she wants to hear why you admire her.

we want to hear what you like about us. flattery will get you everywhere.... as long as you don't use it too much. if one day you like the way her eyes are standing out (weird example, i know. I'm not feeling super creative today. more like brain-dead.) then tell her. but if the next day you like her jewelry (or something else. i know i know these examples are sucking, but you're getting the point, right??) then keep your mouth shut. when you just shower her with a whole frickin buttload of compliments it seems like you just want in the pants.
seriously, it does.
but this isn't what I'm talking about. the point (or main one) is that yes, you should tell a girl that shes beautiful. but she wants to hear more that its her personality you're attracted to, not her pretty face. if she thinks you only like her for her looks, (you've gotta try hard to make sure that does NOT NOT NOT happen) then she will probably deem you shallow and you wont have a chance after that. it'll be really hard to redeem yourself.
unless shes the whore-ish type. then shell loveee the attention and pretty much eat it up. but believe me, you don't want a girl who drops her pants every time a moderately good-looking guy passes along. girls like that are pretty much always super-ugly on the inside and will probably tell everyone shes a lesbian in a couple months anyways, so you aren't missing out.
unless you're into that.
yuck.
and when you date a whore and get a reputation for liking slutty girls, the good ones (who colorfully lack STDs) will tend to stay away from you.
it goes like this.
date one whore- good girls are weary of you.
date two whores- good girls avoid you
date three whores- break the camels back. good girls pointedly reject you.
date four whore- nothing but whores will be all over you.
the point is, tell her shes sweet and funny before you tell her shes gorgeous.
I'm serious. tell her how much you love her personality FIRST. it will increase your chances when she thinks that personality is your priority.
however, you also need to tell her shes beautiful, but not back to back. unless they're linked somehow. I'm too brain-dead to come up with an example.
SOOO. tell her what you like about her. tell her what habits you find cute, (it makes me smile how you always____) tell her what stands out in her personality, tell her shes stunning.
but don't ever tell her you like her shoes.
then she'll probably think that you're gay.