Is it normal that i only feel pretty when i'm at home

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I'll leave the house thinking I look fine/decent/pretty. Then when I'm out and about, and catch my reflection in a car window, the gym, bathroom mirror, or in a mirror at a friend's house...I think "EW do I seriously look like that?!". I feel so ugly and like there's nothing i can do about it, even if I reapply makeup too. I come home and look in the mirror that's right next to the front door...and think I look pretty again. Is it normal to feel self-concious and notice a bunch of flaws only when I'm not at home?

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  • Uzzie101
    13 years ago

    That's a pity. Some of the prettiest girls think they're ugly, and the ugly one's think they are beautiful. It's a messed up world, I must say.

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago

    It's because when your at home and check the mirror, you think: 'hey I look pretty good for just being home'
    but when your out of the house and look the exact same you think: 'this doesn't look good for going out places'
    does that make sense? like if u were sick you'd think: ey I look alright for a sick person
    but if u were to normally look like that you'd think it was ugly

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  • Shrunk
    13 years ago

    this might sound weird but maybe it has to do with the lighting... you know like, maybe you look good in the type of lights you have in ur house, but look different in natural or fluorescent light...

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    • dappled
      13 years ago

      I think Shrunk has nailed it. I'm pretty much convinced it's lighting. In every bathroom and bedroom I've had, the lighting has tended to be fairly soft and ambient (for obvious reasons).

      What you could try is getting ready with harsh fluorescent lighting. Then when you do catch sight of yourself out and about, you'll look even better than you thought you did when you left the house.

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  • Roxy:3
    11 years ago

    This happens to me .-.

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  • Kweechie356
    12 years ago

    You need to learn how to be happy with yourself, fuck the world.

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  • Celeste
    13 years ago

    Haha, same here.Most of the time, my hair just loses shape due to the passing of time, and it becomes all messy and such.My suggestion, bring cover-up with you and stop in the bathroom at least once a day to fix yourself up, if at all necessary.

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  • wiemmii
    13 years ago

    same for me!! like, my hair, or my makeup... i'll go out, then when i come back home and look in the mirror i look like SHIT. and im just like, "WTF HAPPENED??"

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  • CountryRoads
    13 years ago

    It has to be the lighting. I HATE when I leave my apartment and think I look super hot, but see pictures or look in a mirror at a restaurant and my makeup looks totally different and I look like crap.
    I'm sure you're beautiful. Try doing your makeup in a room with more natural lighting.

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  • YoBanana
    13 years ago

    Yes its normal I have this problem too. Thats why I won't look in mirrors to much.

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