Take another look at the picture here. What do you see (apart from the scary eyebrows of course)?
I don’t mean my blue eyes I mean the enormous eyebags. Can’t you see them? Apparently they, and the surrounding wrinkles are enormous, and visible from at least 50 paces.
How did I find this out? Well, every time I walk into a department store or chemist’s shop (Boot’s or CVS or Watsons) all the Chinese shop assistants literally sprint over to me to sell me anti wrinkle cream. It doesn’t seem to be because I’m the oldest person walking into the shops, or because I’m the only foreigner. So maybe my wrinkles, which have previously not given me more than a passing thought, really are crater like.
To add insult, the ladies always show my how they have far fewer wrinkles than I do despite being far older. They all then try to sell me special Chinese medicine to help cure my terrible affliction. Usually they drag me over to their station, plonk me down on a chair then dab some of the special Chinese medicine on one eye. They then show me my reflection to see the huge difference it has made.
I haven’t bought any yet..but I AM starting to get more than a bit paranoid. I did buy some concealer and intend to wear that under large sunglasses every time I go out from now on. Maybe a hat too, just to be on the safe side…