I'll be the first to admit that some of these may seem obvious to anyone with proper beauty etiquette. However, some of them may not, and some of these may not have even occurred to you before. Your mother certainly never told you to try them. This article is for you—so here goes.
1. Brush Your Brows
Many thick-browed ladies just rolled their eyes, and I get it. You know and I know how critical it is to be sporting some well-kept brows, but a lot of women don't or they think they're an exception to this rule.
You're not.
When you spend a night tossing and turning only to wake up and find your hair a mess? Yeah, your brows are a mess, too. They get pushed around, smudged to the side, or stand up straight on their ends, and ladies? It doesn't look good.
So, if your mother never told you, you need to brush those brows. They sell brushes just for the task. Comb them in a straight line or accentuated them by brushing upwards at their root near the bridge of the nose. (It kind of looks fabulous if done the right way.)
Just do it, OK? Kay, good talk. Moving on…
2. Shave Your Hair Line
Guess what ladies, there's a reason why men shave the back of their necks. It's because hair grows there, and women aren't exempt from this. So, you know how sharp your man looks after a freshly shaven cut, and you catch a glimpse of the back of his head? Mmmm, yummy.
That could be you!
I started shaving the back of my neck upwards of my hair line from a particular annoyance of the flyaway hairs that gathered there. I wear my hair up constantly, and I hated having to bobby pin the little fly-aways underneath my bun or pony-tail. Well, no more. Now that I've started shaving my hair line, I can rest assured that the back of my head looks military grade fresh, while still looking clean and effeminate. (You don't have to shave the back of your head in a straight line. You can also keep to your natural growth and shave down to a peak, the longest portion in-line to your spine.)
Anyway you do it, believe me, it looks a lot better than having the back of your head grow free like its the forest of jumanji back there. Do it once, see if you like it. If you don't, it's hair, and it'll grow back.
3. Tweeze The Stache
This one is not for dark-haired women, and I'm sorry for most-likely bringing up a source of contention. Dark-haired women already know that if they don't keep their facial fuzz in check, it could become so visible to almost resemble a man's. (I said I was sorry, alright?)
This one is for the lighter-haired women who have been running around without shaved thighs since the fifth grade because they figure their hair is blonde and not visible, right? Wrong. It actually is, and honestly, blonde hair isn't invisible. It can be seen by the naked eye.
So, if you've never checked, go look in a mirror now. You may have a light fuzz that you didn't know about or even consider was there before. Tweeze it off, will ya?
4. Trim Those Noise Hairs
One thing you cannot tweeze unless you're made of stone, is nose hairs. They hurt like hell. They also grow long enough to peek out from underneath the bridge of your nose.
Don't stress about plucking them. I'm not a sadist, and you're no masochist. Take a pair of finely sharpened scissors and trim those bad boys off. No one will be the wiser.
5. Hydrate Your Downstairs
Last but not least and slightly eccentric, is hydrating your downstairs.
Now, your lady flower is a sensitive creature. Don't put anything harmful inside of her. I'm talking about the outside. You lotion your legs, right? Well, why do you stop when you get to your upper thighs? Your lady flower has skin, too.
Therefore, I suggest lotioning your pubic bone where you've probably been going to town shaving/waxing/lasering and irritating the hell out of your hair. Yes, there. That section of skin loses moisture just like the rest of you does, and it needs a little loving. So, give her a little bit of loving with some super hydrating balm.
If your lady flower is not sensitive and you keep it far away from your urethra, your vulva, and your winner's circle (Yes, I just referred to your vagina as a "winner's circle,") then try some lavender or pumpkin scented lotion. Apparently, those are the two scents that guys did the most. (Weird, right? Like, why pumpkin, why??? Because it reminds them of stuffing their face during Thanksgiving? I guess they are about to stuff to their face, but in a different way…)
OK, you got the picture. Lavender or pumpkin, check.
There you have it ladies, five grooming habits your mother never told you. (I can at least guarantee she never called your lady bits a "winner's circle" before.) Try them out, see how they go. Go on with your bad self and never, ever stop being so gosh-darn beautiful.
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