Are You Girl-Pretty Or Guy-Pretty?

Men and women have very different definitions of what's beautiful. Find out how you can fit both through these tips and products.

It’s no secret that women have an innate desire to, well, be desirable to their men. The problem is, most women often commit a 'crime' against men when they try to look good...for other women!

Put simply, women adore waif-like models in fashion magazines but men prefer meaty types seen on Victoria’s Secret catalogues.  Just because you are the most fashion forward socialite on the block doesn’t mean you’re the hot eye candy a typical man will ogle. Likewise, you may be the sexiest babe on men’s most wanted list but your fellow females may think you’re not all that, since you’ve got no fashion swag to brag about. Catch our drift?

So instead of being only Girl-Pretty or Guy Pretty, why not be both? Here’s how.

A. LIPS

GIRL-PRETTY: This is the time to experiment with colors and finishes, so don’t be shy. Don’t overdo it either as there's a fine line between fab and drag! Highlighting your lips entails toning down your eye makeup or using neutral eye color. Try MAC’s Fabulous Felines Collection Palace Pedigreed Lipglass in Best of Breed, P950.

GUY-PRETTY: Even if a certain product won a beauty award, it’s not always a keeper in your man’s book! Truth is, there is nothing kissable about gunky lips topped with sticky gloss! Keep your puckers soft, natural-looking, and smooth by exfoliating them regularly. Try Ellana Minerals Lip Scrub in Strawberry Kiss, P150.

B. EYES

GIRL-PRETTY: Playful colors reflect your fun personality. Instead of a wash of color, opt for colored eyeliner instead for more intense drama. The trick is to apply it on either the top lash line or inner bottom lash line but NOT both, as it can look clown-like. Follow with your desired mascara, of course! 
Try Ever Bilena’s Advance Cream Eyeshadow Trio in Sandra, P95.  Its fine tip applicator makes for a great liner brush!

GUY-PRETTY: Channel the femme fatale in you without going completely naughty by sporting the cat's eye look a la Angelina Jolie! To achieve this liner look with utter perfection, liquid, gel, and cake liners are a must. Try Paul & Joe’s Fluid Eye Liner, P1,500

C. FACE

GIRL-PRETTY: We all want to shine in the spotlight and have our girlfriends wonder how we ever pulled off the shimmering look without looking like a Christmas ornament! Steal a radiant trick from Victoria Beckham and Nicole Kidman: airbrushing. Try ModelCo Shimmer Airbrush Illuminiser, P1,650.

GUY-PRETTY: Guys love your pretty face a lot more than your pretty makeup, so the objective is to look like you aren’t really wearing any. But as reality has it, we need a little help getting the radiant flawless finish! Try Colour Collection Gluta Whitening Pressed Powder SPF20 in Natural, P375. This face powder has micronized light-reflecting pigments that seamlessly minimize facial flaws while keeping oil and the harmful rays of the sun at bay.

D. HAIR

GIRL-PRETTY: Oh how we love the angst Rihanna emits simply by sporting a kick-ass hairdo! The trick is to find the perfect hairstylist who can customize the look that’ll fit the shape and features of your face and help you maintain the style, both in and out of the salon. Try the hair genius of L’Oreal Professionel Ambassador and head stylist Danny Katalbas of Emphasis Salon at Rockwell.

GUY-PRETTY: Androgynous and too-edgy hairstyles may be cool but not necessarily sexy to your ideal guy. You certainly don’t see any swimwear models posing in spiked styles higher than your man’s mohawk, do you? Put simply, men are drawn to natural-looking, healthy, and flowing hair. For them, this is a reflection of a woman’s proper hygiene: if she’s clean up there, then she must be clean down there. Go figure! So rather than pile products on your tresses, opt for a nourishing hair treatment instead. Try Pantene 3-Minute Night Miracle Treatment, P199.75. Affordable treatments allow you to indulge weekly, without the strain monthly salon visits put on your budget!


So whether you’re hangin’ with the girls or flirtin’ with the guys, you now have your beauty arsenal in tow to keep you looking great anytime, anywhere--and to anyone!

Before you read this article, did you think you were girl-pretty or guy-pretty? Tell us when you comment!

