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Natural Vs. Makeup: Instagram Account Showcases These Asian Transformations That Will Probably Make You Question Reality (30 Pics)
Makeup has been a very talked-about topic lately. A lot of people are discussing what amount of it is ok and what is too much. At the end of the day, it depends on the person wearing it. It does have the reputation of making people look different than they look. I mean, that's kind of the point of putting it on. However, the transformations we're about to share with you leave you pretty stunned and even make you question reality a little bit.
The Instagram account Asian Makeup gathers transformation videos from all over the internet and posts them for us to enjoy and marvel at. We not only see women change their look radically, but men also join in the fun this time!
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A.M. Pierre 4 years ago
Looking at all these pictures, it's like watching a group of people go through a homogenizer. They start out unique and interesting and distinct and all turn into generic "Instagram pretty" people.
What are your opinions on makeup? Do you wear lots of makeup yourself or do you like to keep it more natural? There have been lots of debates over what is right and what is wrong in the makeup world, with many people hating on the ones that wear too much makeup: "catfish," "take them swimming on the first date," and many other comments that probably make the person wearing the makeup feel discouraged and insecure.
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aubergine10003 4 years ago
Um, this isn't just makeup. It's also filters! her eyes are much bigger and aren't even the same color... Um, this isn't just makeup. It's also filters! Look at her eyes - they are much bigger and aren't even the same color.
This article on NBC News reads: "Using makeup doesn't hide women's 'real' beauty, it hides the labor that goes into meeting beauty standards. We’ve bought into the notion that it’s not just desirable, but mandatory to invest in the charade of what 'real women' look like." The article states that there is a danger when it comes to being too good at makeup. Many people think that makeup wearers, especially women, are trying to deceive men with their looks, but fail to see that people usually wear makeup for themselves and no one else.
There is a lot of pressure to look perfect. When you don't wear enough makeup—you're not trying or don't care about your appearance. When you wear too much, you are suddenly vain and deceitful.
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A.M. Pierre 4 years ago
I know makeup can make the bridge of your nose look narrower, but the base width and nostrils as well? I call filter.
However, according to this piece on Men's Health called '11 Reasons Women Look Gorgeous without Makeup,' women who don't wear a lot of makeup seem more confident, innocent, 'primal,' and sexy. It also states that they seem more outdoorsy, approachable, and down to earth.
As per this article in the New York Times, in most cases, men who try to prove that women look better without makeup using photos end up using pictures of women who are, in fact, wearing makeup. This just proves that most enjoy the 'no-makeup makeup look' that a lot of people like to do, especially for everyday purposes.
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A.M. Pierre 4 years ago
There's some photo editing here. The face shape has changed from diamond to oval and the whole face itself has become narrower at the cheek bones. I know she's in more of a 3/4 on the right instead of full face, but still...
This is not the first time we've seen transformations like these here on Bored Panda. If you want to see more mad Asian makeup skills, click here. Or perhaps you would like to see people change from an 'ugly duckling' to a 'beautiful swan'? And here, you can find some proof that a hairstyle is a very important part of your look. And here you can find before-and-afters of women who got the Hollywood 'glow-up.'
No matter what your opinion on makeup is, let's hope you will enjoy these amazing transformations. If you're against a lot of makeup, try and understand that people wear, look, and behave they want to. Try to spread positivity instead of hate into the world!
Let us know what you think of these looks in the comments and don't forget to upvote your favorite ones! Follow Asian Makeup for more creative and shocking makeup looks and transformations.
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Calvin Suzuki 4 years ago (edited)
Filter ;—; unless they did this in the span of months, the face shape and structure is totally different. Edit: ok ok you guys say it’s some kind of tape ok sorry you can stop now
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Bridget Price 4 years ago
contacts... literally why don't ya'll understand how colored contacts work
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Chad Frazier 4 years ago
No no no. There are facelift and eyelid tapes and yes they almost all have different contacts. You know nothing about makeup and trickery A.M. Pierre
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Monika Piekarz 4 years ago
I have to admire the time and skill this takes, at first I thought it was a man.
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Canadian in Cornwall 4 years ago
I don't mean to be rude, but THIS ONE made me laugh out loud, just ridiculous!!!!
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Lizz Lor 4 years ago
And I can't even figure out how to use makeup hide the dark circles under my eyes...
sturmwesen 4 years ago
Same. Since covid I used eyeliner/shadow maybe three times. I plan on keeping it down in the future. Big framed 60ies glasses help with the dark circles :-)
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rehanne garvey 4 years ago
I feel like they're trying to remove their ethnicity, which is heartbreaking
Anastasia Shalunkova 4 years ago
It is their own beaty standart. Suntan is still condidered ugly, doesnt matter how strong European influence is. Just watch the doramas for inner market, they even cats young actresses to portray elder characters.
Load More Replies... Anne 4 years ago
Most of them are really beautiful before. But I do admire the skill they have, they transform into whole other humans. I just hope it's not due to insecurity of their natural looks.
