40 Times People Noticed These Instagrammers Who Heavily Photo-Edit Their Pictures And Exposed Them Online (New Pics)
Although everyone's been talking about the harm of social media to our mental health and are no longer taking everything that’s shared there for granted, photo editing apps are still in the game. And it seems like they won’t be going away any time soon.
A survey has found that a whopping 71% of social media users admit they edit their selfies before uploading. The percent is likely much bigger, since many Instagrammers tend to hide that fact from their audiences. Even if their pics speak louder than words...
So today we’re taking a look at some of the influencers that pushed the limits of fakery to a whole new level. Thanks to the subreddit “Instagram Reality,” which states that "It's unbelievable how some people get away with it while others don't!" we have quite a collection to look at and who knows, it may just put you off from Photoshop.
Psst! Check out our previous posts on Instagram vs reality pics here, here and here.
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I Finally Found One In The Wild
Thank You Tinder For The Incoming Nightmares Ill Have Tonight
Her eyes will stare into your soul, and her teeth will devour it.
Posted vs. Tagged
Previously we spoke to the head moderator of r/Instagramreality nicknamed Zaza9000, shared some insights into the widely popular subreddit with 1M members. It turns out that recently, there's been more interest in video editing than photo editing, for instance. "Especially apps like Facetune2 and SNOW that allow you to edit your body and certain Instagram filters that can make your lips appear bigger and make your skin unrealistically perfect. Seeing them glitch in videos has been a really popular topic on the sub," they explained.
Someone’s Learning On Ms Paint
Totally Realistic Proportions
What is more, some Instagrammers go as far as faking their lifestyles just to get followers, so it’s not only looks that receive an extreme dose of “editing.” The moderator explained: “for us non-influencer, regular people, of course, travel isn't always an option, especially if it's just for a vacation away. Unfortunately, there have been a few influencers that don't care, to be blunt. Some of them feel like traveling and being on vacation is necessary and well-deserved even though people in the medical field, teachers, retail workers, etc. don't get to just jump on a jet and get away."
Something Looks Off
Same Person… Wow
I Know That This Is Traditional Wedding Makeup… But The Amount Of Photoshop Is Just Insane
Pretty sad that white skin and blue eyes are still seen as desirable in a culture where they don't exist.
Heyy.. Indonesian here... In my country it's somewhat 'normal' to use 2 shade lighter for this occasions.. the reason is 1) the bride will be wearing make up for a whole day and greets hundreds of people.. thus they often times get sweaty. So, a thick coverage is needed. 2.) Makeup does oxidized.. so, although at first they really looked very white, it'll be a bit darker later on. 3.) The diversity of shades in make up THAT IS ACTUALLY GOOD, is really rare. Or, they're not easily accessible for Indonesians whom most of them are mid-low income families. 4.) We are asian.. even sometimes (not always) our natural skin color looks lighter. But because we lived in a tropical weather, we looked darker. Thus, for wedding make up, they're trying to reference the lighest shade of skin (the back of elbow, behind ears, etc.).. but the heavily deformed face is wrong tho.. xx
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Peer pressure? Many Asian people have this mindset of Fair glossy skin tone, narrow nose bridge and Heart-shaped face is always on the list of Beauty standards. Colourism is still had this huge part in Asia, to the point where people whiten their skin with bleach and had surgery to fit in the standard. the global market for skin lighteners was projected to reach $19.8 billion by 2018 based on sales growth primarily in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Often women here in my country had been told from a young age to lighten their skin so they could have a better future from marriage to job etc. In here a fairness Cosmetics cream/ lotion asserted that their products allowed for socioeconomic mobility, akin to education.the sales of skin lightening creams in 2012 totalled around 258 tons, and in 2013 sales were about US$300 million. By 2018, the industry for lightening cosmetics in my country had achieved a net worth of nearly $180 million and an annual growth rate of 15%.
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There is nothing more horrifying and entertaining than this "makeup artist's" page. Those eyes are supposedly bizaree lenses and every one of his clients gets it and besides photoshop, it requires atleast two people and rolls and rolls of TAPE to bind and pull their faces back. There are time lapse videos!!
The heart-shaped face is a sign of beautiful petite women in Asian countries.
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My husband is from India. He is from South India and has beautiful dark skin. I was surprised to learn that colorism exists over there to such a degree that they actually sell skin creams to bleach their skin lighter. My husband won't even go out in the sun very long because he doesn't want to get darker.
