Okay so for a long time I felt kinda weird about this dent in my chin, right? But then I thought screw it, let’s work with what I got. Started digging into how to actually make this thing pop without looking like I’m trying too hard.
My Awkward Mirror Phase
First week was straight-up cringe. I’d stand in front of my bathroom mirror every morning making these weird exaggerated faces just to see how the light hit the cleft. Felt ridiculous, but noticed something—side lighting from my window made it deeper than overhead lights. Game changer.
Playing With Stubble & Angles
Shaving became an experiment. Did the full shave—cleft looked flat. Grew a beard—cleft disappeared. But three days of stubble? Jackpot. That shadow around the dent made it stand out crazy good. Also practiced turning my head slightly down when talking to people—not staring at my shoes, just a tiny tilt. Suddenly friends started going “Wait, you’ve always had that chin divot?”
Stopping The Overthink Spiral
Almost quit when I caught myself touching my chin constantly in conversations, like some nervous tic. Super obvious. So I started keeping one hand in my pocket or holding a coffee cup just to break the habit. Took two weeks of feeling dumb, but now my hands stay chill.
What Actually Stuck
- Natural lighting beats selfie rings—makes the shadow look soft, not harsh.
- Messing with facial hair length—trimming around the cleft but keeping some texture.
- Relaxing my damn jaw—clenching hides everything!
Honestly? Now I forget about it 90% of the time. The confidence part just clicked once I stopped obsessing over “showing it off” and treated it like any other feature. Feels dumb simple now, but man those first few weeks were trial and error city.
