You'll get an hourglass figure when you do this shoulder exercise along with other back exercises, and other exercises to trim your waistline.
sarah,
If you can't do this Do elevated push ups (a cousin of handstands) and if you can't do that - Do regular push ups but...
You don't have to come all the way down when you do the handstands - you can come down 1/4 way until you build up strength and...
NO - you don't have to do handstands to get sexier shoulders - it's just the fastest way to get sexier shoulders in my opinion