https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-poll-beauty-or-style Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 05 May 2026 19:30:30 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-poll-beauty-or-style/page/2#post-187570 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:17:21 +0000 Inge 187570@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a tough one. I'm going to go with style AND the confidence to accept all my beauty flaws;-) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-poll-beauty-or-style/page/2#post-187552 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:59:15 +0000 JennyK (NC) 187552@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No question - Beauty! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-poll-beauty-or-style/page/2#post-187434 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:41:27 +0000 Isabel 187434@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These answers really are fascinating. Sparky, I am no beauty myself. I hope for average. I also don't mind wrinkles, or age spots, or sagging or grey hair. One of my legs bows out and I have freakishly white/yellowish skin.</p> <p>But I hope that I have clear skin and good teeth, or at least good dentures, clean finger nails and hair, etc. That would be "beauty for me". As I said earlier, my mom was dirt poor. She didn't even have shoes. But she used thread as floss, baking soda to brush and strong mint tea to gargle with. She didn't see a dentist til her 30's in this country. Today, she is 75 and has amazing teeth and very good skin ( yes wrinkles, some age spots, and sagging ) , but her hair is ALWAYS neat, her eyebrows always plucked, her nails always clean and shaped. You get the idea.</p> <p>The only real " beauty" thing I want is a life time worth of good concealer for these awful bags under my eyes - that I cannot come to peace with ! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-poll-beauty-or-style/page/2#post-187427 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:33:31 +0000 Becky 187427@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Definitely Team Beauty for me. I will probably never have more than "average" style, and that's OK with me. But to echo what Maya said: "I'd be a lot happier looking gorgeous and dressing average than looking average and dressing gorgeous." </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-poll-beauty-or-style/page/2#post-187422 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:28:13 +0000 Sparky 187422@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've been thinking about this a bit. I've read some of the replies but not all. </p> <p>If I am choosing beauty or style from where I am right now, I would choose style. I do not consider myself as having great beauty (far from it!!) but am very content in my own skin and comfortable dealing with my physical imperfections, from not-perfect skin and bags under my eyes, to frizzy hair to lumps and bumps where I don't want them. Not perfect, but it's me! Style is more elusive and challenging for me, but to have that would help tremendously in making me feel great about myself and in contending with the reality of my body and my looks. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-poll-beauty-or-style/page/2#post-187413 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:15:27 +0000 Kristine 187413@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beauty. I've found myself going back to a simpler style lately, more classic clothes, loose hair, very little make-up or jewelry. I want to spend money on good skincare, massages, good haircuts, dental/doctor appointments. In other words, trying to look good from the inside out instead of outside in if that makes any sense. I see simple beauty as style in its own right.</p> <p>It's kind of semantics though too, it's hard to define average style or average beauty. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-poll-beauty-or-style/page/2#post-187406 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:44:08 +0000 Claudia 187406@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beauty, without hesitation. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-poll-beauty-or-style/page/2#post-187400 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:32:04 +0000 Sarah 187400@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beauty for sure. But only because beauty in terms of this poll includes weight. I don't mind gray hairs or wrinkles (heck, I have both already!) but I never want to go back to my old body. I feel 100 times better about myself and more motivated in terms of style now that I'm in shape. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-poll-beauty-or-style/page/2#post-187398 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:23:33 +0000 crasdy 187398@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I disagree that beauty can't last. Sure, you might not look 25 forever, but a beautiful 70 year old woman with great hair, skin, bone structure, and figure, is still stunning. I think I'm not understanding the argument that beauty fades as you age? It changes, yes, but I don't think it fades. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-poll-beauty-or-style/page/2#post-187352 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:09:18 +0000 Isabel 187352@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie - I will not change my mind as I get older ( wait, I already am older! )</p> <p>Yesterday I saw a woman with very bad decayed teeth. And I thought of this forum. I am lucky and blessed enough that I can take good care of my teeth. Not to mention the pain it must cause. