Look good, feel good? (PIP)

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I have a thing after work today, so I went the extra mile with my outfit and I feel HAWT this morning. I generally feel frumpy and even though I look nice I usually think I look older than my age. I don't spend extra time on my hair, and lately I've only been considering mascara to be necessary in the make-up department. Today I actually feel younger- even the 2 guys at Starbucks were hitting on me and one of them kept called me by name (thanks credit card for sharing that info!). I'm feeling like a rockstar now. Sexy hair, beautiful make-up, rockin' outfit...why don't I do this every morning? Unfortunately I don't have a pic, but here's what I'm wearing:

Evan Picone Sweater Dress in Black


Black semi-sheer leggings


Long silver necklace that looks similar to this


Impo Norris Boots (from DSW) in Burgundy


Ever feel like a bangin' outfit gives you an extra boost? What's your go-to confidence boosting outfit?

elannis

I love dressing up and how good it makes you feel too!! You should definitely take a pic sometime and show us your hotness! lol ... I'm sitting here in sweats and no bra, lol. No sexy feeling for me today.

becunning2

Shazam! I bet you do look hot!  Sometimes going glam just gives you that extra confidence boost!

Swazzle

I love that dress Allusive!!!!

That's such a great feeling too by the way.  I haven't felt like that in a while though to be honest, probably because I'm so uncomfortable with myself lately.  I'm going to work harder to dress up once a week to make myself feel better

Ollie08

Dang!!! I like that outfit! I think you need to post a pic.

I absolutely love feeling like that, and I too wonder why I don't do it more often. I am carrying a lot of extra weight these days, so I'm not really fitting in to my outfits that make me feel sexy. But I have (at least 3 out of 5 days each week) been putting a solid effort in to my hair and makeup. That makes me feel better.

loves2shop4shoes

Actually, my go-to for sexy is a good pair of panties.

Even if no one is going to see them, I like to know that if I stripped down, I'd look sexy.

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aw....you ladies are making me blush! Just so you all know - I'm a size Large/14. I don't believe that your size has to make you feel bad about how your look. So what if you've gained a little weight? Go out and get yourself an outfit you love. You deserve it, no matter your current size!

I generally find that when I look back at old pics I think "wow, I looked great back then". I know though, that at the time I still felt I had room for improvement. It makes me sad that I didn't appreciate my body back then - so I'm trying to appreciate it now, no matter what the scale says.

I wish I had a camera here (my phone's camera stinks). I'll try to remember to take one tonight and post it tomorrow!

dwest2201

That's an adorable outfit!   I agree that you should post pics!

I totally know what you mean about getting dressed up and feeling hawt, sometimes we need that.  I recently got a bonus and decided to spend some of it on some new clothes, looking good does help you feel good.  I just got a new pair of boots...I'm on the lookout for a charcoal sweater dress next!

Shoes, I can totally relate to you on the panties thing too, especially if I wear some sexy ones around BF.  It's like all day/night I'm excited for his reaction to the sexy lace/silk thong...daily I wear VS cotton hip huggers, they are cute, but far from sexy. 

alanna91

Good for you! That's a hawt outft too. You should buy a few hot outfits like that to thrown on when you're in need of a confidence boost.

My go to "sexy?" outfit lately is my oversized grey sweater, black leggings, and pink satin Toms. The sweater is dress length and the only thing I can wear with my leggings. I think of it as a sexy outfit because it's comfortable and cute, but now that I type it out it just sounds horribly frumpy :-P

peekaboo2011

Shoes - I totally agree.  Underwear can make a really horrid day feel better.  That philosophy is part of why I never wear ugly underwear to a job interview. 

Allusive - that's an amazing outfit.  Definitely post pics!!!

polkadot111

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[QUOTE]Shoes - I totally agree.  Underwear can make a really horrid day feel better.  That philosophy is part of why I never wear ugly underwear to a job interview.  :) Allusive - that's an amazing outfit.  Definitely post pics!!!
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I think your theory works. The first internship interview I wore ugly underwear. I didn't get the job. The second interview I wore my sexiest one. When I stopped in the bathroom before the interview, big confidence boost. And I got it!

motoLyn

Your outfit sounds smashing!  My go to sexy piece is a good pair of high heel boots.  Once I zip those bad boys up I feel like I can toy with any man's heart.  Whoo hoo!

kellyt89

What a hot outfit. I especially LOVE the boots, they're hot!

I definitely feel better when I put the extra effort into my outfit and straighten or curl my hair (as opposed to just putting it up or letting it stay wavy). I'm student teacing now so I'm alwasy in businessy clothes, but I step it up on days when I'm extra tired or when something important is going on.

Tomorrow I'm getting observed for the first time by my supervising teacher (I'm teaching 2 voice lessons and running 2 chorus rehearsals) tomorrow and I already have an outfit picked out.