Dove Real Beauty Sketches

Summary

The video script features a forensic artist reflecting on her self-perception and the impact of personal image on life choices. Through a unique experiment, she compares her self-description with a sketch drawn by a stranger based on her verbal cues. The contrast reveals a harsher self-assessment, highlighting the gap between how we see ourselves and how others perceive us. The artist acknowledges the need for self-appreciation and the influence of self-perception on happiness and social interactions.

Takeaways

• 🎨 The speaker is a forensic artist trained at the FBI Academy and worked for the San Jose Police Department from 1995 to 2011.
• 🤔 The speaker admits to having a plain face and expresses a desire for fuller lips.
• 😴 The speaker's face shows signs of tiredness and aging, such as crow's feet, which they inherited from their mother.
• 👤 The process of creating a composite sketch involves a subject describing their features to an artist who is separated by a curtain.
• 📝 The artist asks about specific facial features like hair, jaw, eyebrows, and chin to create an accurate sketch.
• 🤔 The speaker reflects on their self-perception, realizing they may be too critical of their own appearance.
• 👀 The speaker mentions having dark circles and crow's feet, which were not depicted in the sketch by a stranger.
• 🌟 The stranger's sketch portrays the speaker as more open, friendly, and beautiful compared to their self-perception.
• 💔 The speaker feels troubled by the discrepancy between their self-perception and how others see them.
• 💡 The speaker concludes that self-perception can significantly impact one's life and happiness.
• 🌈 The speaker acknowledges the need to appreciate their natural beauty and the importance of a positive self-image.

Q & A

What is the speaker's profession?

The speaker is a forensic artist.

Where was the speaker trained for their profession?

The speaker was trained at the FBI Academy in 1993 in composite art work.

What was the speaker's role at the San Jose Police Department?

The speaker served as the police artist from 1995 to 2011.

How does the speaker describe their initial experience at the San Jose Police Department?

The speaker describes it as nerve-racking because they didn't really know what they were doing.

What was the process like when the speaker first started working with a witness?

The speaker would show up at a location they had never been to, walk into a big warehouse, and start the sketching process with a witness separated by a curtain.

What physical features does the speaker mention about their own face?

The speaker mentions their brown hair, long past the shoulders, a big jaw, dark brown eyebrows, a rounder face, and freckles.

How does the speaker feel about their own appearance?

The speaker feels that their appearance is plain and expresses a desire for fuller lips. They also mention getting crow's feet and dark circles under their eyes.

What was the purpose of the sketching session described in the script?

The purpose was for the speaker to create a self-portrait based on the witness's description of their own face.

How does the speaker compare their self-perception with the sketch done by the stranger?

The speaker finds the stranger's sketch to be more gentle and open, capturing a happier and friendlier version of themselves.

What realization does the speaker come to about self-perception and its impact on life?

The speaker realizes that self-perception can be harsh and that it impacts various aspects of life, including choices, friendships, job applications, and how one treats their children.

What advice does the speaker give regarding self-perception and self-appreciation?

The speaker advises to spend more time appreciating the things we like about ourselves rather than focusing on fixing perceived flaws.