Re: A really goofy question, sorry..

[Guest guest]

I have noticed the same phenomena, but I have no answers for you....: )

Best Regards,

beth

A really goofy question, sorry..

I apologise in advance, as this is probably a really goofy question, but

I really would like to know...

Why is it that when you look in your own mirror, you always look pretty

good, yet in photos and in store windows and just about any other

mirror, you look like what is probably how you really look? I am pretty

sure my home mirror & home lighting are relatively normal, yet whenever

I look in my mirror I think I look good. Yet the person that I see in

photos, store windows, store mirrors, etc is somehow older and heavier?

I'm not joking, this is a serious question that's been bugging me!

My husband says that it's because you get used to looking at yourself in

your mirror, but wouldn't all mirrors show the same thing unless they

have some distortion somehow? It would seem this is a brain effect

somehow, but I don't know why it happens.

Also, I think my gym's weight room mirror has the most awful mirror

yet...I look about 25 lbs heavier in the gym mirror than in any other

mirrors, *sob*...

Diep

[Guest guest]

I think it's the lighting. Most home lighting has some warm incandescent

light mixed in with natural daylight. It's more subdued and flattering.

Broad daylight, bright fluorescents, and flash bulbs show no mercy. They're

bright white and very harsh. Every wrinkle and dimple is accentuated.

I'm a big fan of daily moisturizers with sunless tanner in them. They warm

up your skin tone, hide flaws, and make you look healthy and radiant, even

when you're getting blasted with harsh light.

>

> I apologise in advance, as this is probably a really goofy question, but

> I really would like to know...

>

> Why is it that when you look in your own mirror, you always look pretty

> good, yet in photos and in store windows and just about any other

> mirror, you look like what is probably how you really look? I am pretty

> sure my home mirror & home lighting are relatively normal, yet whenever

> I look in my mirror I think I look good. Yet the person that I see in

> photos, store windows, store mirrors, etc is somehow older and heavier?

> I'm not joking, this is a serious question that's been bugging me!

>

> My husband says that it's because you get used to looking at yourself in

> your mirror, but wouldn't all mirrors show the same thing unless they

> have some distortion somehow? It would seem this is a brain effect

> somehow, but I don't know why it happens.

>

> Also, I think my gym's weight room mirror has the most awful mirror

> yet...I look about 25 lbs heavier in the gym mirror than in any other

> mirrors, *sob*...

>

>

> Diep

>

[Guest guest]

ha! ha! I have thoughtthe exact thing! I would leave the house for an event

thinking I look pretty good, then when pictures are developed later, I cringe! I

think part of it, is our posture. We are always standing tall and at a good

angle in front of our mirror, but in pictures, we may not always be able to do

that. But I have also found out, that when you look at pictures years later, you

don't look as bad as you thought you did when you first saw them. Jeanie

A really goofy question, sorry..

I apologise in advance, as this is probably a really goofy question,

but

I really would like to know...

Why is it that when you look in your own mirror, you always look pretty

good, yet in photos and in store windows and just about any other

mirror, you look like what is probably how you really look? I am pretty

sure my home mirror & home lighting are relatively normal, yet whenever

I look in my mirror I think I look good. Yet the person that I see in

photos, store windows, store mirrors, etc is somehow older and heavier?

I'm not joking, this is a serious question that's been bugging me!

My husband says that it's because you get used to looking at yourself in

your mirror, but wouldn't all mirrors show the same thing unless they

have some distortion somehow? It would seem this is a brain effect

somehow, but I don't know why it happens.

Also, I think my gym's weight room mirror has the most awful mirror

yet...I look about 25 lbs heavier in the gym mirror than in any other

mirrors, *sob*...

Diep

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[Guest guest]

Thx, beth...at least I'm not the only crazy one, heh! ;-P

Diep

beth Dimopoulos wrote:

>

> I have noticed the same phenomena, but I have no answers for you....: )

>

> Best Regards,

> beth

>

>

[Guest guest]

I'll try the tanning moisturizers, thank-you ! I actually have a

Neutrogena one, but I think I should toss it as it's over a year old...

So far, I don't have such good luck w/ self tanners because I'm Asian,

and the tanners seem to make me orangish. But that might just be the

brand...maybe I have to try a bunch of difft ones and see which one

imparts the nicest color. Which one do you use, may I ask?

Diep

Skwigg wrote:

>

> I think it's the lighting. Most home lighting has some warm incandescent

> light mixed in with natural daylight. It's more subdued and flattering.

> Broad daylight, bright fluorescents, and flash bulbs show no mercy.

> They're

> bright white and very harsh. Every wrinkle and dimple is accentuated.

>

> I'm a big fan of daily moisturizers with sunless tanner in them. They warm

> up your skin tone, hide flaws, and make you look healthy and radiant, even

> when you're getting blasted with harsh light.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Jeanie,

OMG, you are so right about the photos thing. I always cringe when I

see photos of myself. Then, I ask my girls if I really look like that,

and they say yes...which makes it worse....but hey, at least it's the

truth right? I agree about earlier photos looking better later----I

look at my photos from my early 20's, and now I think, " oh, I looked

cute " , but at the time I thought they were awful.

