You probably do.
My skin looks its best in shopping centre toilets. I mean, it looks amazing. I always look tanned and glowy and fresh whenever I look up as I’m washing my hands. I am constantly taken aback when I look at myself in those mirrors at how good my face looks.
I look shocking at the hairdresser. No matter what make up I wear it never seems to be enoughed and any quick glance highlights how tired I look. How I’m getting old. How I don’t look right but the 21 year old getting ombred ends next to me looks perfect.
I was at the movies today with my friend when I had one of the first experiences. I looked up and I looked good. When I was driving over to her place to pick her up so we could see Les Miserables (IT IS ALL SINGING) I was putting eyeshadow, mascara, concealer on. I know I have a spot, some scars and a little patch of tiny burst capilliaries on my left cheek. I didn’t look so crash hot in the car. But in that mirror I looked my best.
I spend so much time on my skin and face. I use about 20 products on it each day. I spend hundreds of dollars on up keep. I pretty much wear make up every single day. So why am I surprised when it looks good? I wonder if in all that primping and preening whether I’m so focused on the tiny things, I fail to look at the bigger picture. Which, while I am not and never will be Miranda Kerr, really isn’t all that bad.
(I stand buy the hairdresser mirrors though. Those things are a disgrace.)
god, and I thought it was just me in those bloody hairdresser mirrors. I spend an hour wincing….
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Nope, they really are terrible!
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*touch wood* I’m still looking relatively alright, I think my most recent skin/beauty related thought was actually about how old some 18-19yr olds look, the sun damage is horrific seriously some look so leathery!
You look great Jade. Good point though and even if its not sun, the amount of orange fake tan is appalling!
Hells yeah. I am about to spend two hours at the hair dresser having my “natural” blondes taken care of, and I always look red, blotchy and ill.
How do they all get consistently bad mirrors?!?!
I always thought it was because I have a first thing in the morning appointment on a Saturday and I’m generally 3/4 asleep. But I’ve even been in the late morning with my face on and everything, and I still look like hell.
I look terrible EVERY SINGLE TIME.
OMG I just got my hair done and when my hair was all wet and pulled back I looked so shit. When my hair was done it was ok because it distracted from how terrible my face looked. I’ve never noticed it before!
WHERE ARE THEY BUYING THESE MIRRORS?!?!
Oh my gosh this makes me feel so much better! Granted I usually do grab the early Saturday morning appointments, where I literally roll out of bed, into the car, and straight there, so no one is going to look their best, but my god, I have dark circles that would scared the living daylights out of anyone when I look in the mirror there! What the hell is that about?! I mean, my hair colour always looks great, but face? No. No, no, no, no!
I also have specific hatred for Myer changing room mirrors (seeing my body from certain angles is more than I want to see!) and a specific Witchery store, where I almost left in tears upon seeing my reflection.
Meanwhile the outside mirror in my parents’ courtyard never fails to make me look absolutely fantastic – and I like to think that’s how the world sees me ALL the time (wishful thinking!).
Hahaha I love all the mirror stories! I can’t believe how everyone feels the same about the hairdresser mirrors! I’m also going to make sure I check next time I’m in Myer.