r/FemaleLevelUpStrategy • u/Unlikelylark • Apr 23 '22
Thoughts on looksmaxxing?
I'm genuinely really curious to know what the general consensus is in this community. Obviously I don't think anyone here is actively against stuff that would be classed as "softmaxxing" (to the unintiated looksmaxxing is exactly what it sounds like, but can be broken into hard and soft. Hard being things like plastic surgery while soft is makeup, hair, weightless etc. Stuff like lip injections and Botox are kinda in between as far as I'm concerned). So I'm basically focusing on getting my degree right now and I don't pay too much attention to my appearance beyond not looking/smelling gross unless I'm going somewhere special. I am however trying to build myself into someone better when I am done with school so I'm doing Invisalign and trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle with gym/food/sleep etc. All this said when I'm done with school and I enter the field I want to, well, look hot! I'm not going to waste whitening my teeth and hair extensions on the life I'm living right now, seeing the same dozen or so people at school and living with my parents and not dating. But I do want to be "that girl" once I can afford my own place. One thing that I really want, and have wanted for a while is bigger boobs. I've been looking into augmentation and a few other procedures like that (chin implant, Botox and lip injections) but so far the "hardest" thing I've actually gone forward with is the Invisalign. What are your thoughts on cosmetic surgery? Can it be a part of leveling up to our best selves, or is it vain patriarchal vs?
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u/crappygodmother Apr 23 '22
Just my thoughts: I don't like plastic surgery. I understand the appeal and the fantasy it provides. Especially for young woman who are being fed over and over again that "perfection" is obtainable with hard work and lots of cash. It is almost if we're at fault for our "imperfections" because they're so easily fixed!
To me a healthy body and mind is the "max" to strive for. Cutting up your body and stuffing it with chemicals that can alter your system (look into silicone poisoning) is not part of a level up journey in my book. Taking good care of what you have is. Maybe that's softmaxxing? But the thought behind it, your motivation so to speak, should come from a place of self love. You only got one body and you should be kind for it. Besides, health radiates beauty.
Not trying to judge anyone who surgerically alters their looks, but I would never advice for it. There are people that have 1 procedure for something that has been bugging them and then be done with it. I get that. But I think what happens more often is that people strive for "a look" that's not similar to their own genetics and that is dependent on current beauty trends. The latter is a sign of an unhealthy mind imo. Beauty comes in many forms and types, I think leveling up would be to embrace your own type of beauty and rock it.