While you’re in the shower and thinking of your big date tonight, you must be wondering how you can look more attractive and jump on the ‘Beauty is only skin deep’ bandwagon. While we’re advocates of a good sense of humor and charisma above anything else, we also believe that having basic etiquettes and good hygiene are quite important to look your best.

Attractiveness is a trait – and it is not defined by your superficial looks or your character, but your entire personality. While you’re ready to woo your date at the club or show your CEO who’s the actual boss at the presentation today, you need to learn how to look confident and charismatic at all times.

Since we’re on our way to throw away society’s unconventional standards of beauty, we bring you 5 ways that will help you unlearn the bad habits and adopt a realistic approach to becoming more attractive instantly.

Be Confident

Sorry to break this to you, but if your CEO spots you standing in front of an international crew with dropped shoulders, a sweaty brow, damp and fidgety hands, and no direct eye contact, then you might be banished from attending board meetings for a long while. In order to get your appearance on the same page as your skills, you need to learn how to boost your confidence with the help of basic human etiquettes. This basic trait will also help you to be more confident on your dates or meetings with new people.

Make Eye Contact

Social anxiety can get to you and we know how crippling it can be at work and even leisure. However, in order to make good human connections, you need to look them in the eye and be vocal about your intentions. By making eye contact with a person, you’re not only letting them know that you’re interested in talking to them, but also that you feel safe in their company.

Adjust Your Posture

Adjust your posture and walk or sit up straight. Practice walking in front of a mirror with a straight posture for five minutes a day. Unclench your jaw and get rid of the poker-face look. Those furrowed brows need to be relaxed and your hands need to get ahold of a fidget spinner, a Rubik’s cube, or a spongy ball to prevent you from fidgeting. Walk with your head up and greet everyone with the same confidence you’d display while meeting the President!

Work on Your Hygiene

How to incorporate basic hygiene into your lifestyle should be a mastered routine by now. If you have bad breath or your teeth are covered in plaque, then try brushing twice every day and visit a dentist once every three months for optimum oral health. Floss after every meal and make sure you keep a pack of fresh mints or tic tacs with you at all times since good dental hygiene is vital to your success. If you’ve smoker’s breath then gargle with a mouthwash or take a couple of mints before interacting with someone.

Pro Tip: Keep a deodorant with you at all times. We can’t have you smelling like an inverted trashcan before you go out on your dates.

Treat Your Skin

Skin care tends to beauty that is actually skin deep – literally and figuratively. Taking care of your skin isn’t the new fad – it’s actually a necessity and we realized the power of a good exfoliating scrub too late. Defy all social constructs by allowing your skin to breathe and glow amidst pollution.

Exfoliate Your Skin

Go to the store and cash in on scrubs, herbal remedies and serums to give your skin the royal treatment it deserves. We live in a society that is not only addicted to junk food, but also to a polluted environment that isn’t healthy for our skin. In order to get rid of the dead-skin gunk that has begun manifesting itself as sebum; you need to treat your skin to an exfoliation scrub and an authentic facial spa (at least once every three months) for best results.

Pro Tip: Use more scrub on the lips. They will become pulpy and might help you pull off that red pout more casually each time.

Use an Under-Eye Serum

Those puffy bags under yours eyes appear as if you injected an accidental dose of caffeine and binged on Netflix all night. You’d think that this might help impress your CEO, and that he might let you off from work early the following Monday, but let’s face it – he really won’t. While sleep is crucial for your health, the earlier you realize that a lack of sleep might also diminish your performance. It can help keep you attentive and alert at work.

You need to get rid of those eye bags right away, and we don’t necessarily mean with a branded concealer. Treat those bags with an under-eye product that contains stimulants like Vitamin E, kojic acid and Coenzyme Q10 for best results. Also, make sure that you read some eye cream reviews before buying any product online.

Smile

Let’s see those flashy pearls without a purpose, shall we? Smiling is beautiful and helps you become more attractive by balancing those curves (this is not pun-intended in any way) with positivity and confidence. If you’re talking with your mate, don’t forget to laugh – even at his crappy jokes – or smile constantly if you’re interacting with your business partner.

Smiling helps you appear more positive with your life’s choices and form better connections with people.

Try Not to Whine

Whining about first world problems might not be as cute as you would imagine. Sure, you can complain about the distasteful life you’re going through, but let’s face it – not everyone cares. If you take your problems to a stranger you just met then this might push him away for good. If you take your work problems to your CEO instead of your supervisor without trying to figure out the solution on your own, they might think that you’re incompetent.

In order to focus on the little things in your life, take a deep breath and ponder over matters causing all the confusion. Believe in yourself and go for a walk whenever you’re stressed out. Going to a therapist once a month might help you tackle your problems more proactively as well. Before venting out to someone, try asking for their consent and approval for that matter. Take matters of your life in your hands and see how attractive you’ll become to others.

Author Bio:

Christine Rudolph is a passionate fashion and lifestyle blogger. She is an enthusiastic writer, inclined towards ever-changing trends. Currently, she is associated with based online clothing boutique ‘Sophie and Trey’ for more updates follow her on Twitter @RudolphBlogger.

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