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30 People Who Revealed How They Normally Look Vs. How They Make Themselves Look When ‘Catfishing’
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 4 years ago
Humble bragging much? No, but really, beautiful face, great make up skills is all I got here!
PANDA DAMBA 4 years ago
very pretty person indeed. Maybe catfishing, because people will mistake him for a girl in the right picture ;).
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Al Jones 4 years ago
The only time I think that it's anyone's business is if it's someone they're dating. Given the absolutely shocking amount of prejudice and violence towards transgender people, I reckon it's pretty much all down to people simply being bigots.
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Eliška Hůlková 4 years ago
The makeup-less one looks a bit like Emma Watson to me. No need for makeup there.
DonnerDinnerParty 3 years ago
Lipstick, lip liner, a pout... All these things change the appearance of lips. Makeup can pull some serious special effects
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DonnerDinnerParty 3 years ago
Highlighting, contouring with lighter and darker shades. These techniques are specifically for changing the appearance of facial structure.. I said this above but seriously, some makeup techniques can completely pass for special effects used in the movies
Load More Replies...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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Diana Murtaugh 4 years ago
Lovely in both pics. I actually find the smile/lips more attractive in the non catfish pic
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Amanda Hunter 4 years ago
I can imagine the first photo as the morning after, which might be somewhat disturbing for the other person!
Weezie Ray 4 years ago
It very clearly is. Why is there always some dumba$$ dude saying this stupid bs?
Load More Replies...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.
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 4 years ago
It will be so much more satisfying if the before after photos are taken at the same angle.
Bizianka 4 years ago
Agree. In the first angle practically everyone look not so good.
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Francie Traschen 4 years ago
why does she have a double chin in one photo and it's miraculously gone in the other??
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ScarlettofHydraIsland 4 years ago
Is she alright in the first pic? I don’t want to be rude, but those look like bruises all down her cheeks.
Hadesdaughter 4 years ago
I'm not rying to rude but it looks like she was punched. Hope she isn't and I'm just not seeing things straight
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CanidaeVulpes 4 years ago
Maybe the moves are on to something. She took off her glasses and let down her hair
Gwen Parker 4 years ago
Why are half of these "after" photos doing the "slutty tongue" thing???
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Sue Clifford 4 years ago
Really a very believable makeup job. Looks more natural that previous ones. Very pretty girl.
Matt Richardson 4 years ago
Aside from some make-up she's the same cute girl in both pics. No real deception here.
L Jennings 4 years ago
I suspect you're missing the point of this thread.
Load More Replies...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!”
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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Linda Vitucci 4 years ago
what is the app that makes you look like 30 pounds lighter! please tell me
Weezie Ray 4 years ago
In pretty much any app for this purpose, like FaceTune or good ol' Photoshop, you can reshape your face. Here, though, it's mainly just makeup contouring and angles.
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Rustyn Birch 4 years ago
The "before" is just a bad photo (angle, lighting) she is naturally a beautiful person. Does not need all that product. :)
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Roland Gosselin 4 years ago
So... silly faces notwithstanding, they pretty much all look better before? Social media is messing up peoples' beauty standards in a major way...
Lea S. 4 years ago
They think they look better afterwards. I think I look better when my hairs done and I have better nice clothes on too.
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YourGenderfluidFriend 4 years ago
Beautiful in both pictures. Their eyes look so friendly, this is someone I would see on the street and want to know better
Rustyn Birch 4 years ago
I think she looks great as her real self. The celebrity/ media culture is so damaging. :/
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Bernice Wittwer 4 years ago (edited)
I was just thinking that so many of these people are taking the before picture at an upward angle which is almost never a good angle for a photograph. On top of that, many seem to intentionally give themselves a double chin as well as use terrible lighting. This woman does do an excellent job with her makeup. She covers up her birthmark without looking like she's wearing stage makeup.
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Leslea Freeman 4 years ago
She has a "port wine" stain on her chin and jawline, however, she is a natural beauty and looks nice made up as well.
Weezie Ray 4 years ago
Seriously, do you not understand the point of these photos? Try reading the words that go along with the pictures.
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Chantel LaPere 4 years ago
Makeup seems to make her look so much older. She should wear less and look like her young self.
Matt Richardson 4 years ago
Looks good in the first pic, I don't like the filters in the second so much.
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.
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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Misty Grage 4 years ago
Pretty in the first one as well....I'd give almost anything to be a natural beauty.
Ashlie Harman 4 years ago
girls need to stay true to themselves and stop hiding under makeup. your beautiful just the way you are.
