FLOSSI SEES THE GILDED SELF-GAZER
A person who not only commissions but adores a gold bust of themselves is best described as a Gilded Self-Gazer — a rare but luminous specimen of homo vanitas.
AUREUS ME FECIT — QUONIAM NEMO MELIOR
Such an individual may be observed in their natural habitat:
• Admiring their reflection in the gleam of 24-karat cheekbones.
• Hosting candlelit unveilings of their likeness for bemused dinner guests.
• Casually noting, “It doesn’t quite capture my aura, but it will do.”
IMAGO MEA, AETERNA SIT
They are part sculptor, part shrine-builder, part public relations department, and entirely convinced that their profile — preferably in gold — belongs alongside the Caesars, Napoleons, and action figures of history.
OMNES ASPICITE, ET ADMIRAMINI
Pharaonic: Echoing the self-aggrandising tendencies of Egyptian pharaohs who built grand monuments to themselves.
• Imperial or Caesar-like: Evoking Roman emperors who commissioned statues and busts in their honor.
• Autocrat of aesthetics: A poetic way to describe someone who elevates their image to art.
