“Catfishes” Are Revealing What They Really Look Like Without Makeup (32 Pics)
It’s no secret that deception online is a big thing. From the comfort of their homes, people can trick us into believing virtually everything—from perfect looks to enviable lives. I mean, who’s there to check up on what’s true or false?
Unless, of course, they give in themselves. And this is what the new TikTok challenge is all about. #CatfishChallenge has TikTokers revealing their real faces behind picture-perfect selfies. Essentially, it totally debunks the belief that everyone looks like supermodels in their daily lives.
Initiated by 22-year-old Australian TikToker @moldogaa, the Catfish Challenge has already amassed 409.3 million views and counting. Others joined in to share their unrecognizable faces and it’s both amusing and kinda illuminating.
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It's good tho! I like her hair aswell in the before pic but I also like the colour of her real pic.
Bored Panda reached out to social media influencer Shanae Thompson, who has 113.6k followers on her TikTok account, where she goes by the handle @itsyagirlshaeee. Shanae also joined the fun #catfishchallenge and her video went viral, amassing 163.6k likes.
The influencer 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!”
Essentially, the new TikTok video trend debunks the 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. These light-hearted and comical videos are hashtagged #catfish to show just how deceiving the pictures can be.
“I would remind everyone to love themselves for who they are. Even in the moments when you don’t look your best. Be comfortable and confident in your skin,” Shanae said. “I enjoy being able to play with makeup and change my look. But at the end of the day, taking all that off and relaxing is the best part of the day.”
And when it comes to TikTok, the social media influencer said she’s over the moon that so many people “could enjoy my goofy content.”
“I think anybody who wants to put themselves out there as an influencer, dancer, or performer of any kind would be silly to not start a TikTok account. I have seen so many people’s careers take off from the app.” Shanae concluded that nothing about this app that she has experienced really is a downfall. And if it puts smiles on people’s faces, it’s even better!
Why would you want to look like somebody else? Why is being yourself not good enough?
Hm... this one doesn't have too much difference, from what I can see... just the pose and a few edits to the complexion and eyes.
yeah, I'm pretty sure all of these are to make it like: flattering pic vs. unflattering pic
I don't get this. Anyone can make it look like he/she doesn't look good. You actually do, in both pictures.
Lol I love her expression in the second one- btw, anyone else think her hair is GORGEOUS?
I think all of these are to make it like: flattering pic vs. unflattering pic
its earthworm sally carrying diseases from florida to cali florida to cali earthworm sally flying through the air im an earthworm and i dont really care im a barber ill do your hair its earthworm sally carrying diseases from florida to cali from florida to cali ... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-
Oh may gawd I love flamingo it's Albert I need to watch this more! Earthworm Sally is the best! XD
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This one doesn't count, she just took a picture in a less flattering angle...Anyone can look "bad/ugly" like that...
So they altered their pics to try to attain society's insane beauty standards and also uphold them, and now they are posting their "real" faces with grimaces, weird angles, etc. Social media is so weird sometimes
“They took normal pics / pics with makeup, then they took pics of themselves making the ugliest faces. The sub is called Pretty Girls Ugly Faces.” As a woman who goes no-makeup all the time, I’m glad I have an appointment with my neuro-ophthalmologist on Monday, because I think I rolled my eyes into my brain. Edit: And in case any makeup wearers feel like playing the victim, I don’t give a flying fart what women, men, nonbinary people or anyone else puts on their face. I’m specifically talking about the theatrical “ohhhh bare faces are sooooo ugly” behaviour.
Perfectly said. But let me add. These pictures on the right just scream "Say im still hot because I need attention"
Sam Kunz what
Julie C Rose yes
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They took normal pics / pics with makeup, then they took pics of themselves making the ugliest faces. The sub is called Pretty Girls Ugly Faces. It’s just meant to be fun, not some incel’s invitation to comment on what beauty products a person / woman is allowed to use.
Bit hard to see the difference when they're pulling ridiculous faces.
Yeah... they should have the same pose on both...
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Yeah - it is almost like they are still scared to show us the real them. I respect the fact that some women find it almost impossible to imagine doing what these women did, don't get me wrong, but I just wish we could have seen a proper comparison. I guess I am grateful that I don't wear makeup and so don't have to worry about that type of thing.
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That’s literally the point, some incel just took that thread and pretended it was about makeup. This is from “pretty girls ugly faces.” It’s literally the point of the sub. Someone is just jealous of girls who wear makeup.
