
I came across a great article over the weekend on
Tango.com, raising the issue of how good looks affect the way people treat you, and in this case, how much people give you. To test the notion, a
Current TV reporter spent two days on the streets of London seeing how much she could get away with — one day dressed and made up, the other day looking plain and casual. As I'm sure most of you assume, she got way more on day one — from free taxi rides to free cake — and men didn't even flinch at her somewhat outlandish requests.

Facial hair is like a male accessory; whether a guy has some or not, it always says something about his particular style. And if he does keep facial hair, his particular trim job is what makes him unique. Maybe he goes for the lower lip flavor-saver or the rugged and masculine scruffy beard.

I’ve always had this fantasy about getting a gorgeous tattoo scrawled across my wrist or hip bone, but I’d never go through with it. Really, tattoos just aren’t my style on my own body or on a guy’s. But some women absolutely love a man covered in
tattoos.

It’s true what they say about everybody being their worst critic; at least it certainly seems to be the case when it comes to our opinions of our physical attributes. Stare at a picture of yourself for even a second too long and it’s easy to start internally tallying all of the things about yourself that you don’t like. Whenever I have a tendency to do this, I remind myself that looking back, I'll care far more about the memories than whether or not it looked like I had a double chin.

If age is just a number, then
appearance isn’t the only thing that makes a person seem older or younger. In fact, I always have a terrible time guessing a person's age because I base my assumption on her personality more than anything else. Taking into account your personality over your appearance, how does your outward attitude compare to the age on your driver's license.

As women, it's assumed that we have more in common with
our moms than our dads, but more often than not, women share plenty of character traits and physical attributes with Dad, too. While my personality is more similar to my mom's, my dad and I actually share many of the same hobbies and interests — not to mention our hair and noses. But what about you.

Most of us experience a time in our lives when we have the desire to try something new with our usual look, but making even a small change can seem so dramatic that we usually shy away from it. I think embracing a little change, even in the appearance department, is never a bad thing, though you might want to consult
Bella and
Fab first. In the meantime, I have some tips on making your change work for you.

I'm sure we all can be pretty fickle when it comes to the way we feel about ourselves. An entire room full of people could tell us we look stunning, but if we don’t feel like it, no matter what they say, we won’t believe them. Likewise, when we’re at home on a
lazy weekend in our frumpiest outfit, we may feel radiantly beautiful — it's really just a state of mind.

Your chest has always been on the smaller side, and though you've complained on occasion about not being able to fill out a particular top, or looking too small in a bathing suit, for the most part you don’t mind being flat chested — at least you can go
braless when necessary. Well it turns out your boyfriend has a different opinion.
After jokingly mentioning a few times that he would love to see what you'd look like with breast implants, now he’s actually offering to pay for a boob job.