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You know how your favorite lipstick can take you from ho-hum to hot in three seconds flat? Well, there are a few little behaviors that can make you appear less attractive just as fast. To avoid looking anything less than your gorgeous best, steer clear of these uncute quirks.

1. Snapping Your Gum: Perhaps you chew it so you won’t have bad breath. But if given the choice, innocent bystanders might prefer dragon breath to the slurpy sounds of you smacking away—especially when they have no way to escape (think cubicle neighbors, people next to you in the elevator, road-trip buddies). If you’re a habitual gum chewer, practice doing it inaudibly—you know, with your mouth shut. (Or try an Altoid.) And please, don’t blow bubbles. Unlike your first-grade classmates, your current acquaintances are unimpressed. Promise.

2. Wearing a Perma-Pout: When you walk down the street, do construction workers and other dudes constantly say things like “Smile!” and “It ain’t so bad”? It’s natural to want to punch them in response. (Seriously—what do they know about your life?) After that violent urge passes, though, consider that there might be an underlying lesson: Despite some people claiming they look better sans smile, á la Victoria Beckham in her Posh days, there’s nothing more naturally gorgeous than an easy-breezy grin.

It’s time for a new attitude!

3. Being a Mirror-izer: Who’s the fairest of them all? Definitely not the girl who stops to examine her reflection in every shiny surface she encounters during the course of a day: store windows, rearview mirrors, the flip side of a friend’s iPhone. It’s fine to quickly fix a flyaway or make sure there’s no lipstick on your teeth, but if you can’t pass a mirror without being drawn into its gravitational pull, you’ve got an unattractive tic to fix.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sylkiiifeather/ sylkiiifeather

    LOL

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CaliFemme23/ CaliFemme23

    This AGAIN is BS…things that make a person ‘unpretty’ are…

    BAD ATTITUDE
    LACK OF INTELLIGENCE/ARTICULATION
    BEING SHALLOW

    But I suppose HB and I have different perceptions of what ‘pretty’ is…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sylkiiifeather/ sylkiiifeather

    i guess you described me Cali lol….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Chocolate_Gul/ Chocolate_Gul

    I can relate to # 2 a lot. I have been hearing that my whole life just about & its true I do want to punch men that say that lol! But I know a couple females I go to school with that are pretty but they don’t smile & they look much prettier when they smile so sometimes I think maybe I shouldnt look like a grench face all the time bc I see its not cute.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Jack_Stephen1/ Jack_Stephen1

    that 2 and 5 are true

    i remember in san diego, walking downtown at lunch during spring and summer (clear sky, sunny, light breeze) and seeing blk feamles walkin w/a look like somebody just dognapped fluffy. it’s beautiful weather and fri…what’s up w/ that dam n frown?!

    i can understand a women letting out a dam n, or 5hit because it was necessary at that time. but when mf, b itch and f’k are rollin of her tongue…it’s just not cool. i give’em a look of disapproval when i hear it.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CaliFemme23/ CaliFemme23

    sylkiiifeather, LOL never that…You’re just simply betraying your generation by not jumping on the usual bandwagons… ;-)

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/RichardMann11/ RichardMann11

    a chick cant chew gum? come on now. now the needing to smile i can see. smiling is good for ur inner being. u could be sad and a smile can change it all around. even if u fake it it does have some effect on u. so ladies smile it helps us and helps u

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/AsileeDotCom/ AsileeDotCom

    F.uck smiling…I won’t change for no one because some dumb ass article says its ‘unattractive’. I don’t remember the last time I actually gave a s.hit about what someone else thinks.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CaliFemme23/ CaliFemme23

    AsileeDotCom, VERY WELL SAID!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SoularFlarez/ SoularFlarez

    #1 – dressed like she’s about to hit the ‘track’ or slide down poles
    #2 – bad attitude, always angry & depressed, pessimistic
    #3 – ignorant, selfish etc….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/2daTopnonStop/ 2daTopnonStop

    It’s not my fault what I see back in the reflections of shiny things is gorgeous~

    I ♥ me and I am guilty of staring at my reflection~ Don’t do it all day but~ what ever~

    Gorgeous is as gorgeous does…!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jazzwatch/ jazzwatch

    You don’t have to be a HOTTIE like the movie stars, but not a B-U-T-T-A-F-A-C-E either…….NOBODY PERFECT, but if she’s uncouth, egotistical and a flat out Beeeyotch. I cannot get with that…….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mike_diesel27/ mike_diesel27

    I really can’t stand it when a woman smacks her lips every time she pauses during a conversation. Or when she says, “And uhhh” during a conversation. But who am I to judge? I know there is something that I do that would drive a woman crazy lol.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/carteraunida/ carteraunida

    #2 – I’ve gotten this a lot. why is it in anyone’s place to tell another to smile. if you don’t like the pout keep it moving. she’s not bothering you. the same can be said for men who walk around with the same expression. You can’t expect a woman to go around smiling all the time. Sure, some people do – that’s them. But it’s insulting and imposing for a stranger to tell another to smile. In turn, they are telling you how to feel – that’s rude IMO. I never see anyone bother men with this, and many walk around with growls on their faces.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/carteraunida/ carteraunida

