<p>So - I have wondered, do women who wear burkas still obsess over their bodies? I am not being a smart aleck. I really wonder if they are perhaps freeing in some way. </p>
<p>Well, at least you can always wear slacks TR, me, I am stuck with turtlenecks - and they look ridiculous in the summer. Not to mention suffocating. </p>
<p>You know, we have discussed this before, but I still say ALL of our legs look better with nylons. They just smoooooth things out. </p>
<p>One product that I have been using that I really like is Aveenoās āpositively nourishing body washā with fig and shay butter. I have used all sorts of body washes, and usually they do little to combat those fine crepey lines on my legs - no matter how much they cost. This really seems to help. I use that and Lac-Hydrin Five moisturizing lotion. </p>
<p>So - hereās the thing. Getting ready takes so much longer than when I was younger. I mean, it is everything from the Rogaine, to the moisturizing, to the neck cream, to the cuticle softener, teeth whitener, the checking for the errant hairs on the chin. Itās a miracle I get anything accomplished in a day.</p>
<p>^^^^Burka it is! (for me) It would be so much simpler!</p>
<p>I work in a āyoungā industry. I am NOT young. I live in an area where I donāt need to be as concerned about appearances as I would on either cost. But, I do look forward to the day when I will cease to color my hair.</p>
<p>I was thinking about legs, wondering what would make me notice another womanās legs at a party, school event or entertainment venue. Hereās what I would notice:</p>
<ol>
<li> Lots of tatoos</li>
<li> those stick thin legs where the person has no calves</li>
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<p>Thatās really about it. Not bright white, not bruised, not thick - thatās just too common to draw a second glance! So donāt obsess over legs that arenāt perfect!</p>
<p>LOL I stopped coloring my hair two years ago. That alone is so freeing and it actually looks ānot badā almost a natural āstreakyā look. My hairdresser will often tell me how āluckyā I am with my hair and the way itās turning color. I colored it up until my neck gave up my ageā¦at that point I decided to make my head āmatchā the rest of my body. Toneranger I bet your legs are tons better than what you sayā¦</p>
<p>My beloved Grandma was a very attractive woman with beautiful dark brown hair. It wasnāt up until after she died that I found out that she had her hair color touched up weekly. I donāt have mine done that often, but I like to think Iām just upholding a family tradition.</p>
<p>On another topic, I got a Talbots catalog yesterday (I buy narrow shoes from them) and I didnāt think the clothes looked bad at all. I would actually wear some of them.</p>
<p>Tips for those with thick (or thin) ankles. I looked at my wrists - big. I guess Iāll never be dainty </p>
<p>Iām really tall so I canāt wear big heels. Itās funny thoughā¦I do love my round toe ballet flats and this says theyāre the right choice for me. Iām ordering a new pair with a ruffle on the topā¦also good per this article.</p>
<p>I love this thread, as I can see lots of you are as unhappy with body parts as me. I never knew people were so upset over legs. However, mine are ghostly white and probably too skinny. </p>
<p>I never got down to worrying about them, because I started at the topā¦turkey neck, no chin, too big of chest thatās on level with the elbows, and posterchild for a tummy tuck, although Iām of normal weight.</p>
<p>No hips either. I have truly never had a comfortable pair of pants. If the waist fits, the hips donāt. If the hips do, I canāt breathe at the waist.</p>
<p>Everyone else is a āpearā or an āappleā. H*11, they donāt even have a name for me! Upside down pear? Now that Iām worried about the legs too, I think I look like one of those commercially raised chickens that has a huge breast and stick legsā¦</p>
<p>lolā¦^^^ā¦I remember that being posted before. Iām def a columnā¦and Iām amazed at the shoe they choose for that TALL body typeā¦looks like six inch heels to me! At least the ankles on the model make me feel better about mine!</p>
<p>I enjoyed looking at the 12 body types - thanks for the great link. Iām still not sure what I am - maybe a column, but at 5ā7", am I too short?</p>
<p>srystress: find a good seamstress and have the hips taken in on your pants. Itās easier that enlarging a waistline. Or, find a pair that fit well and have them copied in various fabrics. Itās well worth the effort, and it probably wonāt cost significantly more money. My mom had a similar build and she finally had a few things made - it was a real boost to her comfort and self confidence.</p>
<p>Missypie,
I heard Dave Barry interviewed yesterday along with Scott Turow, Mitch Album, and Roy Blunt Jr. They are all part of a band called the Rock Bottom Remainders that is ātouringā right now (the Wordstock Tour)to raise money for Haitian relief</p>
<p>Thick Ankles?
So, what does thick ankles mean? Is it that one is large boned, so the ankle is actually larger than average? Or that the difference between calf & ankle is not enough so the lower leg is straight up & down with no curves?</p>
<p>All about canklesā¦
Yes, I have them which is why pants are my friend. Big bones, genetics, and spraining both anklesā¦wallah. Iām not fat! </p>
<p>Okay, so a woman with larger rather than smaller bone structure who still has a curvy calf above the ankle, thatās not a cankle, right? But is it still to be hidden? :D</p>
<p>Thank goodnessā¦I have finally found a body problem I <em>donāt</em> have!! Although cankles might help balance out the bird legsā¦</p>
<p>Gourmetmomāthanks for the suggestion about the pants. I should ask my mom to take in the hips. Sheās a great seamstress. Unfortunately this would require me having the mental stability to buy a larger size on purpose (so the waist fits). I might try it thoughāIāve spent a lifetime with my waistband suffocating me.</p>
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