The only incel related stuff I see on this page is your posts, MTP. Wherever these images are from the panda title implies that this is fake looks vs real. Instead it's fake looks vs silly grimaces. And no, they're not just using makeup in the fake pics. They're obviously either using filters or editing them some other way.
I don't understand how these are "catfishes". It looks to me like the first picture is makeup and filters and the second picture is completely natural. Catfishing is when you start a romance with someone and you aren't who you say you are.
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An incel posted this.
It's funny to me how ppl keep making comments like "still pretty" and "doesn't make much difference"... Well it does make a difference. Otherwise they wouldn't be wearing the masks right?? Some of these are unrecognisable.
I catfished people since I was 16, before there was a word for it. I had no self-confidence and hated myself for being gay. Then I met someone as a catfish at 18 and fell in love with him. Managed to catfish him for 6 years before he told me he knows I'm not the person I claim. I came clean, it was the worst time in my life. We've been together for 12 years.
Your honesty and ownership shows how far you've come, and I'm so glad you found someone who could pull you out of that situation, before it caused too much damage :)
David Gallagher no
Bored Panda article explains why people shouldn't use Tik Tok, yet Bored Panda continues to share articles about Tik Tok Challenges? :S
This was really dumb. Makeup will always change the way you look, as will posing in a bad angle while making a face. Just be you!
Well, no one looks great when they touch the camera with their nose, and make faces, purposely make double chin and so on. So, on the left, we have posing with make up, on the right we have person making face on like 2cm from camera. How is that even.. I don't get it.
Biljana Malesevic Good response!
This whole collection is kinda pointless.
It looks like in pics without makeup they're purposely trying to look bad. They should've just took a normal picture of themselves without makeup.
I have said it before and I will say it again... EMBRACE YO FACE
Now that we've convinced people makeup is catfishing because it looks different from not wearing makeup, it's time to say that it's catfishing to wear clothes.
This isn't fair. When they have the makeup on, suddenly they're posing like a photo. Without the makeup, it's like they're making weird faces just to show the "difference." C'mon.
Some of them aren't that different, it's just the posing and pulling faces that makes the difference.
Only a few of these pics are actually different. The rest are just people in normal poses, then in unflattering poses.
I think their made up faces with the magic marker eyebrows, Barbie doll fake eyes and duck lips all look stupid. Who wants to look like a android sex toy?
Honestly, who has the time to plaster that much make-up on! This level of skill and effort seems worth to me only for cosplay situations.
I for one will be glad when the weird, boxy, thick fake eyebrow trend is over. They're so weird looking.
Anony Mouse yes
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What is the mindset of these people, I wonder. Living in a make-believe world with their beautiful avatars. So, what happened to the real world for these people? They are a SAD bunch, admiring their fake selves while living in a fantasy world. Even in these pictures they are grimacing to hide their real faces. They simply cannot be true to themselves anymore.
I'd upvote your comment 100 times if I could.
Emy Loves lol
Make up is intended to bring out the better qualities while hiding the flaws. However, most, if not all, of these aren't the same people. The before pictures all look like Mama June, and the after has features only a cosmetic surgeon can provide. Down sloping noses are turned up. Wide noses are thin. Double chins can be hidden but not without a price. Fun to look at if you remember they're all fake
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Why post such unflattering pics... lol. I feel like I want to scratch my initials in their makeup...
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I don't understand the point of this article. As "catfishing" is done by people who set up a false personal profile on a social networking site for fraudulent or deceptive purposes, why would they reveal their true faces?
When did this white point on the nose/ bacon-like greasy faces become a trend? I think im old..
Can we try something similar but where they aren't trying to look ridiculous in the second pic.
Lord Mysticlaw what
I desperately need to up my make up game. When quarantine is over I definitely need to take a class or something
anyone else upvote a bad comment first so that when you downvote it, it looks like you gave two downvotes? And it also gives the false hope of someone agreeing with them when they get a notif that someone upvoted their comment:)
Why would you do that? It's really kind of creepy. I don't think people even care that much about some rating of comments... I don't think one second about it. And I would never do something, sp that "onother person feels a special way".... Like... What? Why!? Leave them people alone. Deal your own s**t. Sry, but that's really kind of creepy and crazy
Kat Hi ?
