Getting To Know You Thursday...What is Your Favorite Feature

While I was watching the Emmy's the other night, I kept noticing how certain dresses really highlighted the wearer's features.  Accentuate the positive. 

This is Halle Berry.  She has fabulous arms and shoulders.  She almost always wears sleeveless.  Let's just go ahead and state the obvious.  She's got a killer body!  She's thin and muscular, has great cleavage, legs, abs and a gorgeous face.  Now, if I am ever in a restaurant in Hollywood (jetsetter that I am) and run into Halle, let's just say I'm not going to be clammoring to get my photo made with her.  I look okay in photos with normal people.  I would look like Nannie McPhee in a photo with her.  Just sayin.  It's not gonna happen.  Anyway, she knows what to wear to accentuate the positive.  Of course, when you look like her, there may not be a negative to avoid.  Maybe she has ugly feet.  Let's hope. 

Look it's Halle and me (Nannie McPhee).  See what I mean?

Now take Jennifer Aniston.  She sported "The Rachel" in the 90's.  Now she is known for her sleek, shiny hair.  I won't be clammoring to get my picture made with her either.  She's gorgeous, but it does make me feel a little better that she has man hands.  Just sayin. 

This is Marissa Winokur.  It's hard to see her in this picture, but I picked it because she's wearing a bikini.  That sounds weird, but let me explain.  Ya see, Marissa is seen as a "normal" type in the acting world.  She is a normal size girl, not a size 0-2.  I love how she is showing her assets (gorgeous hair and well, boobs and a flat stomach) but I think the skirt on her swimsuit is probably hiding her hips a little.  Great example of camoflauging what you may consider your problem area.  Isn't she gorgeous?

I want to know what your favorite thing is about you?  What do you show off and what do you camoflauge and how?

What do I love about myself?  Hmmmm!  When I was younger, I would've had a problem finding anything I liked.  Now that I'm older, I guess it would be two things: 

1.  My hair.  I have long, thick wavy hair.  It's kind of what I've always been known for.  When I was little I had auburn ringlets.  When I was in high school, I was often called "The Lion" for my thick, course hair.  I didn't always love it.  We have kind of a love/hate relationship, actually.  One of my mom's friends (I use the term loosely) told her I looked like a "wet dog" - sooo not nice!  But, as I've gotten older, I've grown to like it.  Sometimes I like it because I don't have to spend hours "doing" my hair.  I'm lazy and I don't want to spend hours blowing our my hair and flat ironing it or curling it either.  I cut it off once when "L" was little and I hated it because I looked like every other mom I knew AND it took forever to fix.  I hate that.  So, now I like my curls.

2.  My butt.  I like that I actually have a butt to fill up my jeans.  I like my junk in the trunk.  Granted, right now I've got a little toooo much junk, but I like that even when I'm thin, I have a little something to fill up the back of my jeans.  Okay, a lot of something to fill up the back of my jeans. 

What do I camoflauge?  My shoulders, or lack therof.  I have mentioned before that I am built like a big ole pear.  I am trying to build up my shoulders by lifting weights, but it's a slow process.  I wear a lot of halter style tops when I go sleeveless so that I it gives the illusion of shoulders.  The more skin that is showing on the shoulder, the more it looks as if I actually have shoulders. 

So, that's it for me.  Now tell me yours.  What do you love?  What do you camoflauge? 

And, just so you know.  I do not mean this post to be a big 'ole brag fest.  I do, however, believe there is something beautiful about every person.  You may have beautiful eyes or really cute feet (seriously - I know a girl with the cutest feet!).  I wanna know.  It's a good way to make yourself find the positive.  We are too good at finding the negative in ourselves.  I wanna hear positive things ladies!!