This is just for my female readers. Seriously guys, stop reading. I promise if you keep reading you'll find yourself bored and wondering if you were reading my blog or Cosmo. Go back to your sports while the ladies and I have a heart to heart. Thanks!
When it comes to confidence in our bodies, the female gender is lacking across the board. We don't accept compliments well, we shy away from anything that may bring our physical "imperfections" to light, we pay boo-koo bucks on cosmetic surgery and items that will cover, tuck, lift, enlarge, decrease, darken, smooth, accentuate and understate our features. Men are attracted to confident women (not conceited, confident). I believe all women want to be confident not just for the guys, but for ourselves. I don't claim to be an expert by any means when it comes to fashion, style, or feeling comfortable in my own skin. However, I have picked up on a couple things in the past few years and adopted some practices that I find to be helpful in my own confidence level and I would like to share these with my sisters.
Love your wardrobe
Don't buy an article of clothing that you aren't in love with. It shouldn't matter if the price tag is $100 or $1, if you don't love it don't buy it. You aren't getting a "deal" on a $15 top marked down to $3 if you'll never wear it. Don't trick yourself; that "deal" top that doesn't fit just right but you feel you can't pass up because of the savings is cluttering your wardrobe and bringing you down. Once it's in your closet, the price tag doesn't matter. You don't stand before your clothes and think, "I only paid a dollar for this top! I'm totally wearing it today!" You care about the fit and how it makes you feel. The top that makes you feel fantastic (heck even the grungy yet comfortable hoodie) will always win over the "deal" top that cuts circulation off to your arms.
(Side note- I am not advocating spending astronomical amounts of cash for your wardrobe. I always go straight for the clearance racks at stores and look at the price tags before I try a thing on. Price does matter when it comes to my bank account, so I try to prevent myself from falling in love with something I can't afford.)
Wear cute underthings. Stop buying the cheap grannie panties and buy something that you will feel good in. It doesn't matter if no one will see them. This is not for some man; it is for you! Buy bras you like and that fit properly. I used to spend a pretty penny on "good bras" that I never felt attractive in and if later decided I didn't like, felt guilty for not wearing. Now I shop for my bras at Ross, spending only 6 to 12 dollars. If I later find I don't like the way it fits, no big deal. But more often than not, I love how they fit and how I feel in them. And as an added bonus, I can purchase more for my money and they last just as long as my other pricey brassieres. So treat yourself to something that will make you feel beautiful/girly/cute/sexy/
Remember, it's for you! You dressed up today just because you felt like it. You curled your hair because you wanted to feel exceptionally pretty today. You wore stilettos and lace underthings with your jeans and hoodie because you wanted to feel comfortable and sexy.
**Stay tuned for Part Two!**
2 comments:
I love you.
super good! Thanks love
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