Is it just me or clothing shop closets make us feel ugly?

[Jean DeCuir]

I went out shopping today and i tryed some clothes on the shop's closet and everytime i go in there i actually feel uglier than i am. I mean, the closets have 2 mirrors and huge ligths everywhere making all the little face imperfections detailed and visible on the mirrors reflection? lol

Can someone relate to this?

[Traindom]

I like some mirrors more than others. The lighting can be pretty cruel sometimes. I find that the best lighting is the one that shines from windows. In other words, sunlight.

I feel like I look great under natural lighting. The lighting in stores tend to emphasize my imperfections wayy more. That's why I try not to focus on how I look in certain mirrors. I just try to imagine that I look as good as I do under good lighting.

[Thenewguy]

I've always thought the best lighting is the one that shines directly from on top of you.

It emphasizes all your bodily features.

[peter1brown]

May be you are right but the thing that you should consider when choosing clothes is that wear the clothes in which you look good and feel comfortable.

[Chaos]

I've always found out that the mirrors in the shops are not always well chosen (I mean, they should really take a look about how gyms make an effort to provided for the better mirrors they can find in each situation). Sometimes they'll make you look fatter, shorter or whatever (at least on my case).

What I usually do is start taking steps back until I'm at a reasonable distance. Usually that gives you a good idea of how you actually look.