DMV Beauty Reality Check

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Anonymous wrote:It's time for a reality check. Most people living in the DMV are not attractive. DC and Maryland are especially bad. If the standard scale is 1-10, DMV residents automatically lose 2 points, with NWDC and MD losing an extra point. There are many threads in which DCUMers self-rate themselves as 7/10 or above. Statistically speaking, you are multiplying the already small odds of being attractive with the even smaller odds of being attractive in the DMV. From here on out, let's agree to be honest and adjust our self-ratings.

Speak for yourself. I used a website called Pink Mirror when I was dating because I was curious if I was being too picky. My face is indeed a 7. I have other factors that probably push it up, if anything. Lots of wealthy women found this website because they were looking for a nanny. Wealthy people tend to be more attractive, because HNW people can have their pick. It’s not weird to me at all. I expect many of the women here to be better looking than me, sure to selection bias.

I just used it a got a 9.1 - thanks, it was fun.

Not pp. but it varies. I’ve gotten as high as 9.4 and as low as 7.8 depending upon makeup and pose/lighting.

This literally proves the point that investing in these things (makeup, beauty) helps!!

I already have high cheekbones, healthy long hair, soulful eyes, good proportions to chin, eyes, etc. but if I roll out of bed I’ll be less attractive than if I doll up. Any celebrity or actress in the wild would be less good looking without help.

I think there is a DMV type that looks good. But agree it’s not one who works. Sorry. Working tires you and unless you already have good bone structure you won’t be able to be at that level. That horrible lighting in offices does horrors to skin quality. I don’t live in the DMV but use to, agree people there are bland.

Couldn't agree more about the working. Even my husband has noticed this about women who work. He says they all have the same tired look and more wrinkles, and most are overweight.

I don't think if your husband says to you "honey, all the women I meet at work are just so unattractive!", you should take that at face value.

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Anonymous wrote:It's time for a reality check. Most people living in the DMV are not attractive. DC and Maryland are especially bad. If the standard scale is 1-10, DMV residents automatically lose 2 points, with NWDC and MD losing an extra point. There are many threads in which DCUMers self-rate themselves as 7/10 or above. Statistically speaking, you are multiplying the already small odds of being attractive with the even smaller odds of being attractive in the DMV. From here on out, let's agree to be honest and adjust our self-ratings.

Speak for yourself. I used a website called Pink Mirror when I was dating because I was curious if I was being too picky. My face is indeed a 7. I have other factors that probably push it up, if anything. Lots of wealthy women found this website because they were looking for a nanny. Wealthy people tend to be more attractive, because HNW people can have their pick. It’s not weird to me at all. I expect many of the women here to be better looking than me, sure to selection bias.

I just used it a got a 9.1 - thanks, it was fun.

Not pp. but it varies. I’ve gotten as high as 9.4 and as low as 7.8 depending upon makeup and pose/lighting.

This literally proves the point that investing in these things (makeup, beauty) helps!!

I already have high cheekbones, healthy long hair, soulful eyes, good proportions to chin, eyes, etc. but if I roll out of bed I’ll be less attractive than if I doll up. Any celebrity or actress in the wild would be less good looking without help.

I think there is a DMV type that looks good. But agree it’s not one who works. Sorry. Working tires you and unless you already have good bone structure you won’t be able to be at that level. That horrible lighting in offices does horrors to skin quality. I don’t live in the DMV but use to, agree people there are bland.

Couldn't agree more about the working. Even my husband has noticed this about women who work. He says they all have the same tired look and more wrinkles, and most are overweight.

Agree. But why do working women look better elsewhere? I’m specifically thinking of New York. Worked in banking there and the hours were no joke, but most of my females colleagues were fit, well-dressed, and some were downright beautiful (face). Here I know women who work in not nearly as stressful sectors and they are mostly homely and overweight, especially in the 30 and up demographic.

Because most working women here don’t have a full time nanny.

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DC is Hollywood for ugly people

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Anonymous wrote:It's time for a reality check. Most people living in the DMV are not attractive. DC and Maryland are especially bad. If the standard scale is 1-10, DMV residents automatically lose 2 points, with NWDC and MD losing an extra point. There are many threads in which DCUMers self-rate themselves as 7/10 or above. Statistically speaking, you are multiplying the already small odds of being attractive with the even smaller odds of being attractive in the DMV. From here on out, let's agree to be honest and adjust our self-ratings.

