without talking cause we are buisy what should I do? :?: :!::?::!:

    Mariah

    9 Nov 06 at 1:04 pm

  34. ok i got this girl i like but when ever im around her i cant talk help me im despert!!!!

    p.s. im going to try you tips and i hope they work

    despert dud

    11 Nov 06 at 12:56 am

  35. oh yeh and suzanne in long term realationships realy dont work for a little whil maybe but end the end it ends up sinking into the sea but looke at the bright side theirs pleanty other fish in the sea.:smile:

    despert dud

    11 Nov 06 at 1:00 am

  36. I hope this works :?: :lol: :smile: :grin:

    :razz: :lol::?::grin::???:

    Alexis

    18 Nov 06 at 10:18 am

  37. i like your advice bro…hope their worked..their will

    Anonymous

    1 Dec 06 at 4:33 am

  38. cool advices,, i will drink 6 litres of water everyday then.. lol

    sangreale

    6 Dec 06 at 5:50 am

  39. :roll: Ok so i do care a little about looks…. Well lets say ALOT!!!!!! I do care about looks and theirs nothing wrong with that! In fact studies show that looks are 98.9 percent important to girls and 57.9 percent for boys! So girls get out there and strut your stuff!:razz:

    April

    9 Dec 06 at 10:16 pm

  40. Well, thanks, good advice, yet, I’ve got to ask… Any tips for someone being to eager and doing something probally that they shouldn’t have? A girl I have a thing for and I were with eachother and another guy and girl, and at the end of the night we kissed, but later we talked on the phone and she didn’t sound too happy and I think I was a bit to eaer:oops: Any Ideas? :?:

    Alec Rase

    17 Dec 06 at 1:50 am

  41. I agree with this stuffs. Especially eating breakfast in the morning is very important.

    Health and home

    30 Dec 06 at 10:54 pm

  42. :lol: :lol::lol::lol::lol:great advice:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

    cant say

    5 Jan 07 at 3:17 pm

  43. great tips they did wonders for me:smile:

    John

    16 Jan 07 at 5:26 pm

  44. i like this guy and he likes me but when i try to talk to him he doesnt talk to me:cry: he wants to ask me out but he doesnt have the guts to come and ask me and when i go over there he doesnt say anything:cry: he is taking to long and im getting tired of waiting:neutral: i dont know what to do please help me…:!::!:

    amber

    16 Jan 07 at 10:04 pm

  45. ooh la la
    pretty fair tips
    good stuff!
    =]
    buttt, i like this guy kind of. but im not sure if he likes me or even knows that i exist because he hardly talks to me.:oops: plus, one of my good friends likes him.:???:but she doesnt know that right now i like him too.:eek:
    any advice that’ll help out?:?:
    :smile:
    anyways,
    thanks
    xxo

    holly

    19 Jan 07 at 7:00 pm

  46. I’m the kind of person who throws up if I eat breakfast immediately after waking up. Is there anyway that can help me eat a proper breakfast in the morning?

    Noelle

    20 Jan 07 at 7:46 am

  47. Hey amber, hope you don’t mind me saying..why don’t you chat with him online instead? Maybe he’ll be less nervous. And well, take things slow I guess. It’s good that he likes you already. He’s prolly super nervous. Guys are like that. So it’s up to you to set the mood.

    Smile more at him, Holly!!! That is… if you really want him.

    Noelle

    20 Jan 07 at 7:49 am

  48. Heeeeyz great tips and by the way you’re so cute!:oops: If you don’t mind can you mention ways to tell whether a teenage guy has a crush on a girl. Thanks :wink: :mrgreen:

    Persian Girl;**

    24 Jan 07 at 10:25 am

  49. :smile: thanks i hope it works

    Travis wilson

    28 Jan 07 at 11:13 pm

  50. thanxs i think it will really help :wink:

    jay jay

    29 Jan 07 at 11:42 pm

  51. Very nice posting, thank you very much. Cheers. Michael.

    Tavla

    11 Feb 07 at 9:05 am

  52. hey people… u got some really gud stuff… need kinda suggestion i m into a grl she is drop dead gorgeous.. thinnks she likes me also, couldnt figure out how to make the 1st move.. neither she is making any kinda move 4m her side ,vil try yo tips c wat happens… :oops: :oops: :oops:

    dove

    3 Mar 07 at 3:06 pm

  53. well this was intresting
    cant say it helped much but what ever

    sherry

    7 Mar 07 at 9:10 pm

  54. :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:

    john

    14 Mar 07 at 1:34 pm

  55. ii haev this guy situation.. ii dont know iif ii liike hiim or no.. :sad: likee ii telll hiim ii LOVE himm.. but then liike ii NEVER talk to him.. but he just doesnt understand ii get shy around him.. :( how do i get my shyness out of me away?!

