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7 Steps to a Better Looking You!

February 12th, 2006

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:

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94 Comments »

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

    Comment by Spencer — 2/13/06 @ 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.

    Comment by Spencer — 2/13/06 @ 12:26 am

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

    Comment by Livia — 2/16/06 @ 6:19 pm

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

    Comment by James — 2/26/06 @ 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:

    Comment by Mazie — 3/1/06 @ 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…

    Comment by James — 3/6/06 @ 1:53 pm

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

    Comment by ******* — 3/10/06 @ 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:..

    Comment by maddie sue — 3/15/06 @ 6:44 pm

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

    Comment by mark reyes — 3/18/06 @ 8:29 pm

  10. :cool: i like all of these steps

    Comment by Anonymous — 3/27/06 @ 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:

    Comment by bec — 3/29/06 @ 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.

    Comment by hannah — 3/29/06 @ 3:28 am

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

    Comment by michle — 4/2/06 @ 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)

    Comment by taylor — 4/4/06 @ 4:18 pm

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

    Comment by Skulls — 4/7/06 @ 7:58 pm

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

    Comment by Anonymous — 4/12/06 @ 11:21 am

  17. :smile: good advice there..

    Comment by joyce — 4/24/06 @ 2:39 am

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

    Comment by ria — 4/28/06 @ 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.

    Comment by swimmergurl — 4/30/06 @ 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!!!

    Comment by swimmergurl — 4/30/06 @ 9:59 am

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

    Comment by Anonymous — 5/6/06 @ 9:46 pm

  22. erm lol

    Comment by Anonymous — 5/7/06 @ 3:41 pm

  23. Luv it

    Comment by Anonymous — 5/31/06 @ 7:28 pm

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

    Comment by Anonymous — 6/9/06 @ 3:48 pm

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

    Comment by flirty flirt — 8/2/06 @ 8:17 pm

  26. thanks a great help

    Comment by iya — 8/22/06 @ 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:

    Comment by Anonymous — 10/4/06 @ 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.

    Comment by ac — 10/9/06 @ 4:07 am

  29. :wink:

    Comment by Natasha — 10/11/06 @ 12:55 am

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

    Comment by Love — 10/16/06 @ 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

    Comment by suzanne — 10/17/06 @ 1:55 pm

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

    Comment by suzanne — 10/17/06 @ 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? :?::!::?::!:

    Comment by Mariah — 11/9/06 @ 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

    Comment by despert dud — 11/11/06 @ 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:

    Comment by despert dud — 11/11/06 @ 1:00 am

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

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

    Comment by Alexis — 11/18/06 @ 10:18 am

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

    Comment by Anonymous — 12/1/06 @ 4:33 am

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

    Comment by sangreale — 12/6/06 @ 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:

    Comment by April — 12/9/06 @ 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? :?:

    Comment by Alec Rase — 12/17/06 @ 1:50 am

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

    Comment by Health and home — 12/30/06 @ 10:54 pm

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

    Comment by cant say — 1/5/07 @ 3:17 pm

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

    Comment by John — 1/16/07 @ 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…:!::!:

    Comment by amber — 1/16/07 @ 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

    Comment by holly — 1/19/07 @ 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?

    Comment by Noelle — 1/20/07 @ 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.

    Comment by Noelle — 1/20/07 @ 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:

    Comment by Persian Girl;** — 1/24/07 @ 10:25 am

  49. :smile: thanks i hope it works

    Comment by Travis wilson — 1/28/07 @ 11:13 pm

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

    Comment by jay jay — 1/29/07 @ 11:42 pm

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

    Comment by Tavla — 2/11/07 @ 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:

    Comment by dove — 3/3/07 @ 3:06 pm

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

    Comment by sherry — 3/7/07 @ 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:

    Comment by john — 3/14/07 @ 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?!

    Comment by [!]SoMeeOnE.♥ — 3/26/07 @ 9:18 pm

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

    Comment by Anonymous — 3/27/07 @ 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: :!: :?:

    Comment by lil shorty — 4/2/07 @ 4:29 pm

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

    Comment by Big Al — 4/7/07 @ 3:07 am

  59. :evil:
    Oh my gosh

    Comment by Anonymous — 4/17/07 @ 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:

    Comment by Different Anonymous — 4/17/07 @ 10:45 pm

  61. :cool: The advice is perfect!

    Comment by Gaaaaaaaa — 5/6/07 @ 8:04 pm

  62. Sweet as hell

    Comment by Anonymous — 5/6/07 @ 11:06 pm

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

    Comment by Anonymous — 5/11/07 @ 12:32 am

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

    Comment by Simone — 5/13/07 @ 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:

    Comment by mICHY mAChY — 5/18/07 @ 11:59 am

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

    Comment by shane — 6/17/07 @ 12:36 am

  67. ill try it

    Comment by shane — 6/17/07 @ 12:36 am

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

    Comment by Preshious — 7/11/07 @ 9:08 pm

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

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

    Comment by Ryan — 8/15/07 @ 4:52 pm

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

    Comment by sum1 — 10/5/07 @ 3:50 am

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

    Comment by kewl kat — 10/8/07 @ 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:

    Comment by kewl kat — 10/8/07 @ 5:18 pm

  73. haha

    Comment by Anonymous — 11/10/07 @ 8:14 am

  74. that is fagtarted :!: :evil:

    Comment by Anonymous — 12/5/07 @ 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

    Comment by Anonymous — 12/19/07 @ 10:46 am

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

    Comment by Anonymous — 1/12/08 @ 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:

    Comment by HELP!!!!! — 2/18/08 @ 10:38 am

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

    Comment by Anonymous — 2/28/08 @ 8:40 pm

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

    Comment by abby — 3/5/08 @ 8:27 pm

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

    Comment by tope — 4/1/08 @ 12:37 pm

  81. IHOPE I WILL WIN HIM

    Comment by Anonymous — 4/28/08 @ 5:44 am

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

    Comment by loui — 5/8/08 @ 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.

    Comment by loui — 5/8/08 @ 5:39 pm

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

    Comment by loui — 5/8/08 @ 7:20 pm

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

    Comment by loui — 5/8/08 @ 7:20 pm

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

    Comment by loui — 5/8/08 @ 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:

    Comment by khumo — 5/15/08 @ 3:42 am

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

    Comment by Anonymous — 6/13/08 @ 4:24 am

  89. b;lA :twisted:

    Comment by GG — 7/19/08 @ 1:37 pm

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

    Comment by Angie — 7/30/08 @ 3:08 pm

  91. its so cool.. :smile:

    Comment by choycii — 8/5/08 @ 11:47 am

  92. :grin: :grin: :grin:

    Comment by mmmm — 8/7/08 @ 3:30 am

  93. awesome bro.

    Comment by hi — 8/29/08 @ 8:28 pm

  94. :roll: awsoms

    Comment by ertyuyyu — 9/5/08 @ 10:20 pm

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