I hate my face

[AngelsandAliens]

I don’t know what I can do to improve it , I deffo have about 3 stone to lose and I’m hoping would that improve it but I just look awful , well I’m the mirror I feel I look ok .

And then I have a photo taken and I just look horrendous like a Mrs potato head , (I don’t normally have photos as hate them) but just had special birthday and had pics at my meal etc . Just feel sad ! That I look so horrendous .

it’s weird because I love makeup and enjoy doing it , but in a photo it looks like I have none on .

what do you find makes you feel better about yourself , if you are feeling like this ?

Most photos aren't very flattering. I was very lucky to know a professional photographer, meaning I have some really nice photos of me. I cringe a little at the way I look in most amateurish snapshots. I think this is fairly typical, like hating your voice on recording.

Have you considered getting some nice professional photos done, assuming you have money to spare?

Would a change in haircut help? I have a face that suits short hair and got a big self-esteem boost when I had it cut (although I also liked the way I looked when my hair was tied up). I looked a bit like a spaniel with my hair so long and fine and fluffy.

New glasses, if you wear them? Glasses shape can have a huge impact on the way we perceive a face, e.g. I'd look ridiculously owl-like with big round glasses but some women (mainly East Asian women) can pull it off really well due to their face shape being more suited to it.

Big Boots-style shops sometimes offer makeovers too if you just want a quick boost.

But generally I don't think you or I look anywhere near as bad as we think we do! Remember that the mirror flips us, so a camera picture will look slightly uncanny (but only to us).

@AngelsandAliens I get this! I think I look good, love my makeup: then I see a photo and I look like a fat Mr Punch 🙈

My face is hideous. I’m not fat but my face is all hanging and wrinkled and I’m still young.