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What is it that makes you look glossy?

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Chocolategirl7 · 08/06/2014 20:34

I was at the Derby yesterday in the grandstand - so fairly dressy and smart. Was really struck by how much effort people had made but some people just looked 'glossy' a smart and well turned out. Others had clearly made an effort and had nice clothes on but just didn't look so together / glossy / classy. I don't know what the word is but I want to look like that! What's the secret? Please tell me what you think.

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UncrushedParsley · 08/06/2014 20:38

Probably good hair cut, clean and well-styled.

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fuckinglondonballs · 08/06/2014 20:41

This thread comes up every few months. From what I gather: being thin, good skin, good hair cut and blow dry, good teeth, plain manicured nails and a good looking face.

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Twinklestein · 08/06/2014 20:50

They're just posh OP.

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Openup41 · 08/06/2014 21:52

I have a friend who always looks glossed. She does not have the fake eyelashes, tan look more English rose. Her make up is natural but alluring, her hair is always clean and well cut, her clothes are well put together from head to toe, her nails are well manicured.

She looks like she has stepped out of a glossy magazine.

Money helps! Her monthly clothes budget is my yearly budget.

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AddToBasket · 08/06/2014 22:19

It's money, time and water.

I am very scruffy - bad skin,bad hair etc, bad posture - and the only time I can address the scruff is when I throw money at the problem. In expensively cut clothes, in good fabrics, with recently done hair I can just about pass. It doesn't come naturally.

However, I do notice that if I've been drinking tonnes of water, I do look a little more sparkly. Also, if I've spent time organising looking good (book facial, get eyebrows done, etc) it's always worth it.

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KoalaDownUnder · 09/06/2014 06:25

Straight white teeth, professionally styled hair, glowing skin, neatly manicured nails.

They're the basics.

Expensive and well-maintained shoes, accessories and clothes (in that order) are the icing on the cake.

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moomin35 · 09/06/2014 06:52

I'm interested to know too!!Grin

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CillaBlacksOrangeBouffant · 09/06/2014 07:07

a good layer of chip fat.. you will shine all day :o

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kerstina · 09/06/2014 08:47

Like the girls on made in chelsea. I think it must be youth and money?

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Hopefully · 09/06/2014 10:18

I think wearing things that suit you colour/style wise makes a difference - oddly, I look much more together when I wear something slightly more relaxed, because I just look overdone and false in really prim and proper stuff.

Clean groomed hair/clear skin/neat and appropriate make up all make an enormous difference too, IMO.

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thesaurusgirl · 09/06/2014 14:35

It's not money - Victoria Beckham must spend a fortune, but she never looks glossy, she looks insecure and overdone.

Just aim to look healthy, pretty and natural. Aiming to look like a magazine cover star or someone famous, laying on the false nails, lashes, extensions and tan will be very expensive, but you will look cheap.

Look after your skin and wear foundation in exactly the same colour only where you need it.

Leave your eyebrows well alone! Have your threader to take off only the stragglers and inbetweeners so that you maintain your natural shape. If you have fair eyebrows, have them professionally tinted and if you have dark ones, don't go colouring them in some more Kate.

Use a tiny bit of eyeshadow instead of eye liner, and almost no blush. Use coloured lip salve rather than lipstick and certainly not jammy gloss. Mascara should be combed through, not weigh your lashes down like a Tiny Tears doll. False eyelashes should be individual lashes professionally applied on high days and holidays, not a a drunken ill-fitting strip glued to your eyelids at every opportunity.

Keep highlights the same base tone as your natural colour, so it looks as if they happened in the sun, not at the hairdresser's. Don't bite your nails, don't grow them beyond your fingertips, and don't paint them crazy colours.

Hair and nails should be professionally supervised as often as you can afford it. If you're exposing your feet, have a professional pedicure first.

Get lots of sleep and fresh air.

Wear natural fibres that need ironing or drycleaning, and make sure they're pressed when you wear them. Have all your tailoring altered to fit perfectly. Keep your shoes and bag clean.

Maintain a fighting weight and make sure your bra and knickers fit and are invisible under your clothes.

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thesaurusgirl · 09/06/2014 14:41

Glossy: Olivia Palermo, Autumn Phillips, Queen Rania, Charlotte Casiraghi, Bee Shaffer, Aerin Lauder, Plum and Lucy Sykes, Anna Wintour, Sophie Wessex (more recently), Cate Blanchett.

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thesaurusgirl · 09/06/2014 14:42

Not an exhaustive list, just some names that come to mind.

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elQuintoConyo · 09/06/2014 14:46

Shiney teeth and tits, always stands me in good stead.

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elQuintoConyo · 09/06/2014 14:48

Blimey, I have never heard of 6 of the women on your list thesaurusgirl Grin

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QuarterCracked · 09/06/2014 14:50

blow dried hair. being slim.

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QuarterCracked · 09/06/2014 14:50

i've heard of those women but i can't visualise their outfits. don't read hello

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thesaurusgirl · 09/06/2014 14:52

Quint Grin. I LOVE Hello, not least because of the amount of time I spend at the hairdresser's.

How could I have forgotten Cat Deeley or Elle MacPherson? They're the ultimate glossy blondes.

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TroyMcClure · 09/06/2014 14:53

i disagree - neon toes can look ace, and def do brows

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yorkierocks123 · 09/06/2014 15:26

and nothing above the knee if your over 28

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yorkierocks123 · 09/06/2014 15:27

or shoes with platforms or sparkly bits

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noddyholder · 09/06/2014 15:27

Over 28 haha as if

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noddyholder · 09/06/2014 15:29

Good skin,slim,hair that moves and is a colour that exists irl! Clothes that fit. Agree brows just pull it all together. Not too much make up.

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TallulahBetty · 09/06/2014 15:30

What magically happens at 28 that means you can't wear skirts above the knee, then? Confused

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yorkierocks123 · 09/06/2014 15:33

only referring to myself - started to deteriorate (sorry can't spell) very quickly after that!!!!

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