I SPENT MY TEENS TAKING SELFIES, SO I HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN LEFT IS BEST
I am not surprised researchers have found the left side of our face is the best — but what else would you expect from a 32-year-old millennial who spent her teens taking selfies?
I’ve always stood to the left in photos, so my left side was on show. It’s partly because I have a small beauty spot on my cheek, which I liked to think gave me a Hollywood edge, but also because that side looked slimmer.
Only now, I’m starting to regret that. Because I cannot stand the double-left image of my face. How have I never noticed my left eye is so closely set towards my nose? Or that my left eyebrow is so low?
It doesn’t help that two symmetrical beauty spots look bizarre or that my hair is far too close to my face with a large kink — from now on I’ll be adopting a middle parting.
But it’s also the shape of my face: I thought a thinner face would be more attractive but actually it’s just ageing.
In contrast, my right side is proving better than I thought. The distance between my eyes and nose makes my face seem more open, while my higher eyebrow arch makes me look younger.
Unfortunately, my face is so symmetrical that it appears unnatural, while my lips are almost rectangular. For this to be my best side, I’d need the softer lips of my left. It’s why my original face is, luckily, the one I prefer. I think my asymmetrical imperfections are what make me beautiful.
my teenage self didn’t agree, and I still don’t always love photos of myself (who does?), but I’ve learnt to see the beauty in the face I have, rather than the ‘perfect’ one I dreamt of.
From now on, I’ll be moving to the right as soon as someone puts a camera in front of me. and my hair will be parted right down the middle.