Yes, we all say it, “I swear I don’t actually look like that” after we scroll through pictures we just took of ourselves. Or, we all know the satirical cartoons that pop up on our Instagram feeds depicting how great we look in the mirror but, when photos are taken moments later, we look almost unrecognizable. But don’t worry, it’s not your fault. Blame the most complex organ in your body, the brain. Our perception of ourselves changes based on what we observe in the mirror, how we interpret our attractiveness and the angle of the camera. There’s no doubt we look better on Snapchat than we do when we take pictures on iMessage. This is because photos taken on Snapchat document how we appear in the mirror, but iMessage photos and
