Appearances

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Taking a break from the plots, this is how to make your characters look the best they can in your stories.

MAIN FEMALE
1. EYES
Brown eyes are boring, okay? Never ever use brown eyes. Green is acceptable, but out of the three standard colors, blue is your best bet. But why stick with those? Why not invent your own eye color? Some good ideas are:
-Purple
-Red
-Gray
-Gold
-Unidentifiable by just one color
-Multicolor
-Always changing color

2. HAIR
This depends on what genre you're in. Romance? Messy bun. Always. No other hairstyles exist. If your MC is playing sports, then she can have a ponytail, but that's it. Dystopian/action? Easy, ponytail. Or a braid if you're feeling creative. You can even go with the let-down hair. Vampire/werewolf? Well, this one's the absolute easiest. Hair ties, like good parenting, don't exist in vampire/werewolf stories, so your female always must have let-down hair.

3. CLOTHES
Romance? Ha. Always have at least two layers. MC must always wear a band or vintage shirt. (Bonus if she wears a vintage band shirt) Also, bear in mind that your MC cannot go anywhere without a hoodie, jacket, sweater, or anything like that. And jeans, jeans, jeans! Your MC may also wear "tacky" 90's clothes, because she was so born in the wrong generation. IMPORTANT TIP: Make sure that, when anywhere near the MC's love interest, MC's clothes will magically become very revealing.
Dystopian/action? Even easier! All you have to do is make the clothes form-fitting and super useful for carrying utility items. Make sure your MC can store a sword, knife, katana, machete, throwing blade, and spear in her belt. Make sure her clothes are either all black or all white. Also make sure that you describe every last detail of her clothes. Readers love it.

LOVE INTEREST
1. EYES
See Descriptions. Oh, and remember, "eyes" is boring. Use "orbs" or "spheres," it's WAY more creative. **Dark or blue eyes are the best!**

2. HAIR
Never EVER make your main man bald. He needs that gorgeous mop of hair so you can devote an entire chapter to it. Here are some key things to remember:
-Close-cropped
-Cropped
-Side-swept
-Curly
-Messy
-Ruffled
-Rumpled
Bonus if he runs his hand through his hair regularly!

3. CLOTHES
No shirts. If he has to wear a shirt, make sure it's super tight so you can see his chiseled Greek god of a body from a mile away. Leather jackets and coats are really good too, so he can lend them to your MC if she's cold, which she definitely will be because of her revealing clothes. Ripped jeans are awesome!
Alternatively, you may let your main man wear suits—this works especially well if you're writing a billionaire story. What really matters, though, is that your man is Arnold Schwarzenegger combined with Zayn Malik combined with a Greek statue.
Oh, I almost forgot: TATTOOS!!!

NOTE: Always use at least 3 adjectives other than the actual base adjective itself when describing something, especially for the boys.

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