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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Half Pak/Kashmiri, half white.  I guess I have my feet in both worlds.

I personally:

Avoid too much jewellery.  I like jewellery a lot but when I stand in front of mirror before leaving for the morning, I always take off one piece

Tasteful makeup, not too bright or too much.  But always some makeup.

No crazy colours on nails, but I'll still do navy nails, dark burgundy, bright pink etc.

Good quality clothing, ideally lined, for smooth sleek fit.

Styled clean hair, well brushed but not too much hairspray.  Movement is good.

Honestly the rules so to speak for women regards of race, are universal.  [/quote]

Omg please stop. These "rules" scream WASP, and they're not universal.

Jewelry ... stop parroting a Nazi sympathizer. In Africa and South Asia, yellow gold jewelry is a beautiful marker of elegance. Visit these places, get enlightened.

As a Black woman, bright makeup looks great and elegant on me. I don't know what a "crazy color" even means re: manicures, but speak for yourself.

Hairspray? Barely a thing in my culture, and some of our natural hairstyles don't always have movement. Doesn't make them not elegant.

Your rules are boring. Not elegant. Let that brown girl magic side pop a little more.[/quote]

I'm the boring Pak/white person who posted my opinion.  You have a right to yours. No need to be rude.  I didn't go into too much detail in my post.  But since you are being somewhat blunt in your responses I will clarify

Regarding jewelry, any jewelry is elegant incl 22k.  It is just not good to wear too much of any jewelry.  I wear 22k jewelry.  But if I wear bold earrings I'll skip the necklace.  Or instead of four or five bangles I'll wear two max.

Makeup, not too bright..nit too much.I personally wear a bold bright lip.  But I won't wear bright eyeshadow.  Or if I play up my eyes I'll do a more neutral lip.  It is all about balance.  Some S. Asian women, esp for events can go a little heavy handed on the makeup.

By crazy nail colour I meant bright oranges green etc. If you like those colours that's your right.  Don't be so defensive.

I referenced hairspray BC OP is Pak.  I am half Pak and our hair texture us different than yours.  I would not have referenced hairspray if OP was African American.  Again, stop being so defensive. I was addressing this to OP. Not African American ladies.

My  guidelines for myself are quite universal and not waspy.  I am quite the opposite of waspy.  [/quote]

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