How to Look Good

Feeling like you don’t look your best can make it hard to enjoy your day. Fortunately, it’s possible to look good every day with minimal effort! Start by maintaining good hygiene for healthy skin and hair. Then, express your sense of style with the perfect haircut, wardrobe, and makeup, if you wear it. Additionally, carry yourself well by maintaining good posture, smiling, and taking care of your body.

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Expressing Your Style

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    Choose a hairstyle that flatters your face shape. Your hair will look great every day if you pick the right haircut. Look at styles that flatter your face shape to help you find the best look for you. Then, bring a photo of the style you want to show your stylist. Here are some tips to help you find the right style:[1]
    • Round faces: Try an uneven, layered cut to add length to your face. Additionally, keep hair along the sides of your face. Avoid blunt cuts, like a bob.
    • Oval faces: Use bangs or layers to flatter the length of your face.
    • Square faces: For women, make your face look rounder with a bob, layers, or long hair.
    • Heart faces: Try a longer style that gets wavy at the bottom, which will enhance the lower part of your face. As another option, try a bob to make your face look rounder.
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    Embrace your natural hair texture for easy upkeep. Your hair texture will be straight, wavy, curly, or textured, and working with your texture will make it easier to style your hair. Pick a style that looks great with your natural texture. Then, buy styling products that will enhance the look of your hair texture. This will help you keep your hair looking amazing with minimal effort.[2]
    • For instance, it takes a lot of time and effort to straighten curly hair every day. To make it easier to get ready, pick a style that lets you wear your natural curls.
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    Highlight your best features to make you feel confident. Every body is beautiful, and wearing the right clothes can help you flaunt what you’ve got. Try on all of the clothes you own and only keep items that make you feel your best.[3] Then, check yourself in the mirror every morning to make sure you look and feel your best.[4]
    • When you go shopping, only buy an item if it makes you feel amazing about yourself. This might mean you buy fewer items, but that’s okay.

    Tip: As a general rule, wear darker colors to slim down wide parts of your body or to otherwise obscure parts of your body you have less confidence about. Light colors catch the eye, so use them to highlight your best features.

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    Wear colors that flatter your skin undertones. Your skin undertones will be either cool, warm, or neutral. Cool undertones are pink, red, or bluish, warm undertones are yellow, peachy, or golden, and neutral undertones are a mix of both. To find your skin tone, look at the veins on your arm to see if they’re blue, which means cool, or green, which means warm. Alternatively, hold gold and silver jewelry against your skin because gold jewelry looks best on warm tones while silver looks great with cool tones.[5]
    • If you have cool undertones, pick blue, green, violet, pink, black, gray, silver, and white clothing.
    • If you have warm undertones, go with red, yellow, orange, brown, tan, gold, copper, and off-white clothing.
    • If you have neutral undertones, you can wear any color.

    Did You Know? Your skin color doesn’t dictate which undertones you’ll have. Whether your skin is pale, medium, olive, or dark, it’s possible to have warm, cool, or neutral undertones.

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    Try out the latest trends if you like them. Knowing what’s trendy will help you avoid outdated styles, but don’t worry about following every trend.[6] Pick trendy styles that you like and that flatter your body. Choose 1-2 trends to follow each season to keep your look updated.[7]
    • You can learn about trends by searching online or looking at fashion magazines.
    • Build your wardrobe around classic pieces that rarely go out of style. Limit yourself to the occasional trendy piece here or there, but be prepared to throw out an item if it becomes dated in a few years.
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    Use makeup to enhance your natural beauty if you wear it. It’s not necessary to wear makeup to look good, so only apply it if you like it. Use makeup to enhance the features you like the best, such as your eyes or lips. Here are some tips to consider:[8]
    • For a natural daytime look, apply a foundation that matches your skin color as closely as possible. Use concealer to cover your dark under-eye circles or blemishes, if you desire. Next, liven up your skin by applying blush and bronzer. Then, use a subtle eyeshadow, eyeliner, and mascara to enhance your eyes. For lip color, choose a neutral or berry shade for an everyday look.
    • If you want to create a more dramatic look, go for a bold eye or a bold lip. For instance, you might try a smokey eye or wear red lipstick.
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    Wear glasses that look great on your face shape. If you wear glasses, pick a frame that’s going to boost your attractiveness. Try on different styles and colors to find one you like. Here are some things to consider:[9]
    • Round faces: Look for frames with sharp angles and corners, like rectangles and upswept frames. Avoid short frames or those that are notably small.
    • Oval faces: Most frames work well with an oval face shape. Round frames can enhance your curves, while geometric shapes add angles that balance out your curves. Avoid frames that are too large, though.
    • Square faces: Consider oval and round frames to soften the hard edges of your face, but avoid square and geometric frames that add additional angles.
    • Heart faces: Look for bottom-heavy frames and avoid top-heavy styles. Also, avoid decorative frames. Instead, opt for narrow frames that add as little bulk to the forehead as possible.
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Putting Your Best Foot Forward