Courtecy: http://www.cosmo.ph/

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Religious faith twists gender, as men cross-dress in Kerala(India)

Several men dressed up as women turned up at Kollam to worship Hindu goddess Bhagavathy as they

carried lamps in their hands followed by a procession during an annual temple festival yesterday.

The two-day annual temple festival, "Kottankulangara Chamayavilakku" commenced on Monday at KottanKullangara Devi Temple in Kollam.

A devotee, Satish Kumar said, "All devotees have come here to participate in the festival as our wishes get fulfilled. So, lot of devotees take part in the festival and the numbers are increasing every year because of the fruitful results."

The cross-dressing is part of traditional ritual festivities, where men decked up in women's attire attempt to please the temple goddess for their wish fulfillment.

Another devotee from Mumbai, Girish Kumar said, "My aim is to succeed in life and get prosperity for the whole world and everyone else.

The men also carry large lit lamps and take strolls of the temple while offering prayers to the deity.

This year, the event witnessed more than 6,000 men performing the cross-dressing traditional ritual.

The cross-dressed devotees in colourful traditional Kerala drape and jewellery crowded the temple premises and walked with large lamps. Attractive decoration of the temple and the traditional music playing in the background created a spiritual aura.

Men of all ages and from different parts of the country forsake gender bias and became part of this unique ritual.

According to the legend, that a group of boys, all cowherds, would playfully dress up as girls and offer flowers and a coconut dish "kottan" to a stone they considered as a goddess. It is believed that one day the goddess appeared before one of the boys.

Subsequently, a temple was built and the ritual of cross-dressing became a part of traditional ritual festivities.

The festival has been attracting people from various faiths.

The most auspicious time for taking part in the ritual is between 2am and 5am However, some devotees arrive much earlier in order to offer prayers in a peaceful manner.

Courtesy: http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_religious-faith-twists-gender-as-men-cross-dress-in-kerala_1815671

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“Why Do Men Have Nipples”?

“Why Do Men Have Nipples”?

 

This question has been plaguing me for decades, and although I have been given a few possibilities, none have been satisfactory in solving my query, (no pun intended).  It has been suggested that during early fetal development, both male and female genes are present but due to some biological influx, one or the other genes surges ahead and becomes dominant.  In the case of the man, his nipples are merely leftovers from the transition. 

 

Two factors; body hair, and nipples to suckle their young identify most mammals.  Nearly all male animals possess nipples with a few exceptions, one being the horse.  Stallions do not have nipples, and that could be because the mare’s udder is located between her back legs, so there just wouldn’t be room there for the stallion to have nipples there.

 

In some rare cases, there are men who have extra nipples, one in fact, had 5…of course in the case of Barbies poor Ken, he doesn’t have any!  For that matter, why would God have put nipples on Adam?  Do you suppose that Adam and Eve had navels?  On the other hand, if we had crawled out of some primordial ooze as separate and distinct males and females, why then male nipples?  Perhaps they were put there so that when teenage boys are bare-chested together, they could play “pinch-nipple” ! 

 

Then there is the sexual aspect of male nipples…they are very sensitive and when being fondled, can be highly erotic.  They are also handy to have for those who wish to have them pierced, OUCH!  Visit any reputable porn shop and you will find a vast assortment of ‘nipple-clamps’ and ‘nipple-pinchers’ to accommodate those of the S & M persuasion.  

 

A funny thing happened when I was in high-school during gym class…we had finished showering and were milling around naked, toweling off and acting like boys, when a girl took the wrong door out of the coaches office and ended up in our locker-room The amazing thing was that several of the guys quickly crossed their arms over their chest, covering their nipples, instead of trying to hide their genitals as you would have expected.  I thought that was hilarious. 

 

Whether they are present simply for their aesthetic value, or a throwback from some distant past when males lactated and shared in breast-feeding their young, we will probably never know.  Obviously, they are here to stay and I personally think they are cool.  There could even be a “Mr. Nipple America ” contest to judge who possesses the most attractive nipples.  How about a “Male-Nipple Day”, replete with parades and picnics?  Perhaps someone could write a song like.”The Nipple Hymn of the Republic”? 

