Two days ago I wore contact lenses and decided to get a closer look at my face. I don't generally spend a lot of time in front of the mirror, much less inspecting my features. I said before that the prescription on my glasses is slightly stronger than that of my contact lenses, but wearing contacts feels like seeing the world in HD. I could see every hair, every pore and suddenly I was reminded of all those makeup commercials. I suddenly felt compelled to put on a little makeup. (I guess this post isn't as aptly titled as I'd envisioned. Eh.)
Like I said before, my glasses take up much of my face and is probably a big part of how I am recognized: "that short Asian chick with the glasses" and etc. Without them on my face looked bare and felt like it was lacking something. If I put some makeup on I wouldn't feel so naked.
So with my contacts in and face made up I not only (felt like I) looked like a different person but I started to feel like a version of me from a parallel universe. My actions and reactions felt subdued and I didn't feel like my slightly bubbly/bumbling self anymore. In a literal sense the way I saw the world changed, but the way the world saw me was probably markedly different.
Note: I probably didn't need to dedicate a "part II" to these rambling thoughts. Yesterday I felt like I had a lot more to say, but I've lost some steam, lost track of what exactly I was thinking.
I partook in a psychology study once in Cambridge. I had to put on sunglasses and walk to a box left in the grass. In that box there was money (that I got to keep, but it was $2 or so). I was supposed take it and just walk away. It turns out the study was to demonstrate that people can "hide" behind glasses.
ReplyDelete