I dated a guy and his mother (who was darker than me), told him that I'm not good because I'm Black. She's Indian.
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Don't quite know why, but the left ones (especially the lower one) have a serious Tim Burton flair.
I think they're both genuinely beautiful in the original pictures - perfection is a myth but the first lady looks striking and the second one adorably charming - they're both really pretty, and if people around them expect them to look like the edited photos, it's a shame. No one will ever recognize what's right in front of them
Because light skin equals beautiful for many Asian people.
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This is a common Indonesian wedding. I am 99.9% sure this isn't photoshop - these wedding organizers can really make a car look like an omelette.
Both of these women look great in their natural pics. Actually attractive. But those other photos are just hilarious.
It's not just photoshop, a lot of those girls use latex too to achieve this. I saw an article where a man sued his wife because he had an arranged marriage and only saw her on the wedding day, but the next day when she took off all the makeup she looked like a different person and he no longer wanted to be with her!
How do the husbands know that they are in fact living with the woman they married, if she looked similar to the left ones on the wedding day?
It’s no secret that addiction to social media has become a grim reality for many of these Instagrammers who desperately fake their entire lives. However, for a person to be addicted to anything means that the thing they're addicted to has taken over their lives, and that they as individuals have lost the power of choice.
“This is the effect that addiction has, it robs the individual of the ability to stop. Even if that individual is aware of the negative physical, psychological, or financial consequences, they still cannot stop. It is essential to not use the word 'addiction' flippantly; if a person is addicted, then they are in need of professional help and support," Albuquerque, the Head of Treatment for the UKAT Group, explained to Bored Panda. According to them, nobody should throw around the term “addiction” around that easily, although it’s clear that many Instagrammers fall into the category that defines this diagnosis.
Spotted This One On Bumble
I Really Thought At First Glance This Was A Sims Freeplay Edit
Watch Me As I Stand On A Narrow Ledge With My Perfectly Clean Bike On A Wet Day
Never Skips A Leg Day, Just Skips The Right Leg
Wow, that left leg is really deformed. Time to switch up the workouts!
"Professional" Photoshoot, Very Odd
From Her Instagram vs. From A Video Of Her
With the aid of Photoshop and filters you too can look like Japanese sex doll.
Wonder How She Digests Food Without A Stomach, Liver, Kidneys And Intestines
This Side Profile
One Of Her Edits vs. A Screen Shot From Her Live
So Realistic
Make America Blurry Again
A Certain Online Retail Store Is Getting Worse With Their Photoshop
Line Up Ladies, This One Is Single
Left Did Middle Dirty
Hairdresser Uses Weird Eye Filter On All Her Clients
Palm Readers Are Out Of A Job?
Honestly I’m More Confused Than Anything
Mannequins are great...if you wanna know what the clothes look like on a giraffe.
She Looks Good In Her 60s, Why Would She Do This?
She doesn't look that good. She looks old and puffy and as if she's drunk or high. If she would just dress her age and use makeup that suits her face, she'd look fine, but with this... not so much, not without photoshop.
Where Are Her Knees???
Stick Figure
Goes Out Of Her Way To Post That She's "100% Natural" And Her Followers Somehow Believe It.. First Picture On The Left Is A Recent Photo Someone Else Took Of Her That She Made Them Take Down Immediately
Who Is More Photoshopped Here?
Yeah Uhm…looks…good….?
Bless Wikipedia For Keeping It Real
It’s Giving Ross Gellar
Bumbling
Daycare Didn’t Get The Memo To Filter The Photo
As If The Day Wasn't Beautiful Enough, Time To Ruin It With A Big Giant Fake Rainbow
Tagged vs. Social Media: This Popular Chick In Discord Gaming Communities Really Warps Her Head/Chin/Neck Smaller To Get Big Bobs
It’s Like 2 Totally Different Women
First Time Finding A Warped Fail In The Wild
Why Are Drinking Straw-Like Noses A Thing?
Can’t Get Over The Feeling That Apple Are Using Digital Makeup On Their Female Stars. 4k And No Pores. Looks Like A Cg Render
Make Your Skin Lighter In 7 Days Using Camera Flash In Poorly Lit Corner Of Room
Finally Found One In The Wild! What She Posted vs. What The Clinician Posted
Alien Editing Strikes Again
How Does Anyone Find This Attractive?
