A Smile is Your
Best Accessory!
Chelsea Jacobs
Have you ever seen someone wearing something so
cute that you find yourself thinking about it days
later? Let’s say you see someone at the mall with a
red purse. You may not talk to that girl, but you
notice her bold choice of accessories. You might
think to yourself that you should get a red purse, and
throughout the next few days, catch yourself thinking of how cute that purse was and wondering where
you might be able to get one. A week later, you're
getting dressed and all you can think of is how cute a
red purse would look with your outfit.
That is the power of accessories—they make people
take notice. The accessories you choose to wear can
say a lot about you. There are people that you may
never get to talk to that will notice your accessories
and what they say about you. Without even meeting
you, someone may be able to tell that you like the
color pink or that lace is your favorite fabric. They
can tell that you prefer boots instead of flip-flops or
that bracelets are your go-to accessories. When you
choose your accessories, you are choosing the picture of yourself that you want to show others that
day.
With this in mind, suddenly picking out the right
accessories seems important! What do you want
people to remember about you? What if your style
changes? Is there any one accessory that could go
with everything? The answer is probably much simpler than you were expecting.
something that will occupy their
thoughts for the next few days.
In the same way that you would
notice how cute a girl looks with
her purse or shoes, others will
notice how happy you look when
you are wearing a smile. In the
same way that you may want to
find some similar accessories to someone you noticed that has cute style, others will want to find a
way to look as happy as you do—all because of your
choice of the best accessory!
There are people you may never meet or even talk to
that will only see you for a few moments—what do
you want them to remember about you? Sure,
they’ll remember your bright pink pants, or your
oversized sweater. But if you’re also wearing a
smile, they’ll remember that.
No matter what your style, a smile is the perfect accessory to brighten any outfit. Preppy, hippy, punkrock … a smile goes with anything and everything.
Bonus points: it’s free and contagious. Try to name
another accessory that’s both free and that you can
share with everyone you see—it’s not possible!
You are beautiful and uniquely you, and your accessories should reflect that! So the next time you’re
getting dressed, make sure you remember you very
best accessory—a smile that is beautifully and
uniquely you.
A smile is your best accessory. Yes, a smile. Remember the girl and her red purse? A smile works
the same way. When someone sees you smiling, it
reminds them that they should be smiling, and this is
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