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[quote=Anonymous]I have a skewed sense but it runs both directions. I sometimes *really* misjudge how good a haircut/outfit/lip color looks on me. The best lesson I've learned as I've gotten older is to avoid most trends -- I get suckered in by advertising and don't really see how it actually looks on me.

But I also sometimes have very low self esteem that will get applied to my looks unnecessarily when I'm realistically probably above average looking, especially for my age. I'm mid-40s but very fit and almost no wrinkles thanks to being naturally pale and therefore religiously wearing sunscreen and hats my whole life.

Also I'm one of those people who can look really amazing in photos but has a tendency to get self-conscious, pull an awkward face, and ruin it. So every other photo of me is either terrible or great. It screws with my head -- I get overconfident when I see a good photo of myself and then my confidence is dashed when I see an awkward photo. The reality is in the middle but all I can see is the photo in front of me and I struggle to have a sense of my looks beyond that.

It's like I don't really know what I look like.[/quote]

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