    [!]SoMeeOnE.♥

    26 Mar 07 at 9:18 pm

  56. you are fat :arrow: :cool: :evil: :idea:

    Anonymous

    27 Mar 07 at 4:14 pm

  57. :mrgreen: That is great advice my boyfriend will love me with softer healthier skin xoxoxoxoxo mre kisses :roll: :mrgreen: :neutral: :twisted: :arrow: :shock: :smile: :???: :cool: :evil: :grin: :idea: :oops: :razz: :roll: :wink: :cry: :eek: :lol: :mad: :sad: :!: :?:

    lil shorty

    2 Apr 07 at 4:29 pm

  58. Thanks for the info I lost 57 lb and a popular guy in school :mrgreen:

    Big Al

    7 Apr 07 at 3:07 am

  59. :evil:
    Oh my gosh

    Anonymous

    17 Apr 07 at 1:39 am

  60. Heh. Alot of you stayed up late to comment on this. I’m sure a step they missed was getting at least eight hours of sleep. :grin:

    Different Anonymous

    17 Apr 07 at 10:45 pm

  61. :cool: The advice is perfect!

    Gaaaaaaaa

    6 May 07 at 8:04 pm

  62. Sweet as hell

    Anonymous

    6 May 07 at 11:06 pm

  63. I Agree with the breakfast thing, i stopped eating breakfast all the time and I ganed 17 pounds :razz:

    Anonymous

    11 May 07 at 12:32 am

  64. I really like your advcie, i now have 4 husbands and a kid to one of them. thanks :smile:

    Simone

    13 May 07 at 12:11 am

  65. i LIKE your advise, about how to tell a guy you like him.I am in grade 7 and the guy like me 2, but whe 2 are to shy.So Monday i am going to tell him, :lol:

    mICHY mAChY

    18 May 07 at 11:59 am

  66. good advice
    :mrgreen: :twisted: :smile: :cool: :grin: :razz: :eek: :lol:

    shane

    17 Jun 07 at 12:36 am

  67. ill try it

    shane

    17 Jun 07 at 12:36 am

  68. that really dosent help me!! I am sorta UGLY!!! and yah :cry:

    Preshious

    11 Jul 07 at 9:08 pm

  69. :mrgreen: :neutral: :twisted: :arrow: :shock: :smile: :???: :cool: :evil: :grin: :idea: :oops: :razz: :roll: :wink: :cry: :eek: :lol: :mad: :sad: :!: :?:

    SMILIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Ryan

    15 Aug 07 at 4:52 pm

  70. wow i didnt know about the fish part lol :grin:

    sum1

    5 Oct 07 at 3:50 am

  71. :mrgreen: :neutral: :oops: :roll: :wi :mad: :lol: :?: nk: kewl kat says KEWL

    kewl kat

    8 Oct 07 at 5:15 pm

  72. :mrgreen: :neutral: :twisted: :shock: :smile: :???: :cool: :grin: :oops: :razz: :roll: :wink: :eek: :lol: this is to kewl i rock now that i did this HEYY EVERYBODY DO WHAT THIS GUY SAYS! IT REALLY WORKS. i got rid of all my acne in 2 weeks and beleve u me all my friends called me pizza fase and now they can’t stop saying their sorry :mrgreen: :razz:

    kewl kat

    8 Oct 07 at 5:18 pm

  73. haha

    Anonymous

    10 Nov 07 at 8:14 am

  74. that is fagtarted :!: :evil:

    Anonymous

    5 Dec 07 at 10:13 pm

  75. :roll: i’ll try my best :grin: thack good i don’t have any acne :lol: and thx for the tips :?: question, do ur tips really work :cry: i’ll be sad if they don’t :evil: you don’t ever want me to be sad :oops: i know i’m a bit temper matic :wink: thx

    Anonymous

    19 Dec 07 at 10:46 am

  76. :neutral: :mrgreen: :!: :oops: :razz: :roll: :wink: :cry: :eek: :lol:

    Anonymous

    12 Jan 08 at 2:31 am

  77. I know this girl i really like but i don’t think she likes me and shes not even my friend we just go to classes 2gether any advice?wanna go from :oops: -> :mrgreen:

    HELP!!!!!

