Sex Secrets of an American Geisha
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One last thought about the beauty of your body before we move on to consideration of your wardrobe. When you do something that increases your physical beauty you often increase a man’s perception of your sexiness and femininity at the same time. For instance, if you lose excess weight you’ll probably increase your beauty. At the same time, the average man would also probably see you as sexier and more feminine, since a heavy size is generally regarded as unsexy and unfeminine. If you remove unwanted hair from somewhere, chances are that many men would say that you look sexier and more feminine since “hairiness” (except on the head) is consid ered a masculine trait.
We American Geisha are quite fortunate that as we make ourselves more beautiful, we may also be perceived as sexier and more feminine. I think of it as a womanly “bonus” of sorts. The same is true of your war drobe: Beautiful clothes can help you to look more feminine and sexy.
     
WORK TO IMPROVE THE BEAUTY OF YOUR CLOTHES
I was so oblivious to fashion that I should have looked into getting some professional help with my wardrobe selections. What about you? Don’t you want to dress with a sense of class, whether you go upscale or middle-class, urban chic or artsy bohemian or sporty fresh? Of course you do. Even when you dress sexily, you don’t want to project a low-class image, do you? Do you want your clothes to complement your physical beauty and to have a feminine (and, if appropriate to the setting, a sexy) quality? This can be done on any budget because it has more to do with taste and judgment than it does with the actual cost of the clothes.
Become more fashion conscious. Subscribe to two or three women’s magazines that appeal to you, according to your interests, your age, your geographical location (rural or urban), your profession. Be open to the fashion and makeup tips offered, but certainly not a slave to them. Pay at tention to the seasonality of fashion. Approach those of your girlfriends who seem most attractive and well put together for help. Ask for some tips and frank critiques of your fashion sense. If you are lucky enough to have a gay male friend, buy him dinner and wine and see if his insights about your clothes and use of eye shadow or lip color could be helpful. If you seek professional help by approaching a cosmetics counter for a makeover, be cautious! I’ve seen some pretty scary makeup jobs on the very women who offer to teach you what would be flattering on you. (Don’t they look in their own mirrors?) Remember, you know yourself best, so don’t surren der total control over your look to a stranger who is probably working on commission. Often, less is better. And, of course, the best for you may be no makeup, or just enough so that it seems as though you are wearing none.
Unless you have money to burn, I suggest that you consider the resale shops, either a thrift store like Goodwill (where I’ve found many cute, sexy pieces for three dollars or less) or a more upscale, Beverly Hills–like store that recycles designer apparel at much-reduced prices. Somewhat different in philosophy is the vintage store, where the prices can be fairly high but the merchandise has a more quirky, past-era style to it. Some of the pieces bought in these stores can be improved with scissors, needle, and thread. I like carefully chosen pieces from resale shops for the obvious monetary sav ings they offer, but also because by wearing them you add a unique flair to your appearance. No one else has exactly the same item as you do, especially after the scissors and needle do their work. I believe that you want to dress differently and better than the average woman, so that you are more notice able to potential Good Men.
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