 

Last, but not least, let us not forget those unsung little hero’s ‘the areolas’…those little brown circles that surround our nipples!  Without them, our nipples would simply look like two over-sized moles….”lets hear it for areolas”!!  The next time you approach a shirtless man, compliment him on what nice nipples and areoles he has, you can be sure he will be graciously grateful……………

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Fake boobs a turn off

Fake boobs a turn off

 

Men in the UK are finding fake breasts a turn off.

 

According to a new survery, men in the UK prefer women not to go under the knife to improve their chest.

 

A poll for More magazine found that 85% of men aged 18 to 34 said that they hated plastic surgery and found it a "complete turn-off" in women.

 

The survey, which polled 1,600 men in the age-group across the UK, found that a further 15% claimed not to even notice women's cosmetic surgery.

 

A spokeswoman for More magazine said: "Women would be better off spending their money on new dress and shoes rather than fake breasts.

 

"They look at false cleavages but it is clear that it is a big turn off both sexually and in terms of forming a relationship. It seems as though women may have misjudged a lot of blokes."

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Art network of Crossdressers underwear

Art network of women's underwear It is believed that underwear should not flaunt it. But this rule does not seem to exist for the Spanish artist Pilar Albarracin (Pilar Albarracin), because it has created a network of work, consisting precisely of women's underwear, including, and mandala of lacy panties. "Mandala" is translated from Sanskrit, not only as a "circle", but as a "community." Here's a second meaningPilar Albarracin and puts his unusual work. The artist says that every element of underwear, which she used, is a story of a real person, which together make up a large group. When creating his works Pilar Albarracin uses both plain pants and color. So that each of the mandala of the artist is unique, unlike any in color or in construction to the others. Moreover, Albarracin creates of women's panties, not only the mandala, but just a picture. It puts them in a frame under glass and signs it was a girl, which is the subject of underwear once belonged. However, she Pilar Albarracin not explain how she had so many women's panties. Apparently, we will have to guess.

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Beauty Experts 7 foolproof photo tricks

Make-up pro and celeb shutterbug Davis Factor shares his camera-ready tips so you never have to un-tag pictures again. Paparazzi magnet Anushka Sharma demonstrates. 

1. “Do apply make-up in the lighting you’ll be photographed in so it’s not too heavy,” says Factor. “For natural light, avoid sparkle -- it accentuates fine lines and ages you.”

2. “Do use a light-reflecting concealer (like Make Up For Ever HD Concealer) to combat undereye shadows,” he says.

3 “Don’t wear too much blush,” and blend it in really well.

4. “Do use an anti-shine product to keep skin matte. Oily skin looks shinier in pictures taken with flash.”

5. “Do cheat the camera.” Stand sideways, cross your legs to slim the body, and twist your shoulders to face the photographer. “Definitely don’t stand dead-on,” he advises.

6. “Don’t chew gum. You’ll get snapped mid-chomp.”

7. “Do mind your posture. Confidence shines through in every photo, so bring it!”

Courtecy: http://www.vogue.in/content/seven-foolproof-photo-tricks

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How to identify a crossdresser?

Adams Apple, body hair (facial, arms, hands, chest, legs), tone and depth of voice, lack of breasts or breasts that change size and orientation each day (stuffing a bra), buldge in pants.

 Females have longer forearms than men so watch out for these. Males have longer legs and if the thighs seem to be too long then it is definitely a he. Do not get confused, the most sexiest women have slightly shorter thighs than men. There is the Adam's apple. It is something that most crossdressers would never hide unless they had it removed through surgery. We all know that females have a smooth throat but if you a big lump on a throat, that's definitely a man. Some females are so desperate to became 100% woman that they successfully upgrade themselves to such a point where we can no longer distinguish them as male. But one factor still remains for us to judge. Look at the hands. If the hands seem to be big than you think and the veins are sticking out, watch out, that guy is going to get you. You can also listen to voice which should easily expose them but nowadays crossdressers can sing better than Beyonce and look better. Ahem.Look at the face. Asian women have flat noses while white females have pointy noses. Observe the nose carefully and take a good stare for several minutes, you'll be able to see through all that plastic surgery without having to strip him/her of his/her clothing. Males tend to have square point faces while females have a perfeclty round face. Although, many Asian men still look like females.In Asia, you can't tell the different because crossdresser have already mastered the secrets of converting from male to female. The crossdressers in the west still need some work.

Anything else? Please leave your answers in comments section below.

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