What sort of characteristics make someone look confident and intimidating?
Any tips on how to look intimidating as a girl?
It's your mannerisms that make you intimidating. I'll list a few.
*Voice- You have to have a very serious voice. Unbothered but overwhelming and dominant. When you speak, you do it clearly. Add harshness and emphasis to certain words and you need to make the room feel like you don't just bark, you bite. Project your voice when needed, and keep eye contact always. Never turn your back or look away from prey.
*Posture- You are always straight or firm yet relaxed enough to show you have control of the situation. Too tense and it's viewed as you being nervous. Too comfortable and it's a reckless persona. So have perfect posture and never slack unless it's your arms, legs (when sitting) and face. Keep your head raised and eyes aware at all times.
*Facial features- When speaking make them cold and unrevealing unless it's your goal to give the illusion that you care. Even if you do care is a wild card because it makes people think they can get one over on you because you have a soft spot and or morals. Most times, stay either neutral and demanding.
*Appearance- Now matter how big, tall, short, skinny, you are your appearance matters. It goes with everything else I mentioned. Dress in darker colors or nudes. Those show more of a professional and solid look. Try to reframe from bright colors if you can but it doesn't matter sometimes if you have everything else down.
*Be Logica and come with facts always when in conversation, only emotional for detours and certain scare tactics. Have a structure when speaking to the person. Common ones are listing your facts and opinion in number sequence. Or giving ultimatums. Never let your emotions take over your body without knowing what you're doing. It's better to have a psychopath look than a sociopath one because normally sociopaths are more messy and unorganized. Easier to take down. Only go wild if there is no other way.
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It’s a mentality you need to have. “I’m a boss bitch and I know it”
Eventually everything else will fall into place naturally. But it all starts with the mind. Soon it will translate into a more confident stride, upfront attitude, and maybe even your fashion choices.
Cutsie girls with no backbone or strong voice tend to dress EXACTLY how they are. Same with confident/intimidating girls. Doesn’t necessarily mean wear dark colors or anything. But a confident woman always takes risks in fashion, and doesn’t give a damn about other people’s opinions on it.
Keep your face straight. Don't look downward nor upward.
Don't frown whatsoever. Frowning is a sign of unsure.
Don't smile too often. And your smile shouldn't be too big. A small gentle smile suffice for a friendly meeting.
When you speak, speak logically and keep your emotions/feelings hidden, unless you're having a chit-chat or talking to your SO... etc.
Learn and make sure you know what you're doing. People who don't know what they are doing will always look like a fool, let alone look intimidating.
TL:DR - the more logical/machine you behave, the more intimidating.
P. S. if you're making a film or doing a play, I want credit for this LMAO.
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The best thing to do: Dress well, speak very little, don't smile often, and carry yourself as a lady.
It ultimately depends on who you're trying to intimidate.
Wear a clown mask (especially an "It" mask) and I guarantee you will intimidate quite a lot of people.
If you're trying to put off a lot of men, just dye your hair with an unnatural color (like pink, blue, or green), and wear a t-shirt that says something like "I bathe in male tears" or "Boys are stupid, throw rocks at them".
You could also open-carry a weapon. I don't recommend it, but I guarantee, you'll look intimidating whoever/whatever you are.
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Follow me. Just do as I do, it apparently puts people off.
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Dark make up, not goth or emo you know what i mean. Dark eyeliner, long lashes, dark nail polish, if not dark lip stick then at least a very intensly colored one, red (dark) always goes the extra mile. Maybe add some volume ro your hair. And dont forget the facial expression of "i fucking dare you to approach me, i went out but just to sit alone and shut down anyone who talks to me because that is fun to me". There you go, you're guranteed to only have douches and pretty boys approach you, if anyone
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Well, it depends on the context, such as on the street, in the business world, or to men in a romantic context.
I can’t speak to the former two, but I might add for the latter that being sexually confident is a useful addition, such as not giving a fuck about being braless or talking about coitus nonchalantly. While it won’t work with douchebags (and, honestly, what will), it will sufficiently intimidate most men for very hyper-masculine cultural reasons. Basically most men haven’t sufficient experience with sexually open women to know how to treat them, so acting or dressing in such a manner is a good way to put them rather off balance before you even get to interacting with them.