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    Build your confidence because it makes you more attractive. Being confident makes people view you as more attractive. Work on boosting your confidence to help you look good every day. Here are some ways to improve your confidence:[10]
    • Replace your negative comments about yourself with positive self-talk.
    • Take an improv class.
    • Spend time on your appearance.
    • Find lessons in your mistakes.
    • Practice your conversation skills so you feel comfortable talking to people.
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    Maintain good posture to improve your looks and confidence. Good posture makes you look more attractive and confident. Stand up straight, roll your shoulders back, and look straight ahead. When you’re sitting, straighten your back and keep your shoulders back. This will help you look your best.[11]
    • Check your posture in the mirror or film yourself walking around. This will help you make changes, if necessary.
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    Make eye contact and smile a lot. Look people directly in the eye for 2-3 seconds before looking away. Additionally, smile at people when you pass them and while you’re having a casual conversation. This will make you look more attractive.[12]
    • Don’t stare at someone for more than 3 seconds because it’ll make them feel uncomfortable.
    • Practice smiling so that it becomes natural for you.
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Maintaining Good Hygiene

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    Shower or bathe every day so you’re clean and smell good. People will view you as more attractive if you look and smell clean. Wash your body every day using a mild soap or body wash. Then, apply deodorant to help control body odor.[13]
    • You may need to shower more often if you get very sweaty. Rinse off with soap and warm water after you exercise or spend a lot of time outdoors.
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    Shampoo and condition your hair 2-3 times per week. Pick shampoo and conditioner that are formulated for your hair type. Apply a quarter-size amount of shampoo to your scalp and massage it into your hair. Rinse your hair out with lukewarm water.[14] Then, apply the conditioner to wet hair and let it sit for 3 minutes. Finally, rinse out the conditioner with cool water.[15]
    • For instance, look for products formulated for colored hair if your hair is dyed or get shampoo and conditioner for curly hair if you have naturally curly or kinky hair.
    • Conditioner helps keep your hair soft and manageable.
    • Rinsing with cool water will close your hair shaft, which helps your hair look smooth and shiny.

    Tip: Washing your hair too often can dry out your hair and scalp. If your hair feels really dirty between washes, use dry shampoo to absorb oils and keep your hair clean.