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Shiny J 4 years ago
Exactly - clearly she's making a daft face in the "before". Does she look like that all the time? I doubt it!
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Linda Vitucci 4 years ago
stick your tongue back in your mouth please!! you look like you're ready to suck some d**k, but I guess that's the idea WTF
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Little Dino 4 years ago
Is it just me, or does she look kinda like Sophie Turner? Either way, she's gorgeous :)
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Jayson Hammer 4 years ago
Might as well just have a completely white screen if you're going to overexpose so much
Amaranthim Talon 4 years ago
Serious filtering going on here- This one really is cat-fishing. The dudes in make-up, well nowadays that isn't cat-fishing either unless the person on the other side is expecting a woman.
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YourGenderfluidFriend 4 years ago
This one should be higher!! Both pictures show a beautiful person who looks confident in their own body!
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Glenn Zoontjens 4 years ago
A smile can make all the difference- she's positively radiant in the second photo
Tineke Marburg 4 years ago
This is the first real picture I see. She is not out to"change herself, just make her beautiful looks more prominent.Makes me feel its realistic to do even for meat 71 years old.
Little Dino 4 years ago
I don't think this is much of a catfish...she just put some makeup on!
Ghoustie 4 years ago
now now lets not assume especially on something public it's very rude
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Lunar Bicycle 4 years ago
She can do what she damn well pleases to her eyebrows.
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Rustyn Birch 4 years ago
Gurl, you do not need all that product. You're wonderful with out it! Werq.
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Amaranthim Talon 4 years ago
I agree with who said BS. Not the same person at all unless so much photoshopping went into it as to make them unrecognizable
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Arctic Fox Lover 4 years ago
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 4 years ago
Seeing all these photo's and how much, Make-Up is damaging their natural skin, some look really frightening.
angie but who cares 4 years ago
makeup dosen't damage skin that i know of
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DDmaybeandor 4 years ago
Your beautiful green eyes are all that's left to see of you in the after photo 😔
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GirlFriday 4 years ago
Newsflash!!!! People look different while wearing make up and after their hair is styled.
Ruby the singlest person ever 4 years ago
She looks the exact same but with make up on so why cant you trust it
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AriMalari87 4 years ago
i cant tell if this is a good "oh god" or a bad "oh god"
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No Username 4 years ago
she didn't "catfish," she simply put makeup on. And yes, she's pretty without it, but if she feels better with makeup on then she should do whatever she likes ;)
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Doggo Froggo 4 years ago
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.
Alethia Nyx 4 years ago
Not sure how this is catfishing... It's just glammed up vs not glammed up (often taken at a deliberately unflattering angle).
Kimberley McMillan 4 years ago
Oh wow. Makeup washes off and angles change how a face looks. News at 11!
Seabeast 4 years ago
I thought "catfishing" was when you pretended to be someone else online to extort money from people?
NMN 4 years ago
Yep, or just for "fun" or some other weird reasons. I guess whoever did this doesn't understand that
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Kate 4 years ago
@Alan or perhaps consider that most women wear makeup for themselves so your opinion on whether or not you like the natural look is a moot point? (Not to mention the number of articles that have been done about people mistaking a ton of, but very natural makeup for "no makeup.")
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Casey McAlister 4 years ago
Most of them aren't really "catfish". They intentionally pull silly faces and take photos from really bad angles, and you clearly can see it's the same person.
Katerina Huskova 4 years ago
So someone is "suprised" what make-up can do? Like realy? After IDK years of YT tutorials?
Doggo Froggo 4 years ago
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.
Alethia Nyx 4 years ago
Not sure how this is catfishing... It's just glammed up vs not glammed up (often taken at a deliberately unflattering angle).
Kimberley McMillan 4 years ago
Oh wow. Makeup washes off and angles change how a face looks. News at 11!
Seabeast 4 years ago
I thought "catfishing" was when you pretended to be someone else online to extort money from people?
NMN 4 years ago
Yep, or just for "fun" or some other weird reasons. I guess whoever did this doesn't understand that
Load More Replies... Kate 4 years ago
@Alan or perhaps consider that most women wear makeup for themselves so your opinion on whether or not you like the natural look is a moot point? (Not to mention the number of articles that have been done about people mistaking a ton of, but very natural makeup for "no makeup.")
Load More Replies... Casey McAlister 4 years ago
Most of them aren't really "catfish". They intentionally pull silly faces and take photos from really bad angles, and you clearly can see it's the same person.
Katerina Huskova 4 years ago
So someone is "suprised" what make-up can do? Like realy? After IDK years of YT tutorials?
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