An Amazing Look

Something I have noticed, mostly with woman, is issues with personal appearance. Makeup brands, clothing stores, hair products all make millions of dollars a year trying to improve the way we look. Many people furiously argue that society should not be so look concerned.  However, it has become increasingly apparent to me that the way that we present ourselves creates a sort of symbol to how we want to be treated. For example, a backwards baseball capped man with pants that ride lower than expected will be, and arguable want to be, perceived differently than someone dressed in clothes that one could only find on Madison Square Avenue. Regardless of whether you agree with how society perceives you, it is important to remember that it does. Because of this face, here are a few things to keep in mind:

1.     Style and fashion are different

o    Fashion changes with the season while style is the personal look that you have created.  Fashion changes all the time while style only grows as you do.  It is more important that you are comfortable with how you dress regardless of how what is fashionable in the season. 

2.     Know your look

o    How you want to be perceived is something that you need in mind. As the popular saying goes "dress for the job you want, not for the job you have."  Although showing up to work in a batman costume is not encouraged, it is vital that you look the way you want to be perceived.  I am not saying that you should spend your fortune buying clothes only found at high end stores. In fact, I am a frequent costumer of J. C. Penney and Target.  However, loving the way you look is a step toward loving yourself.  

3.     Be comfortable in your own skin

o    I have thick, wavy hair and for years I have been fighting it. I have spent hundreds of dollars on straitening irons, hair creams and anything else that might make me wake up looking like a movie star.  But recently I had the epiphany that if you can be comfortable with the way you look at your worst, then no amount of money will make you love the way you look at your best.  So, in order to boost my self-image.  Once a week, even it is only for an hour, I go outside embracing what I call my "natural beauty."  Sometimes it is just letting my hair stay curly and other times it is going out without make up on.  What surprises me is the amount of compliments I receive when I do this.  Everyone is naturally beautiful in one way and it is something you must believe.