Appearance Archive

2November 13, 2009
Does Makeup Keep You From Getting Laid? (Or, When He Professes He Likes The ‘Natural’ Look)

Don’t you just hate it when your man turns to you and says, “I like you better without make-up,” or makes some comment about how he “prefers the natural look”…
0November 13, 2009
Make-Up Works: Exaggerated Beauty Gets Noticed

Also in the December issue of Psychology Today, Mina Shaghaghi reports on the findings of a series of studies by Richard Russell of Gettysburg College which explains the “allure of…
0November 11, 2009
Can He Last Three Minutes?

In the November issue of O (and that stands for Oprah, not Orgasm or Overstock.com),
0October 9, 2009
Uh, My Eyes Are Up Here, Bud.

Every female who has had to remind a male to look her in the eye (or at least her face) as opposed to looking at her breasts when talking to…
0September 22, 2009
Being Frank About Female Insecurity

“If I had as many love affairs as you give me credit for, I would be speaking to you from a jar at the Harvard Medical School.” ~ Frank Sinatra…
4July 27, 2009
Sexism Alert: “The Great Male Survey” Results

Last month, AskMen.com (50,000 AskMen.com readers) & Shine (19,000 respondents over a four week period) conducted its second annual online survey, where real women and men answered questions on such…
0July 22, 2009
Sensationalized Sexist TV That’s Mean To Men?

Have you seen these screaming headlines yet: Is your boyfriend/husband HAIRY and you are sick of it?? Now Casting and America’s Uggliest Husband — Is he yours? Can you imagine…
0July 21, 2009
Is Dating In The Dark Treating Us Like Mushrooms?

You know the old joke, “I must be a mushroom because people keep me in the dark and feed me BS,” right? So when I heard about ABC’s Dating In…
0June 2, 2009
Engaged? Be A Big Tease On TV

Engaged? Getting married? Want to get a free smoking-hot hair makeover for yourself, your Maid of Honor, and one of your Bride’s Maids? 44 Blue Productions is now casting for…
1May 20, 2009
Women: You Can’t Beat Em

This retro ringer tee from Vintage Vantage is sure to remind our fellow citizens to march to the same beat for women’s safety — or, at the very least, piss…
0March 25, 2009
Survey Indicates Single Women Aren’t Sleep-Around-Sluts

Continuing my look at the Maxim 2009 Ultimate Sex Survey, I’m struck by results which may indicate that there are less young 20-something so-called “third wave feminists” projecting an image…
1January 28, 2009
How To Get Her To Wear Lingerie

I received an email from Gary, who presumably didn’t have all his holiday wishes come true — and is working ahead for Valentine’s Day: I’m wondering what you think is…
2January 7, 2009
If Your Husband Is Cheating; Get Your Fat Ass To The Gym

Offensive because it’s putting the blame on ‘you’ for his crap, but still… There’s something to this. If you’re overweight, you may not have ‘let yourself go’ in the way…
0December 23, 2008
Pulling Relationship Weight

Leigh Peele, a published author and expert on weight loss, has an intriguing article at the Examiner on the courtship of obesity: The process of mate selection for human beings…
1December 3, 2008
The Truth About Sexy Red Lips & Dating

I wasn’t going to answer this question right away, but seeing as 1) it’s holiday time where dressing more glamorous is de rigueur (or at least more possible), 2) that…