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Social media often makes us believe the impossible, from enviable lives to polished looks. Many Insta selfies posted out there have that dreamy, kinda “too good to be true” quality…
Call it a deception game or mad makeup skills applied at the right place, right time, but some influencers have surely left us scratching our heads. So this time, we are taking a look at some of the most hard-to-believe “catfish” makeup transformations as revealed by the TikTokers themselves.
#CatfishChallenge was initiated a couple of months back by Australian TikToker @moldogaa, who amassed a whopping 409.3M views. She got others to share their unrecognizable faces too, but many people are not convinced catfishing is the most appropriate way to use the art of makeup. What are your thoughts, dear Pandas? Let us know in the comment section!
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Rissie Rissie Community Member Follow
Humble bragging much? No, but really, beautiful face, great make up skills is all I got here!
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I'm not sure which look does the cat fishing...
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Social media often makes us believe the impossible, from enviable lives to polished looks. Many Insta selfies posted out there have that dreamy, kinda “too good to be true” quality… Two months ago, the #CatfishChallenge was all over the headlines as the big TikTok challenge for women comparing their super glammed-up looks to what they look like underneath the makeup. The bare-faced TikTokers asked their followers to judge whether they could be considered “catfish” or not. The hashtag #CatfishChallenge alone had 409 million views on the app, and it still remains one of TikTok’s most popular trends.
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Nafisatou Diop Nafisatou Diop Community Member Follow
A F**KING QUEEN
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damn. That's a big change.
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Yet the whole concept for the challenge started all the way back in April 2020, when a TikToker @mzznofilter uploaded a video where she compared a photo on Snapchat to what she looked like in reality. The TikToker was seen laughing while saying “I just took this photo on Snapchat. I don’t look like that. Catfish… MEOW!” The video blew up on social media eight months later and amassed 2.1 million views. ADVERTIsem*nT Essentially, a TikTok video trend emerged, aimed at debunking a common myth that everyone looks perfect in their daily lives. By revealing their genuine faces behind the makeup and photo editing, the TikTokers made a point that the picture and reality don’t always coincide. And often, the difference is extreme.
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rabbitsrabbit rabbitsrabbit Community Member Follow
It will be so much more satisfying if the before after photos are taken at the same angle.
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rabbitsrabbit rabbitsrabbit Community Member Follow
Oh ok, this is convincing
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HufflePuffleGothleGay HufflePuffleGothleGay Community Member Follow
before better than after
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This one isn't a catfish to me. Very obviously the same beautiful girl.
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Previously, Bored Panda reached out to social media influencer Shanae Thompson, who goes by the TikTok handle @itsyagirlshaeee. Shanae also joined #CatfishChallenge and her video went viral, amassing 163.6k likes two months ago. The TikToker said that she enjoys doing challenges on the platform, but this one she made at random. “I didn’t plan that video at all, that content was taken after a single take and it ended up getting a lot more attention than I ever expected!” ADVERTIsem*nT Shanae also said that she enjoyed being able to “play with makeup and change my look.” However, she stressed that by the end of the day, “taking all that off and relaxing is the best part of the day.”
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Austyn Gudgell Austyn Gudgell Community Member Follow
The 2nd one looks like a celebrity I forgot the name tho
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Znaya Znaya Community Member Follow
Lighting and distance along with makeup, same person, good before great after 😀
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Roland Gosselin Roland Gosselin Community Member Follow
So... silly faces notwithstanding, they pretty much all look better before? Social media is messing up peoples' beauty standards in a major way...
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Rissie Rissie Community Member Follow
Yeah, everyone can pull in their chin and look terrible.
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YourGenderfluidFriend YourGenderfluidFriend Community Member Follow
Ooh their hair matches their eyeshadow!
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The TikToker wanted “to remind everyone to love themselves for who they are.” Especially in the moments when you don’t look your best. “Be comfortable and confident in your skin,” she said. And while the #CatfishChallenge grew widely popular, many people felt like it promoted online deception. The internet is a perfect place to facilitate deception through the manipulation of identity by using makeup and filters and to create an unreal representation of self. ADVERTIsem*nT Some say it thus sends a wrong message to others, making them believe a person is someone they really aren’t.
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Very 80's look
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PANDA BOOM PANDA BOOM Community Member Follow
after shower VS after styling look. no catfish whatsoever
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Dreamwolf Dreamwolf Community Member Follow
They both look the same except one has makeup. Not really a catfish.
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Austyn Gudgell Austyn Gudgell Community Member Follow
Just do your hair!
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Little Dino Little Dino Community Member Follow
Is it just me, or does she look kinda like Sophie Turner? Either way, she's gorgeous :)
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Jayson Hammer Jayson Hammer Community Member Follow
Might as well just have a completely white screen if you're going to overexpose so much
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Catmomma Catmomma Community Member Follow
Is it me or she looks like Rachel Green in the after picture?
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Jada Christine Whiting Jada Christine Whiting Community Member Follow
Black girl beauty I love it queen YASSSS
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Biana Vacker Biana Vacker Community Member Follow
I like that she's smiling, so many of them look angry
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Barbar Stewart Barbar Stewart Community Member Follow
Yikes
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BorPand8 BorPand8 Community Member Follow
She aged like 20 years in the 'after'.
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Amaranthim Talon Amaranthim Talon Community Member Follow
not sure making stupid before faces counts..
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Lindy Mac Lindy Mac Community Member Follow
The chin is not the same... I don't believe these are the same person.
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Thindy Thindy Community Member Follow
I love her hair!
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Arctic Fox Lover Arctic Fox Lover Community Member Follow
You can see her forcing her chin back so much--anyone can do that and have a double chin lol
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Lynn Morello Lynn Morello Community Member Follow
Seeing all these photo's and how much, Make-Up is damaging their natural skin, some look really frightening.
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Doggo Froggo Doggo Froggo Community Member Follow
I kinda find it annoying how the person pulls a face/ takes a deliberately unflattering photo in the first but not in the second.... I think it would be nicer if both photos were the same bar the makeup. That's just my opinion though.
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@Kate - thanks, that makes more sense.
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Alethia Nyx Alethia Nyx Community Member Follow
Not sure how this is catfishing... It's just glammed up vs not glammed up (often taken at a deliberately unflattering angle).
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Kimberley McMillan Kimberley McMillan Community Member Follow
Oh wow. Makeup washes off and angles change how a face looks. News at 11!
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Doggo Froggo Doggo Froggo Community Member Follow
I kinda find it annoying how the person pulls a face/ takes a deliberately unflattering photo in the first but not in the second.... I think it would be nicer if both photos were the same bar the makeup. That's just my opinion though.
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@Kate - thanks, that makes more sense.
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Alethia Nyx Alethia Nyx Community Member Follow
Not sure how this is catfishing... It's just glammed up vs not glammed up (often taken at a deliberately unflattering angle).
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Kimberley McMillan Kimberley McMillan Community Member Follow
Oh wow. Makeup washes off and angles change how a face looks. News at 11!
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