There is one evil the builder brought into our home, however, that is worth mentioning: Liar Mirrors.
I curl my hair - it looks shiny and frizz-free. I apply my makeup and the face reflecting back at me is flawless. I slide into my outfit, and I am fabulous.
Then I leave the house.
And I see myself in other mirrors. Reality Mirrors. And I've got to admit, I don't quite look the same.
Am I the only person to experience this? Does anyone else see her makeup in a mirror away from home and wonder why she applied such harsh white highlighting shadow? Or a half compact of bronzer?
Yesterday, I went shopping for gold embellished sandals (and I FOUND them - OMG they are the more adorable shoes EVER), wearing what I thought was a cute pair of track pants, pricey flip-flops, a well-fitting tank and fitted gray long sleeve. Then I walked up to the mirror to drool over the new sandals and could barely notice my feet because of the horror that was my outfit. NOTHING about it was cute. I looked stuffed into something I couldn't back up with a threat or slap across the face. But I swear, at home it looked fantastic! Fooled by Liar Mirrors again! Now I need to work mirror replacement into my budget. I demand the truth. No matter how much it hurts.
Yet, how cute are these shoes???
2 comments:
Apparently the same builder was around in the 1920s because I have those same dishonest mirrors. I swear I look good when I leave the house only to catch a glimpse in a window and realize I actually look like a two bit ho...with a baby.
PUT DOWN THE BLUSH!
Hi... I'm a new reader but already love your site.
Obviously I don't want to rain on your wonderful parade of hating on your mirrors, but I wanted to venture a quick fix.
It's potentially not the mirror. Look into the bulbs you have in your bathroom. More than likely they're yellow hued. You can get full spectrum lighting bulbs for the same price at places like Walmart, and it will DRAMATICALLY change your life.
What the 'regular' bulbs do is only show a few pieces of the full color spectrum. So you don't see the makeup for it's true color, or those bothersome little eyebrow strays that you thought you had plucked but missed.
A full spectrum lightbulb will bring everything to light, no pun intended. Try it out! I'll bet you an Oberweis milkshake that you'll see 500% change immediately.
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