Today, I sent my friend a Snapchat without any makeup on. She asked what filter I used, because it made my face look all red and blotchy. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I sent my boyfriend a selfie where I used the Snapchat face-swap to put my best friend's face on mine. My boyfriend didn't notice and texted back, "Wow, so beautiful!" FML
Today, my friend sent me a weird selfie in black and white. I sent one back, and she said I looked like an 80s porn star. It was funny, but then three of my friends had the same reaction. I didn't even look good in the picture. FML
Today, I asked my friend to crop me out of her profile picture on Facebook because I look terrible in it. She responded that she wasn't going to, because it made her look better. FML
Today, once again, my boss posted a selfie with a Snapchat filter on the company's Facebook page. She doesn't see how it's unprofessional. FML
Today, I used a red-eye removal tool on one of my photos. I quickly realised how bad my acne is when the software couldn't distinguish between my eyes and cheeks. FML
Today, all of my friends and teachers asked me what was wrong because I looked sad and tired. One kid even said that I looked like "an abused housewife the day after." I was fine. It was the first time I went to school without wearing any makeup. FML
Today, I decided to not wear makeup for the first time. My boyfriend asked me if I got punched in the face. FML
Today, I took a selfie and I looked creepy in it, so I sent it to a friend thinking it would be funny. He just said, "Dude, that's what you look like. I don't get it." FML
Today, I was at the Apple Store taking random pictures of myself. I took one with a really stupid face. This girl passes by and says, "Wow, that's a cool effect! You look just like an alien!" I wasn't using any effects. It was a regular picture. FML
Today, my friends and I were messing around with an app on my phone that makes your picture look fat. My picture looked the same before and after. FML
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lfloyd0504 18
Don't worry, she probably didn't have bad intentions. Keep your head up, OP!
jadeleepenguin 29
It's the filter called "natural beauty"
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Comments (45)
MrConfusion 21
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Sounds like a true friend!
carzaki27 12
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Time to get a new friend.
trollcrusher 17
Yes, I totally like to be surrounded by people who will tell me whatever makes me feel good about myself. What would I be without such "friends" around to preserve my fragile self-esteem? With a non-sarcastic tone, I'll say that OP's friend was just fine in saying what she did. She probably wasn't trying to be rude, and heck, normal people can't look their best all the time! She just shared what she saw, objectively, with OP. And I personally like friends who can speak to me without being simpering sycophants. It's a blow to the old ego for OP, but that's no reason to lose a friendship.
Kiernan151 25
Yeah true friends will tell you when you look terrible, only fake friends would see you looking like shit and be like "You're so naturally beautiful though I wish I looked half as good as you!"
shessohighh 10
I actually don't believe in the "true friends will tell you the truth, always." I love my friends and would never say something if I knew it would hurt them. But maybe that's just a personality thing. In this case I don't think OP's friend realized.
trollcrusher 17
@42 I won't downvote you, because I think I agree with your principal, though I do disagree with what you said. There's the saying "the truth hurts" for a reason. I'm sure you wouldn't want to tell your friends something in a purposely hurtful or abusive way, and I completely agree with that. But it's a far sight from being transparent with them about a reality that's less than ideal, as long as you're doing it without any malice. Perhaps it's just the particular dynamic that I have with my friends, but we can be honest and speak our minds to each other on touchy subjects, all without getting truly offended. That's part of a true friendship, at least in my mind.
lfloyd0504 18
Don't worry, she probably didn't have bad intentions. Keep your head up, OP!
jonjonguapito 15
Be glad she still recognize you.
Dawnoftime 12
Ah, another sufferer of acne and acne scars. Do not worry, you are not alone. We are in this fight together.
Mauskau 36
Well if OP wears a lot of makeup normally, their skin will not be able to breathe so much which causes acne and blotchiness. Unfortunately the way to hide that is with makeup, and then it's a never ending cycle. Easiest thing to do is use less makeup, and have days with none on. I don't use any but when I do, my skin really suffers from it. I imagine it happens for other people too.
WhatHappenedToIt 22
I wear mineral powder for this reason. no liquid foundation or anything either.
WCARlover 35
I feel that OP. Pale skin problems. Yay for foundation!
olliebush123 15
You guys will probably need to "makeup" after that
thatonechicksaid 12
oh god that hurt
Estelle101_fml 13
Your friend sounds very smart.
saffy66 34
A camera lens will 'see' hidden blemishes and flaws that the naked eye doesn't. So you may look far worse in a picture than you do in real life. Don't let it worry you, OP.
UhHuhHoney 20
There are people out there that try to talk to in a slick manner...