    Also, if a woman is doing any number of these things at any particular time it may be the case where she simply isn’t trying to attract anyone. That fact that a man would be interested, except for the fact that she does any of this, it’s none of her concern. That’s his issue to deal with.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mizz214/ mizz214

    I can’t help that I’m gorgeous and enjoy looking at myself. I not only stop at every shiny surface, I stop and blow kisses at myself. This rule was obviously thought up by someone ugly.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Kris_87/ Kris_87

    i hate when men tell me to smile. i could be having the worst day ever…or maybe i just don’t feel like smiling. it’s not my fault that my natural, relaxed face looks kinda like a frown…but i’m not gonna fatigue my facial muscles by attempting to keep a smile on my face 24/7.

    when i flirt i keep a smile on my face…so chances are, if i’m not smiling, i’m not trying to impress you anyway…so STFU and leave me alone!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Tangy_Lips/ Tangy_Lips

    This article seems terribly made up. I bet there wasn’t even any real research.. some editor got bored and started typing things that they hate about their ex………………….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Pocahontas_/ Pocahontas_

    This article was certainly written by a man… SMH

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/STYLISHDIVA777/ STYLISHDIVA777

    Actually, I sort of agree, chewing gum not only makes you look like you have no class, it’s murder on your teeth. And chewing gum on a job interview is the ‘Kiss of Death’. I would never hire anyone that came to me looking for a job chewing gum, wait until you have the job to do that and even then, do it discreetly.

    When I’m walking down the street I do not feel the need to smile like a Cheshire cat. If something amusing is said or done and I want to laugh, I’ll do so, if not don’t demand a smile from me, that’s a good way to not only get a frown and a snippy comment in return. That one you do at your own risk!

    I don’t care whether it’s a woman or a man, anyone who constantly has to look in a mirror has insecurity issues. If you really are confident that you look good it’s not necessary.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/STYLISHDIVA777/ STYLISHDIVA777

    I agree with Pochantas and Tangy Lips that most of these articles are done by bored writers with little or no research. It’s just someone’s personal opinion and a need to fill a quota for new articles.

    The other day they had a survey that said 40% of black women have Herpes. How on earth could you come up with that lame number unless every black woman in America took part in the survey. And I know I didn’t participate and probably no one else that read the story. How come they never give statistics like that about white women. They’re not disease free.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/imaplaya77/ imaplaya77

    im a hood nigga! 1,2, and 3 turn me on… ladies please dont listen a ugly girl wrote this column!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Real_bumbleclot/ Real_bumbleclot

    I co-sign with soularflarez and CaliFemme list

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/FlyJones/ FlyJones

    I’m guilty of the second one lol I’ve been working on that though ;)

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/wincie/ wincie

    hmmmm the construction men like my pout

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/light__bright/ light__bright

    if i had a dollar for everytime a man told me to smile or “stop looking so mean”, i’d be rich. that sh*t annoys the hell out of me

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SexyMoneyMaker/ SexyMoneyMaker

    I love the mirror and it loves me back, lets us know when we’re oily, hair out of place ( even in the slightest bit) our clothes are zipped up, buttoned up, poppin and looking fly…if you aint lookin in the mirror to check that then you dont care how you look….thats the ugiest of them all ;)

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/PrettyBoyJarome/ PrettyBoyJarome

    I am so pretty, I don’t need this advice. Send me a message if you want to be pretty like me. My book’s coming out soon, “Beauty Secrets by Jarome” and my pretty pus is dead smack on the cover.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DameDivalicious/ DameDivalicious

    I chew gums (not pop them) because my dentist said it actually prevented cavities (fight germs, etc), I do smile when the occasion call for it, in the moods or just feel like it but pouted a lot because men actually tell me I look cute doing it (raspberry to HB), check mirrors because I go out a lot to places so why not make sure I look neat and good especially when the weather muggy, windy or raining?? HB, you all need to get a life is this the best you can do?———>>>>>>>>

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/doing_me74/ doing_me74

    #1 is funny all I can think of is a ghetto female Lmao@that
    #2 is true because you see all kinds of mean looks but at the same time like its said people be in different moods at times so smiling is not necessary at all to me just don’t look crazy like you want to kill somebody
    #3 is funny because if I was around a female that do that I’ll think she crazy or something

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jazzylicious2006/ jazzylicious2006

    Ok chewing gum too fast is unattractive but to chew gum it’s not so bad. Now looking in the mirror(all the time) I’m guilty of that one. I really don’t see a problem with that one, because I like to make sure I don’t have stuff in my teeth or something in my nose(lol). So I’m not a fan of that one. Now the whole smiling thing, okk honestly some of use need to keep the pera-pout by all means “all the time”. Because all grills aren’t meant for smiling(just saying). I rarely get the, “smile girl” comment. Because I stay cheesing with the I’m so happy look on my face. Why frown all the time when there is so much to be thankful for?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Ti__/ Ti__

    if I’m not smiling it can just as well be a reaction of people around me can it not?

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