Are we happy or are we not with our bodies? The days of quarantine are bringing to us another kind of complexity: about body-image.

Reports are extremely conflicting.

One day we read an NYT article that champions the relinquishment of high heels, make-up and tortuous shapewear and proclaims the age of “JOLGO”!

“For years, outrageous social media displays have aggravated FOMO, the Fear of Missing Out. Now we can revel in the Joy of Letting Go, technically JOLGO, but, amalgamated with You Only Live Once: JOLO!” writes Ruth Le Ferla in NYT.

She found it liberating “to sign on with a sisterhood—people of varying ages, racial and social backgrounds, professions, and styles, openly engaging in a little self-neglect”, she adds.

Make-up artist Stafford Braganza conducts a masteclass online for @lorealindia and @mynykaa (Instagram)

But about the same time, an article on www.vox.com complains about the opposite.

At online meetings, women are feeling more self-conscious about their appearances than ever and apologising relentlessly, says the second report. One major concern is the hair that has outgrown the last colouring or styling and has come to being itself at its roots.

Well, honestly nothing can be done about that till you get yourself a new stylist or a good DIY job. Or get a crew cut or shave your hair off altogether.

In any case, whether you want to dress up, or wear make-up, or not, it’s your choice. But please let’s fix one thing right now. Let’s not start another line of body image negativity. Let’s not bother too much about how we look online. And let’s call it being fuss-free. FUSS-FREE.