For a woman, looking her best is incredibly important. Whether it's a friendly outing or a formal school dance, women use makeup and various hair care products to exude a strong, beautiful and confident image. The excrementitious poem “The Lady's Dressing Room” by Jonathan Swift describes many of the ways in which women try to “hide” themselves in order to give off a more positive and attractive appearance. Although there are many ways a woman can beautify herself, some procedures, depending on the type of girl, are only used in certain situations. The most basic public outing, hanging out with friends, is what women typically put the most effort into. frequently. Many different factors go into the thought process of "getting dressed": who he might see, who he's dating, where they're going, what other people will be wearing, what they'll do next, what the weather is like at that particular time. Then, once the initial determination has taken place, the woman needs to look at the clothes, hair products and makeup currently available to her. Should she wear waterproof mascara or just plain? Do you want your hair with a lot of volume, wavy, curly or straight? Do you have time to shower and shave first? If she can't shave, she can't wear anything that shows her legs, so what should she do? But if he takes a shower, he has to brush his hair, dry it and then comb it. This will require “various combs for various uses” (20). It's a lot more complicated than just picking a random outfit. If he goes out with friends, he can't "try too hard." She doesn't want to give off a desperate or "slutty" appearance if she goes out/may be seeing men. For a typical man hanging out with girlfriends... middle of paper... I don't want to overdo it. It's a very delicate procedure to make sure everything fits together. But it's also an incredibly fun process. As stated in “The Lady's Dressing Room,” dressing as women do is one of the “charms of the female gender” (130). We make ourselves publicly presentable, we feel more confident in ourselves because we know we look good, and we are able to charm and attract men if we simply put a little effort forward. I don't consider "trying" about my appearance to be giving up or being fake; I consider it a choice I make to feel safer around people. If 30 minutes, on average, a day is what it takes to do that, then that's fine with me. Although not all the ways listed above are suitable to use in every single scenario, it is up to women to decide what the situation requires and, moreover, what makes her happy and comfortable..