First dates can be stressful enough without the added hassle of trying to look your best in order to dazzle your date. Many women admit to spending much more money than they can afford on their outfit but still feel dissatisfied with the final result. Yet appearances are so important in the crucial early stages of a relationship when your dating partner knows very little about you that it is well worth your while to spend a bit of extra effort on your outward image. Here we give you some inspiring ideas for how to make the best of yourself without spending the earth.

 

1. Appeal to his subconscious senses

 

The most powerful of the subconscious senses is that of smell and many studies have shown the huge part it plays, on a subliminal level, in determining if a man is attracted to a woman. This most definitely isn’t a license to turn up to a date reeking of a perfume factory, instead create a sense of intrigue by keeping your fragrance light. A good way to avoid going over the top is to spray a mist of perfume in front of yourself and walk through it.

 

2. Pay attention to your posture

 

Slumping takes inches off your height, adds years to your apparent age and is a sure-fire way of killing even the most sophisticated outfit. What is more, somebody who slouches is more likely to give off the signals of lacking confidence in themselves or, worse still, not being interested in their dating partner. Although you don’t want to look like you are bent backwards over a barrel, paying heed to Mother’s wise words and holding your head high and your shoulders well back will do wonders for your attractiveness.

 

3. Go for the wide-awake look

 

Subconsciously, a woman who looks fresh and revitalised is perceived by males as being more healthier and thus more attractive as a potential mate. It is easy to perk up your look by using a gentle exfoliating face wash just before you apply your makeup ready for your date. Lining the inner rims of your eyelids with a white eyeliner is a fantastic way opening them up and applying a pearly white eye-shadow just under your eyebrows completes the effect.

 

4. Get your circulation going

 

Going for a run or a brisk walk prior to your date is a great way of not only looking great but feeling good too. A good burst of exercise will be guaranteed to give you a healthy glow and have you looking bright eyed and bushy tailed. Working out also releases endorphins which are the body’s natural feel-good hormones so you are likelier to feel more attractive and rejuvenated. A word of warning however, don’t over-do it and leave yourself plenty of time to take a shower; going for the sweaty look won‘t do you any favours at all.