    18 Feb 08 at 10:38 am

  78. this was really helpful thanks you have given me more self cofidance :mrgreen:

    Anonymous

    28 Feb 08 at 8:40 pm

  79. I do this all the time and im still not attractive…..what should i do?

    abby

    5 Mar 08 at 8:27 pm

  80. that’s a good advice :razz: :razz: :twisted:

    tope

    1 Apr 08 at 12:37 pm

  81. IHOPE I WILL WIN HIM

    Anonymous

    28 Apr 08 at 5:44 am

  82. If you try to look good when your infront of a guy why doesn`t he pay ittention to you?

    loui

    8 May 08 at 5:34 pm

  83. there`s this boy i like but i`m not shure he likes me maybe he thinks were just friends but i really want him to like me.

    loui

    8 May 08 at 5:39 pm

  84. why won`t anyone answer me back this is serious’

    loui

    8 May 08 at 7:20 pm

  85. :razz: :razz: :razz: :razz: :razz: :razz: :razz: :razz:

    loui

    8 May 08 at 7:20 pm

  86. :mrgreen: :neutral: :twisted: :arrow: :shock: :smile: :???: :cool: :evil: :grin: :idea: :oops: :razz: :roll: :wink: :cry: :eek: :lol: :mad: :sad: :!: :?:

    loui

    8 May 08 at 7:21 pm

  87. yo…this is 1 of the best tips i’ve heard so far :smile: and i hope hey will work for me :wink:

    khumo

    15 May 08 at 3:42 am

  88. :neutral: soso, nice comments and nice advice. Keep it up! :grin:

    Anonymous

    13 Jun 08 at 4:24 am

  89. b;lA :twisted:

    GG

    19 Jul 08 at 1:37 pm

  90. Okay I think I iwll try the breakfast thing and stuff. :D

    Angie

    30 Jul 08 at 3:08 pm

  91. its so cool.. :smile:

    choycii

    5 Aug 08 at 11:47 am

  92. :grin: :grin: :grin:

    mmmm

    7 Aug 08 at 3:30 am

  93. awesome bro.

    hi

    29 Aug 08 at 8:28 pm

  94. :roll: awsoms

    ertyuyyu

    5 Sep 08 at 10:20 pm

  95. good idears but what if ur fat and someone prettier is there who hes clearly intrested in :oops:

    anonymous

    16 Sep 08 at 12:33 am

  96. :twisted: :arrow: :shock: :smile: :???: :cool: :evil: :grin: :idea:

    Anonymous

    5 Oct 08 at 9:59 am

  97. :roll: this is awesome! :)

    AshleyBeth

    4 Nov 08 at 1:17 pm

  98. :idea: yeah that so cool im a guy and i just cant get close to this girl that i really fancy but i took your tips and now im starting to get to know her like last week i took her to the pics with my mates and then we kissed and then im like livin da life thx for the tips ur the best

    password

    6 Nov 08 at 4:20 pm

  99. thanks i hope this works i have been hanging out with this guy :mrgreen: but my friend asked him out :cry:
    but he said no :mrgreen: then my so called friend starrted a runor about me :evil: liking a differt guy thats my friend but every one fond out that she was lieing :grin: and i hope these steps help :mrgreen:

    Wildstar

    4 Dec 08 at 9:22 pm

  100. :oops:

    Anonymous

    19 Dec 08 at 11:55 am

  101. i juzz love it.. really helpful n easy ones

    Ankita

    5 Jan 09 at 12:33 pm

  102. i hope this works i am not the best looking girl there is and i really really hope this works.

    anonymous

    31 Jan 09 at 11:24 pm

  103. i love these tips my employer from anna west gave me this website and now ii know why great tips i will be at fashion week this year on the runways thanks for the great skin tips :razz:

    audrina

    15 Feb 09 at 12:30 pm

  104. hey great edvice i love it i just nee to work on my looks and eat breakfast

    Tiffanie

    30 Mar 09 at 6:14 pm

  105. :shock: OMG!! This is so cool!! You rock!! Thnx 4 the tips… Dude I can do this one with my eyes closed… Haha!! Just kiddin’. Any way, YOU ROCK whoever made this!! :cool:

    Chelsea

    18 Sep 09 at 3:47 pm

  106. I think the water thing is probably the best advise as when I started drinking water all the time my skin seemed fresher and I feel more awake.

    Didn’t know that about the face washing, I think I may have to change to kinder facial products.

    Tay

    26 Sep 09 at 6:04 pm

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