She slimmed down the nose, but left her nose piercing dangling in nowhere land on her cheek. C'mon man!
Bruh
Some women try to photoshop themselves so thin and others make themselves look like whales. It's weird.
Is It Me Or Does This Model Look Like A Horrible Composite?
She looks like someone got bored in character creation in an MMO. Not gonna lie, in a video game she'd look pretty cool.
Insta vs. Youtube
Why Do People Shrink Their Heads?
"Body Positive" Influencer. Claims She Doesn't Edit Any Of Her Pictures Or Videos
Posted vs. Tagged
She Says She’s All Natural
For the people who believe this; she also has a bridge in London for sale.
Warp God
Noticed This On A Featured Snapchat Story. No Words
Aside from the distorted hips and all it looks like she has a lot of henna tattoos on her arms and legs.
The Face Of Self-Rejection? Gentle Reminder To Love Ourselves A Little Bit More
At least she hasn't overdone it into the ridiculous, like the rest.
Blonde Girl Has The Power To Change Sidewalk Lines. Construction Agencies Fear Her
Instagram vs. Reality vs. Actual Reality. Still Beautiful And My Fav Out Out Of Them, But Let’s Not Get It Twisted
She Has The Same Ultra-Smoothed Face In Every Post And Photoshops Most All Of Her Backgrounds. So Bizarre
Is this a poster for another hilarious horror movie? "Honey, you're dead, you just don't know it yet."
Is This The Faceapp Or Is It Photoshopped On To Someone Else’s Body?
How He Presents Himself On Social Media vs. What He Actually Looks Like
Her Post vs. Her Friend’s Post
I Understand The Pressure To Look Good For Your Dating Profile, But This Is A Bit Much
Is This Real? She Still Looks Amazing, I Just Never Realised How She Looked Without The Filters On
Our Local Divorce Lawyer. Supposed To Be The Same Person
First picture is when she's on your side in the divorce, second picture is when she's on your wife's side in the divorce.
Essex Boy
I Found One In The Wild!
There’s So Much Going On, I Don’t Know Where To Start
It starts with that drawer that's not entirely closed and goes down hill from there.
Minutes Away From A Full-Blown Shrunken Head
633 People Didn’t Catch It I Guess
She Always Tries To Make Herself Look Taller, But This Is Just Way Off
I Was Looking For Pics Of This Beach And The Miniature Of This Photo Caught My Eye... I 100% Thought It Was A Joke Post? But It Isn't? Honestly It Just Makes Me Sad :(
Known Her For 12 Years And Saw Her Just The Other Day... Don't Remember Her Looking Like This
I'm proud of Bored Panda for including males in these articles. Something in the past they did not. Bravo.
I'm disturbed that so many think this is needed. Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) and other insecurities are on show here and it's not good that so many young girls go along with it. I get the tweeking and hiding a pimple or little things (who doesn't hate pimples) but this is too much and it worries me.
I won’t negatively comment on any of these. It just highlights how deeply insecure some people are about their appearance, living in a truly hellish world
Yeah. I would have roast them, but I'm too nice to say something rude
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After this post I feel pain in the eyes and soul. Tell me you hate yourself without telling you hate yourself.
There is nothing to expose here. These pics are ridiculously unrealistic and quite obviously phony.
The majority of these people are mentally ill. Shaming is not going to help.
Weirdly, I just get mad at people like this. Yes, I get that they're insecure AF, but for the love of all that is natural, how TF can they look at the "adter" pics and think it looks natural or good? How can they think others won't notice? The stupidity runs rampant.
I didn’t really like this article, ok some of the images are so obviously photoshopped it can be seen as comical, but some are very subtle and all of them highlight the fact that these people are deeply unhappy with how they look and feel they can’t present themselves as their authentic selves online. Bored Panda is one of the only websites I see as producing wholly positive and affirming content and this article does not feel like it fits with Bored Panda’s ethos and outlook.
i agree that these people are unhappy with themselves, but i'm not sure what you mean by not fitting with BP's ethos and outlook. there have been many of this type of article posted before, along with posts making fun of or shaming things people say. most of them aren't positive or wholesome at all... (and yes, the old Bored Panda was mostly just about art and people's creations, but this shift in content has been going on for a while now)
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I can’t laugh at them. Some of these display such severe body dysmorphia that I just worry about their mental health.
