Why do I look different in different lighting?

Fluorescent lights will make your imperfections very clear. You will notice if you look at yourself in the mirror located below a bright light, you will look way too different as that when you look at yourself in the home mirror.

Lighting plays a significant role in exhibiting the colour and effect of the makeup. If the makeup is applied in intense white light, it could change the colour of the makeup. This could further lead to an entirely undesired look that you never wanted but done because of the different lighting.

In the bright lights, whatever skin imperfections you may have, they will become prominent.

The scars, pits, blackheads, eye-bags, forehead lines, smile lines, or any other imperfection on your skin, will be highlighted in fluorescent lights. (See why do I look ugly in sunlight)

You may look weird and less attractive if the lighting on one side of your face is getting more light than the other side.

The visibility of certain types of curves on your skin will make you look less attractive. It can also make the person look older than their actual age.

Every person has different flaws on their faces. Some may have more scars, while some may need to hide their pigmentation. It depends on the angle of lighting that falls on the face, making imperfections look more or less visible. (See why do I look different in different mirrors)

CRI is the colour rendering index, which is one of the attributes of light sources. Only the light sources consisting of higher CRI will reflect true colours compared to lightings with low CRI.

The intensity of light is a huge variable that can show or even hide your skin’s imperfections.