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    Wash your face twice a day with a gentle cleanser for clearer skin. Wet your face before you apply your cleanser. Then, use your fingers to massage a dime-size amount of cleanser onto your skin. Finally, rinse your skin with warm water to remove the cleanser. Repeat in the morning and evening.[16]
    • If your skin is dry or sensitive, you might decide to wash your face just once a day to prevent drying it out.
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    Apply facial moisturizer in the morning and evening. Choose a moisturizer that’s formulated for your skin type. Then, use your fingertips to apply a pea-sized amount of moisturizer to your skin in the morning and evening after you wash your face.[17]
    • Look for a moisturizer that has an SPF 20 or higher to use as your daytime moisturizer.
    • Use a thicker cream at night for added moisture.
    • If you’re unsure about which moisturizers are right for you, talk to a dermatologist.
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    Moisturize your body with lotion once a day. Using body lotion will keep your skin soft and supple so you avoid scaly patches. Apply your lotion once a day after you get out of the shower. This will lock in moisture so your skin stays soft.[18]
    • Apply about a quarter-size amount of lotion at a time. You can add more lotion as necessary to cover your entire body.
    • You can use scented or fragrance-free lotion. If your skin is dry or sensitive, it’s best to get a fragrance-free formula.
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    Exfoliate your skin once or twice a week. Exfoliation removes dead skin cells to reveal smoother, more vibrant skin. Use a facial exfoliator twice a week for bright, youthful skin, and massage a body scrub into your skin once a week. This will keep your skin soft and smooth.[19]
    • If you have normal or oily skin, you may be able to exfoliate your face 2-3 times per week. However, reduce how often you exfoliate if your skin becomes irritated.
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    Shave or trim your facial or body hair, as desired. Remove facial and body hair that bothers you. Otherwise, trim your face and body hair so that it looks it’s best. Choose a style that you like and that looks great on you.[20]
    • For instance, trim your facial hair, shave your legs, or shave your armpits.
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    Brush your teeth twice a day and floss before bed. Keep your teeth healthy and white by brushing every morning and evening. Additionally, floss your teeth every evening before you brush to remove food between your teeth. Finally, rinse out your mouth with mouthwash to kill germs and bacteria, as well as bits of food.[21]
    • Use a whitening toothpaste daily to help whiten your teeth.
    • See your dentist at least once a year to help maintain your oral health. This can keep your smile looking its best.

    Tip: If your teeth are stained, use whitening strips to improve the look of your smile.[22] However, talk to your dentist before using whitening products. If your teeth are very stained, you can get a professional whitening treatment at your dentist’s office.

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Taking Care of Your Body

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    Exercise for 30 minutes daily for good health and confidence. Daily exercise helps you maintain your health and look your best. It improves your circulation so that your skin looks more attractive. Pick an exercise that you enjoy so it’s easy to do it every day.[23]
    • For example, walk, jog, play a team sport, take a gym class, dance, or do kickboxing.
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    Sleep for 7-9 hours a night so you’re well-rested and look healthy. A good night’s sleep helps you feel great and also improves the look of your skin and eyes. Follow a sleep routine so that it’s easier to fall asleep. Additionally, stick to a sleep schedule by going to bed and waking up at the same time every day.[24]
    • A good sleep routine includes relaxing before bed, turning off screens 1-2 hours before bed, and changing into your pajamas.

    Variation: If you’re a teen, you need to sleep for 8-10 hours each night to be fully rested.

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    Eat a healthy, nutritious diet for healthy skin, hair, and nails. Build your diet around fresh produce, lean protein, and complex carbs. Fill your plate with 1/2 veggies, 1/4 complex carbs, and 1/4 lean protein. Then, snack on fruits, veggies, and low-fat dairy.[25]
    • Lean proteins include chicken, turkey, fish, tofu, low-fat dairy, beans, and nuts.
    • Complex carbs include whole grains and starchy veggies.
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    How can I look stylish?
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    It’s better to have a small wardrobe of items you love rather than a large wardrobe of items that just look okay on you.
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    What kind of clothes should I wear if I have a rectangular body shape?
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    The goal is to create the illusion of more curves. You can do this by investing in padded bras to give you more shape, opting for scoop, V, and sweetheart necklines, and get some puffy sleeves or shoulder pads. Opt for styles that nip you around the waist. Belts are great for drawing the eye to the thinnest part of your waist.
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    What's the most important part of looking good and feeling good?
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    Being comfortable. If you have an outfit or look that you really love but it's not comfy, you aren't going to feel good about yourself. The trick is to always compose your look in a way that's going to make you feel physically good.
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To look good, dress to highlight your best features and mask your least favorite body parts. For example, avoid wearing prints on areas of your body that you feel insecure about since they attract attention. You’ll also want to opt for clothes that fit your body well since loose, baggy clothes tend to look sloppy and make you look larger than you really are. In addition to what you wear, wash your face at least once a day with a cleanser that is right for your skin type to keep your face looking clear and fresh. If you want to change things up a little, pick a new hairstyle that works best for the texture of your hair and the shape of your face. To learn how to pick the fashion trends that will help you look your best, keep reading!

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