It’s not the only ingredient in the recipe, but it can be some useful seasoning. -
There is a difference between being confident and being intimidating. For example , I'm a tall freak with broad shoulders, an odd body shape, an angry looking face and sharp features. I look scary as fuck. Do you want to be like that? I'm sure thats a no.
But being confident is about accepting who you are and feeling right in everything you do , everything you say and everything you wear. Basically , you as a whole, just feels right if that makes sense. It's something that can't be forced and you will have to find it on your own. And others will sense it off of you, it can't be faked as some say it can, but I disagree with that. -
Face expressions, the way you dress, your posture, the way you talk.
Look fierce, like you dont give a shit especially to nonsense stuff. Act uninterested to any boy who shows interest in you. Dress nice. Walk confidently, wear heels, carry your purse with elegance. Talk about things that are important, show them how smart you are. Let them see you know things that matters. You can't be intimidating when you know nothing about stuff, you’ll only look dumb and trying too hard.
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Three tips:
1. Confidence. I always say fake it 'till you make it. Even if you don't feel confident you just have to look the part.
2. Intelligence/knowleablility. To some people it's intimidating and it also makes you sound like you know what you're talking about which in turn makes you look confident.
3. Boldness and honesty. Being bold and honest comes off as confidence and sureness in your self.
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Just put on a resting bitch face and don't dress slut or way too much skin showing... honestly people have told me am intimidating over some factors i can't control like rbf like o can't smile all the godamn time so that its easier for others if you can't handle it yiur loss... i don't really understand why you'd want to be intimidating unless its to change sone things such as being bullied or cat called.
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so i find that i scare a lot of people but thats cuz I've devloped a "reputation"? to clarify, i can be b=mean and slightly violent to the people who deserve it... but walk and stand/sit with a straight back, walk with long strides and heel to toe, and dont try to smile unless you try to (i have rbf)
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A haughty look on your face at the club. Not a mean look, more like a very confident look that says *I'm hot and I know it. Approach me if you think you can handle me* but let me tell you that this look tends to intimidate guys so you might not have very many approach you. Guys will likely assume you're a bitch or too hot for a guy like himself
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A great way to look intimidating is to be confident, and not just everyday confidence but real confidence. A good way to practice is if your walking down the street or Hall and people are walking toward you, don't avoid them don't even try to get out of their way, let them do that. It's a weird but powerful feeling
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Confident and intimidating are not the same thing.
I know people who try to be intimidating in order to appear confident, but it backfires. Bekng overly intimidating can come off as try-hard and as a show. It makes you seem less confident, in reality.
Intimidating people just seem to have a stick up their butts sometimes if it's not a genuine thing. It has to be a natural part of their personality and look. Being intimidating, is difficult to pull off for many people because of this. -
Have a smile on your face all the time. This radiates you are happy and confident. Don’t slouch either you need to look high and proud. Go by the saying “head up darling your tiara is falling” I think of that whenever I see a cute guy and wanna make an impression or around girls who seem more confident than me.
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Confident is not always equivalent to being intimidating, but you can be intimidating by having a resting b**chy face while working out hard at the gym. I think that's why some guys thought that I'm intimidating, but when they talked to me they told me otherwise 😄
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Honestly it's hard to find a girl that doesn't look hard edged and rough these days. (Which I find intimidating and inattractive).
The way girls use makeup to look like this overglossed bitchy oversaturated Barbie doll look just feels too superficial for me to even want to approach them. But that could just be me -
this type of guy is the best characteristic in a man, and the accent..
https://youtu.be/7gtEWQVov6ohttps://youtu.be/94p_pLwV-uk -
I think that all that confidence usually comes from being unsecured. I may offend a lot of people but everyone is usually wearing many masks. Aldo it can be more dificult I think it's better to try and be yourself, life will shape you and form you so that eventually you'll develop the ways in which to deal with everything.
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Being strong mentally wise, always have cocky remarks when they slip up, watch everything they do and bring it up when they least expect it to get respect, etc
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for intimidating go lift weights and get jacked up, or dress like a gang member or a biker, get tattoos
to look confident simply keep your chest up and look forward while walking -
Work out to get powerful shoulders.
Kabuki makeup can be intimidating; so can trench coats.
If you were to carry a shotgun or dual wield axes, that too will likely strike fear into the hearts of mortals. -
Any girl that works out hardcore and has more muscle than most men. Or a chick that knows how to kickbox/box. Those chicks are very intimidating and can actually beat the shit out of you
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