Getting ready for your first date

You never get a second chance to make the fist impression. Even if you are not feeling like dressing up for your first date and would rather opt for a casual look, remember that the first impression is the lasting one. If you want to impress your date, it is important to get your style right. We all make quick assessments about people, consciously or subconsciously. If you don’t look your best on the first date, the other person will think that you will look even worse in the everyday life.

If you dress up nicely, wearing cleaned shined shows, your hair style is nice and your makeup (obviously if you are a girl) is subtle but neatly done, then the other person will notice that you have put effort and thus have a genuine interest in him or her. It’s almost like going to a job interview; you always dress at least one step above of what you would usually wear in an everyday life.

Most people know and can learn how to dress for success and get their style figured out. It is not about expensive designer labels or following the latest trends. Style is about feeling comfortable is what you are wearing, confidence and are self awareness. Style is about wearing what looks good on you and corresponds with your character and mood.

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As a woman, your best bet is to wear a dress or a skirt. Men like feminine women, and since most women these days wear pants most of the time, to entice and intrigue a man, you should wear an elegant dress or a blouse and a skirt. A man likes to see the woman’s legs. That of course, does not mean that you should be wearing a provocative mini-skirt. Wearing something elegant and classy, but not super sexy tells a man that you are a woman with moral values, yet you are feminine.

If you think your legs are too chunky, short, crooked etc., you would be surprised to learn that man do not notice those things. I, as a woman often notice when another woman whose legs don’t look too great to say the least is wearing a mini-skirt. To most men, it still looks sexy as they do not notice the imperfections. After all, they are men, and not the American Idol or American Next Top Model judges. To most men sexy is something that is risqué, but not necessarily perfect. However, if you dress too sexy on your first date, it may get on the way of getting to know your new date better, as all he will think of is how he can get in your pants.

Some other tips for women on the first date are the following:

If you must use hairspray, go easy on it. It smells odd and makes your hair look at feel like it is covered with tiny pieces of glass. If your date decided to brush against your hair and instead encounters a glass-like surface of the stick together strains of hair that moves all together at the same time with a touch of his palm, it will certainly not look and feel the greatest.

Bright color nail polish and lipstick make a woman look cheap and easy. It is better to be subtle and elegant. It adds up to the mystery instead of screaming sexy.

Go easy on makeup and perfume. Men do not want to date someone they don’t know what the person is going to look like in the morning and they don’t want to date a fragrance factory.

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Style Tips for men

Best proven dress code for men on the first date is to dress business casual, or if you work at an office, something you would wear to work on a Friday. Slacks and a shirt are always winners. Colors should not be too bright. Black, subtle beige and green usually look good on most men. Avoid patterns on your clothes, such as small vertical stripes on a while shirt, and absolutely no plaid for any piece of outfit.

Leave the funny side for your friends. Things that you do not want to wear on a date include: Hawaiian shirts, sandals, flip-flops, and t-shirts. Don't wear a suit if you don't feel comfortable wearing it. You may be required to wear a suit to work, but if this is just not you and not your style, avoid wearing it on a date. And if you don’t normally wear a suit, do not put on a funny face by wearing a suit and a tie on your date. You will look uncomfortable and it will definitely show.

Wear clothes that fit. Clothes that are too big look terrible. It sends a message that you are either slob or are not confident about your body.

And make sure you compliment your date on her outfit, even if you don't like it or don’t think it looks good on her.