I've never really cold approached a woman unless she gave me a subtle hint that she was approachable.
Once I felt shyt was cool, I just acted naturally, smiled, led with humor, wit, or a compliment on something she was wearing (ie. shoes, an accessory, something subtle that a keen eye would notice).
I also practiced a lot on chicks who I really didn't care if I bagged or not in my middle school years, at the advice of the older homies.
But to be all the way real, the two baddest janks I ever bagged, I didn't use none of that, I was just Hella confident and very direct in my approach, and that shyt worked.
I bagged this super fine broad named Denise who was working at this super busy sub shop back in the day.
It was during the afternoon rush, I had just placed my order and was standing in the pick up area full of nikkas staring at her.
I walked up to the counter, told her come here, said "what time you get off?" she smiled kinda confused and was like "7:30..."
I said "I'll be back at 7:40, don't go nowhere", and she smiled even brighter like "OK..."
Didn't ask her name, for her number, nothing. That was literally the entire conversation.
I got my food and walked out and saw a couple nikkas in line like
I felt like a muthafukkin king walkin out that bytch and sure enough, she was sitting in a booth waiting for the kid when I got there at 7:45.