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-poll-beauty-or-style/page/2#post-187318 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:30:57 +0000 chewyspaghetti 187318@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, since I already have normal flaws and killer style- I'll vote Team Beauty for something different ;)<br /> If you have just average style- do you really know the difference anyway? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-poll-beauty-or-style/page/2#post-187309 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:52:54 +0000 Vani 187309@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh, Julie, you come up with the most interesting and insightful polls. I just had to chime in.</p> <p>I put some thought into this and have concluded I am on Team Style. It was hard for me, especially given my lifelong battle with weight and body hair. Even with wishful thinking, the reality is that everyone simply must age. Clear skin fades with time, hair thins and so on. I'm learning to make friends with my body accepting each one of its flaws. And that is making for a much happier me. And when a much happier me dresses for my body, expressing my style in the best possible way, it just doesn't get any better. </p> <p>Let's just say that wearing a killer pencil skirt or jacket makes me a whole lot happier than a good hair day </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-poll-beauty-or-style/page/2#post-187181 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:33:04 +0000 An 187181@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Team style for me. I think any stylish lady can look beautiful. i can live with the imperfections as long as the overall look is stylish and put together. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-poll-beauty-or-style/page/2#post-187174 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:31:57 +0000 RoseandJoan 187174@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I need to do a proper tally but it looks as though team beauty has the lead! Thank you for your time and clear arguments, I can see both points of view but I'm still 100% team style. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-poll-beauty-or-style/page/2#post-187146 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 06:00:30 +0000 marianna 187146@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm on Team Style here. I can be told that I am pretty all day long (hypothetically)... but I never truly feel it unless I am well dressed. For me style plays a HUGE role in feeling beautiful. Even if I'm having a great hair/make-up/weight day, if my outfit isn't up to par, I don't feel beautiful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-poll-beauty-or-style/page/2#post-187143 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:46:04 +0000 Angie 187143@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very interesting!</p> <p>I wonder how many Team Beauties will change their mind as they get older? As clear as it was for you to choose Beauty - it was as clear for me to choose Style. Perhaps I would have chosen Beauty 10 years ago. I'm not sure. I know I would have chosen it 15 years ago. Style is eternal and evolving. Beauty, unfortunately, does not have the same longevity. I'd love to be romantic about beauty and I certainly am embracing being 40 - but style has a power that beauty does not possess. I LOVE what Scarlet-Rosie said. That really resonated with me. Thank you Scarlet-Rosie. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-poll-beauty-or-style/page/2#post-187074 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:35:14 +0000 Tanya 187074@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is easy for me too; Team Beauty for sure, especially since I have had skin issues forever. I feel that style is something that can be thought if one cares about it, while beauty is mostly in the genetic lottery, although taking care of ones self counts as well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-poll-beauty-or-style/page/2#post-187052 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:52:58 +0000 crazyone 187052@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This was also a really easy question. Team Beauty, for sure. I've had bad skin and other beauty issues for years, and the money, time, and headache saved if I didn't have those issues (and instead had lovely glowing, mostly hairless skin) would far far outweigh having great style. Also, I occasionally worry about the environmental/health impact of using creams/lotions/makeup; but if I had perfect skin, I wouldn't be using those at all. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-poll-beauty-or-style/page/2#post-186985 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:59:30 +0000 Maya 186985@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beauty, hands down. Easiest question yet. I'd be a lot happier looking gorgeous and dressing average than looking average and dressing gorgeous. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-poll-beauty-or-style/page/2#post-186977 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:48:27 +0000 Lisa 186977@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with team beauty. When my hair, weight and skin are off I don't feel fab no matter what I wear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-poll-beauty-or-style/page/2#post-186660 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:10:59 +0000 Scarlet 186660@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm, that makes the question more complicated, but I am still thinking style, because style to me means knowing yourself, which is a kind of power. