Dove soap commissioned an artist to sit with his back toward his subject and draw her image using only her own description of herself.

Next, he sketched the same person using a description given by someone else. 

In every case, the second sketch was more flattering than the one based on the subject’s own description of herself.

The usual faults were mentioned – large foreheads, wrinkles, big jaws, protruding chins and yet someone else saw beyond the flaws to describe beauty.

Why should we care?

How we feel about ourselves impacts not only us but those close to us, our loved ones and children.  We have the power to free our children from the same burdens we may have given ourselves if we change our attitudes.

The Dove project was inspired by research that showed only 4% of women considered themselves beautiful.

Today is a good day to begin to appreciate what we like about ourselves not what we don’t like.  

Here is a short video of the Dove artist doing both sketches.  It will touch you and may change your life.

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