Speak for yourself. I used a website called Pink Mirror when I was dating because I was curious if I was being too picky. My face is indeed a 7. I have other factors that probably push it up, if anything. Lots of wealthy women found this website because they were looking for a nanny. Wealthy people tend to be more attractive, because HNW people can have their pick. It’s not weird to me at all. I expect many of the women here to be better looking than me, sure to selection bias.

I just used it a got a 9.1 - thanks, it was fun.

Not pp. but it varies. I’ve gotten as high as 9.4 and as low as 7.8 depending upon makeup and pose/lighting.

This literally proves the point that investing in these things (makeup, beauty) helps!!

I already have high cheekbones, healthy long hair, soulful eyes, good proportions to chin, eyes, etc. but if I roll out of bed I’ll be less attractive than if I doll up. Any celebrity or actress in the wild would be less good looking without help.

I think there is a DMV type that looks good. But agree it’s not one who works. Sorry. Working tires you and unless you already have good bone structure you won’t be able to be at that level. That horrible lighting in offices does horrors to skin quality. I don’t live in the DMV but use to, agree people there are bland.

Couldn't agree more about the working. Even my husband has noticed this about women who work. He says they all have the same tired look and more wrinkles, and most are overweight.

Agree. But why do working women look better elsewhere? I’m specifically thinking of New York. Worked in banking there and the hours were no joke, but most of my females colleagues were fit, well-dressed, and some were downright beautiful (face). Here I know women who work in not nearly as stressful sectors and they are mostly homely and overweight, especially in the 30 and up demographic.

Because in more competitive professional environments like law, finance, consulting, competence is judged at least partially on how well a person is dressed and groomed. This doesn’t mean they need to look like a Kardashian, but they should at minimum look well groomed like a Kate Middleton or Michelle Obama. Clothes, hair, makeup. I’ll never fail to be shocked at the women who protest, “well I’m clean.“ Like damn, the bar is that low?!

Think back to the movie My Cousin Vinny. The lead is on trial for murder and is deeply worried when Danny DeVito comes in looking sloppy in an extremely dated, loud suit. Sure, DeVito eventually proves his competence in the end. But how many people are going to get that second chance at a first impression? Very few, especially women and especially women of color.

I’m a woman of color, so this hits really close to home. I’m already very much into beauty and fashion, so I make sure to present my myself nicely on a regular basis. I often don’t get a second crack at the first impression apple. And that’s even though I have a law degree from Harvard.

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Anonymous wrote:I just attended a prestigious national panel discussion in DC. The three women on the panel were think tankers and academics. None of them had done a thing with their hair and had no makeup on. Yet, they were so badass, so brilliant, so warm yet in complete command of the subject matter and the discussion. I was in awe. They were not unattractive either.

And? I’ll paraphrase my comment above: in certain circles, it appears makeup is looked down upon. Or no makeup is celebrated. Don’t know if that happens in other towns.

NP. I work in academia, and plenty of women do wear make-up and pay attention to their hair and clothing, especially when they are presenting, speaking, being interviewed, representing their institution, etc. It varies, but I would say it is more unusual for someone to appear on a panel with no effort on their appearance. It is not “frowned upon” either way, either to make an effort or not, but I think more women tend to make an effort in those situations.

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Anonymous wrote:It's time for a reality check. Most people living in the DMV are not attractive. DC and Maryland are especially bad. If the standard scale is 1-10, DMV residents automatically lose 2 points, with NWDC and MD losing an extra point. There are many threads in which DCUMers self-rate themselves as 7/10 or above. Statistically speaking, you are multiplying the already small odds of being attractive with the even smaller odds of being attractive in the DMV. From here on out, let's agree to be honest and adjust our self-ratings.

Speak for yourself. I used a website called Pink Mirror when I was dating because I was curious if I was being too picky. My face is indeed a 7. I have other factors that probably push it up, if anything. Lots of wealthy women found this website because they were looking for a nanny. Wealthy people tend to be more attractive, because HNW people can have their pick. It’s not weird to me at all. I expect many of the women here to be better looking than me, sure to selection bias.

I just used it a got a 9.1 - thanks, it was fun.

Not pp. but it varies. I’ve gotten as high as 9.4 and as low as 7.8 depending upon makeup and pose/lighting.

This literally proves the point that investing in these things (makeup, beauty) helps!!

