How come I look better in pictures/video than in the mirror?

I look so cute in videos and pictures, my face is so symmetrical and smooth and well tone when I take pictures or record a video of me using my Iphone 4S. I look OK in the mirror, but not as handsome like in photos and videos. Which one to believe?

Its your mind playing tricks on you.

Maybe its the make up or your hair do or eve the lense on the camara but as lon as you look ok in both it doesn't matter but try taking picture with other cameras there you might find out the truth. May be u make faces on the camera that make you look cute!

When you look in the mirror you see your reflected image but in pictures you see your true image

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