I said it before, and I'll say it again: I want a horror movie about an insane plastic surgeon who kidnaps those fake Instagram posers, anesthetizes them and performs a couple of surgeries on them till they look exactly like the pictures they post. And then they just wake up one day in their own home, don't remember that they were kidnapped in the first place, and realize they cannot walk with those spider legs, or that a couple of organs are missing to achieve a tiny waist. Pretty please, Hollywood?
They would just post pictures of their perfect new look I reckon. There's a show called 'botched', mostly it's ppl who have had bad plastic surgery and want it fixed, but sometimes the doctors meet ppl who have already gone too far and are still wanting more. They won't do it, they just give them a graphic warning if what could happen if they get it done by another Dr, and question any Dr that would willingly do it. Sadly many walk away determined to get the surgery regardless. I like your idea, I just think that should be a horrifying twist: that they didn't get the message "Thank u guardian angel, u gave me the body I always wanted #dieyoung #27 club". Ok and now I'm creeped out 😅
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Holy crap but why? Any one with eyes can see those are fake so what is the effin point?
It is so sad, when you see so many women trying to look like Barbie, who were not exactly beautiful.
I just find it incredibly sad that these people have such insecurity and obvious self image issues. They all look ridiculous.
Didn't Bored Panda feature recently an article about photo consent, i.e., asking people whether consent to the publication of their photos on the net?
I'm proud of Bored Panda for including males in these articles. Something in the past they did not. Bravo.
I'm disturbed that so many think this is needed. Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) and other insecurities are on show here and it's not good that so many young girls go along with it. I get the tweeking and hiding a pimple or little things (who doesn't hate pimples) but this is too much and it worries me.
I won’t negatively comment on any of these. It just highlights how deeply insecure some people are about their appearance, living in a truly hellish world
Yeah. I would have roast them, but I'm too nice to say something rude
Load More Replies... After this post I feel pain in the eyes and soul. Tell me you hate yourself without telling you hate yourself.
There is nothing to expose here. These pics are ridiculously unrealistic and quite obviously phony.
The majority of these people are mentally ill. Shaming is not going to help.
Weirdly, I just get mad at people like this. Yes, I get that they're insecure AF, but for the love of all that is natural, how TF can they look at the "adter" pics and think it looks natural or good? How can they think others won't notice? The stupidity runs rampant.
I didn’t really like this article, ok some of the images are so obviously photoshopped it can be seen as comical, but some are very subtle and all of them highlight the fact that these people are deeply unhappy with how they look and feel they can’t present themselves as their authentic selves online. Bored Panda is one of the only websites I see as producing wholly positive and affirming content and this article does not feel like it fits with Bored Panda’s ethos and outlook.
i agree that these people are unhappy with themselves, but i'm not sure what you mean by not fitting with BP's ethos and outlook. there have been many of this type of article posted before, along with posts making fun of or shaming things people say. most of them aren't positive or wholesome at all... (and yes, the old Bored Panda was mostly just about art and people's creations, but this shift in content has been going on for a while now)
Load More Replies... I can’t laugh at them. Some of these display such severe body dysmorphia that I just worry about their mental health.
I said it before, and I'll say it again: I want a horror movie about an insane plastic surgeon who kidnaps those fake Instagram posers, anesthetizes them and performs a couple of surgeries on them till they look exactly like the pictures they post. And then they just wake up one day in their own home, don't remember that they were kidnapped in the first place, and realize they cannot walk with those spider legs, or that a couple of organs are missing to achieve a tiny waist. Pretty please, Hollywood?
They would just post pictures of their perfect new look I reckon. There's a show called 'botched', mostly it's ppl who have had bad plastic surgery and want it fixed, but sometimes the doctors meet ppl who have already gone too far and are still wanting more. They won't do it, they just give them a graphic warning if what could happen if they get it done by another Dr, and question any Dr that would willingly do it. Sadly many walk away determined to get the surgery regardless. I like your idea, I just think that should be a horrifying twist: that they didn't get the message "Thank u guardian angel, u gave me the body I always wanted #dieyoung #27 club". Ok and now I'm creeped out 😅
Load More Replies... Holy crap but why? Any one with eyes can see those are fake so what is the effin point?
It is so sad, when you see so many women trying to look like Barbie, who were not exactly beautiful.
I just find it incredibly sad that these people have such insecurity and obvious self image issues. They all look ridiculous.
Didn't Bored Panda feature recently an article about photo consent, i.e., asking people whether consent to the publication of their photos on the net?
