Southern Belle Beauty Tips

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm Southern and this thread cracks me up. You either have it or you don't.

So illuminate us. It's a compliment. Ronda Rich has built a career out of teaching women to be belles!

The other thread is full of "tips" that everyone derided as being old-fashioned, too time consuming, juvenile or ugly, and something that would cause them to not be taken seriously at work.

For me personally, I do not leave the house without makeup. This doesn't mean I'm wearing fake eyelashes and self tanner and piles of foundation. But it means I am wearing makeup because I don't believe in going out and not looking presentable. To which respondents on these forums always say "I'm not trying to impress anyone, I wear yoga pants and flip flops to the grocery store because I don't care what people think." The difference between southern women and everyone else: we aren't doing it because we care what you think. We do it because we care about our appearance for ourselves.

I wear bright colors. Yes, a lot of Lilly. And I get compliments all the time because nobody else is wearing it and it's bright and cheerful looking. Admittedly, it's not everyone's aesthetic, not even all the prints are for me, and you do need a certain body type to pull it off.

I have naturally wavy/curly hair but I still make sure it looks nice. I don't spend an hour a day straightening it, but I get it colored and maintain it so it looks good.

The biggest thing that I don't get about this area is this: it takes the EXACT SAME AMOUNT OF TIME to put on a cute outfit as it does a frumpy one. But so many people will choose the frumpy one and then cite time as the reason why. It does not take any longer to slip on cute shoes than it does a pair of fugly brown Mary Jane flats made of some strange breathable material. It takes no more time to put on a pretty shirt than it does a drab shapeless one. Slipping on a bracelet or a necklace- maybe 2 seconds. But there you go.

Superficial stuff aside, there is a warmth and friendliness that Southern girls have which is what people are referring to when they say you can't "fake" Southern girl. With respect to the fact that these are generalizations and of course there are frumpy dumpy crabby Southern women, the look that people are talking about in this thread is at least 50% attributed to the fact that Southern girls are bubbly, warm, will talk to anyone, can joke and make small talk with a stranger, smile at people as they walk past, and generally carry themselves with confidence and a very sweet, demure air. They're not stomping around scowling at people. They're going to politely say "Excuse me" as they brush past you, maybe even put a hand on your arm as they get by you, not just shove their way through.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm Southern and this thread cracks me up. You either have it or you don't.

So illuminate us. It's a compliment. Ronda Rich has built a career out of teaching women to be belles!

The other thread is full of "tips" that everyone derided as being old-fashioned, too time consuming, juvenile or ugly, and something that would cause them to not be taken seriously at work.

For me personally, I do not leave the house without makeup. This doesn't mean I'm wearing fake eyelashes and self tanner and piles of foundation. But it means I am wearing makeup because I don't believe in going out and not looking presentable. To which respondents on these forums always say "I'm not trying to impress anyone, I wear yoga pants and flip flops to the grocery store because I don't care what people think." The difference between southern women and everyone else: we aren't doing it because we care what you think. We do it because we care about our appearance for ourselves.

I wear bright colors. Yes, a lot of Lilly. And I get compliments all the time because nobody else is wearing it and it's bright and cheerful looking. Admittedly, it's not everyone's aesthetic, not even all the prints are for me, and you do need a certain body type to pull it off.

I have naturally wavy/curly hair but I still make sure it looks nice. I don't spend an hour a day straightening it, but I get it colored and maintain it so it looks good.

The biggest thing that I don't get about this area is this: it takes the EXACT SAME AMOUNT OF TIME to put on a cute outfit as it does a frumpy one. But so many people will choose the frumpy one and then cite time as the reason why. It does not take any longer to slip on cute shoes than it does a pair of fugly brown Mary Jane flats made of some strange breathable material. It takes no more time to put on a pretty shirt than it does a drab shapeless one. Slipping on a bracelet or a necklace- maybe 2 seconds. But there you go.

Superficial stuff aside, there is a warmth and friendliness that Southern girls have which is what people are referring to when they say you can't "fake" Southern girl. With respect to the fact that these are generalizations and of course there are frumpy dumpy crabby Southern women, the look that people are talking about in this thread is at least 50% attributed to the fact that Southern girls are bubbly, warm, will talk to anyone, can joke and make small talk with a stranger, smile at people as they walk past, and generally carry themselves with confidence and a very sweet, demure air. They're not stomping around scowling at people. They're going to politely say "Excuse me" as they brush past you, maybe even put a hand on your arm as they get by you, not just shove their way through.

You are seriously my new role model. Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hail from the south and now love wearing black and gray all the time. My complexion never fit in growing up (pale skin and dark hair in a sea of tans and dyed blondes). It was tough, glad I got out!

