Women's Beauty & Style | Asian American Poll

ASIAN WOMEN'S BEAUTY & MAKEUP
(Updated Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008, 04:24:47 PM to reflect the 100 most recent valid responses.)

By American standards of beauty are Asian women genuinely beautiful or merely exotic?
Genuinely beautiful | 39%
More beautiful than exotic | 20%
More exotic than beautiful | 28%
Mostly exotic | 13%

What is the most important beauty asset of Asian women?
Great skin | 30%
Beautiful Eyes | 31%
Haute cheekbones | 5%
Sensuous lips | 1%
Lustrous hair | 33%

Which brand of cosmetics is best for Asian American women?
Estee Lauder | 11%
Lancome | 10%
Bobbi Brown | 8%
Clinique | 7%
Prescriptives | 9%
Other/No Response | 55%

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Eurasian Girl, have you considered that you may be allergic to a hair care product that you are using? I had used a styling gel that gave me zits on my scalp. I stopped using the gel and no more zits.
Naki Thursday, October 18, 2001 at 08:33:34 (PDT)

irene-- MAC cake eyeliner. Use it wet and it won't smudge! Also there's this really cool product called She-laq by Benefit that you put over your makeup after you've applied it, and it makes it totally non-smudgeable! :o)

eurasiangirl Thursday, October 18, 2001 at 00:28:17 (PDT)

eurasiangirl,

That was a very insightful response on self-esteem. Better-than-average--definitely!!
Asian Dominatrix Wednesday, October 17, 2001 at 11:38:50 (PDT)

ow, I have weird skin-- I only get zits in my hair. have you guys ever gotten zits in your hair, like really far back on your forehead? I dunno what to do... I'm afraid to put benzoyl peroxide medication (the only kind I like-- clearasil 10%) in my hair area cause it bleaches things supposedly. What to do?
euasiangirl Tuesday, October 16, 2001 at 14:55:21 (PDT)

comely azn queen and in need of self esteem: hey sweeties! I have some thoughts about compliments in general. I think in most cases compliments come from genuine opinions and more importantly, the good mood and confidence of the complimentor. (you would never compliment the enemy if you weren't feeling confident about yourself, right? more likely feelings of jealously would ensue) So basically, compliments mean something but they should not mean too much to anyone because they are of course, subjective opinions and are by no means an absolute last word. The bad thing about taking compliments too seriously is that 1. if you get a lot, you may start feeling overly good about your self and may start getting dependent on them (When I started college I was this smiley outgoing friendly raver kid who happened to feel and act confidently because I modelled-- nothing big but locally in shows and ads and got tons of compliments from men everywhere I went... even met and dated the star DJ I had been obsessed with for years... so if a day went by when no one said 'you're a pretty girl' I'd feel ugly and undesireable) and 2. if you get too few, you may tend to undermine yourself and start believing that the lack of means that there's nothing there. (in elementary and middle school, I was the alien looking one amongst the sea of waspy blondes and I felt like an oddball. So I was totally shocked into a foreign mindset when I started realizing that some people in this world do think my look is pretty.)
In retrospect, (I'm almost 21 now) taking compliments too seriously (and hence developing an addiction to them) kinda warped my view of myself and turned me into a dependent person I wasn't happy with. It's not an uncommon delusion-- according to studies done in the US by psychologists, there's this thing called the "better-than-average" phenomenon where a majority of the population of people believe that they are "better-than-average" in intelligence, looks, competence in their field, etc. One reason for this stems from the mentality that you should not say anything unless it's nice. In my experience, Asians (esp. ones not raised in the US) tend to be more critical of each other. So, the American and Asian mindset often clash and confuse-- we're left with this unanswerable question--what's my worth and am I really pretty or smart or whatever? My current life has never been happier (trust me, it's not an easy thing for me to say; I feel it 100%-- for years I was clinically depressed, often suicidal), and I think that it is partially because I can accept compliments with a smile and insults with an open mind but not really let it change my knowledge of who I am-- someone who strives to be compassionate and informed, intellectually and emotionally. It's weird, and I hope you don't think I'm trying to preach, but after I realized that stable happiness cannot be dependent on physical appearance (or anything that is, by nature, temporal,) my looks have been less important to me. I still care about my looks, but I've come to terms with them I'm appreciating my share of the gene pool instead of constantly feeling unsure about them. In need of self esteem-- my suggestion is to think a bit and try to think of the things that make you who you are, and feel happy about them. And then, try to see what you can do with what you've got. From the number and quality of compliments you've gotten, you're most likely an universally attractive girl; just work it a bit and be comfortable with it... and then work with everything inside as well. You'll feel even stronger! Good luck..!

