how do you keep your sexy??

[healthcarefome]

ok - listen - First this is a second career for me and- Two, Cosmetolgy was my first for many years.

I am so accustomed to the world of beauty as I know it with glamourous hair and well manicured nails and such and I feel like I am always this plain Jane all the time. I just wanna run out and get a nice french manicure, french pedicure and stick my foot in a sexy shoe, not some danskos -you know? I am sick of this dog gone pulled back look and or ponytail. I just feel so un-sexy all the time and it starting to affect my self esteem. Not that any of that makes you, but it has been a part of me for so looooong. You know how it is when you get done up and you get an instant bit of swagger in your walk. I'm having some trouble adjusting sometimes. I don't feel like this most days at all but when I do - boy do I feel it. When off the clock, I'm too tired to even care about sexy. It's so sad, because all I do is find some more unsexy clothes like sweats when off the clock- so I am constantly in a state of unsexy.

So what do you do to preserve your sexy??

[donnafrzr1219]

Wow!! it's nice to know that some of us continue to care about our appearance!!!!! Too many times I have seen and worked with too many nurses that looked like they slept in their scrubs and just rolled out of bed and reported to their shift. Life is too short, so I make the time for myself to go to the nail and hair salon,iron my scrubs and wear lipstick/gloss everyday. I even wear eyeliner and mascara on occasion. I'm not sure if this is keeping sexy but I do know that it is keeping up and maintaining a well groomed and professional appearance.

[lisaksemt, ADN, BSN]

My sexiness comes from my smile and compassionate nature. My hair is pulled back, makeup to a minimum, no perfume, and professional-looking scrubs. Not that anything is wrong with needing to feel sexy as a woman. I've just learned over the years in very unsexy jobs (think "Dirty Jobs") it's not about appearances and men find sexiness in unusual places. Besides, i'd rather be thought of as "competent" than "sexy" - not that you can't have both.

[Lovely_RN, MSN]

I don't do sexy at work because some of my male residents haven't had a woman in years and they get excited at the drop of a hat. I wear my scrubs loose and I always wear decent underwear and a tee-shirt under my tops. Sorry but I don't go to work to put on a free show for anyone and nothing grosses me out more than to be hit on by some of those dirty old and sometimes not so old men. When I am not in school I will do my hair, put in my contacts, and do my best to look nice. I think DH really appreciates it when I do dress up because it's not an everyday occurrence. Pre-nursing I would hardly get a comment from him unless I pointed out that I had just done my hair or was wearing a new outfit. These days if he sees me in anything other than scrubs with a ponytail and glasses he drools. So I think sexy in moderation is a good thing...too much and it becomes ordinary.

[NYCRN6]

I know exactly what she is talking about. I live in boston (hence the name); I am surrounded by many business men/women. They get to dress up in nice boots/suits/skirts/dresses/etc. All the doctors are trendy at my job. They get to wear all of the above as well. I spice up my scrubs and i wear appropriate but loud colored accessories with loud fun colored matching scrubs. I get comments every day from the staff and from the patients how much they love it! basically you gotta work with what you are dealt with. She isn't talking about body wise feeling sexy... she is talking about clothing wise. I come home and i work my second job as a fitness instructor at the gym.... no nice clothes there... gym clothes!!! (again with loud colors hehe). Only on the weekends do i get to dress to impress! (Or conferences/meetings)

[nurseforlife]

YOUR SO FUNNY.... I really can relate, I have dedicated sexiness to holidays, Then I break loose in the sexiest stuff. I even have my sexy holiday gear. You know the stuff you would NEVER wear at home. This helps to remind me that "I still got it."

Don't feel so bad, your not alone.

[twistedpupchaser]

There is a nurse where I work who is absolutely stunning, she must spend an hour on her hair and another with her tastefully applied makeup. Her scrubs are perfect, no creases/wrinkles/stains (when she gets to work). She looks perfect, almost like a doll. Toward the end of her shift when her hair is slightly messed, makeup smudged and wrinkled/pit-stained scrubs she no longer looks pretty, she becomes HOT. A doll/picture is never sexy IMHO.

The sexiest women at work are those who are not necessarily the prettiest, they are the ones who carry themselves, project their personality and do their work with confidence. To explain this, the two sexiest women where I work would be hard pressed getting close to the top 5 of prettiest.

To end I will quote a line I read in one of those forwarded Emails: Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, knowing that they are gorgeous.

[sparketteinok]

Wow, I just realized I've "let myself go". How depressing. Between the stress of the day shift that is usually 10 hrs a day, the stress of being overweight (only since nursing school), the stress of getting the kids to all their practices, homework done, supper fed, baths done, bedtime, and the stress of MY homework, I honestly do not know how you people can worry about how you look. I guess me being a divorced mom doesn't help. I figure if I ever date again, he'd better like me as I am, overweight or not, makeup or no makeup, wrinkled or pressed. I guess I just don't base who I am on how I look.

[olli975]

I definitely know how to keep my sexy :-) First, hair: I have long straight brown hair and I do usually pull it back but I use really nice headbands like "Hermes, France," "Burberry" etc. I do use make up but just make it very natural, a bit of the lip gloss "Kiss" from "Dior," eyeliner and mascara, some blush... I like "Dickies" uniforms, I think they are designed for young RNs... but I like plane ones, no flowers and puppies... I wear white Pumas and they are so much more comfortable to walk, it's unbelievable. I have a really nice stethoscope, watch and all the equipment... My nails are short and no manicure, just nice shape. I whiten my teeth... I have been told I look very taken care of and professional. There is nothing worse than overworked tired RNs in dirty shoes and some plastic stethoscope around the neck as well as some RN who thinks she is a sex bomb and wears a T-shirt to work and a heavy make up... I used to model in the past and I just like to feel sexy all the time, not only when I am off or on some special occasions

[redheadedvixen]

I guess I am lucky enough to be married to a man who finds me HOT in scrubs lol. But for myself...to keep my sexy it's all about the panties that only I know are there... I had really long hair, got tired of having to pull it up all the time and cut it into a sexy shorter style.....LOVE IT. Chap stick is the only make up but unless it's a really special occation that's all I wear any other day anyway. I think it's really just about the things that you do for yourself whether it's a work day or not that keep the sexy going...

[LelaRN]

I know exactly what you mean, this is important to me as well, especially still being young. I make myself workout, try to eat right, wear and do all the "girly" stuff I can on my days off to keep it Sexy. At work I try to keep it "Cute" and Professional: hairpins, clear nail polish a little lip gloss but NO PERFUME, just a soft scented lotion. Sometimes I try to starch creases in my scrub pants! :wink2: and keeping those dansko's CLEAN and white is a must. Patients and visitors notice it and sometimes compliment it.

[paulie23]

I stuff the crotch of my pants.

[lpnflorida]

It's what you feel inside. Attitude. Course somedays it is that moment when your thoughts drift off and that certain smile creeps across ones face.