A Scary Look in the Mirror!
November 26, 2007 by Teri Cosenzi
Filed under Aging Fabulous, Beauty Tips, Skin Care
I have a magnifying mirror. It is a must for perfect eyebrow tweezing and some tricky makeup application. But, how big is too big? As in, how much of a magnifier do you need?
I was at a display at Bed, Bath, and Beyond and looked into one of their (quite expensive) magnifying mirrors. It was a 15X mirror. What I saw – shocking!!!
I had hairs in places I never new. I could not believe the two small hairs that I had by my upper lip that I must have missed waxing. I really had some messy mascara marks under my eyes that were not noticeable in a standard mirror. And don’t get me started on my eyebrows – the eyebrows that I thought were finely tweezed. Ugh.
My dilemma. Do I buy one of these better magnifying mirrors to constantly scare myself and become obsessed with every little imperfection? Or move on and think that no one really sees me that close up, so who cares?
Oh wow! I don’t think I’ve ever even looked in a mirror that magnifies that well. – Haha, I think I’ll avoid one, too!
I wouldn’t worry about it! I can only imagine how obsessive I’d get if I had a mirror like that!
The devil’s in the details, or so they say. Invest in the good mirror and get all the details taken care of so you don’t have to worry about anyone getting close enough to spot it in the first place.
-VP
The trouble is, now you know those tiny imperfections are there. I’d get the powerful mirror and consider it a friend. If you look good in it, you know you look good, period!