I already have high cheekbones, healthy long hair, soulful eyes, good proportions to chin, eyes, etc. but if I roll out of bed I’ll be less attractive than if I doll up. Any celebrity or actress in the wild would be less good looking without help.

I think there is a DMV type that looks good. But agree it’s not one who works. Sorry. Working tires you and unless you already have good bone structure you won’t be able to be at that level. That horrible lighting in offices does horrors to skin quality. I don’t live in the DMV but use to, agree people there are bland.

Couldn't agree more about the working. Even my husband has noticed this about women who work. He says they all have the same tired look and more wrinkles, and most are overweight.

Agree. But why do working women look better elsewhere? I’m specifically thinking of New York. Worked in banking there and the hours were no joke, but most of my females colleagues were fit, well-dressed, and some were downright beautiful (face). Here I know women who work in not nearly as stressful sectors and they are mostly homely and overweight, especially in the 30 and up demographic.

Because in more competitive professional environments like law, finance, consulting, competence is judged at least partially on how well a person is dressed and groomed. This doesn’t mean they need to look like a Kardashian, but they should at minimum look well groomed like a Kate Middleton or Michelle Obama. Clothes, hair, makeup. I’ll never fail to be shocked at the women who protest, “well I’m clean.“ Like damn, the bar is that low?!

Think back to the movie My Cousin Vinny. The lead is on trial for murder and is deeply worried when Danny DeVito comes in looking sloppy in an extremely dated, loud suit. Sure, DeVito eventually proves his competence in the end. But how many people are going to get that second chance at a first impression? Very few, especially women and especially women of color.

I’m a woman of color, so this hits really close to home. I’m already very much into beauty and fashion, so I make sure to present my myself nicely on a regular basis. I often don’t get a second crack at the first impression apple. And that’s even though I have a law degree from Harvard.

Thanks for the lecture on appearance, person old enough to reference “My Cousin Vinny” by telling us to “think back on it.” Um, that movie was from 1992. I was 3 years old.

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Anonymous wrote:What a weird thing to write a post about.

Well-groomed UMC/UC suburbanites look about the same in DC and NY suburbs— the NY crowd will be better dressed and usually better manicured but it’s the same level of fitness and the balyage is touched up just as often.

The Best Dressed in NY are much better dressed than DC, that doesn’t change the rankings of the rest of the people.

West Coast/LA skews the averages because it’s a town built around how people look.

The DMV soccer moms are way more attractive than the soccer moms up and down the East Coast, including the Nyers and Carolinas.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are you rating people? That is a terrible way to go through life.

+1

When you sound like the creeps in a 1980s teen movie, you’ve gone wrong somewhere.

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Anonymous wrote:It's time for a reality check. Most people living in the DMV are not attractive. DC and Maryland are especially bad. If the standard scale is 1-10, DMV residents automatically lose 2 points, with NWDC and MD losing an extra point. There are many threads in which DCUMers self-rate themselves as 7/10 or above. Statistically speaking, you are multiplying the already small odds of being attractive with the even smaller odds of being attractive in the DMV. From here on out, let's agree to be honest and adjust our self-ratings.

Speak for yourself. I used a website called Pink Mirror when I was dating because I was curious if I was being too picky. My face is indeed a 7. I have other factors that probably push it up, if anything. Lots of wealthy women found this website because they were looking for a nanny. Wealthy people tend to be more attractive, because HNW people can have their pick. It’s not weird to me at all. I expect many of the women here to be better looking than me, sure to selection bias.

I just used it a got a 9.1 - thanks, it was fun.

Not pp. but it varies. I’ve gotten as high as 9.4 and as low as 7.8 depending upon makeup and pose/lighting.

This literally proves the point that investing in these things (makeup, beauty) helps!!

I already have high cheekbones, healthy long hair, soulful eyes, good proportions to chin, eyes, etc. but if I roll out of bed I’ll be less attractive than if I doll up. Any celebrity or actress in the wild would be less good looking without help.

I think there is a DMV type that looks good. But agree it’s not one who works. Sorry. Working tires you and unless you already have good bone structure you won’t be able to be at that level. That horrible lighting in offices does horrors to skin quality. I don’t live in the DMV but use to, agree people there are bland.

Couldn't agree more about the working. Even my husband has noticed this about women who work. He says they all have the same tired look and more wrinkles, and most are overweight.

