Photos

Photogenic:
adj. Attractive as a subject for photography.
Biology. Producing or emitting light; phosphorescent: photogenic bacteria.
Caused or produced by light: photogenic seizures.

"Wow, you look so nice in the picture."
"Is that really you?"
"If you took better care of your skin, you would look so much better"
"Did you get your hair set for this? It usually looks so wild"

And all along you thought that is how you looked - because you never found/took the time to look in the mirror on your way out.