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"   When you look in the mirror, are you happy with who you see staring back at you? Do you have the confidence to use the B-word (yup, we&amp;#039;re talking &amp;quot;beautiful&amp;quot;) when describing yourself? DO YOU KNOW WHAT&amp;#039;S CAUSING YOUR CONFIDENCE CRISIS? According to a brand-new social experiment conducted by Dove, 28% of women in the UK have admitted that the biggest pressure to look a certain way comes from themselves, with only 1% of women describing themselves as beautiful. But, thanks to a little help from a trained FBI forensic artist, Dove have revealed that we are, in fact, our worst critic - and that the way we think we look is VERY different to how a stranger views us. The film shows Gil Zamora, an FBI trained forensic artist, creating composite sketches of seven women who were hidden behind a curtain from their self-descriptions. But, prior to their session with the forensic artist, each of the women were unexpectedly asked to spend a short period of time with a stranger without being told why. CHECK OUT THE TOP 10 CONFIDENCE TIPS YOU NEED TO KNOW  Zamora also drafted sketches from the stranger&amp;#039;s depictions, most of which showed a more beautiful, happier and more accurate portrayal of the women. Cue the girls coming face to face with the two sketches and you come to the enlightening (and emotional!) realisation that we really ARE our own worst critics. Check it out for yourself...      Pretty amazing, right? Nick Wilcher for Dove explained that the beauty experts had conducted their social experiment in a bid to boost our self-confidence and help us to come to terms with both our physical and inner beauty: &amp;quot;We conducted this social experiment and produced a film to reinforce our commitment to fostering self-esteem in women.&amp;quot; IT&amp;#039;S TIME TO BOOST YOUR BODY CONFIDENCE &amp;quot;We hope it will inspire women to reconsider their beauty and understand how other people see them.&amp;quot; You can check out the Real Beauty Sketches film at the Dove.com and join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #wearebeautiful - has this film inspired you to reassess your own self-image? Follow Kayleigh Dray on Twitter at @KayDee28 "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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