What do guys notice in a girl?

For the record: I'm 20 and not in school.

Hair first. Always hair. Followed closely by face and then body. I don't much care about T&A except in their relation to the overall shape and ratios. I'm sure there's something very mathematical there, but I don't care to decode it. I find skinny girls to be a turn-off, if not because they look like they might break off in the breeze, then because I'm skinny too and the grinding of bones would get... painful. :P

I find vanity to be something of a turnoff, so makeup is usually a bad thing, imo. The exception here is when it's done for effect and not to disguise the natural (natural is always beautiful, folks). Covering blemishes? Go fuck yourself. Goth and likin' the crazy eyeliner? FUCKING GO FOR IT!!! Deviations from the "norm" are probably my biggest turn-on!

I personally find tans to be a huge turn-off as well. It's natural or nothin'. If you're sportin' golden brown skin in the dead of winter, you look like a fuckin' tool, and if you ask I'll tell you as much. There's nothing so repuslive as someone who'd sacrifice their own body and health for something as trivial as a tan. It's your temple, so fucking treat it as such.

I find it pretty cool when a girl puts some thought into what she wears. This is the exact opposite of fashionable or trendy, mind you. Fashionable/trendy folks don't put thought into what they wear, they just follow the herd, and that's the difference. If you can dress like nobody else and pull it off, you win. Bonus points if you designed and/or made the clothes yourself. Putting care and thought into your appearance is a plus, so long as your body doesn't suffer for it.

Finally: There's nothing sexier than thinking for yourself, and there's no bigger turn-off (for me, anyway) than someone who's got nothing better to think about than her own appearance.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Yamamanama

What about naturally dark skin, say, with someone from a warmer climate? I really like medium-dark brown. Fake tans don't do it for me, though. It has to be natural.

I notice cliche things like eyes and face, along with creativity or talent in some form of the arts. But how do you notice that, Yamabananafanadingdong, you ask, with no question mark, of course, since Megalith has made it impossible to differentiate between a statement and a question. Well, if I see someone painting a picture or playing an instrument or whatever, I'm more likely to notice them and make an effort to talk to them.

Well, if you spent the whole summer out enjoying yourself and your skin is a tell-tale brown as a result, I like it a lot. I don't really have much of a preference in terms of skin color, so long as you aren't harming yourself in the attempt. I think natural is beautiful, and anyone who covers up their natural features with makeup or chemical/artificial tans looks pretty stupid to me.

I totally agree with you on the point of creativity and talent. That's not often a first impression kinda thing, but it has a huge effect on me when it is. You can see some signs of that in the person's manner and style of dress, though, which is why I like fashion so much. For me, clothes are an artform, and if you can be creative in the way you present yourself, there's a good chance you're creative in other fields as well. Artists, to me, are by far the most attractive people on this planet. If you've got no interest in the arts, I've got equal interest in you. :P

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