I worked in a gift shop, one thing we sold was lotions/creams and had testers on the counter. Then one day the boss brought in some magnifying mirrors, 3x on one side and 10x on the other. We set up one on the counter. Every woman looked into that 10x mirror and their face fell. Then they’d sigh and grab a tester and pat cream into their face. We sold a lot of cream and lotion, and all the mirrors! But I hated it. I was glad when they were gone, because I didn’t like having a bunch of depressed customers. And I certainly didn’t want to keep catching glimpses of my own face in there! Every tiny crevice looked enormous, like I was 100 years old.
I worked in a gift shop, one thing we sold was lotions/creams and had testers on the counter. Then one day the boss brought in some magnifying mirrors, 3x on one side and 10x on the other. We set up one on the counter. Every woman looked into that 10x mirror and their face fell. Then they’d sigh and grab a tester and pat cream into their face. We sold a lot of cream and lotion, and all the mirrors! But I hated it. I was glad when they were gone, because I didn’t like having a bunch of depressed customers. And I certainly didn’t want to keep catching glimpses of my own face in there! Every tiny crevice looked enormous, like I was 100 years old.
I spent so much time in front of mirrors like that as a teenager, obsessing about every black-head and pimple, etc.
Oh lord that says it all!