# Does looks matter to you? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [April 1, 2011, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-looks-matter-to-you/25213 "2011-04-01T20:30:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![krasch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/krasch/32/210440_2.png) [@krasch](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/krasch)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-looks-matter-to-you/25213/1 "2011-04-01T20:30:48Z")
I’m sure this topic has been here before, but I can’t find it - so here we go. Does the way a yoyo looks matter to you? How important is the looks when deciding to buy a new yoyo? For me, it’s actually pretty important. It wasn’t like this with the first few yoyo’s I got. Back then I just wanted to be sure it was a “good buy” - and that it could handle more advanced tricks. It’s not like I have a huge collection. I’ve “only” got 5 yoyos, but because I don’t feel like I “need” any more yoyo’s, I pay more attention to what the yoyos looks like. If I am going to buy a new throw, I want it to look good. I would never buy one of those super wide yoyo’s, simply because I hate the way it looks. I don’t like splash or most other fancy paint effects - so those yoyo’s are not for me. Solid color is the way to go. And not just any color. My next throw needs to be purple! ---
**Author:** ![YOYOJAMizm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyojamizm/32/774_2.png) [@YOYOJAMizm](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YOYOJAMizm)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 9:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-looks-matter-to-you/25213/2 "2011-04-01T21:10:38Z")
i could care less about color like i would get a pink yoyo if it was a good playing yoyo idc… shape is the biggest cosmetic thing for me like i dont like rounded shapes i like more h shaped and angular shapes… logos and acid washes and finishes dont urge me to buy a yoyo its all about shape and performance ---
**Author:** ![scarecrow1298](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/scarecrow1298/32/760_2.png) [@scarecrow1298](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/scarecrow1298)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 9:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-looks-matter-to-you/25213/3 "2011-04-01T21:40:05Z")
I tweak so hard on the way my yoyo looks…it still bothers me that I ended up having to get a dark blue DM2…I really wanted an orange one but I’m going to die it black when I get some new o-rings for it ---
**Author:** ![Griffsnog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ea666f/32.png) [@Griffsnog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Griffsnog)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-looks-matter-to-you/25213/4 "2011-04-01T21:49:17Z")
You could make the absolutely undisputed yoyo ever and I wouldn’t buy it if it was in colors I didn’t like. The main reason I only have one CLYW is because their colors usually suck toes. ---
**Author:** ![stephosh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/stephosh/32/770_2.png) [@stephosh](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/stephosh)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 9:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-looks-matter-to-you/25213/5 "2011-04-01T21:51:58Z")
It’s shape first for me, but it definitely has to look cool too! I really wanted a OD 54 and I waited for the perfect color. ---
**Author:** ![CiderDad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e0b2c6/32.png) [@CiderDad](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CiderDad)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 11:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-looks-matter-to-you/25213/6 "2011-04-01T23:47:16Z")
Well the whole reason i play with my yoyo and learn new tricks is because they look cool right? I mean its nice to know ive got the skill to land a certain trick, but half the reason i do it is to show other people because i think it looks cool. So in my opinion a cool looking yoyo is very important. Obviously i wouldnt get a good looking yoyo if it performed poorly, but i would certainly be more enclined to buy it if it looked how i wanted it to 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![patrickcondon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/patrickcondon/32/619950_2.png) [@patrickcondon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/patrickcondon)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 12:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-looks-matter-to-you/25213/7 "2011-04-02T00:21:54Z")
Play first. Look second. This goes for damage too. ---
**Author:** ![Schnayke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@Schnayke](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Schnayke)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 12:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-looks-matter-to-you/25213/8 "2011-04-02T00:32:43Z")
Not really but if I can get it acid wash thats good. Since it hides dings real well. Other then that no not at all. ---
