Appreciation for Unconventional Beauty

Amica

Just an idea from the "beautiful girls" thread...maybe we should build a thread of photos of women who dont have the typical/conventional good looks but are beautiful in their own way. Maybe she has style, maybe she's just got an unusual `look`, maybe something of her character shines through for you. The idea here is to see different kinds of beauty (not just the one standard image we're exposed to day in, day out i.e. huge eyes + wide smile + hourglass figure + perfect hair + no wrinkles). Hopefully we will have a bit more appreciation for all of our good qualities and maybe the thread will help us when we're having an ugly day (we all have 'em!)

So, I'll get the ball rolling with Meryl Streep and Barbara Streisand. Meryl Streep has such a strong yet elegant look - the long face and nose, the strong forehead and cheekbones, the intelligence that sparkles in her eyes. She looks, to me, smart and incredibly strong but there's also something so delicate about her.

http://www.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/0a/bf/8e/0abf8e0bc121b5932f0d8cb33d074d05.jpg&imgrefurl=https://www.pinterest.com/WilliamEaves/meryl-streep/&h=354&w=236&tbnid=TXnmNCfo6jFnlM:&zoom=1&docid=DU2eTfHcnSH-_M&ei=Dnb5VPiqHcrrapDmgJAO&tbm=isch&ved=0CDYQMygDMAM

Barbara Streisand has some features that stand out - her nose and full lips - but her face somehow has such a soft quality to it. There's always a lot of emotion in her eyes, which makes them interesting - and her hairstyle and makeup seem to draw your attention to her eyes all the time. She looks mischievious and warm and funny, and has a youthful 'girlish' quality at any age

http://www.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Barbra_Streisand_My_Name_is_Barbra_television_special_1965.JPG&imgrefurl=http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbra_Streisand&h=540&w=400&tbnid=doVdLn0SeywslM:&zoom=1&docid=tzizSsFgIjTmJM&ei=LHv5VJmPOoviaraggqAC&tbm=isch&ved=0CB8QMygAMAA

http://www.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/09/30/article-2210842-15483B39000005DC-574_468x517.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2210842/Hello-Gorgeous-Becoming-Barbra-Streisand-uncovers-affair-Barr-Dennen.html&h=517&w=468&tbnid=kWJvBBprPaXYqM:&zoom=1&docid=l3VxqbVlS2QZ3M&ei=QXv5VOCzCs72aJPAgJgC&tbm=isch&ved=0CCEQMygDMAM

Any ideas anyone?

Saralee4

Karen O From the Yea Yea Yeahs

http://hairstyles.thehairstyler.com/hairstyle_views/left_view_images/1342/original/Karen-O.jpg

http://cdn2.thelineofbestfit.com/media/2012/08/Karen-O.jpg

Ambersky

Yes its sweet, super sweet but what the heck, I like it. Unconventional Beauty.

The makers of that video have a website
http://lovehasnolabels.com/about-bias

sadie06

Love this thread!
I'll put forward three of my favourite women all in one photo!

Bjork, PJ Harvey and Tori Amos. None conventionally beautiful, but all so in touch with their sensuality and power as performers that I think they are unbelievably attractive.

meeeeh

Paloma Picasso


I always thought her perfume adds were very striking.

MrWalsh

Eva Green



Olivia Colman (she is Peep Show among other things)



Natalia Tena from Game of Thrones (although she has a lot of different looks, some more attractive than others!)



And while on Game of Thrones, Brienne of Tarth, Gwendoline Christie - although its mostly her striking height with her non conventionally skinny body (bulked up to play Brienne) that sets her apart for me - he face is probably conventionally beautiful.