Editor's letter 11 October 2020: Honestly, no one is looking at your face Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Life Editor’ s letter Honestly no one is looking at your face By You Magazine - October 11, 2020 I’m not sure many people would admit to this, but I can’t be the only person who, during various Zoom and FaceTime chats with relatives and colleagues, spends most of that time staring at myself? I can’t help it. And it’s not because I’m impressed with what I see. Quite the opposite, actually. I complained to my hairdresser recently about a bit of my hair that I insisted ‘puffs out’ the wrong way. He didn’t know what I was going on about. It occurred to me later that maybe it always looks like that. It’s just that this year, thanks to all the conversations we must now have via video, I am constantly confronted with the sight of me. That’s a curiously new thing for us all. And I will confess I am absolutely fascinated. No, make that horrified. All these years, I’ve been merrily going about my business, chatting to any number of people on any given day without ever having to know that my own face is really letting the side down. For instance, I had no idea that when I smile, my top lip all but disappears revealing levels of teeth and gum that I’m not sure are acceptable in polite society. It’s new information, too, that when I’m listening to people, with what I thought was a relaxed, pleasant expression, my mouth sags down, making me look like a very disappointed bulldog. Maybe I’m being overly paranoid about my appearance, but this is one of the many ‘gifts’ coronavirus has given us, right? And moving out of lockdown hasn’t really helped. I’ve been back working in the YOU Magazine office since July, but social distancing guidelines mean that I am still doing plenty of meetings on Zoom, with colleagues who are just across the corridor from me. It’s no shock at all, then, to learn in our feature this week that while the pandemic has made a lot of us a lot poorer, cosmetic surgeons are enjoying a boom time. Yes, the Curse of Zoom has seen more people than ever seeking urgent cosmetic correction for their supposed flaws. But is it really the answer? Even if we could Botox away every line, wrinkle, perceived little blemish, is it truly going to make us happier about seeing ourselves on those tiny cameras, via poorly lit offices and kitchens? Before you consider injecting any life savings into your forehead, do consider that none of your fellow FaceTimers are scrutinising your face. They’re too busy obsessing over their own. You could always do what I did during one ill-fated Zoom call, where I stood up and reached behind the laptop camera to grab a pen. This had the unfortunate, unintended result of treating several of my colleagues – many of them male – to a very intimate view of right down my shirt. I don’t really recommend it – I still haven’t lived it down – but I’ll say this: no one was talking about anything to do with my face that day! The shame… Editor’ s picks Perfect with dresses and cropped trousers. Boots, £189, massimodutti.com A subtle hit of rainbow joy. Earrings, £20, helixandconch.com £5 per sale goes to the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust. Jumper, £49, sugarhillbrighton.com RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Everything we know about The Crown season 5 Aldi s exercise equipment is on sale with up to 50% off The best Halloween events for 2022 across the UK Popular in Life The You magazine team reveal their New Year s resolutions December 31, 2021 Susannah Taylor The TLC tools your body will love January 23, 2022 How to stop living in fear February 6, 2022 Susannah Taylor My pick of the fittest leggings February 27, 2022 Women’ s Prize for Fiction 2022 winner announced June 17, 2022 These BBC dramas are returning for a second series June 30, 2022 Susannah Taylor gives the lowdown on nature s little helper – CBD April 17, 2022 The baby names that are banned across the world April 27, 2022 The Queen has released her own emojis May 26, 2022 Sally Brompton horoscopes 27th June-3rd July 2022 June 26, 2022 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved