Filter for perfect face6/30/2023 ![]() ![]() "I'm not talking about the fun filters that turn you into a Teletubbie or make you look like handsome Squidward. "I find that although my opinion about them is ever-changing, one thing I stand firm on is the fact that filters without a doubt perpetuate unrealistic beauty standards. "Regarding photos, I don't like it when people alter their body because it's not as obvious as a filter to the average person using Instagram. "But I do think with an audience comes responsibility, which is why you need to show the real you as well as the filters. It's your platform and other people shouldn't be dictating your usage of filters. "Of course, you don't have to, you don't have to do anything. I think it's fine to use them, but if you have an audience, I also think it's important to jump on without one occasionally, so people remember what you look like without one. "It SAYS what filter is being used in the top corner of the app. Zero stars." Kelly McCarren the filters that appear on Instagram stories, it's 2021, I honestly don't understand how someone could think that's what someone actually looks like. Too much female aesthetic is forged in the fires of the patriarchy. who decided that was the epitome of beauty anyway? (Men, probably). Not only do I lack the technical know-how but I can always tell when it’s been done, and it just makes me feel a little bit sad. "So yeah, I embrace a filter here and there - I’m not a saint, am I!? But I wouldn’t go as far as changing my features or undergoing a full FaceTune. On my second pic, which was before a facial I’ve just left the skin since that was the focus and I’ve just brightened it up a bit. You can see that in my first image (for a lipstick review) I’ve smoothed a bit of congestion on my cheek since it wasn’t relevant to the product. "I mainly edit to adjust the lighting - make them more aesthetic so my feed looks polished. "When purchasing products I want to know that they do what they say they will - I don’t think I’d make a very trustworthy critic if I was flogging skincare alongside heavily edited, unnaturally pore-less blurred out photos. "I use my socials mainly for work where I post beauty reviews so it’s pretty important to show real unedited skin. It’s just a bit of light housekeeping - nothing hectic, just a teeny tidy up so I look like I’ve got my s**t together! "I look at chucking a filter on a photo in the same light as kicking my kids crap under the couch before I have people over. ![]()
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