How do I stop from feeling like I am a fraud (because I have a lot of flaws) when people tell me I'm physically beautiful? This insecurity in my looks/my reaction to compliments is affecting my life in a lot of ways. I'd appreciate any and all advice on how to deal with this!
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posted by rhythm_queen
on Aug 30, 2012 -
67 answers
Super last minute plea for help: I am going out for a super fancy pants dinner
tomorrow night with my partner. The problem is that it is going to be hot as hell and I'm a person who sweats a fair bit. Help me save my hair, makeup and keep the back of my dress from getting soaked with sweat. Please... I beg of you... For once I want to end the date as pretty and put together as I was when the date started. :(
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posted by PuppetMcSockerson
on Aug 28, 2012 -
48 answers
My wife wants our daughter to have a makeover party for her 8th birthday. Manicures, pedicures, hair-styling and all that. Am I being overly-sensitive in thinking it's a bad idea?
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posted by ColdChef
on Jun 13, 2012 -
97 answers
I have fine, long, wispy, ultra-ultra-straight hair and according to the hairdresser, lots of it. I would like to occasionally have some loose, simple curls or waves, for going out, weddings and other dressy events.
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posted by reshet
on Feb 17, 2012 -
13 answers
What sensual touch pleasures do you engage in as a single person? (Please keep it PG) Special snowflake single girl details...
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posted by shortyJBot
on Sep 28, 2010 -
34 answers
How can I move away from the monotony of daily life and focus on the incredible marvels of the universe?
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posted by sucre
on Jun 29, 2010 -
33 answers
Longtime eczema sufferer looking for bath and body product recommendations, especially shampoos and facial moisturizers.
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posted by rachaelfaith
on Apr 13, 2010 -
21 answers
Can you provide examples of adult women who are extremely short yet also beautiful at the same time?
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posted by datarose
on Jan 3, 2010 -
43 answers
I have long, fine, mostly straight (female) hair that becomes dry, limp and majorly staticky during East Coast winters. My normal hair routine involves moisturizing shampoo, conditioner at the tips, volumizing mousse when my hair is wet, and blow drying upside down with a bristly brush. Sometimes I use some light hairspray to keep it in place. Initially it looks and feels great. But by the end of the day, it is totally dead and full of static. I keep a dryer sheet in my bag to smooth out the static throughout the day but this isn't much of a long-term solution and it doesn't fix the limpness. Advise me please? Any product suggestions? Thanks in advance!
posted by blackcatcuriouser
on Dec 23, 2009 -
18 answers
Aural Joy Filter: which songs, performed live and on YouTube, combine simplicity, beauty and quietness into a haunting, moving whole that will make you cry when the mood is right?
There are such lists on Ask MeFi, but often without links.I'm thinking of things like
this by Kate Rusby, which is just the most gorgeously sad thing.
posted by Holly
on Sep 3, 2009 -
44 answers
I wear my hair close-cropped, sort of like Erykah's in the
picture on the right (I don't actually like to cut close enough to see skin but I like it low.)
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posted by notjustfoxybrown
on Jul 2, 2009 -
8 answers
Totally girly but unique bath and body products. Who makes 'em? I mean besides Bath & Body Works, Sephora, The Body Shop, and Lush.
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posted by katillathehun
on Mar 21, 2009 -
34 answers
Resources for recreating the look and feel of 17th century books (their title pages specifically?)
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posted by fire&wings
on Feb 19, 2008 -
9 answers