Scouse girls?!

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Why are they sooo glam half of them I’ve seen look like actual models and why are they so so thin?

Oh I do agree. I have been to Liverpool a number of times. (Only an hour on the train!) and the girls are lush! So glam and well presented and pretty, gorgeous hair, lovely face, amazing clothes, lovely nails, so attractive. 😍

I agree it's the Irish genes. Irish are gorgeous! (I am biased as DH is Irish.)

I disagree that they are sooooo thin though, They have lovely figures!

Very glam, just like Essex girls!

The only difference is the accent.

I'm not sure about the 'so thin' thing either?

I'm pretty sure Liverpool has a higher than average obesity rate.

When Diogo Jota died I was watching people put flowers on tribute on tv. I said to DD what’s with all the rollers? There were loads of girls fully rollered up putting their flowers down. She looked at me and said “what about them?” And I said to her “well don’t you think it’s a bit unusual to have all these people walking around with their hair in rollers” and she matter of factly looked at me and said “they’re probably going out”. She’s at uni in Liverpool and as far from being glam as you could imagine but she was so used to the look she didn’t even know why I was asking

My DH is from Liverpool and we live here. I think fashion is a huge part of the culture here but it’s a fine line between glam and “showy”…I mean that in a nice way. The hair in curlers whilst out and about still makes me laugh and I’ve lived here for 20 years. What I would say though I don’t think it’s that different to any other city centre on a night out.

Chubbers. 🤣

I now live in Essex and I think they are totally different to Scousers. They may both be glam, but they have very different personalties.

When I go to a wedding or big event I will go the whole hog. It won’t be Aintree level, and people I know usually comment on the transformation, not always favourably! Non Scouse MIL & SIL get upset for some reason 😝

In a way it’s nice. Down south “I can’t be arsed” half the time and don’t really care about my clothes and makeup. When I go back up north I feel a gentle pressure to put my best foot forward.

I’m not even sure what it’s all about? Perhaps someone else can explain it. It’s not about finding a bloke, or getting spotted by an agency. From what I remember, it’s about the build up. Where are we going on Friday night after work/ college? What are you wearing? Come round mine at 6pm and we’ll get ready. This hour is when you get to talk/cry/counselling session/discuss latest loser boyfriend. Then it’s one or 2 pubs. Some blokes will comment on how gorgeous you look, and that’s nice, but mostly you’ll be in a huddle with your friends and be having a good time.

If I think about it, it’s about friendship, other women, having a good time and supporting each other which includes making them feel a million dollars about themselves. This is what it felt like when I was there and younger.

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Yes - the old, old story!

And getting ready for the night out is an important part of it - and a bonding experience. Grayson Perry looked at this aspect of working class culture on his documentary about class a few years ago. Although the women favoured a highly artificial look there is/was no pretence about how it’s achieved, so going out in curlers is ‘an open secret’, I suppose.

@WeekendKitKat

Totally agree - it’s a bonding thing.

I can see they put in a lot of effort but its not a style that appeals to me - I don't the heavy make up/bleached hair/fake tan look and "looking glam" seems to mean having your bum & boobs out rather than being dressed in a lovely formal outfit.

Fair play to them if they like it but I don't aspire to it at all.

Good genes are at play- I can tell a scouse face a mile away. When I’ve been wrong, they’ve usually turned out to be Irish.

But the historic poverty of the city definitely plays a huge part in the effort people put in. Scousers usually want the best clothes they can afford, for example. There is a pride in getting ready to be seen by others that seems to be lacking elsewhere. I remember accidentally offending friends when I went to uni and asked them what they were wearing for a night out, to be told ‘this. I’m already ready.’

This also usually extends to our homes. I remember first visiting the homes of posh, rich uni friends and wondering why no one had cleaned the house for my visit 😂 a scouser would usually have the house pristine for a house guest and have splashed out on treat food and drinks.

Loath though I am to disperse the myth that Irish people are generally gorgeous, bluntly, the Corrs have had the career they have because the three sisters at least (Jim is an ordinary-looking man and a loon) are unusually good-looking. I’m not dismissing their musical abilities for a second, but their looks are a big part of the brand, and they all work hard at retaining them.

I think it’s sad that so many young women (anywhere) feel the need to present themselves so artificially.
So much time and money.
Never feeling your natural face, hair and skin colour is good enough.
Going out so underdressed for the weather and in uncomfortable shoes which will likely cause foot and back problems in the long term.
Not to mention you couldn’t run away from danger if you needed to.

This is a lovely thread. So nice to see positivity about other women and the celebration of a style and culture that isnt discreet southern and middle class for a change.

Even as a scouse woman, I think it’s insane the amount of time, effort and money that scousers put into their appearance. Even at the age of 16, my very beautiful DD would get up at 6am to do her hair and make-up for school (we live 15 mins walk away). She’d always have her nails, lashes and brows done professionally. She’d spend a fortune on make-up. They all do that contouring thing so their faces all look the same on Instagram (and often nothing like their actual selves). And god forbid you wear anything twice, the world might end!

I think it’s really sad that there’s so much pressure on them to look perfect at all times of the day. They’re so gorgeous anyway, they don’t need Botox at the age of 21, or those awful massive lips.

By all means wear something nice, put a bit of make up on and blow dry your hair if you’re going out; but when you’re spending the equivalent of a monthly wage on looking like a model, I think it’s quite unhealthy.

Absolutely. Liverpool is a great city, and even though I’m not partaking in the nightlife particularly (have always been there with young child), I enjoy the sheer sense of party you get from it all, and encountering women with rollers out and about from Friday morning.

I'm from Liverpool. This is a goady stereotype about Liverpool women. It's something I haven't seen since about 2005.

Yes, Liverpool is next level even compared to other northern cities. I went to university Down South and couldn't believe people went clubbing in jeans and a jumper.

I was there the weekend before last and I certainly saw a couple of women on the street in rollers Saturday lunchtime/afternoon. I’ve certainly seen more of them in the past, though.

It's a proud city, with proud people. ❤️

I'm a fat, middle aged, very pasty white one. I do draw some eyebrows on every day though. 😂

Scouse girls do prioritise glamour. I’ve just come back from Poland, those girls are next level beautiful with generally a more natural look.

Wow this is incredibly insightful and I must admit as a scouser I’d never made the association despite observing the behaviours. Oh my god I could not bear to have anyone visit my house without it being pristine - this has stayed with me.

My Nan had a Parlour; a ‘good’ room only used when someone died, at Xmas or when the priest came round. This was in a 3 bed house with 2 adults and up to 9 kids, and they kept a room unused for ‘best’.

I’ve never done the glam clothes thing though. I left for uni at 18 and didn’t come back until I was late 40s, spending most of the interim years in London. I’m a scruff in Scouse terms. I do get my nails done though. 💅

The REALLY glam girls in Liverpool moved on to trouser suits a while back. Also, with dresses, their necklines are rising and their hemlines are lowering. I'm never ahead of the curve. Last time I attended a birthday bash in Liverpool I glammed it up and it turns out I was overdressed. I don't know how they keep one step ahead.