Vanity Is Fair

So you want to look more attractive? Why, doesn't matter. That's your business but puhleese ladies, try harder. That doesn't mean you have to slap on so much make-up you look like something from a circus. It simply means, try harder. I do not want to hear " but that's not me". The you of you isn't working too well so it's time to try something new. I look at some older widows who appear sad and lonely and the first thing I think is, go shopping. Shop for brighter and livelier in whatever you choose and put a smile on your face. You can't change the past. This is a new day. Fix your hair. Tone it, lighten it, give it some life other than a blue rinse. And for goodness sake, don't cut it like a man and do not ever get a perm ball on your head. Perms, especially the ones with the tiny old lady curls all over make you look like a ball of bad wool. Soften up with highlights and gentle touchable curls if you must. Leave some length so it looks like hair and not a beard looking for a chin.  If you've always dreamed of being a blonde, now's the time. At least put in some highlights. Tone the grey to a nice ash blonde and forget dead black or brown dye. If you want brown, add some chestnut lights. Throw out the bulky suits and bag lady dresses. Chuck the clumpy shoes and thick stockings. Get  yourself something with a waist line and silky movement. Find shoes that have a little heel for comfort and ones that do the job but don't look like gramma's bed sox. Put on some make-up that glows and lipstick that is light and get your nails done.  Pluck, depilatory and perk up with underpinnings that make you feel young again on the outside. Use a scent that makes you feel light and pretty. There is no sin in feeling good about yourself. All it takes to lift your life is a good attitude and a full length mirror that says, hey girl!