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-poll-beauty-or-style/page/2#post-186648 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:57:42 +0000 RoseandJoan 186648@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Scarlet, I believe all ages are beautiful so I was not really referring to looking youthful more physically looking at your best whatever age you are. I hope that makes a little sense. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-poll-beauty-or-style/page/2#post-186627 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:35:00 +0000 Scarlet 186627@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't know if I am taking the question the right way, are we talking eternal fountain of youth here? I haven't been especially tortured by my hair, skin, or weight, although of course there are things I would change if I could, and I have my bad days. The main thing for me is, in the end beauty just can't last. Style is better. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-poll-beauty-or-style/page/2#post-186604 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:49:51 +0000 Sveta 186604@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If all I need to stick with are my usual "beauty flaws" I pick up Style any time. Physical beauty (aka perfect features) is diminishing with age while style just gets better IMO. Also perfect features are none of your achievements while style is completely yours and talks tons about you.<br /> I am sure I looked prettier in my 20s with young skin, hair and body but I never felt as attractive and confident as now.<br /> However being on Style team I keep the right to look after my "flawed" features as well as I can :-0 I consider good grooming a part of the Style, not Beauty. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-poll-beauty-or-style/page/2#post-186556 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:21:56 +0000 Refugee 186556@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Style hands down. Flawless beauty would not save me from what passes for average style around here. Don't care how beautiful anyone is, nobody looks good in the standard uniform of boxy t-shirt, wide leg capris and crocs/flip-flops. I made a drastic change to my hair this last weekend and am learning to style it. Even though I'm not completely comfortable with it yet, I feel great because I was able to put together an awesome outfit today. Something about my red strappy stillettos makes me feel like a million bucks. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-poll-beauty-or-style/page/2#post-186444 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:20:06 +0000 Itari 186444@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beauty. Without a second thought. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-poll-beauty-or-style#post-186417 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:05:45 +0000 Kristen 186417@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Team Beauty. My ideal weight, clear skin and every day is a good hair day? In a heartbeat. Like Beth and Taylor noted, when I don't feel like those are in order, all the stylish pieces in my closet won't help. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-poll-beauty-or-style#post-186404 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:00:52 +0000 Theresa 186404@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>hmmmm this is a thought-provoking question!</p> <p>I think I would have to vote Team Style. </p> <p>I don't have perfect skin, and my hair is often out of control, but I do love my body, and I have worked out ways to deal with (or conceal) my skin and hair, so will be able to use these skills throughout my life to cope with whatever other beauty issues arise. I guess the fact that my brothers girlfriend is a beauty therapist so I know I always have "help" on hand makes this less of a big deal for me... she is used to my odd text messages asking her how to solve particular dilemmas LOL</p> <p>But, to have fabulous style 24/7 for the rest of my life would just make my heart sing! To have 100% confidence that I am pulling off style all day every day would just be awesome. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-poll-beauty-or-style#post-186378 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 06:20:29 +0000 Katiepea 186378@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OK - I have thought about this and sat on this and I have decided that I am for team beauty for the reasons that:<br /> 1. I am still absolutely a novice when it comes to dressing in a stylish way (I still have quite a few WiW disasters even with all my diligent reading of Angie's posts - tee-hee!). In essence, style is a more foreign and new "out of my comfort zone" concept to me than the notion of beauty. Maybe once I emerge as stylish goddess in years to come, I will change my mind!<br /> 2. To me, as part of R&amp;J's description of beauty includes being at a healthy weight, having lovely shiny hair, glowing skin etc, and these things tend to imply to me good physical health. A person may be stylish, but they certainly can look (and be) unhealthy!<br /> 3. I'm a sucker for beautiful things (Yes, I can be shallow. ;-)). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/another-poll-beauty-or-style#post-186369 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 06:06:41 +0000 Rosie 186369@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Tara, wonderful response. </p> <p>This is a really hard one. We all have days we feel less beautiful than others, but for me it usually has to do with body and not skin, hair, etc. I think that if I looked stylish every single day that the times I feel less than fab would diminish naturally. It's the days when I can't find a thing to wear when I feel the most blah. </p> <p>That said, if I don't go to bed soon I may switch to Team Beauty because my eyes will look bad! </p>