This is an old video in YouTube years — and you’ve probably seen it — but it’s worth re-watching, just as a reminder about why you will never look as pretty as the models on billboards and magazine covers. Not unless you have a team of Photoshop experts following you around at all times. Photoshop is magic, but its creators probably never considered the negative influence it would have on people’s self-esteem. Especially women. But not just women. Never trust a magazine cover, whether it’s Vogue or Men’s Health.

As earnest as the top paragraph was, I now need to also balance it with snark. You are hereby required to watch this spot-on parody of the above video. It’s brilliant. And perfect. And brilliantly perfect.

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