**Author:** ![Alter\_Ego](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/alter_ego/32/826_2.png) [@Alter\_Ego](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Alter_Ego)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 12:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-looks-matter-to-you/25213/9 "2011-04-02T00:36:28Z")
> [@CiderDad](#): > > Well the whole reason i play with my yoyo and learn new tricks is because they look cool right? I mean its nice to know ive got the skill to land a certain trick, but half the reason i do it is to show other people because i think it looks cool. > > So in my opinion a cool looking yoyo is very important. Obviously i wouldnt get a good looking yoyo if it performed poorly, but i would certainly be more enclined to buy it if it looked how i wanted it to 🙂 He said exactly what I was thinking. ---
**Author:** ![christianvyoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/christianvyoyo/32/716_2.png) [@christianvyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/christianvyoyo)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 1:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-looks-matter-to-you/25213/10 "2011-04-02T01:12:07Z")
for me, I find the yoyo I want and then I choose the best color available. ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-looks-matter-to-you/25213/11 "2011-04-02T03:07:42Z")
My preference runs to body style or shape. I guess that comes down to looks to some degree. ---
**Author:** ![mls5stokes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mls5stokes/32/681_2.png) [@mls5stokes](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mls5stokes)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-looks-matter-to-you/25213/12 "2011-04-02T19:15:51Z")
YES! Yoyo’s accomplish the same things for me so my choice is usually based 50% on how it looks. ---
**Author:** ![Stay\_Frosty](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/stay_frosty/32/818_2.png) [@Stay\_Frosty](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Stay_Frosty)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-looks-matter-to-you/25213/13 "2011-04-02T20:19:58Z")
To an extent, yes. But you can’t polish a turd! ---
**Author:** ![yoyofoot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyofoot/32/602_2.png) [@yoyofoot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyofoot)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2011, 12:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-looks-matter-to-you/25213/14 "2011-04-03T00:28:02Z")
> [@Stay\_Frosty](#): > > To an extent, yes. But you can’t polish a turd! You CAN, actually. And no, looks don’t matter much to me. ---
**Author:** ![JetEyeNight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ab097/32.png) [@JetEyeNight](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JetEyeNight)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2011, 1:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-looks-matter-to-you/25213/15 "2011-04-03T01:27:57Z")
Yes looks is very important! Especially color! Having the color I want makes me like the yoyo at least 75% more. ---
**Author:** ![zerrubabbel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zerrubabbel/32/592_2.png) [@zerrubabbel](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zerrubabbel)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2011, 3:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-looks-matter-to-you/25213/16 "2011-04-03T03:01:13Z")
I dont mind colors, usually… Sometimes I steer away from a barf green… But ima shape guy, I love things with a slight H/ angular shape, or something like the boss, classic rounded with a smooth gap, no edge to the gap like the skyline has ( I can tolerate the one for the 888, or dm) and of course I like the severe shape… Yeah… The severe is awsome… ---
**Author:** ![DG1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dg1/32/606_2.png) [@DG1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DG1)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2011, 3:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-looks-matter-to-you/25213/17 "2011-04-03T03:14:30Z")
As someone stated before, they matter to a degree. I pick the yoyo I want and pick the best color available. ---
**Author:** ![bonesraphs](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bonesraphs/32/43_2.png) [@bonesraphs](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bonesraphs)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-looks-matter-to-you/25213/18 "2011-04-04T15:31:21Z")
Unless the yoyo is amazing, yes. i would not buy an ugly yoyo _cough_ green coloured yoyo _cough_ ugh I think I have swine flu 😛 ---
**Author:** ![thanthedragelet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@thanthedragelet](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/thanthedragelet)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 1:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-looks-matter-to-you/25213/19 "2011-04-06T01:21:16Z")
If I see a yoyo with a bad paint job, I will hardly spare it a glance. I love acid washes with splashes like caribou lodge yoyos!!! ---
**Author:** ![memorex](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/memorex/32/548_2.png) [@memorex](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/memorex)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-looks-matter-to-you/25213/20 "2011-04-06T12:26:04Z")
Looks matter a lot to me for one reason : I have yet to buy a yoyo that’ doesn’t play well… So when I want to buy a new one it has to be pwetty. ;D I really wanna try a CLYW but most of their colorways I don’t really like, and the ones I do like are sold out most of the time… So I’ll wait until I can grab one of the nicer colorways… [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-looks-matter-to-you/25213.md?page=2)