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Staring in the Mirror

July 1st, 2008 · 3 Comments

I stare in the mirror, and I immediately notice the dark circles with fine lines underneath my eyes.  It’s inevitable.  No creams or serum will make those disappear.  But when I step back, I generally look the same as I did 2, 3, even 5 years ago.  I just looked tired, like I need a really long nap.

Then I go on facebook and I look at people I knew from elementary school/middle school/high school.  Holy moly, not only have they changed, they look like real adults now.  It’s amazing how mature some of them look.

Will I ever see an adult when I look in the mirror?  Or would I have to wait until I’m in my late 30s to see an adult emerge?

Then again, is it a good thing or bad thing to look younger than ones age?  I fear that I won’t be taken seriously because I still look so green, so fresh from college.  I fear that others won’t trust my judgment because in their eyes, I’m too young.  I mean, dude, I don’t look that much older than my supervisor’s 13 year old daughter.  Then again, she looks around the same age as 3/4 of my coworkers, so maybe it’s her, not me.

-le sigh.

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3 responses so far ↓

  • 1 kat // Jul 5, 2008 at 8:45 am

    gloria!! i saw something on youtube that’s great for dark circles. look up eve pearle… she uses salmon colored concealer. i have yet to try, but sounds like a good tip.

    are your coworkers non-asian? asians age slower, but better like fine wine.

  • 2 Gloria // Jul 6, 2008 at 5:32 pm

    yea, concealer with a orange base cancels out the blue in dark circles.. but half of the time I’m too lazy to put make up on prior to work.. =P

    and 3/4 of my coworkers are asian (it’s a lab!).. and the old classmates are white.. so yes, we do age slower.. but is that really a good thing?

  • 3 DaDa // Jul 7, 2008 at 6:33 am

    I am 33 and people tho I was only 25. So, you don’t need to worry too much cuz when you reach my age, you will still look the way you are at age 23.

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