Grooming Rules for Working Women

Working women tend to make an impression in office every day, but it is a little tougher to decipher the rules of workplace grooming. While it’s already a common sense not wear belly-baring tops or short shorts , there are still some who go off from the appropriate (well, to seek attention probably!).

Here are rules women should follow…

1. Cover under eye circles since they make you look sleepy. If you’ve got dark circles, it will make you look sleepy, committing a major workplace sin. “Don’t look tired at the office,”Lauren A. Rothman, author of the new book “Style Bible: What to Wear to Work”, told us. “It doesn’t help you.”

2. Make sure your skin tone is even. Always wear foundation or whatever face makeup you prefer evenly and cautiously or BB cream or CC cream or tinted moisturizer or whatever face makeup you prefer. Either way, Lauren said, “Get to at least a neutral face.” Before leaving the house, stand five feet away from the mirror. Are there any parts that appear patchy? Any age spots or any zits? Cover up what you can see from five feet away. .

Always wear foundation or whatever face makeup you prefer, and never wear electronic blue eye shadow or any bright eye shadow colors. (Image credits: huffingtonpost.com)

3. Keep your skin well moisturized. Hydrated skin looks more fresh. Nobody wants to see dry, flaky skin. Plus, as Lauren pointed out to us, more hydrated skin will look more awake and fresh.

4. Wearing mascara and lip color is a must. Mascara make you look polished, while adding a tint on your pout will complete your look. “Adding a little bit of mascara will help you look more awake,” said Lauren, plus it makes your overall makeup look more polished.

5. Elaborated eye makeup means overdoing it. Avoid wearing electric blue eyeshadow. It’s a no-no or any other super bright, noticeable eye makeup choices.

6. One big offense is overly long, false nails or elaborate nail art. Keep your nails short, clean and neutral-colored.
“If you’re typing and you can hear your nails,” Lauren told us, “that’s when you know your nails are too long.”

7. Add some lip color. Whether it’s a lip gloss or a subtle lip stain or more saturated lipstick, Lauren recommends a tint on your pout. “It will just draw a little attention to the one place on your face where words come out,” Lauren recommends, “and you want people to listen.” A bright lip is only OK with a neutral eye.

8. No falsies. Ever. “If you’re not on TV, you don’t need to be wearing false eyelashes to work,” Lauren said.

9. Shave your legs. “If you wear something that reveals your legs, then you must shave your legs,” said Lauren. That’s a hard and fast rule.

Shave your legs if you wear something that will reveal it. (Image credit: huffingtonpost.com)

10. Cover up any skin issues that might make you self-conscious. Many people have eczema or other skin problems they just can’t avoid. Lauren understands there are many ways to draw unwanted attention away from troublesome areas and offers advice from clothing strategy to makeup tips: “Let your best image and personality shine through, rather than creating an opportunity for people to judge.”

Source: Times of India, Huffington Post

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