Beauty Pet Peeves 2

[veronika23]

The other thread was getting too long and difficult to load! 

So what are your beauty pet peeves? What grinds your gears? Share your stories!!!

[mrsbaine]

I get told to smile too all the time. I was in a meeting earlier this week with about 30 people and I am quietly following along to the presentation and the presenter (a 50 something year old man) asks if there are questions. No one says a word. He looks at me and says "you're not smiling; what's your feedback?". Seriously? There are a ton of us at the table; and no one was smiling. So I gave him my feedback which caused him to wipe his smug smile off his face. It's tough out there. 

[heartsmyface]

I get the impression that a lot of men say this cra....stuff, in order to throw women off, and put them on the defense with an easy out.  The out being that women are too sensitive.  Lol, I'm in a mood today.  

Comments like this throw me off but I usually try to save face and be like "Good.  That's what I was going for"

lol, I'm feeling riled up so clearly this is a sore spot for me as well.    The judge comment is ridiculous.  How do I know if that's a good thing or a bad thing?  Dude, were you just screwed over by a judge or does that mean I look respectable? The schoolgirl thing is just as confusing but more demeaning in that you're either being infantized or objectified. 😕 .  @k617 

[heartsmyface]

the whole idea of a relaxed dress code makes no sense to me.  If there's a dress code then follow it.  'Relaxing' a dress code just tempts people to push boundaries even more as lower and lower standards are accepted.  

I get wanting to be comfy in a business setting, but critiquing someone for overdressing is just silly.  They probably see your being more professional than them as some sort of threat.  Besides, it's easier to dress down than it is to try to dress up and look more professional on a whim.  Overdressing wins every time!  @k617

[k617]

Yeah @heartsmyface ! Sometimes if I appear offended, they react like I overreacted and was overly sensitive. What do they expect?

I hated the judge comment because it implies (without their clarification) that I'm dressed too over the top, dressed in costume, or not dressed appropriately for work. I believe I'm the one who is properly dressed for the office while the other men wear golf shirts and the same dress pants and sometimes even white socks with black shoes in the office.  I've seen women in the office wear ridiculous things like sheer tops with their bras showing or yoga pants and Uggs (none of these comply with the already very lax dress code, by the way), so maybe if I'm not dressed to that level, I'm overdressed.

I think I'm going to steal your "Good, that's what I'm going for." comment to end the conversation for next time!

[mrsbaine]

@k617, I actually LOL'ed on this because I feel your pain! There is a cluelessness about them! I totally understand where you are coming from and the age group you're talking about! I once got "you look patriotic" when I wore red ankle pants. It's like they are trying to be complimentary, but haven't had to be in years and years, and so they fail miserably. Another pet peeve I have with this is when they call me "dear".... Um.... I'm not your "dear"... I get for them they mean little by it, but it's condescending to me. Each time they do it, I correct them by saying my first name. 

[jesscheems]

@mrsbaine I hate being called 'dear' or 'hun' because sometimes it's just to put a person down and they do a dang good job of it. 

[k617]

I'm glad I'm in good company here! Yeah, I don't get the pants comment, and I get that it's highly unlikely a man will come up to you and say "I LOVEEEE your pants!" the way I do when I see another lady with an amazing outfit or a piece of clothing. But if you're uncomfortable complimenting someone outright in the first place, don't bother!!

The "dear" thing doesn't quite bother me as much... but I also don't get called "dear" very often! I think I send off a very "mean" vibe (gotta be tough in this industry as a woman!) that no man thinks I'm a dear to them LOL

[shimmerbait]

another day, another automated email from Sephora telling me to hurry up and buy that out-of-stock item I keep checking on.

[heartsmyface]

When you have this perfect image in your head of what an item looks like online and it arrives and looks exactly as shown online but it's just not right anyway.  I tried to get the whole room in there. The stool looks out of place doesn't it? Maybe remove the side table? I need a home decorator!

[darkiceis]

@heartsmyface  If only I could have a mirror that large 🙂

I think that the side table is fine, it looks very handy right where it is.

[DevlinSky]

Yes I think removing the side table will help tremendously.. even though it is a cute idea/touch otherwise.. it just doesn't fit with the space once the stool is there

[heartsmyface]

@DevlinSky I agree.  It's too much.  

[Mcakes]

Oh my goodness your Pikachu looks so cute 😄

I like the color of the blue chair but my biggest worry with that fabric would be that I would drop something on it an completely ruin it 😞 Looks super comfy though! Maybe incorporate some other pieces that have the same color? 

[jozkid]

@heartsmyface what color is your room exactly? Is it a very pale pink? A beige? It's a little hard to read. 

[heartsmyface]

@jozkid It's generic mass produced bone paint.  We haven't done anything to the walls.  Perhaps I should paint the room a white-teal....?  

[jozkid]

@heartsmyface I worked a little photoshop magic. 🙂

Just added some more of that color up a little so it bounces around and balances the room a bit

[liv545]

I loooove this!!! Now I'm wondering if I should do pops of teal as my added color for my bedroom which is where my vanity will do once it's refinished. I'm having major chair envy.

[heartsmyface]

@k617 Okay.  I'm going to try and make the stool work.  It's probably going to be cheaper to accessorize than to find a new stool.  Lol, I'm probably not going to do anything I say I will at this point.  We'll see what I find out in the furniture district.

[heartsmyface]

Hmmmmmm....that could work too...okay I need to think on this some and perhaps visit Home Sense for inspiration. I think the chair is losing my love and it needs to go but I'm taking all your ideas and starting fresh. 

Thank you everyone for your input:). I super appreciate that you ladies are here to help:) 

[k617]

Yes! I love this @jozkid ! @heartsmyface I think that stool looks great...so glamourous and goes with the vanity! I think you just need some other similar pops of colour on the wall like joz's photoshopped picture, and it'll bring it all together.

I do this throughout my own house too 🙂 I have this red couch that went well with our old place but the new house is a bit more "modern" and doesn't quite fit with the whole vibe of the house. So we ended up putting pops of red all over the house (a black and white painting with a red tree and a red and white table runner in the dining room, red poufs in the living room, and red cookware that I leave out on the stove :D)

[AMK721]

@heartsmyfaceI love it!  Such great space. You have nice wall space where you can add a piece of art or you could use silk flowers and change them throughout the different seasons so it's always a fresh new look.