New Social Media Trend Encourages Embracing Natural Aging Process

A new social media trend is encouraging viewers to embrace the natural aging process. The “anti-filler” and “Botox-repellent” video trend was recently pointed out by Allure magazine. 

The trend is a result of two trends being mashed together. Makeup artist Mei Pang was one of the first to ignite the trend. She took black make up and applied it around her nose and eyes, scrunched her face and then wiped the area with a make-up when she relaxed the expression on her face an abstract pattern was left behind from her skin’s wrinkles. 

Another technique includes applying eye shadow to the outer eyelid and then scrunching your eyes and adding another color of shadow. When relaxing the expression you can see a highlighted pattern in the crow’s feet wrinkles. 

The goal is to embrace natural beauty in an age where beauty standards exemplifies filler and Botox. 

“In the current age of filler and Botox, it’s important to highlight that aging shouldn’t be something deemed ‘ugly’ or ‘undesirable,’” London-based TikTok creator Philosofay tells Allure. “I recognize as a beauty creator I play a role when it comes to beauty standards; I don’t want to further push the ideal of perfection. Human existence is not perfect, skin is not airbrushed, and wrinkles and fine lines are very, very normal.”

While the videos are anti-Botox and filler, they are not shaming anyone with injectables, simply providing a creative approach to embracing the natural aging process.