eurasiangirl Tuesday, October 16, 2001 at 14:51:40 (PDT)

Okay2, I'd like to ask you all this one topic that seems to be redundant:
What is the best ever eyeliner that doesn't smudge esp in oily days...
('cause I like to wear any oil free lotion or sunscreens before I go out).
Right now I use Estee Lauder eyeliner pencil Brown Velvet.
Thanx you guys!!
2sweet5
Irene Linaksita Sunday, October 14, 2001 at 22:47:47 (PDT)

my favourite sunblocks:
neutrogena (for kids)SPF 30 no stick (sand/debris in the wind doesn't stick to it)--makes your skin feel really soft and smooth too! only costs about $6 or $7.
Vichy oil free SPF 15 cream gel is also good if you want an oil free formula for your face because it is really light textured. (but it costs about $18)

no good: Hawaiin Tropic for faces --says it's oil free but is really greasy.
chinese cdn girl Monday, October 08, 2001 at 06:56:07 (PDT)

The statement about some asian facial characteristic resembling that of an african american is true. Just give a Chinese man a sunkissed tan to his face and you'd mistaken him for an African man. Of course, this wouldn't be true for all Asian men. There's simply too much diversity in the gene pool out there. Some Asians look Completely caucasian. I even have a friend who's purely Chinese, but is often mistaken as someone who has hispanic blood in her. I hope the media can show this variety of Asian faces more often. We have round faces, narrow faces, square faces and triangle faces, small eyes, palpable eyes , round eyes and even non-palpable eys; long nose bridge, turned up noses, short nose bridge or just no nose bridge, wide noses, thin noses; high cheek bones, long cheek bones, short cheek bones, low cheek bones; Smooth jet black thick hair, dark brown hair, frizzy hair, wavy hair; big lips, small lips, barely-there lips... o boy
mini me aa gal Saturday, October 06, 2001 at 08:18:42 (PDT)

what sun block do you all use?? has anyone ever tried a zinc oxide based sunblock?
aznbreezee Friday, October 05, 2001 at 01:05:35 (PDT)

hey in need of self esteem

you don't need white people to validate your looks. their lack of compliment towards you means nothing. what should matter really, is the opinion of your family, friends, or passersby. they only count.
comely azn queen Thursday, October 04, 2001 at 09:52:51 (PDT)

i was never pretty as a child, especially in elementary and middle school. now i'm in high school, and my mother tells me how pretty i am, how she was never pretty growing up. if any of you are familiar with the bluntness of koreans, i have had my mother's friends say in a joking way to her, "your daughter is so much prettier than you!" my father also tells me that i'm pretty, he has even told me that i am better looking than my older sister. my relatives and my sister's friends have told me that i'm pretty...a wonderful moment that stands outis when a chinese man in a restaurant told my mother that i was beautiful.
but there is one thing about these compliments. NONE of them have come from white people! i live in a predominantly white area, i am the only korean girl in my grade at school. because of this, i never think that i am pretty. i have yet for a white person to compliment me on my face, not my thin body.
in need of self-esteem Monday, October 01, 2001 at 16:11:05 (PDT)

im half black and asian
and i think we are as very exotic. People seem to think that white girl with blonde hair are the prettiest but we have a very sexy look.
girl Saturday, September 29, 2001 at 21:38:05 (PDT)

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