I solute you mate
It's not catfishing,rather what does proper makeup do.
all of these people are beautiful with and without makeup
Not really, I would say... And lot of them are horrible even with altered looks.
pebs lol
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pebs good
Why oh why did I click on it and wasted two minutes
This type post is disgusting. It is used to shame people who either have some form of body dysphoria or who are only trying to live up to impossible standards. There also seems to be people on this list who have gained/lost weight since the "sexy/glamor" pictures. I myself looked younger and thinner two years ago compared to today.
I don't understand why women misrepresent themselves on dating sites. Do they think men will be impressed their personalities in person? Lol.
reality is you put on a fake face to be excepted in society
All of them are still pretty no matter what
I can understand how very heavy, complicated makeup can change a person's appearance, but in a lot of these examples, the whole shape of the person's face and head has been changed. Surely this is more Photoshop than makeup, right?
Look up “contouring“. It's a make-up trend with which you basically create a visual illusion to make certain features look different than they actually are.
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Imagine spending an awesome night with the woman on the left pictures and next morning you wake up to the woman on the right picture... No matter which woman it is it's a call for months in therapy. What a way to ruin someone's libido.
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They look good with or without makeup. It doesn't matter. But making faces without makeup takes away from what they TRULY look like without it.
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I think the catfishes intentionally posted unflattering images. As for their target? I learned the phrase Buyer Beware a long time ago (way back in the day when classes were in classrooms, and teachers actually taught students, and crazy enough we have these things called books)
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For the most part, a bunch of boilers proud to attract some fool by falsifying their looks on the internet? Well, alright ...
So they altered their pics to try to attain society's insane beauty standards and also uphold them, and now they are posting their "real" faces with grimaces, weird angles, etc. Social media is so weird sometimes
“They took normal pics / pics with makeup, then they took pics of themselves making the ugliest faces. The sub is called Pretty Girls Ugly Faces.” As a woman who goes no-makeup all the time, I’m glad I have an appointment with my neuro-ophthalmologist on Monday, because I think I rolled my eyes into my brain. Edit: And in case any makeup wearers feel like playing the victim, I don’t give a flying fart what women, men, nonbinary people or anyone else puts on their face. I’m specifically talking about the theatrical “ohhhh bare faces are sooooo ugly” behaviour.
Perfectly said. But let me add. These pictures on the right just scream "Say im still hot because I need attention"
Sam Kunz what
Julie C Rose yes
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They took normal pics / pics with makeup, then they took pics of themselves making the ugliest faces. The sub is called Pretty Girls Ugly Faces. It’s just meant to be fun, not some incel’s invitation to comment on what beauty products a person / woman is allowed to use.
Bit hard to see the difference when they're pulling ridiculous faces.
Yeah... they should have the same pose on both...
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Yeah - it is almost like they are still scared to show us the real them. I respect the fact that some women find it almost impossible to imagine doing what these women did, don't get me wrong, but I just wish we could have seen a proper comparison. I guess I am grateful that I don't wear makeup and so don't have to worry about that type of thing.
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That’s literally the point, some incel just took that thread and pretended it was about makeup. This is from “pretty girls ugly faces.” It’s literally the point of the sub. Someone is just jealous of girls who wear makeup.
The only incel related stuff I see on this page is your posts, MTP. Wherever these images are from the panda title implies that this is fake looks vs real. Instead it's fake looks vs silly grimaces. And no, they're not just using makeup in the fake pics. They're obviously either using filters or editing them some other way.
I don't understand how these are "catfishes". It looks to me like the first picture is makeup and filters and the second picture is completely natural. Catfishing is when you start a romance with someone and you aren't who you say you are.
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An incel posted this.
It's funny to me how ppl keep making comments like "still pretty" and "doesn't make much difference"... Well it does make a difference. Otherwise they wouldn't be wearing the masks right?? Some of these are unrecognisable.
I catfished people since I was 16, before there was a word for it. I had no self-confidence and hated myself for being gay. Then I met someone as a catfish at 18 and fell in love with him. Managed to catfish him for 6 years before he told me he knows I'm not the person I claim. I came clean, it was the worst time in my life. We've been together for 12 years.
Your honesty and ownership shows how far you've come, and I'm so glad you found someone who could pull you out of that situation, before it caused too much damage :)
David Gallagher no
Bored Panda article explains why people shouldn't use Tik Tok, yet Bored Panda continues to share articles about Tik Tok Challenges? :S
This was really dumb. Makeup will always change the way you look, as will posing in a bad angle while making a face. Just be you!
Well, no one looks great when they touch the camera with their nose, and make faces, purposely make double chin and so on. So, on the left, we have posing with make up, on the right we have person making face on like 2cm from camera. How is that even.. I don't get it.
