After all the horrendous, weird, and bizarre Instagram beauty trends that showed us the not-so-beautiful side of beauty this year, we aren’t really sure what to expect anymore. 2017 has been one ride of a year, even in the beauty industry. We had all the cool trends, like holographic makeup, metallics, warm tones, and glitter, and then there were the weirder ones. The only hope we’re clinging onto for the sake of our sanity is that those beauty looks were only created for the ‘gram. Some of these beauty trends can pass off as experimental for a shoot (like the glitter tongues, upside down lashes and hair nails), but we really have to draw the line at seeing some of these becoming everyday looks.
That being said, the beauty trend that has everyone going WTF this week is none other than … nose hair extensions. Gretchen Chen debuted some very luscious nose hair extensions that kind of looks like she’s been going around smelling caterpillars all day. It doesn’t even look gross, just weirdly fascinating in the ‘why would you do this’ kind of way.
Can we just take a minute to remind you that this trend was not meant to be taken seriously. If you just scrolled down Gretchen’s Instagram, you’ll realise that her feed is full of hilarious shots that are more funny than aesthetic. She probably did it as a joke, which has inspired many people to copy her. We’re not quite sure if it works, because its quite an *ahem* unconventional look, but it definitely caught our attention.
If you want to try out this look yourself, beauty blogger Sophie Hannah Richardson even made a tutorial to show you can get these beautifully arranged curls around your nostrils. All you have to do is get a pair of eyelash extensions, curl it up, and stick it just inside the opening of your nostrils with eyelash extension glue. Voila! Just remember not to dig your nose or inhale suddenly because you don’t want to end up in the emergency room with fake eyelashes stuck in your lungs.
And then there were some people who just took things too far.
Glitter and nose hairs extensions – a fitting combination?
And we weren’t spared when the guys joined in the fun too, although we think that they were just ridiculing us.
Taking hairy noses to another level
Header image from @gret_chen_chen
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