Would you tell a friend or girlfriend a dress wasn't flattering?

I tell my friends and family members the truth about what they wear or if they have stuff in their teeth. I would want someone to tell me if my eyeliner was running and I looked like a raccoon, I'm sure they wouldn't want to walk around with raccoon eyes. I always tell my fiancee when he has something in his teeth because I don't want him to start talking to someone and all the person can pay attention to is the thing between his teeth, lol. When I am with my sister and cousin we are always letting each other know if something looks bad on us or if our makeup looks dorky, we got each other covered.

I'd definitly tell a friend if she had some embarrassing thing going on, like the spinach for instance, thats easy to fix. If a friend met me somewhere in an outfit i deemed bad, i don't think i'd say anything. If she can't do anything about it, it'll we'll just cause her upset. I might later say something, but hopefully in a positive way, like maybe she could wear this like that, or with this etc. A hair cut would have to be really bad for me to say anything, cos at the end of the day it's whether she likes it really isn't it.

I would never lie to a friend. I would tell you that I don't like the dress and then help you find a better dress. You are my friend and I want you to look your best.

Hi Art, As importatnt as it is to some of us when we are out in public trying to look nice, I definately tell my friends if something isnt working out. Even if they really do feel that its looking great, I will say it, in a VERY nice way though. Im never sarcastic or mean to my friends. I dont want to hurt their feelings, but I do want them to not look terrible in an outfit! Cos if someone else says it, and they turn to me and say you said it looked great! They would know that I lied. :( And I dont want to lie to my friends, sure dont want them lying to me about some clothing, as terrible as I am with choosing clothes. LOL Bay Lay Gray xx

Friends don't let friends walk around with spinach in their teeth! ;) As for giving my opinion on how they're dressed, I'll give an honest answer if I'm asked for my opinion. Or if it's something monumentally hideous, I suppose I'd volunteer my opinion without being asked--although, most of my friends have decent fashion sense, so I'm spared having to do it. But I'll be honest because I expect them to be honest in return. Even if I'm asking my brother's opinion of my clothes, he knows it's best to just tell me if something doesn't work, because I'll do the same for him.

I'm honest and up front. I'd expect a friend of mine to do the same for me. Whether the dress is just butt ugly or if it displays a part of my body too much, I would want to know rather than go out somewhere wearing it and look like an idiot.

Yes, I do tell my very close friends and I know for sure that they take it as a gesture to make themselves look better. And they even do the same when it comes to my hair or a lipstick or anything that is not so good. I feel, true friends are for pointing out our faults and not just to share sugary talks all the time. Having said this, I have only afew very close friends.

I would tell them, but in a nice way. I do not like them to feel hurt so I would say well it is not your color, and ask them why they are not wearing the red one or whatever? I doubt that anyone would be that honest with me. I have worn clothes that I know made me look like crap, but they just saw, "nice dress" as though I was a mannequin and did not see that the color was all wrong for me. The same for hair. I look at the front of the hair so even if it is wonderful at the back and looks unflattering at front, I will tell them that they look good in bangs, etc. Mind you no one has ever asked me how they looked.

On most things I am honest. I like by the policy if you don't wanna know, don't ask.

Flattering is an art. The artists of flattering could get much and more than those who are strait forward. It is no doubt that honesty is the best policy. But I saw that the people honest with there opinion could not move forward. They keep freeze them self at zero point. If you want to get some thing, or if you want to make happy your friend, you should learn the art of flatter. This would prove the key of success.

Hi artemis:) I only tell my boyfriend this and he tells me.I do not tell other people,i cannot.I'm not like that and have a hard time to be,only if they ask me but then i still will say something else.Im too afraid of hurting someone's feelings maybe,haha.But when it comes to food in the teeth,i will tell them so they will not become embarassed of someone else sees it there and not just me. Peanutjar:)

When I know that as friends I only want the best for them, I am quite honest and frank to them. I tell them constructively what I think. :)

well i am very frank person.i have the habit of telling the truth on the face.i dont mind whether it hurts the other person.because i believe that truth should be told and being her friend i need to show her the right path.i guess it will not her if i tell her that her dress or makeup is not good.rather she will take it as feedback and get it rectified.however it will really hurt her if other person tell her that her dress is not goood however i out of shame told her that it was good knowingly that it was not.