Medium and long hairstyles are typically better than short cuts if you want to draw attention away from certain features. Short hairstyles frame the face and highlight the nose, which can make it look even larger. Medium and long cuts balance out your facial features, making them appear smaller. Straight, blunt styles create more straight vertical lines and emphasize the largest straight line on your faceyour nose. Put layers in your hair, instead, to create a softer and more rounded look. While all layer styles are better than blunt styles, feathery layers are the best of the best. This texture is especially soft and wavy, so it provides the greatest amount of balance against the straight line of your nose. In general, adding waves and curves to your hair will break up and balance out any harsh lines on your face. The bridge of your nose is the longest, most visible straight line on your face. Use a diffuser, hair rollers, or a curling iron to add a wavy texture to your hair. Sleek, tight ponytails can make your facial features appear sharper and more severe. As a result, the angles and size of your nose will stand out more. When you tie your hair back in a ponytail or sweep it into an up-do, choose a somewhat messy style. Create body at the crown and allow a few stray strands to swoop down, framing your face in a subtle curve. A center part will fall out directly above your nose, extending the straight line of your nose and drawing more attention to that particular feature. In contrast, a side part offsets the lines of your face, breaking them up and making your nose stand out less. Bangs can help hide a large nose, but you should generally avoid bangs that hang down at blunt, sharp angles. Straight lines will only draw more attention to the straight line of your nose. When getting bangs, consider side swept bangs that break up the angles of your face or wispy bangs that that soften the lines of your face. While bangs can work, keeping hair off the face altogether may actually help more, especially if you don't like the way bangs look with your face shape. The idea here is to balance out your facial features with one another. When hair covers your forehead or the sides of your face, these features get lost while your nose remains very visible. As a result, your nose appears to take up more space on your face. Keeping hair off your face can prevent this from happening. That said, men who want to hide a big nose might find that a beard or mustache can help balance out their features.
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One-sentence summary -- Let your hair grow. Cut layers into your hair. Add waves or curls. Avoid neat ponytails. Part your hair to the side. Play with bangs. Keep the hair off your face.

You are likely to run into your ex best friend again sometime. When this happens, you need to be calm and collected. If you can avoid talking altogether, that's great. If not, say hello, and be polite. If you see your old friend at a party and they ask how you have been, respond with something like "I've been doing well. I hope you are well, too." If you run into your former friend at a school event, just acknowledge them and keep going on your way. Being polite does not mean that you have to entertain your ex best friend for a long period of time. Answer any questions briefly, if you are comfortable answering them at all. Avoid asking questions; they only invite more conversation. Be polite if they try to start a casual conversation. For example, if they ask about your mom, say something like "My mom is doing well, thanks." The key here is not to add anything that might continue the conversation, such as "I hope your parents are well," or "How is your mom?" If you have no interest in rekindling your friendship, do not be too accommodating. Be polite in the moment, and leave that moment with closure. If you make it appear as though you miss your ex best friend that opens to the door to starting the friendship and/or fight back up. You don't have to say "It's great to see you," or "See you again soon." This will give them false hope for reigniting the friendship. End the conversation with something like "I'm glad you're doing well, but if you'll excuse me, I need to go talk to my date (or any other person you can think of). Goodbye."
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One-sentence summary -- Try to be polite. Keep it short. Leave no room for misinterpretation.

Washing your hands before you handle a bearded dragon will reduce the risk of passing any germs or illnesses on to the dragon. You may also consider wearing gloves; this has the added benefit of protecting your hands from the dragon's rough skin. It is important that your actions around the beardie are calm and deliberate. If the beardie is stressed, it will not be comfortable being held. If the beardie is in a cage or enclosure, you will have to slowly reach in, but do not attempt to reach from above; bearded dragons have sensory nerves on top of their heads that will interpret your reach as an attack. Do not interrupt the bearded dragon while it is eating. Do not back a beardie up in a corner, as it will feel threatened. Do not tease the lizard with your finger, as it might think it's a worm and chomp! This will allow the dragon to become accustomed to your hand and feel comfortable. When the bearded dragon has blinked or closed its eyes, it is calm enough to pick up. A beardie shows anger or stress by making his chin go black, and if he's very angry his chin is black and puffed up. If you see this, then it's best to back off as the beardie is not in the right frame of mind to be picked up. Again, remember not to approach your beardie from above, as holding your hand above their head or eyes will trigger their predatory instincts.
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Wash your hands. Approach the lizard slowly until you are able to touch it. Pet the bearded dragon gently.