Agree. But why do working women look better elsewhere? I’m specifically thinking of New York. Worked in banking there and the hours were no joke, but most of my females colleagues were fit, well-dressed, and some were downright beautiful (face). Here I know women who work in not nearly as stressful sectors and they are mostly homely and overweight, especially in the 30 and up demographic.

Because in more competitive professional environments like law, finance, consulting, competence is judged at least partially on how well a person is dressed and groomed. This doesn’t mean they need to look like a Kardashian, but they should at minimum look well groomed like a Kate Middleton or Michelle Obama. Clothes, hair, makeup. I’ll never fail to be shocked at the women who protest, “well I’m clean.“ Like damn, the bar is that low?!

Think back to the movie My Cousin Vinny. The lead is on trial for murder and is deeply worried when Danny DeVito comes in looking sloppy in an extremely dated, loud suit. Sure, DeVito eventually proves his competence in the end. But how many people are going to get that second chance at a first impression? Very few, especially women and especially women of color.

I’m a woman of color, so this hits really close to home. I’m already very much into beauty and fashion, so I make sure to present my myself nicely on a regular basis. I often don’t get a second crack at the first impression apple. And that’s even though I have a law degree from Harvard.

Thanks for the lecture on appearance, person old enough to reference “My Cousin Vinny” by telling us to “think back on it.” Um, that movie was from 1992. I was 3 years old.

That’s right, beauty and pop culture references can only be the province of millennials.

What was the point of your post? The other discussion is about being judged on appearance. PP was completely on topic.

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Anonymous wrote:It's time for a reality check. Most people living in the DMV are not attractive. DC and Maryland are especially bad. If the standard scale is 1-10, DMV residents automatically lose 2 points, with NWDC and MD losing an extra point. There are many threads in which DCUMers self-rate themselves as 7/10 or above. Statistically speaking, you are multiplying the already small odds of being attractive with the even smaller odds of being attractive in the DMV. From here on out, let's agree to be honest and adjust our self-ratings.

Speak for yourself. I used a website called Pink Mirror when I was dating because I was curious if I was being too picky. My face is indeed a 7. I have other factors that probably push it up, if anything. Lots of wealthy women found this website because they were looking for a nanny. Wealthy people tend to be more attractive, because HNW people can have their pick. It’s not weird to me at all. I expect many of the women here to be better looking than me, sure to selection bias.

I just used it a got a 9.1 - thanks, it was fun.

Not pp. but it varies. I’ve gotten as high as 9.4 and as low as 7.8 depending upon makeup and pose/lighting.

This literally proves the point that investing in these things (makeup, beauty) helps!!

I already have high cheekbones, healthy long hair, soulful eyes, good proportions to chin, eyes, etc. but if I roll out of bed I’ll be less attractive than if I doll up. Any celebrity or actress in the wild would be less good looking without help.

I think there is a DMV type that looks good. But agree it’s not one who works. Sorry. Working tires you and unless you already have good bone structure you won’t be able to be at that level. That horrible lighting in offices does horrors to skin quality. I don’t live in the DMV but use to, agree people there are bland.

Couldn't agree more about the working. Even my husband has noticed this about women who work. He says they all have the same tired look and more wrinkles, and most are overweight.

Agree. But why do working women look better elsewhere? I’m specifically thinking of New York. Worked in banking there and the hours were no joke, but most of my females colleagues were fit, well-dressed, and some were downright beautiful (face). Here I know women who work in not nearly as stressful sectors and they are mostly homely and overweight, especially in the 30 and up demographic.

Because in more competitive professional environments like law, finance, consulting, competence is judged at least partially on how well a person is dressed and groomed. This doesn’t mean they need to look like a Kardashian, but they should at minimum look well groomed like a Kate Middleton or Michelle Obama. Clothes, hair, makeup. I’ll never fail to be shocked at the women who protest, “well I’m clean.“ Like damn, the bar is that low?!

Think back to the movie My Cousin Vinny. The lead is on trial for murder and is deeply worried when Danny DeVito comes in looking sloppy in an extremely dated, loud suit. Sure, DeVito eventually proves his competence in the end. But how many people are going to get that second chance at a first impression? Very few, especially women and especially women of color.

I’m a woman of color, so this hits really close to home. I’m already very much into beauty and fashion, so I make sure to present my myself nicely on a regular basis. I often don’t get a second crack at the first impression apple. And that’s even though I have a law degree from Harvard.

