diff --git a/app/views/aspect_memberships/_aspect_dropdown.html.haml b/app/views/aspect_memberships/_aspect_dropdown.html.haml
index e24b11bb0..1b4b56b91 100644
--- a/app/views/aspect_memberships/_aspect_dropdown.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/aspect_memberships/_aspect_dropdown.html.haml
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@
 -#   the COPYRIGHT file.
 
 .dropdown{:class => "hang_#{hang}"}
-  .button.toggle
-    = t('.toggle', :count => contact.aspects.size)
+  .button.toggle{:class => ("in_aspects" if contact.aspects.size > 0)}
+    - if contact.aspects.size == 1
+      = contact.aspects.first.name
+    - else
+      = t('.toggle', :count => contact.aspects.size)
     ▼
 
   .wrapper
diff --git a/app/views/people/_profile_sidebar.html.haml b/app/views/people/_profile_sidebar.html.haml
index b021e0210..048d331d5 100644
--- a/app/views/people/_profile_sidebar.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/people/_profile_sidebar.html.haml
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@
       %p
         = link_to t('people.profile_sidebar.edit_my_profile'), edit_profile_path
 
-
-    - if person != current_user.person
-      %hr{:style=>"width:300px;"}
-      %br
-      = render 'aspect_memberships/aspect_dropdown', :contact => @contact, :person => @person, :hang => 'left'
+    - else
+      - if @contact && @contact.receiving?
+        %br
+        = link_to t('people.show.mention'), new_status_message_path(:person_id => @person.id), :class => 'button', :rel => 'facebox'
+        - if @contact.mutual?
+          = link_to t('people.show.message'), new_conversation_path(:contact_id => @contact.id, :name => @contact.person.name), :class => 'button', :rel => 'facebox'
       %br
       %br
     -if contact.sharing? || person == current_user.person
diff --git a/app/views/people/show.html.haml b/app/views/people/show.html.haml
index c822793fe..af6f3f652 100644
--- a/app/views/people/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/people/show.html.haml
@@ -25,16 +25,15 @@
 
 .span-15.last
   #author_info
-    - if user_signed_in? && @contact && @contact.receiving?
+    - if user_signed_in? && current_user.person != @person
       .right
-        = link_to t('.mention'), new_status_message_path(:person_id => @person.id), :class => 'button', :rel => 'facebox'
-        - if @contact.mutual?
-          = link_to t('.message'), new_conversation_path(:contact_id => @contact.id, :name => @contact.person.name), :class => 'button', :rel => 'facebox'
+        = render 'aspect_memberships/aspect_dropdown', :contact => @contact, :person => @person, :hang => 'left'
 
     %h3
       = @person.name
-      %span.diaspora_handle
-        = @person.diaspora_handle
+    %span.diaspora_handle
+      = @person.diaspora_handle
+
       .description
         - if !@person.profile.tag_string.blank? && user_signed_in? && (@contact.persisted? || @person == current_user.person || @incoming_request)
           = @person.profile.format_tags(@person.profile.tag_string)
diff --git a/features/connects_users.feature b/features/connects_users.feature
index fa581b7bb..43a0710e0 100644
--- a/features/connects_users.feature
+++ b/features/connects_users.feature
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ Feature: sending and receiving requests
     When I sign in as "bob@bob.bob"
     And I am on "alice@alice.alice"'s page
 
-    Then I should see "In 1 aspect"
+    Then I should see "Besties"
     Then I should see "Mention"
     Then I should not see "Message"
 
diff --git a/features/tags.feature b/features/tags.feature
index cd0f23d4f..546778e07 100644
--- a/features/tags.feature
+++ b/features/tags.feature
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ Feature: Interacting with tags
     When I add the person to my 1st aspect
 
     When I search for "#rockstar"
-    Then I should see "In 1 aspect"
+    Then I should see "generic"
diff --git a/public/javascripts/contact-edit.js b/public/javascripts/contact-edit.js
index 101beac87..68a235492 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/contact-edit.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/contact-edit.js
@@ -12,14 +12,16 @@ var ContactEdit = {
   updateNumber: function(personId){
     var dropdown = $(".dropdown_list[data-person_id=" + personId.toString() +"]"),
         number = dropdown.find(".selected").length,
-        element = dropdown.parents(".dropdown").children('.button.toggle');
+        button = dropdown.parents(".dropdown").children('.button.toggle');
 
     var replacement;
 
     if (number == 0) {
-      replacement = Diaspora.widgets.i18n.t("aspect_dropdown.toggle.zero") ;
+      button.removeClass("in_aspects");
+      replacement = Diaspora.widgets.i18n.t("aspect_dropdown.toggle.zero");
     }else if (number == 1) { 
-      replacement = Diaspora.widgets.i18n.t('aspect_dropdown.toggle.one', { count: number.toString()})
+      button.addClass("in_aspects");
+      replacement = dropdown.find(".selected").first().text();
     }else if (number < 3) {
       replacement = Diaspora.widgets.i18n.t('aspect_dropdown.toggle.few', { count: number.toString()})
     }else if (number > 3) {
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ var ContactEdit = {
       replacement = Diaspora.widgets.i18n.t('aspect_dropdown.toggle.other', { count: number.toString()})
     }
 
-    element.html(replacement + ' ▼');
+    button.html(replacement + ' ▼');
   },
   
   toggleCheckbox: 
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/_mixins.scss b/public/stylesheets/sass/_mixins.scss
index 5691082bf..3877d0689 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/_mixins.scss
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/_mixins.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 $blue: #3f8fba;
 $red: red;
-$background: rgb(252, 252, 252);
+$background: #fff;
 
 $speed: 0.1s;
 $easing: linear;
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index d01f58e0f..4d8696c41 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ h4
 h1
   :color #111
 
-h3
-  :color #777
-
 ul > li
   :list-style none
 
@@ -329,7 +326,7 @@ ul.dropdown
 #author_info
   :position relative
 
-  img
+  .avatar img
     :position relative
     :top 0px
     :display inline-block
@@ -349,6 +346,7 @@ ul.dropdown
     :display inline-block
     :margin
       :bottom 10px
+      :right 10px
 
   &.show
     a
@@ -2798,9 +2796,7 @@ h1.tag
   :font
     :size 12px
     :weight normal
-  :color #999
-  :margin
-    :left 6px
+  :color #555
 
 .add_tags
   :font
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/ui.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/ui.sass
index 94885023a..17e29802f 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/ui.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/ui.sass
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@
   :border
     :top 1px solid #aaa
 
+.button.in_aspects
+  @include linear-gradient(lighten(#76C000,8%),#76C000)
+
 .right
   :position absolute
   :right 0