로희 4 years ago
Some of them do that for social media content, for s**t and giggles that can generate clicks, and/or to promote their skills. Some MUAs became famous (and later got hired to work with the rich and famous) from such posts.
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Doggo Froggo 4 years ago
TBH, I found this post rather sad. That is just my opinion though. Please can someone explain what they are doing with those sheets of whatever on their faces? You know, the ones they are stretching and pulling at? I am a bit confused.
Ladies and Gentlemen 4 years ago
My best guess is it's some sort of stretching material which pulls all excessive face fat into some other part of face or neck.
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Monty Is Fiennes 4 years ago
Got to agree... I have worked with ladies from different asian homelands and the saddest thing I heard was the desparate need to change themselves to fit a beauty standard, particularly with white skin... It was very sad and I empathised with them, but it was clear they felt I could never truly understand...
Monty Is Fiennes 4 years ago
And I agree with Wigger, often they were beautiful already, and I mean in the lovely mix were people who would already be judged as beautiful conventionally.... but it was just not what they thought was beautiful....
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Calvin Suzuki 4 years ago
No hate, but more than half of these were used with filters. You can see that the face is a completely different shape, which can only be achieved by plastic surgery and there is no way makeup skills could have done that. In my opinion, good makeup skills are about bringing out the features in your face and embracing them instead of covering them up and rebuilding your face to look like a completely different person.
SuavePotato 4 years ago
only for the first part. It's this thing called face tape. It can really drastically pull back face fat.
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fainasKeturatis 4 years ago
for costumes and similar a.k.a. special occasions - fine. For everyday life - huge no. That's a sick misunderstanding between some human and their understanding of beauty if one needs THAT to look attractive. I also must mention - most of those are really cute and better with out makeup.
Tacocat 4 years ago
They all look so depressed! A few of them look happy, or like real human beings in the before, so why would they want to change into some emotionless alien??? I wonder how they all started. Like if they were just fooling around with the makeup, then it became a psychological thing.
Sergio Bicerra Descalzi 4 years ago
If they do this to show their skills, is fantastic; if not, that's the worst level of catfishing.
alloutbikes@yahoo.com 2 years ago
This is not just makeup. Major filters. Makeup cannot change the shape of your jaw.
Dorothy Cloud 4 years ago
Nah, it's not worth looking at. I looked at a few, but you might as not bother. They're way beyond being the same person in the pictures.
Tin Woman 4 years ago
This post made me sad. Not about the ethnicity thing, they have the right to decide how they want to look, but about the fact that being very attractive is soooo necessary for women to get by. Just to get by. Just to have doors open and opportunities offered. Or even just to gain the confidence to post a photo or video.
Logic and Reason 4 years ago
The biggest takeaway I had was that several of y’all don’t know about colored contacts.
Julianne Hannes 4 years ago (edited)
Try it without filtering apps and with non artificial lighting done digitally in post. Can you do it for real? With your actual face that's not digitally morphed? Overly digitally manipulated faces look the same and don't stand out because they are millions others just like it and counting. They all look like dead eyed Sims.
SuavePotato 4 years ago
lighting is everything, and obviously they'd look different, their skin probably not so porcelain.
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Becky Moore 4 years ago
How bloody long must it take them to get ready every time they go out?!
Alexander Neil 4 years ago
Some of these look peculiar. For example #8 has a physically different nose.
El Dee 4 years ago
This is NOT just makeup. Looks like protheses too and maybe latex? At first I'd thought it was camera tricks but not so sure now. But what disturbs me MOST about this is that the 'beauty ideal' seems to be to 'Europeanise' the facial features. They were all beautiful, why change to look European??
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
Hidreley and BP promoting this ignorant page should be ashamed. The people are already starting with “wow, my heart is bleeding from sadness about how Asian people hate themselves. This is a solid representation of Asian beauty and gosh it’s sad!” No nuance or thought at all to at least not apply this to every “Asian person” they see now.
Danielle Wigger 4 years ago
they were interesting... a lot of those girls (and boys) were already beautiful (or handsome).
Mili Del Rio 4 years ago
Many don't look thrilled to take the pictures and all I can wonder is ifs against their will and if they are trapped in the sex trade which enslaves countless girls and boys. I pray that isn't the case with these individuals.
Canadian in Cornwall 4 years ago
Photoshop pure and simple. NOT good makeup use, just photoshop!I don't know why people want to look that fake and airbrushed.
Lizz Lor 4 years ago
And I can't even figure out how to use makeup hide the dark circles under my eyes...
sturmwesen 4 years ago
Same. Since covid I used eyeliner/shadow maybe three times. I plan on keeping it down in the future. Big framed 60ies glasses help with the dark circles :-)
Load More Replies... rehanne garvey 4 years ago
I feel like they're trying to remove their ethnicity, which is heartbreaking
Anastasia Shalunkova 4 years ago
It is their own beaty standart. Suntan is still condidered ugly, doesnt matter how strong European influence is. Just watch the doramas for inner market, they even cats young actresses to portray elder characters.