Omg your complexion stood out? That does sound tough. Who do you think will play you in the movie?

Um, Liv Tyler?

But seriously, after a few years of being pressured to "lay out" as a skin-baking mechanism, I was ready to leave. Not to mention the fake nails and dyed, overstyled hair that is so prevalent.

[Anonymous]

8:31 nailed it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The irony is that Lily is a northern style.

JCrew, Vinyard Vines and Tory Burch are definitely NOT southern. Let's face it, in reality even the southerners don't want to dress like a southerner.

Yeah I think the style people are describing is more generally preppy - not really specific to the south (and I think historically more associated with the northeast) but maybe more popular there now than in the big northern cities, where things trend more edgy/hipster or professional. Certainly the really polished "done" hair and makeup is more prevalent in the south.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look at some of the southern beauty blogs:
http://www.southerncurlsandpearls.com/
http://www.southernliving.com/general/southern-fashion
http://blushingblack.com/
http://www.sweetsouthernprep.com/

I just want to note that when I clicked on the southern living link the first picture was BIRKENSTOCKS. Can't imagine Scarlett O'Hara wearing those

Conclusion: there is no sothern "style", fashion is basically the same everywhere

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look at some of the southern beauty blogs:
http://www.southerncurlsandpearls.com/
http://www.southernliving.com/general/southern-fashion
http://blushingblack.com/
http://www.sweetsouthernprep.com/

I just want to note that when I clicked on the southern living link the first picture was BIRKENSTOCKS. Can't imagine Scarlett O'Hara wearing those

Conclusion: there is no sothern "style", fashion is basically the same everywhere

Wrong. She is a fashion blogger so of course she is going to be aware of trends and wear them. But that is not indicative of southern "style." Nor is Scarlett O'Hara since 2016 Georgia is not antebellum Georgia. You seem generally clueless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:More my style

http://www.noholita.fr/orange-dress-in-marrakech/

Then start your own International Style Goddess thread. This one is for Belles.

But that's the thing. What's a Belle?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look at some of the southern beauty blogs:
http://www.southerncurlsandpearls.com/
http://www.southernliving.com/general/southern-fashion
http://blushingblack.com/
http://www.sweetsouthernprep.com/

I just want to note that when I clicked on the southern living link the first picture was BIRKENSTOCKS. Can't imagine Scarlett O'Hara wearing those

Conclusion: there is no sothern "style", fashion is basically the same everywhere

Wrong. She is a fashion blogger so of course she is going to be aware of trends and wear them. But that is not indicative of southern "style." Nor is Scarlett O'Hara since 2016 Georgia is not antebellum Georgia. You seem generally clueless.

Please explain the difference between southern style and new england preppy style and what rich people wear in the hamptons or malibu or wherever. Seems to me like it's all basically the same stuff, that's why everyone shops at the same chain stores and wears all the same trends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look at some of the southern beauty blogs:
http://www.southerncurlsandpearls.com/
http://www.southernliving.com/general/southern-fashion
http://blushingblack.com/
http://www.sweetsouthernprep.com/

I just want to note that when I clicked on the southern living link the first picture was BIRKENSTOCKS. Can't imagine Scarlett O'Hara wearing those

Conclusion: there is no sothern "style", fashion is basically the same everywhere

Wrong. She is a fashion blogger so of course she is going to be aware of trends and wear them. But that is not indicative of southern "style." Nor is Scarlett O'Hara since 2016 Georgia is not antebellum Georgia. You seem generally clueless.

Please explain the difference between southern style and new england preppy style and what rich people wear in the hamptons or malibu or wherever. Seems to me like it's all basically the same stuff, that's why everyone shops at the same chain stores and wears all the same trends.

If you are a grown adult who can't tell the difference between the way people in Malibu, Charleston and Bar Harbor dress, I am not explaining it to you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look at some of the southern beauty blogs:
http://www.southerncurlsandpearls.com/
http://www.southernliving.com/general/southern-fashion
http://blushingblack.com/
http://www.sweetsouthernprep.com/

I just want to note that when I clicked on the southern living link the first picture was BIRKENSTOCKS. Can't imagine Scarlett O'Hara wearing those

Conclusion: there is no sothern "style", fashion is basically the same everywhere

Wrong. She is a fashion blogger so of course she is going to be aware of trends and wear them. But that is not indicative of southern "style." Nor is Scarlett O'Hara since 2016 Georgia is not antebellum Georgia. You seem generally clueless.

Please explain the difference between southern style and new england preppy style and what rich people wear in the hamptons or malibu or wherever. Seems to me like it's all basically the same stuff, that's why everyone shops at the same chain stores and wears all the same trends.