Biljana Malesevic Good response!
This whole collection is kinda pointless.
It looks like in pics without makeup they're purposely trying to look bad. They should've just took a normal picture of themselves without makeup.
I have said it before and I will say it again... EMBRACE YO FACE
Now that we've convinced people makeup is catfishing because it looks different from not wearing makeup, it's time to say that it's catfishing to wear clothes.
This isn't fair. When they have the makeup on, suddenly they're posing like a photo. Without the makeup, it's like they're making weird faces just to show the "difference." C'mon.
Some of them aren't that different, it's just the posing and pulling faces that makes the difference.
Only a few of these pics are actually different. The rest are just people in normal poses, then in unflattering poses.
I think their made up faces with the magic marker eyebrows, Barbie doll fake eyes and duck lips all look stupid. Who wants to look like a android sex toy?
Honestly, who has the time to plaster that much make-up on! This level of skill and effort seems worth to me only for cosplay situations.
I for one will be glad when the weird, boxy, thick fake eyebrow trend is over. They're so weird looking.
Anony Mouse yes
Anony Mouse +
Anony Mouse +
What is the mindset of these people, I wonder. Living in a make-believe world with their beautiful avatars. So, what happened to the real world for these people? They are a SAD bunch, admiring their fake selves while living in a fantasy world. Even in these pictures they are grimacing to hide their real faces. They simply cannot be true to themselves anymore.
I'd upvote your comment 100 times if I could.
Emy Loves lol
Make up is intended to bring out the better qualities while hiding the flaws. However, most, if not all, of these aren't the same people. The before pictures all look like Mama June, and the after has features only a cosmetic surgeon can provide. Down sloping noses are turned up. Wide noses are thin. Double chins can be hidden but not without a price. Fun to look at if you remember they're all fake
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Why post such unflattering pics... lol. I feel like I want to scratch my initials in their makeup...
Joseph Brzezinski +
I don't understand the point of this article. As "catfishing" is done by people who set up a false personal profile on a social networking site for fraudulent or deceptive purposes, why would they reveal their true faces?
When did this white point on the nose/ bacon-like greasy faces become a trend? I think im old..
Can we try something similar but where they aren't trying to look ridiculous in the second pic.
Lord Mysticlaw what
I desperately need to up my make up game. When quarantine is over I definitely need to take a class or something
anyone else upvote a bad comment first so that when you downvote it, it looks like you gave two downvotes? And it also gives the false hope of someone agreeing with them when they get a notif that someone upvoted their comment:)
Why would you do that? It's really kind of creepy. I don't think people even care that much about some rating of comments... I don't think one second about it. And I would never do something, sp that "onother person feels a special way".... Like... What? Why!? Leave them people alone. Deal your own s**t. Sry, but that's really kind of creepy and crazy
Kat Hi ?
I solute you mate
It's not catfishing,rather what does proper makeup do.
all of these people are beautiful with and without makeup
Not really, I would say... And lot of them are horrible even with altered looks.
pebs lol
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pebs good
Why oh why did I click on it and wasted two minutes
This type post is disgusting. It is used to shame people who either have some form of body dysphoria or who are only trying to live up to impossible standards. There also seems to be people on this list who have gained/lost weight since the "sexy/glamor" pictures. I myself looked younger and thinner two years ago compared to today.
I don't understand why women misrepresent themselves on dating sites. Do they think men will be impressed their personalities in person? Lol.
reality is you put on a fake face to be excepted in society
All of them are still pretty no matter what
I can understand how very heavy, complicated makeup can change a person's appearance, but in a lot of these examples, the whole shape of the person's face and head has been changed. Surely this is more Photoshop than makeup, right?
Look up “contouring“. It's a make-up trend with which you basically create a visual illusion to make certain features look different than they actually are.
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Imagine spending an awesome night with the woman on the left pictures and next morning you wake up to the woman on the right picture... No matter which woman it is it's a call for months in therapy. What a way to ruin someone's libido.
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They look good with or without makeup. It doesn't matter. But making faces without makeup takes away from what they TRULY look like without it.
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I think the catfishes intentionally posted unflattering images. As for their target? I learned the phrase Buyer Beware a long time ago (way back in the day when classes were in classrooms, and teachers actually taught students, and crazy enough we have these things called books)
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For the most part, a bunch of boilers proud to attract some fool by falsifying their looks on the internet? Well, alright ...