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How to DIY Your Dream Vanity

Dreaming of spendy vintage vanities? Create your own DIY vanity with these tips

by Emily Woodruff  |  3 COMMENTS

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Now Take a Step Back
Now Take a Step Back Placing your mirror (and where you place yourself in relation to it) can seriously alter the way your face looks. If you're sitting anything less than one foot away from your makeup mirror, you're way too close. Here's the deal: No one gets that close your face. Most people stand at least 4 to 12 feet away (a.k.a. "social distance"), according to famed anthropologist Edward T. Hall, who devoted much of his career to studying personal space. And anyone who is within "intimate distance" (6 to 18 inches) isn't interested in the size of your pores or the strays in your brow, ifyaknowwhatImean.

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