What makes a woman glamorous?

[WineInTheSun]

Just that really!!
Inspired after a colleague saw me stuffing my mouth with biscuits and remarked ‘what are you eating?! You always look so glamorous and not the type to walk around with a mouthful!’

Made me think am I glamorous?
Always have a full face of makeup on (primer, concealer, foundation, bronzer, blusher, mascara, lipliner and lip balm), hair clean and tied in a high ponytail. Have to wear a uniform to work but opt for the dress with a waist belt option.

So what to you sets a woman aside as glamorous?
I’m secretly complimented as I have a crush on said colleague but also wondering if it means he just sees me as a Joan Collins impractical Dynasty type so not such a compliment

[MacaroniBaloney]

I oftern get told I'm glamorous, but I always make an effort and I think that's what people perceive as 'glamorous' rather than I look like a Joan Collins throw back.

I'm not a natural beauty, more handsome than pretty. But once I've some make up, hair done and a co ordinated outfit I look and feel a million times better.

[Cam22]

Joanne Lumley is far too classy to be glamorous.

Glamorous is wearing satin and shiny fabrics, high heels, wearing too much gold jewellery, being smothered in heavy perfume, showing too much cleavage.

It doesn’t seem like a compliment to me.

[JMAngel1]

I get called it frequently and I take it as a slur.
I don’t want to look “ glamorous”- to me it smacks of ageism.

[ImAvingOops]

Glamour is that undefinable something that makes someone stand out as special. It's more than good skin/expensive haircut/well fitting clothes/expensive accessories- it's a kind of star quality.
Glamorous people will often have all of the above, but so do people who look classy/expensive but it's not the exact same thing.

Sunglasses and well applied lipstick do help though.

[Pollyjun]

Your colleague is negging you.

[TizerorFizz]

Yasmin LeBon was a parent at DDs school back In the day. Glamourous is looking perfect on every occasion. Speech day or quiz night. Perfect skin, clothes and wearing them well.

[Maireas]

I would agree with you, @Rapidtango!

[Rapidtango]

Fifties Hollywood wearing Dior New Look and evening gowns. To me, glamorous and elegant are very different. Katherine Hepburn and Ingrid Bergman were elegant, Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor were glamorous.

[Maireas]

@Leafy3 - take it as a compliment. I think Ivana Trump and Joanna Lumley, but it's very subjective!

[Leafy3]

Well this thread is a bit upsetting. Couple of friends call me glamourous and I always thought it was a compliment 🙁

I wear minimal make up - tinted moisturiser and eyeliner and my hair is too frizzy to look groomed. I never wear nail polish, either, but I dress for my shape and usually opt for a pair of dangly earrings. That's about it. Now I'm worried I look to try hard and like Joan Collins!!

[Rina66]

I think it's a compliment to be called glamorous. In a work environment it's sometimes difficult for a male colleague to compliment a female colleague for fear of getting it wrong. If you asked most men what their take on glamorous was, I'm sure they'd say it was complimentary - better than nice, not as creepy as gorgeous and definitely said with intent, good luck OP!

[Maireas]

@Penguinsmum

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Aaaah!
You've resurrected a 2.5 year old zombie!

[Maireas]

@LunaTheCat

Actually I know what the person means. When I did my obstetrics training I would look at a women who had just given birth and every single one shone like the sun - it didn’t matter who . Women look glorious at that moment.

That's really lovely!
However, I would probably say "beautiful" rather than "glamorous".

[Maireas]

Overdressed for every occasion
Blingy
Lots of perfume
Big hair
High heels
Obvious jewellery
Calls everyone "darling"

[Angelofthenortheast]

Liz Taylor - sunglasses, tailored clothes, silk scarf, shit loads of jewellery

[LunaTheCat]

@Sagradafamiliar

I got called glamorous when I'd just given birth to DS2 😂 (and I wasn't best pleased to have my looks commented on)

It's make up, clean shiny hair, and good posture (in usual non-child bearing circumstances).

Actually I know what the person means. When I did my obstetrics training I would look at a women who had just given birth and every single one shone like the sun - it didn’t matter who . Women look glorious at that moment.

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@sar302

More importantly, note the negging from said colleague! Glamorous women can't eat a biscuit - bugger off!!

I'm only surprised this wasn't the first reply.

[OceanbreezeSun]

When I think of the word glamorous, I see a woman with wavy shiny hair, lipstick, cinched in waist, feminine, I guess abit old school Hollywood actress. I know that’s quite specific, but it’s just what I see!

Agree with a pp who said Nigella Lawson as someone being glamorous.

[FindingMeno]

I got called glamorous this week and it made me feel old.

[MissAtomicBomb1]

OP I see this thread is over 2yrs old...Did you ever get a date with the guy that said you were glam?!
<misses point of thread >

[WhereAreWeNow]

I've been called glamorous a lot (I don't think I am tbh) and I literally think it just means I always wear make up and perfume and I like a nice handbag rather than a more practical rucksack. I wouldn't read too much into it.
I would guess he means you look nice and well turned out.

[WhereAreWeNow]

@mackthepony

You can be glam and a bit messy... Boho perhaps. Messy hair, friendship bracelet style

You still have to be slim, gorgeous skin and hair. It requires work

I don't think you have to be slim to be glamorous. Not at all. I know lots of super glamorous women who are not slim.

[mackthepony]

You can be glam and a bit messy... Boho perhaps. Messy hair, friendship bracelet style

You still have to be slim, gorgeous skin and hair. It requires work

[Appleblum]

To me glamorous means looking obviously made up, with big hair, red lips, a hint of sexy. It's a louder look that's markedly different from classy or sophisticated.

[Penguinsmum]

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