Beauty

[Coastalcarolina]

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@Steffdoggy10 wrote:
A lot of these response aren't really answering the original question. I don't know if the question can really be answered, because beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I cannot determine how another person views me.

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That's why I wrote my story.  You can't see what someone else sees in you.  You can go out all dolled up, and people think you have overdone it.  Or you can be casual and they think you have let yourself go.  I dress for me, don't care what others may think 🤷🏻‍♀️.  As far as how I see myself in the mirror, I am happy with myself.  That's all I can do.

[Texasmouse]

I haven't read the replies but in my case, I think I look pretty good when I fix myself up (and DH always tells me I look beautiful) but if someone takes my picture, I'm horrified by how I look! Then I wonder, is this how others see me? 😖

[GingerHead]

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@GingerHead wrote:

Interesting, I wonder.

I know when I look in my makeup mirrors and mirrors at home I think I look pretty good but anytime I look at myself in store or medical places bathroom mirrors under florescent lighting I'm horrified at the image I see.....haha I look like the walking dead!!!!

The lighting makes a huge difference in my looks!

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Quoting myself....so in other words, to more answer the question you asked, I think I look good at times but when I view myself under florescent lighting I know I don't look as good as I thought i looked and I'll get a big dose of reality, boo! haha

Then there are times when I think I look like ****** but will get compliments etc....

But generally speaking, it seems like there are a lot of people out there who think they look amazing based on all the selfies people take and post.

So I think more people think they look better than they actually do to others.....

[Dazlin]

I dont or would never consider to compare my looks or self to anyone.  Absolutely no importance or benefit to do that...actually it seems quite juvenile. I say that because I remember favoring a pretty teacher, or friend.   I just do the best I can, and when I'm not satisfied,  I look further.   So much more important life considerations than to get caught up thinking someone looks better than me, or vice-versa...just do what you feel makes you look and feel better.

[dollgal]

I have thought about a similar type question whenever I see a posting about wrinkles and skin care. It seems like 90% of people respond they look great for their age or they are in their 70's with no wrinkles. Probably the majority of these people do not look as good as they say but in the end, it really is how you feel about yourself.

[monicakm]

I see most did not answered the actual question.

I often get compliments when I'm out and about but I'm just so rarely out and about anymore. Today after leaving the high school that my grandson attends, I went inside Walmart. It's been a minute since I've been inside. You spend more money when you go in the store then when you pick up! I had an exceptional good hair day today and that always makes a woman feel good about herself. I had two compliments today, one from a woman I think was older than me and one from someone younger than me. One was a customer that I had a conversation with about our dogs and the other was a Walmart employee. I need to actually go in the store more often lol.  I did self checkout and about 3/4 of the way through I couldn't stand up anymore. The lady overseeing the self checkout Lanes asked me if I needed help. Then she showed me that I can use a handheld scanner and sit on the motorized cart to finish. That's a game changer! Then she asked if I needed help getting my groceries in the car. That would have been nice but I know from experience it takes about 10 minutes to get someone to help so I thanked her and told her I could handle it.  I wasn't thinking about the fact that my husband wasn't home so I had no help unloading the groceries. I looked on Life360 and it looked like we were going to get home at the same time, and we did 😊. 

Fun new eye combination today consisted of Kaleidos Venus Flytrap, the two left colors and a  light blue in the corner and smudged under the bottom lash line. Foundation was Shiseido. Bronzer and blush was Chantecaille, Natasha denona concealer, Nyx brow mascara in espresso, elf perfect pink lip tint with Too Faced Rich Dazzling dance off pants off.  And I didn't know if I wanted to smell like a sweet bonfire today or a princess.  It's not quite cool enough for replicas by the fireplace so I went with Killian's I don't need a prince by my side to be a princess... or princess for short

It's dark,  72° and raining.  Hubby cooked dinner, Frankiedoodle is curled up next to me and my football team won last night.  Perfect evening... or it will be after about 3 bites of the new Blue Bell cinnamon ice cream.

[monicakm]

@Goodie2shoes 

I have a pair of two-toned blue and aqua Skechers.

I am going to always look decent when I go out. I do care what other people think about me. I think it's important to present yourself to the world in a way that shows you care how you look and put for some effort to look presentable. I don't have to wear as much makeup as I had on today but I enjoy makeup and I enjoy the process of putting it on. There is a common theme among people these days that they don't care what others think about them and and in an act of defiance, they take it too far. It's disrespecting ourselves and others to not care.  I was in a high school gymnasium today with probably 300 students and family members. I didn't scan the audience looking for unkempt poorly dressed people but I did notice that everyone I saw, especially the kiddos, looked presentable and clean. Not always the case in Walmart.

[monicakm]

@ThinkingOutLoud 

Looks mean nothing if you don't have the personality to go with it.

[monicakm]

Thank you @Citrine1.. I know exactly what you mean about thinking you your makeup is spot on your clothes look good, you go out catch yourself in a reflection or photo and think OMGosh, tell me I don't look like that!  What's that about? But I don't think others see us that way. For instance today while I was talking to the lady in the pet food aisle, she complimented my looks but I think if I were to have taken a picture of myself at that very moment I wouldn't have seen what she saw.  It's complicated (g)

[monicakm]

@timeless 

Well we all sound different when we hear ourselves recorded. And as far as I know nobody likes it!   And not liking what you see in videos goes back to us being harder on ourselves than others would be. You were sitting there critiquing yourself. Others aren't, they're too busy critiquing themselves. People still recognize me from high school and I graduated in 77. 95% of those people I don't recognize and it's embarrassing. Same with my brother. Everybody recognized him 4+ decades later and he said there were very few people he recognized.  We've been blessed with good genes from both parents.