Thanks for the lecture on appearance, person old enough to reference “My Cousin Vinny” by telling us to “think back on it.” Um, that movie was from 1992. I was 3 years old.

That’s right, beauty and pop culture references can only be the province of millennials.

What was the point of your post? The other discussion is about being judged on appearance. PP was completely on topic.

I guess I am an old millennial but I love My Cousin Vinny! And the movie poster’s point was totally legit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Didn’t this topic get raised here at least once a year?! Get over it, OP.

Much more often than that, once a year would be lovely…

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You all need hobbies

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Anonymous wrote:You all need hobbies

Says the person posting insults on the beauty thread of DCUM. Uh, ok, that’s for the tip. I’ll follow your example.

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Anonymous wrote:Aside from the fact that OP is a sour puss, he/she is right. One of my more attractive friends actually left DC in his late twenties because all the women in his dating pool were so ugly. He’s no Brad Pitt but a 8/10 man and cared about aesthetics. He would complain to me about how unattractive most women in DC are.

Sounds like a sweet guy. I’m so jealous of the woman he ended up with!

? is this sarcasm?

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Anonymous wrote:It's time for a reality check. Most people living in the DMV are not attractive. DC and Maryland are especially bad. If the standard scale is 1-10, DMV residents automatically lose 2 points, with NWDC and MD losing an extra point. There are many threads in which DCUMers self-rate themselves as 7/10 or above. Statistically speaking, you are multiplying the already small odds of being attractive with the even smaller odds of being attractive in the DMV. From here on out, let's agree to be honest and adjust our self-ratings.

Speak for yourself. I used a website called Pink Mirror when I was dating because I was curious if I was being too picky. My face is indeed a 7. I have other factors that probably push it up, if anything. Lots of wealthy women found this website because they were looking for a nanny. Wealthy people tend to be more attractive, because HNW people can have their pick. It’s not weird to me at all. I expect many of the women here to be better looking than me, sure to selection bias.

I just used it a got a 9.1 - thanks, it was fun.

Not pp. but it varies. I’ve gotten as high as 9.4 and as low as 7.8 depending upon makeup and pose/lighting.

This literally proves the point that investing in these things (makeup, beauty) helps!!

I already have high cheekbones, healthy long hair, soulful eyes, good proportions to chin, eyes, etc. but if I roll out of bed I’ll be less attractive than if I doll up. Any celebrity or actress in the wild would be less good looking without help.

I think there is a DMV type that looks good. But agree it’s not one who works. Sorry. Working tires you and unless you already have good bone structure you won’t be able to be at that level. That horrible lighting in offices does horrors to skin quality. I don’t live in the DMV but use to, agree people there are bland.

Couldn't agree more about the working. Even my husband has noticed this about women who work. He says they all have the same tired look and more wrinkles, and most are overweight.

Agree. But why do working women look better elsewhere? I’m specifically thinking of New York. Worked in banking there and the hours were no joke, but most of my females colleagues were fit, well-dressed, and some were downright beautiful (face). Here I know women who work in not nearly as stressful sectors and they are mostly homely and overweight, especially in the 30 and up demographic.

Because in more competitive professional environments like law, finance, consulting, competence is judged at least partially on how well a person is dressed and groomed. This doesn’t mean they need to look like a Kardashian, but they should at minimum look well groomed like a Kate Middleton or Michelle Obama. Clothes, hair, makeup. I’ll never fail to be shocked at the women who protest, “well I’m clean.“ Like damn, the bar is that low?!

Think back to the movie My Cousin Vinny. The lead is on trial for murder and is deeply worried when Danny DeVito comes in looking sloppy in an extremely dated, loud suit. Sure, DeVito eventually proves his competence in the end. But how many people are going to get that second chance at a first impression? Very few, especially women and especially women of color.

I’m a woman of color, so this hits really close to home. I’m already very much into beauty and fashion, so I make sure to present my myself nicely on a regular basis. I often don’t get a second crack at the first impression apple. And that’s even though I have a law degree from Harvard.

Thanks for the lecture on appearance, person old enough to reference “My Cousin Vinny” by telling us to “think back on it.” Um, that movie was from 1992. I was 3 years old.

That’s right, beauty and pop culture references can only be the province of millennials.

What was the point of your post? The other discussion is about being judged on appearance. PP was completely on topic.

I guess I am an old millennial but I love My Cousin Vinny! And the movie poster’s point was totally legit.

Other than calling Joe Pesci Danny Devito.