If you are a grown adult who can't tell the difference between the way people in Malibu, Charleston and Bar Harbor dress, I am not explaining it to you.

Ok. I will go on thinking that everyone wears basically the same stuff, there are trendy, preppy, edgy, and minimalist dressers everywhere, and you are making up distinctions where there aren't any because you like the idea of southern belles being a thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look at some of the southern beauty blogs:
http://www.southerncurlsandpearls.com/
http://www.southernliving.com/general/southern-fashion
http://blushingblack.com/
http://www.sweetsouthernprep.com/

I just want to note that when I clicked on the southern living link the first picture was BIRKENSTOCKS. Can't imagine Scarlett O'Hara wearing those

Conclusion: there is no sothern "style", fashion is basically the same everywhere

Wrong. She is a fashion blogger so of course she is going to be aware of trends and wear them. But that is not indicative of southern "style." Nor is Scarlett O'Hara since 2016 Georgia is not antebellum Georgia. You seem generally clueless.

Please explain the difference between southern style and new england preppy style and what rich people wear in the hamptons or malibu or wherever. Seems to me like it's all basically the same stuff, that's why everyone shops at the same chain stores and wears all the same trends.

If you are a grown adult who can't tell the difference between the way people in Malibu, Charleston and Bar Harbor dress, I am not explaining it to you.

Ok. I will go on thinking that everyone wears basically the same stuff, there are trendy, preppy, edgy, and minimalist dressers everywhere, and you are making up distinctions where there aren't any because you like the idea of southern belles being a thing.

K

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm Southern and this thread cracks me up. You either have it or you don't.

So illuminate us. It's a compliment. Ronda Rich has built a career out of teaching women to be belles!

The other thread is full of "tips" that everyone derided as being old-fashioned, too time consuming, juvenile or ugly, and something that would cause them to not be taken seriously at work.

For me personally, I do not leave the house without makeup. This doesn't mean I'm wearing fake eyelashes and self tanner and piles of foundation. But it means I am wearing makeup because I don't believe in going out and not looking presentable. To which respondents on these forums always say "I'm not trying to impress anyone, I wear yoga pants and flip flops to the grocery store because I don't care what people think." The difference between southern women and everyone else: we aren't doing it because we care what you think. We do it because we care about our appearance for ourselves.

I wear bright colors. Yes, a lot of Lilly. And I get compliments all the time because nobody else is wearing it and it's bright and cheerful looking. Admittedly, it's not everyone's aesthetic, not even all the prints are for me, and you do need a certain body type to pull it off.

I have naturally wavy/curly hair but I still make sure it looks nice. I don't spend an hour a day straightening it, but I get it colored and maintain it so it looks good.

The biggest thing that I don't get about this area is this: it takes the EXACT SAME AMOUNT OF TIME to put on a cute outfit as it does a frumpy one. But so many people will choose the frumpy one and then cite time as the reason why. It does not take any longer to slip on cute shoes than it does a pair of fugly brown Mary Jane flats made of some strange breathable material. It takes no more time to put on a pretty shirt than it does a drab shapeless one. Slipping on a bracelet or a necklace- maybe 2 seconds. But there you go.

Superficial stuff aside, there is a warmth and friendliness that Southern girls have which is what people are referring to when they say you can't "fake" Southern girl. With respect to the fact that these are generalizations and of course there are frumpy dumpy crabby Southern women, the look that people are talking about in this thread is at least 50% attributed to the fact that Southern girls are bubbly, warm, will talk to anyone, can joke and make small talk with a stranger, smile at people as they walk past, and generally carry themselves with confidence and a very sweet, demure air. They're not stomping around scowling at people. They're going to politely say "Excuse me" as they brush past you, maybe even put a hand on your arm as they get by you, not just shove their way through.

This is OP. Thank you! Thank You!

I really admire the style and presence women like you have and appreciate any tips you may have! What kind of body you mean you need in order to pull off these styles?

I love the Lily Pulitzer aesthetic but I have olive toned skin and dark hair. Can I pull it off?

[Anonymous]

Lilly is BEAUTIFUL on olive skin because the bright colors really pop. I stay away from pastel Lilly because it can get a little precious but their brightly colored patterns are beautiful and would look great on someone with your coloring.

I don't think shifts are flattering on most people. You need to be really petite to pull them off. However, there's lots of cuts that are not shifts that can be really flattering. I don't know your body type, just cautioning that the traditional shifts are not good for busty or curvy women really.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Reese Witherspoon soes southern style well too.





Dunno why women in DC are so devoid of color. I just want to wear more color!

Reese sells "southern-inspired" clothing now as well: http://www.draperjames.com/clothing