Books are ALWAYS Judged By Their Cover

At the risk of putting an old adage to shame, I venture forth and say this here, right now, in my little not-so-private slice of webspace,
"Always judge a book by its cover"

Ah, well, having said that controversial piece, I must now support this statement with some facts:

1. We are always judged by our 'covers' aka first impressions we give to other people. I shall not limit this to looks, because, the way we act and carry ourselves influence the way we look.
This is greatly practiced in tense situations such as court hearings, interviews, conferences, meetings and so on so forth. Not so much, say, for things like making friends in the mess-hall.

2. One who gives great priority to their appearance, must possess good sense of discipline, self regard, confidence and can pay attention to detail.

Key here is, (especially if you are employing/working with that person) is to have the knowledge of HOW to HARNESS their abilities in a direction that would mutually benefit you both. Personally, I think Texan-wise. Never step out of the house in anything less than a state of dress. (And, trust me, their state of dress, is.... FULLY and OTT dressed.)

*Detour* Recently, a surprise visit came upon the house recently, and I was too busy to even go up and make myself look slightly decent. When THREE, instead of the ONE expected guest entered, I murmured my HI's (at the risk of being anti-social "I did not have my social-face on!"-excuse) and sequestered myself in the deepest darkest corner with WiFi and work. Hmmmm.

Of course, that might sound extreme to some (most?), but I come from families where if the gasman was going to come, my grandmother would make sure she was properly bathed, made up and in her semi-going-out-semi-home clothes. I think, as someone out there stated (very wisely, may I add) that,
"When you pay attention to yourself, you are paying respect to the people around you."
Or summat like it.

I mean, don't go all out with the bubbly, jazz and cocktail gowns whenever you need some lights fixed, but, I think it's just pretty decent to look.... decent (for the lack of other words) and neat when people come into the house. Or when you exit the house at least.

IanPenguin jokes that I even think my outfit when I take TinkyWinky out for a walk. Well.... it has to be practical and suit my current mood doesn't it? Perks of being a girl.

*OMG* "Daughters" by John Mayer just came on.... and... I've just melted.   o.O

Back to where I was aeons ago....
3. Realise the image in your mind.
Putting on the right clothes, right make up and so on so forth merely contribute to your attitude and mindset for the day. If you dress dowdy, then you'll feel dowdy! If you're all dressed up, shoes and face shining, well, you'll feel all the better for it and actually project that image about yourself to others, and of course, provide a sight for all the sore eyes in your vicinity.

Well, having said all that, what's the harm of putting on a little make-up and dressing as if you actually cared about yourself? Not being snooty or a brand-snob, but, look back to school.. I bet you, you respected the better dressed teachers better than the frumpy ones, regardless of how good they are. Ahhh... do it like a flashcard! Don't mull over it. :)

And to end, I found these interesting bits, which make-or-break my opinions.

Au Naturel?

And what's with the argument of celebs being ugly? They're there for a reason, and we innately want and need them to look good. So stop making such a big fuss just because they look like any ordinary guy/gal on the street sans makeup.

And of course, the ultimate makeover.

I honestly don't blame inebriated tourists for getting themselves

in a "stick"y situation.

;)