Load More Replies... Anne 4 years ago
Most of them are really beautiful before. But I do admire the skill they have, they transform into whole other humans. I just hope it's not due to insecurity of their natural looks.
로희 4 years ago
Some of them do that for social media content, for s**t and giggles that can generate clicks, and/or to promote their skills. Some MUAs became famous (and later got hired to work with the rich and famous) from such posts.
Load More Replies... Doggo Froggo 4 years ago
TBH, I found this post rather sad. That is just my opinion though. Please can someone explain what they are doing with those sheets of whatever on their faces? You know, the ones they are stretching and pulling at? I am a bit confused.
Ladies and Gentlemen 4 years ago
My best guess is it's some sort of stretching material which pulls all excessive face fat into some other part of face or neck.
Load More Replies... Monty Is Fiennes 4 years ago
Got to agree... I have worked with ladies from different asian homelands and the saddest thing I heard was the desparate need to change themselves to fit a beauty standard, particularly with white skin... It was very sad and I empathised with them, but it was clear they felt I could never truly understand...
Monty Is Fiennes 4 years ago
And I agree with Wigger, often they were beautiful already, and I mean in the lovely mix were people who would already be judged as beautiful conventionally.... but it was just not what they thought was beautiful....
Load More Replies... Calvin Suzuki 4 years ago
No hate, but more than half of these were used with filters. You can see that the face is a completely different shape, which can only be achieved by plastic surgery and there is no way makeup skills could have done that. In my opinion, good makeup skills are about bringing out the features in your face and embracing them instead of covering them up and rebuilding your face to look like a completely different person.
SuavePotato 4 years ago
only for the first part. It's this thing called face tape. It can really drastically pull back face fat.
Load More Replies... fainasKeturatis 4 years ago
for costumes and similar a.k.a. special occasions - fine. For everyday life - huge no. That's a sick misunderstanding between some human and their understanding of beauty if one needs THAT to look attractive. I also must mention - most of those are really cute and better with out makeup.
Tacocat 4 years ago
They all look so depressed! A few of them look happy, or like real human beings in the before, so why would they want to change into some emotionless alien??? I wonder how they all started. Like if they were just fooling around with the makeup, then it became a psychological thing.
Sergio Bicerra Descalzi 4 years ago
If they do this to show their skills, is fantastic; if not, that's the worst level of catfishing.
alloutbikes@yahoo.com 2 years ago
This is not just makeup. Major filters. Makeup cannot change the shape of your jaw.
Dorothy Cloud 4 years ago
Nah, it's not worth looking at. I looked at a few, but you might as not bother. They're way beyond being the same person in the pictures.
Tin Woman 4 years ago
This post made me sad. Not about the ethnicity thing, they have the right to decide how they want to look, but about the fact that being very attractive is soooo necessary for women to get by. Just to get by. Just to have doors open and opportunities offered. Or even just to gain the confidence to post a photo or video.
Logic and Reason 4 years ago
The biggest takeaway I had was that several of y’all don’t know about colored contacts.
Julianne Hannes 4 years ago (edited)
Try it without filtering apps and with non artificial lighting done digitally in post. Can you do it for real? With your actual face that's not digitally morphed? Overly digitally manipulated faces look the same and don't stand out because they are millions others just like it and counting. They all look like dead eyed Sims.
SuavePotato 4 years ago
lighting is everything, and obviously they'd look different, their skin probably not so porcelain.
Load More Replies... Becky Moore 4 years ago
How bloody long must it take them to get ready every time they go out?!
Alexander Neil 4 years ago
Some of these look peculiar. For example #8 has a physically different nose.
El Dee 4 years ago
This is NOT just makeup. Looks like protheses too and maybe latex? At first I'd thought it was camera tricks but not so sure now. But what disturbs me MOST about this is that the 'beauty ideal' seems to be to 'Europeanise' the facial features. They were all beautiful, why change to look European??
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
Hidreley and BP promoting this ignorant page should be ashamed. The people are already starting with “wow, my heart is bleeding from sadness about how Asian people hate themselves. This is a solid representation of Asian beauty and gosh it’s sad!” No nuance or thought at all to at least not apply this to every “Asian person” they see now.
Danielle Wigger 4 years ago
they were interesting... a lot of those girls (and boys) were already beautiful (or handsome).
Mili Del Rio 4 years ago
Many don't look thrilled to take the pictures and all I can wonder is ifs against their will and if they are trapped in the sex trade which enslaves countless girls and boys. I pray that isn't the case with these individuals.
Canadian in Cornwall 4 years ago
Photoshop pure and simple. NOT good makeup use, just photoshop!I don't know why people want to look that fake and airbrushed.
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