Chin Chin
Harper's Bazaar Australia|August 2017

It’s scary how a tiny pocket of fat under the chin can zap a woman’s confidence, but a new injection promises to remedy that. BAZAAR fashion director Naomi Smith plays guinea pig in a bid to no longer see double

Naomi Smith
Chin Chin

like to think I’m relatively comfortable and level-headed when it comes to how I look, despite working in an image-driven job in which I’m surrounded by models on a daily basis. But one thing I’ve always been self-conscious about is my jawline. I have a normal BMI and although my weight fluctuates a little — like any woman’s — I’ve had this excess pinch of fat under my chin that’s getting pudgier as I get older. My dream of a defined jawline is dissipating as every year passes.

It’s definitely genetic. My sisters have this problem too. Dieting is futile. I’ve resigned myself to the fact that my face will always make me look heavier than I am. I’m particularly bad at having photos taken with the kids — this era of social media we’re in has made me even more paranoid about it. Obviously there are a lot of women in the same boat. When we see ourselves in a mirror front-on, it’s a two-dimensional view, so things don’t seem too bad. But then there are those images I stumble across that other people post, where I see myself captured from an unflattering angle at an event. Or when I’m on set styling a model and the photographer catches me in the test shot, which the crew then all stand about and view on a monitor. Those moments are heart-stopping.

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