Perfect deception: candid confessions of girls who edit their selfies beyond recognition

Everyone tries to choose the most beautiful photos to post on social networks, and for some selfies turn into an obsession. Sometimes ladies edit their pictures so carefully that they become unlike themselves. As a result, when a girl comes on a first date with a man who has only seen her in a photo on the Internet, there is a misunderstanding and even problems in her personal life.

From standard filters to professional editing programs: three women openly admitted why they want to look much better in social networks than in reality.We all select the most successful photos for posting on social networks or on dating sites. A recent study found that a third of Britons edit their pictures before publishing them. Sometimes they spend up to 20 minutes on selfies to choose the most successful one. People carefully choose the shooting angle and lighting, take photos at sunset to catch the most beautiful shots.

Here are the candid confessions of three girls who are willing to do anything for the perfect selfie. They deliberately deceive their friends and followers by uploading pictures edited beyond recognition to their pages.

33-year-old Becky Vine lives in London and moonlights as a model. She is raising her daughter alone. It is very important for a woman to look perfect in social networks, because it is necessary to get a job in the fashion industry.

Becky does not use standard filters, but selects those that give her the most natural look in the photo. It carefully retouches every flaw, erasing uneven skin color and wrinkles. Sometimes a woman even hires professional photographers to make perfect pictures for her and give advice on how to edit them correctly in Photoshop.

The British woman takes a selfie every day to constantly update her page in social networks. She has a lot of followers, from whom she receives likes and compliments. Men write to her, and some users even use her pictures, creating fake accounts on dating sites. At first, Becky was shocked, and then she began to take such "theft" as a compliment.

The woman went on several dates, meeting men on the Internet. One of them turned around and left after seeing that she didn't look like her perfect social media selfies.

After putting her daughter to bed, Becky spends hours on the Internet looking for photo editing apps. A woman is often written that she is beautiful and photogenic, so the British woman is not going to stop experimenting with filters and post images of the best version of herself in social networks.

The British woman underwent brain surgery, which caused her to shave off her hair. While in the hospital for seven weeks, she constantly sent photos to her family and friends. The filters worked better, and it made Gemma feel better. After trying on the red color of her hair with the help of a photo editor, she decided to dye her hair in real life. Now the woman wants to get a nose piercing.

Indeed, most of the photos of girls in social networks are far from reality. We found out what lies behind the ambiguous poses of Instagram and Facebook users.