Long, beachy waves Pin-straight hair Bouncy curls
Classic pixie cut Rockerish faux hawk Blunt bob
You could also dye your hair a bold color. There’s always something exotic about a midnight black or a peroxide blonde, but what about red with a streak of purple or strawberry blonde with pink tips? Or go for the popular ombre look, with hair that fades from dark to light, or vice versa.
Extensions are hard to maintain. Think about how much work you want to put into your look before you go dishing out some cash for the extra hair. They’re also damaging to hair if they aren’t put in correctly, so make sure you see an experienced stylist.
Get a tube or pot of dark black eyeliner. This works better with liquid eyeliner than with a pencil. Take a piece of tape and place it right under your bottom lash line, so that it’s angle slightly upward toward the outer edge of your eyebrow. A sharper angle will create a sharper “wing. " Begin applying the eyeliner close to your top lash, starting near the inner corner of your eye. Apply it along your top lash line, then taper the eyeliner along the edge of the tape. Remove the tape when you’re finished. Repeat on the other side and clean up any mistakes.
For a truly exotic look, try a color fade. Use a light color in the inner corner of your lids, a darker color in the center, and the darkest color in the outer corners. Do a fade from yellow to green to blue, or from pink to purple to eggplant. To give your look some extra flair, add a layer of glitter or some press-on rhinestones.
Doing smokey-eyed makeup is simple enough with just a few tones. Concentrate the darker tones on your crease, and highlight the inside of your eye with a bit of white. Add some bold eyeliner and mascara and you’re ready to go.
High cheekbones can be emulated with the right shade of blush and bronzer contoured just above the apples of your cheeks. As for a natural pout, use a neutral lipliner extended just below your actual lip and fill it in with a neutral lip color and gloss.
Skirts and dresses provide a lot more options than pants and shirts do, in general. That being said, whatever isn’t trending could do the trick. A vintage ’30s flapper dress is exotic in one way, while a leather fighter pilot jacket is exotic in another. As long as it’s unique, you’ve nailed it.
For example, get a fedora and pair it with a tight white t-shirt, suspenders and slim black pants. All those girly spring dresses your friends are wearing will suddenly seem a little boring in comparison. Or go vintage clothes shopping and pick out a giant chunky necklace you can guarantee no one you know has, or a pair of bright red cowboy boots no one in your town would ever wear. Dare to be the exotic one.
Keep the body language sexy, too. If you’re a woman, use your hips. Cross your legs, keeping your calves slanted and next to each other when sitting. Move delicately but with purpose. If you’re a man, keep a surveying look on your face when appropriate, and master the art of the coy grin.
For example, imagine your definition of the most exotic woman. She’s standing on a beach, gazing into the distance. Now imagine her on your couch, eating pork rinds and watching football. . . . Not so exotic anymore, is she? A lot of being exotic has to do with circumstance and behavior, too. Master the look and the personality, and you’ll be set.