Diep

Jeanie wrote:

>

> ha! ha! I have thoughtthe exact thing! I would leave the house for an

> event thinking I look pretty good, then when pictures are developed

> later, I cringe! I think part of it, is our posture. We are always

> standing tall and at a good angle in front of our mirror, but in

> pictures, we may not always be able to do that. But I have also found

> out, that when you look at pictures years later, you don't look as bad

> as you thought you did when you first saw them. Jeanie

>

>

[Guest guest]

I like Aveeno right now. The herbal scent isn't my favorite, but it's a

great moisturizer and the color is really subtle, not orange:

http://tinyurl.com/yu2hld

I also use Coppertone Gradual Tan if I want more color faster.

>

> I'll try the tanning moisturizers, thank-you ! I actually have a

> Neutrogena one, but I think I should toss it as it's over a year old...

> So far, I don't have such good luck w/ self tanners because I'm Asian,

> and the tanners seem to make me orangish. But that might just be the

> brand...maybe I have to try a bunch of difft ones and see which one

> imparts the nicest color. Which one do you use, may I ask?

>

> Diep

>

[Guest guest]

I have tried some of these tanning moisturizers because I get a " golf tan " where

my shoes and sock end at my ankles. how do you get around putting it where you

have lines and creases? It seems to go darker in those areas and then looks

really funky. Am I not runnbing it in enough? Just curious. I have been afraid

to use it on other places because of that.

Jeanie

Re: A really goofy question, sorry..

I like Aveeno right now. The herbal scent isn't my favorite, but

it's a

great moisturizer and the color is really subtle, not orange:

http://tinyurl. com/yu2hld

I also use Coppertone Gradual Tan if I want more color faster.

>

> I'll try the tanning moisturizers, thank-you ! I actually have a

> Neutrogena one, but I think I should toss it as it's over a year old...

> So far, I don't have such good luck w/ self tanners because I'm Asian,

> and the tanners seem to make me orangish. But that might just be the

> brand...maybe I have to try a bunch of difft ones and see which one

> imparts the nicest color. Which one do you use, may I ask?

>

> Diep

>

[Guest guest]

Sunless tanner will accumulate and get darker anyplace where skin is dry and

rough. That's why it's imporant to exfoliate and moisurize and to use less

product on areas like, knees, ankles, heels and elbows. You can even

pre-treat those areas with a little regular moisturizer so that the tanner

doesn't grab the dry skin.

All of those issues are much less problematic with the new

subtle moisturizers than with the full-blown deep bronze tanners. You do

have to go easy with how much you use and make sure that it's rubbed in

until it totally disappears. You don't want to let it dry thickly with

swirls in it or anything. :-)

>

> I have tried some of these tanning moisturizers because I get a " golf tan "

> where my shoes and sock end at my ankles. how do you get around putting it

> where you have lines and creases? It seems to go darker in those areas and

> then looks really funky. Am I not runnbing it in enough? Just curious. I

> have been afraid to use it on other places because of that.

> Jeanie

>

[Guest guest]

Yesterday I bought the Dove body and facial moisturizer that has the tanner

in it and am excited to start using it. I also bought Aveno Body Scrub that

I am using before I use the cream. So far I just love the body scrub. I

feel so smooth. I'll give an update on how the lotion works once I start

using it.

God Bless,

, , (3 3/4), and Maisy (our dog)

Re: A really goofy question, sorry..

Sunless tanner will accumulate and get darker anyplace where skin is dry

and

rough. That's why it's imporant to exfoliate and moisurize and to use less

product on areas like, knees, ankles, heels and elbows. You can even

pre-treat those areas with a little regular moisturizer so that the tanner

doesn't grab the dry skin.

All of those issues are much less problematic with the new

subtle moisturizers than with the full-blown deep bronze tanners. You do

have to go easy with how much you use and make sure that it's rubbed in

until it totally disappears. You don't want to let it dry thickly with

swirls in it or anything. :-)

>

> I have tried some of these tanning moisturizers because I get a " golf

tan "

> where my shoes and sock end at my ankles. how do you get around putting

it

> where you have lines and creases? It seems to go darker in those areas

and

> then looks really funky. Am I not runnbing it in enough? Just curious. I

> have been afraid to use it on other places because of that.

> Jeanie

>

[Guest guest]

Has anyone tried those tanners that come w/ the spraygun? I'm curious

about those, but have been too chicken to try them in case I ended up

orange...

Also, has anyone tried the spray tanning booths?

Diep

Skwigg wrote:

>

> Sunless tanner will accumulate and get darker anyplace where skin is

> dry and

> rough. That's why it's imporant to exfoliate and moisurize and to use less

> product on areas like, knees, ankles, heels and elbows. You can even

> pre-treat those areas with a little regular moisturizer so that the tanner

> doesn't grab the dry skin.

>

> All of those issues are much less problematic with the new

> subtle moisturizers than with the full-blown deep bronze tanners. You do

> have to go easy with how much you use and make sure that it's rubbed in

> until it totally disappears. You don't want to let it dry thickly with

> swirls in it or anything. :-)

>

>

>

> On 4/4/07, Jeanie <bamaw5@...

> <mailto:bamaw5%40yahoo.com.ph>> wrote:

> >

> > I have tried some of these tanning moisturizers because I get a

> " golf tan "

> > where my shoes and sock end at my ankles. how do you get around

> putting it

> > where you have lines and creases? It seems to go darker in those

> areas and

> > then looks really funky. Am I not runnbing it in enough? Just curious. I

> > have been afraid to use it on other places because of that.

> > Jeanie

> >

>

>