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How often do you take a selfie if you think you are looking good?

101 replies

Niftythrifter · 03/04/2023 17:02

I don’t often take them, but took one as I think that today’s outfit and general look ( including my hair) just worked! Doesn’t happen hence the selfie.

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LondonQueen · 06/04/2023 16:43

Only if I'm going out or doing something interesting.

Niftythrifter · 06/04/2023 17:12

@Fuckadoodledowho yes! I do them for me and not to post!

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soundsofthesixties · 06/04/2023 17:17

Never, why would you?

Fuckadoodledowho · 06/04/2023 17:28

@Niftythrifter so kind of a pointless posting on that thread then really!😒

Niftythrifter · 07/04/2023 19:54

@Fuckadoodledowho It’s a what are you wearing thread rather than a show is what you are wearing thread

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Schmutter · 07/04/2023 19:55

Never. I’m not a teenager.

ThePoshUns · 07/04/2023 19:59

Never. I look awful in selfies. I'd rather go out thinking that I looked great in the mirror. ( until someone else takes a photo, then I wonder who the fat, old cow is?😭)

RestingMurderousFace · 07/04/2023 20:05

Never taken a single selfie in all my 48 years, I do not foresee that changing in the future.

Fuckadoodledowho · 07/04/2023 20:13

@Niftythrifter what are you wearing thread with pics, is what it is. Thats why so many posters on there have asked why you don't have a mirror???? Very odd

WhereAreWeNow · 07/04/2023 20:26

Never. I hate all pictures of me!

blueshoes · 07/04/2023 20:33

ZaZathecat · 04/04/2023 09:27

If I think I'm looking good, taking a selfie is a sure fire way of bringing me straight back down to earth - so never! Largely because at my age (over 60) the best photos are taken from a distance! 😁

Same here. No better way of bursting my bubble than to take a selfie.

BenCoopersSupportWren · 07/04/2023 20:37

WhereAreWeNow · 07/04/2023 20:26

Never. I hate all pictures of me!

Same! But I don’t have an issue with those who do take them, I slightly envy them the ability to photo themselves in a way that doesn’t turn them into Quasimodo as assembled by Igor.

YouJustDoYou · 07/04/2023 20:37

Never. Last one was about maybe 9 years ago. I loathe the way I look.

LolaSmiles · 07/04/2023 20:40

I take them if I think an outfit really works or I've tried something different with makeup and I like it. They don't get posted though. I find it sometimes more helpful than a Pinterest board to have outfits saved that I know work for me

FlutterbButterfly · 07/04/2023 21:43

Another never..... have never taken one
Recoil if camera comes on flip screen when not expecting it. I am however ugly.

GullibleIdiot13574 · 07/04/2023 21:57

Never - don’t like being photographed. Even if I did the angle would be wrong.

Rainbowshit · 07/04/2023 21:59

Never. Possibly if I was a bit more photogenic I'd take more but I'm not.

MrsDanversGlidesAgain · 07/04/2023 22:06

Never. Cameras hate me. I also don't understand this business of stopping in the middle of the street to take a selfie. What are you doing, reassuring yourself that you still exist?

ASixPackAndTheRadio · 07/04/2023 22:10

Not often, but I do get someone to take a photo of me with the kids if I’m having a particularly good hair day. 😂

RampantIvy · 07/04/2023 22:16

Never

fiftysth · 07/04/2023 22:20

Never! Really not a fan.

SoftCoeur · 07/04/2023 23:42

I sometimes do, yeah, if I'm having a day where my hair behaves or my skin looks glowing. They're not to post, just to have. Kind of an ego boost on the other kind of days, when I feel like I look a bit rough 😅

Wow at all the snotty "I'm not 14" identikit replies though. Yeah, none of us are. What's your point?

DarkDarkNight · 07/04/2023 23:54

I hate having my photo taken - there are years and years of my life where there are no photos. Since having a child I have tried to get better as I hate the idea of him not having photos. I take selfies of the two of us quite regularly. They stay on my phone unless he asks me to send him it. If I think I look good that day (which is not a regular thing I feel) or I like my hair or make up I will take a selfie of just me.

Jakadaal · 08/04/2023 00:19

At least twice a week. It's more about what I'm wearing, how my hair is etc so that on says when I'm feeling a little less polished I can look and think yep I can pull it together if I want to!! I am 58 and don't mind admitting I take selfies

thebaneofmylifeisacat · 08/04/2023 00:58

Filter app darling