Be a Country Girl
Do you look up to Kacey Musgraves, Carrie Underwood, Kellie Pickler, or Miranda Lambert? Are you wondering what it is really like to be a country girl? Being a country girl is a combination of mastering a mentality and perfecting a look, although no two country gals are the same. Follow these simple steps to get closer to what it means to be a country girl!
Steps
Appearance
- Get the hair! Country girls love braids, volume, and curls. Your hair should be long, wavy and natural, preferably. Curly/wavy is preferred, but if it's straight, that's fine too. Country girls either have brunette, or red hair, or blonde (whatever your natural color is). Leave all the pink, purple, metallic and silver to the city girls!
- Get the boots. Every country girl needs her boots! Have ones specially made for you or get some from your local store. Every country girl owns camo for hunting and owns a pair of either for riding, show, or work.
- Practice good hygiene. When country girls aren't outside working and getting dirty, you can bet they're clean. Just because they work and sweat doesn't mean they can't smell like a tulip when the sun goes down. Shower regularly, brush your teeth twice a day, and don't forget to floss. Use deodorant and only one spritz of a flowery, summery, light perfume.
- Keep your makeup natural and minimal. You shouldn't look fake. Just fresh and pretty. If you do need a little coverage, a few drops of tinted moisturizer will even out your complexion without looking caked.
- Dark circles are not fresh looking, so apply a light-reflecting concealer close to the lash line if you have them. Dust a little powder on top to set.
- Curl your eyelashes. If you are blessed with naturally dark, long lashes, stop here. If not, apply 1-2 coats of brown mascara to the upper lashes only.
- Apply a neutral blush to the apples of your cheeks. Use what is left on the brush after doing your cheeks to sweep on your forehead, nose, and chin.
- Finish off the look with a clear or neutral gloss on the lips (no shimmer, please).
Activities
- Spend lots of time outdoors. Country girls don't waste their lives inside watching TV and on the computer! They work hard, and they work for a reason. When they're not, they're outside with friends, being carefree, or simply lying in the sun, taking in some vitamin D!
- A lot of country girls work on farms. This means bailing hay, milking cows, building fences, tending to livestock. You don't need to live on a farm to be country, but it certainly helps.
- When not working, a country girl might simply like to take a hike, hang near a watering hole, or just be outside. Country girls are all pretty self-sufficient, which means that they learn to do things without much technology and without the help of others.
- Lots of country girls go hunting, mudding, fishing, camping, horse riding, 4-wheeling, and most importantly, dancing! These are things that teens who live in the South do nearly every weekend.
- Know and participate in sports. Country girls usually like watching and playing football, and often like horses. This doesn't mean they can't be girly though! Girlishness actually complements your country girl attitude. Country girls can also be very girly and, when accessorizing, get shiny and pink things, too.
- Get involved with football. Country girls love their football, especially college football. Make sure you watch the games and know who your favorite team(s) is/are! If you don't have one, just go for your home team.
- Learn to enjoy some traditional games. Cornhole, horseshoe pitch, and stock-car driving, to name a few, occupy a special place for a lot of country girls.
- Never turn down an opportunity to get down in the dirt. Country girls are also hard workers not afraid to get dirty. Go outside and mow the lawn or help your dad on the car, etc.
- Learn to love animals. Have a lot of pets. Good country dogs are types of bloodhounds, coonhounds, retrievers, cattle dogs, and collies, to name a few. Basically any hound is great.
- Don't just get an animal for the sake of having one. If you decide to get a pet, know that your responsibility is to take care of it and nurture it to adulthood, not abandon it as soon as it stops being cute and fluffy.
- Dogs make a great hunting partner. If you're hunting turkey, grouse, duck, or quail, think about convincing your family to get a hunting dog to assist you. It's rewarding for the dog and gives you a hunting companion.
- Know your stuff. Go to school and try to get good education. Learn all about the animal kingdom, too. Know the name of at least five mountains, lakes or farms. If you want to pursue a career off of being country, study biology, agriculture,(farming) zoology (animals), or marine biology.
- Country girls might not know anything about operas or be "sophisticated," but that doesn't mean they are dumb. In fact, country girls know a lot of practical knowledge and are very connected to nature. Don't play shallow or dumb just because you think that's what country is — it isn't!
- Part of the education of a country girl is knowing how things work. Whether it's fixing the carburetor, plant hybridization, or just knowing how to prepare a perfect fillet, being “country smart” is all about knowing what's around you and how it works.
Attitude
- Mind your manners. "Yes, ma'am" and "No, sir" should always be in your vocabulary, right between "please" and "thank you." Don't talk southern if that's not your real voice—it'll come off as fake and possibly insulting. A girl from Alaska can be just as country as a girl from Alabama, even without the accent.
- Learn to love country music like Miranda Lambert, Josh Turner, Trisha Yearwood, Tim McGraw, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kellie Pickler, Toby Keith, Jason Aldean, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Alan Jackson and Billy Ray Cyrus. These all should be household names to you.
- Concerts are great places to listen to live music and hang out with friends. Try to go to a few shows to get a feel for what country music sounds like up close and in person!
- Be sure to hold your own. Country girls are mild-mannered, polite, and easy-going if you had to generalize; but they don't tolerate foolishness and they certainly aren't afraid to tell things like they are. Learn to trust your convictions and stand by them.
- Faith is a cornerstone for many country girls, but it doesn't need to be. Many country girls are devout believers who go to church every Sunday and have a strong relationship with their congregation. If this is you, that's great; keep doing what you're doing. If that's not you, don't feel like you need to force it. Be yourself and good things will come.
- Country girls respect their boys, but don't let them take advantage of anything. Country girls are sweet, sensitive, self-sacrificing. But they also demand loyalty and respect back from their men.
- Be proud to be a country girl. Be proud of who you are and where you come from. People will respect that. If people say, "I hate the country," don't get flustered or upset, but be friendly and act nice, so others will have nothing to hold against you. If you find out that they are putting you down, then still try to act nice, but don't act rude.
- Country girls are bubbly, bright, strong-willing, funny, and down-to-earth people. Plus country girls are all full of fun and they love goofing around, especially if they're around sand, water and a sunset with a few beach chairs.
- Be humble. Don't be arrogant. Country folk are kind, warm-hearted, and generous. Practice giving to other people not expecting anything in return. Practice giving people the benefit of the doubt.
- Be fun and funny. Humor sure can keep you happy if you’re blue. Crack a funny joke every now and then! And don't be afraid to crack one about yourself sometimes; it shows you don't take yourself too seriously.
- Be adventurous. Spend time outside and get to know the world.
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