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To think in ten years all these huge veneers and huge lips will be seriously dated?

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ToriMJ · 01/11/2024 21:08

Eek, watching tv these days it's a sea of huge symmetrical bright white veneers.
So many of them look like they have got a teeth guard in when they are sucking on them.
Most of them just look really terrible and I dread to think what their long term teeth issues will be.
Add in the huge lips and filler faces and really it's a bit black mirror with all these faces looking the same. I know the lip filler can be dissolved but is that the same for all over the face? Will people be able to go back to how they were before once the filler blindness passes?
I've been watching old movies and the difference with natural teeth is quite something, it changes the natural shape of your face and everyone looks more individual .
Aibu or will it all look so dated in ten years and all these huge horsey veneers go out of fashion?
Or am I just getting old Grin

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ISeriouslyDoubtIt · 02/11/2024 14:25

NanaNorasNaughtyKnickers · 02/11/2024 12:38

It seems to differ by regions of the UK too. I notice it much more in some places than others (I don't dare to say where).

This is definitely true and it can vary even within towns a few miles apart.
I recently went to the opticians and somehow got talking about this very subject. She is based in a pretty well off area but had to spend some time working in a much poorer place about ten miles away( more up the South Wales valleys), she said there was a huge increase in the number of women there with obvious lip filler, fake tan, long pointed patterned nails etc.

CharlotteLucas3 · 02/11/2024 13:37

I barely saw any women with lip filler when I lived in Cambridge. Now I live near Huddersfield and I see loads. I find it very difficult not to stare so I do wonder whether this is usual and whether these women feel a bit self conscious with people not reacting naturally towards them.

I also find it a bit odd that the women I see with obvious lip filler generally make no effort with any other aspect of their appearance, which indicates to me that they're doing it because it's fashionable without any real thought to the aesthetics. Some of them have a lot of migration and no actual lips - the filler is all sitting around the mouth and it looks hard.

Regarding the teeth, some do look nice if they're done in a natural way. I prefer slightly crooked teeth myself but they have to be crooked in an attractive way.

KoalaCalledKevin · 02/11/2024 13:19

It seems to differ by regions of the UK too. I notice it much more in some places than others (I don't dare to say where).

I agree, I'm aware of the look being discussed but it's not something I see in my office, at the school gate, or around the town generally. But I assume from some of these comments that in some areas it's more common.

Greencustard · 02/11/2024 13:18

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Oh the irony.

LyingWitchInTheWardrobe · 02/11/2024 13:14

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Greencustard · 02/11/2024 13:08

TunipTheVegimal24 · 02/11/2024 08:55

I can cope with it.

I am arrogant though, because I'm pretty awesome. Maybe that's why I don't feel the need to foam at the mouth over what other people do with their eyebrows.

You clearly can't cope with it when you're trying to silence people. You know what I do when I don't like a thread? I go find another one.

NanaNorasNaughtyKnickers · 02/11/2024 12:38

Tautumnal · 02/11/2024 10:35

Is it just a UK/US thing? I was on holiday in Italy and where we stayed there was a good mix of other nationalities, not many Brits, and it was striking how natural everyone looked. I hadn't realised until I saw one 'filled' face/lips (British person) and then realised how normal and natural everyone else looked in comparison.

It seems to differ by regions of the UK too. I notice it much more in some places than others (I don't dare to say where).

IcyLilacZebra · 02/11/2024 12:36

They already look bad I have never followed the whole fake eyelashes tan and lip filler thing it just doesn't look good at all

Zippedydodah · 02/11/2024 12:31

lavenderlou · 01/11/2024 21:52

Hopefully. What would have been the equivalent 10 or 15 years ago? Boob jobs? They do seem less of a thing now.

I remember seeing four elderly ladies walking along the seafront in Tenerife with the most ridiculously inflated boobs. Their bodies from the neck down (neck, arms, legs) were wrinkled and they looked like caricatures of a woman.

Alottodoaboutssomething · 02/11/2024 11:14

LyingWitchInTheWardrobe · 02/11/2024 10:58

No need to be a misogynistic twat though, that's really not a good look for any woman.

That poster seems a little too angry bout the way that other women look too. Not liking a look is verging on anger, why?? Those that doth protest too much...

I don't like the look, but I don't feel angry about it and certainly do not feel the need to rant, like some on this thread.
Maybe a look in the mirror for these posters is required, as I bet all of that venom from within does not show well on the outside!

Heatherjayne1972 · 02/11/2024 11:04

Bearing in mind that the vast majority of people (generally ) don’t keep their natural teeth clean enough.
I predict a lot of dental problems in the next decade for the turkey teeth brigade

LyingWitchInTheWardrobe · 02/11/2024 10:58

NoisyDenimShaker · 01/11/2024 21:58

Oh, I was holding back. Not only do these identikit girls with their duck lips and slug eyebrows look incredibly thick, they also look extremely lower-class!

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No need to be a misogynistic twat though, that's really not a good look for any woman.

rainbowbee · 02/11/2024 10:43

My office is in an under-privileged part of the city and giant teeth, giant lips and giant lashes are the norm for girls around there. I think it looks so cheap.

DBSFstupid · 02/11/2024 10:39

Williamse31 · 01/11/2024 22:49

I see Tess Daly and fallen fowl to the dreaded turkey teeth

I see what you did there 😂😂

Tautumnal · 02/11/2024 10:35

Is it just a UK/US thing? I was on holiday in Italy and where we stayed there was a good mix of other nationalities, not many Brits, and it was striking how natural everyone looked. I hadn't realised until I saw one 'filled' face/lips (British person) and then realised how normal and natural everyone else looked in comparison.

Namechangefordaughterevasion · 02/11/2024 10:31

During lockdowns people couldn't get Botox. I noticed the difference in my own face, it all sagged a bit and I looked older and tired . I was delighted when restrictions were lifted and I could once again look fresh.

Someone I know took matters into her own hands - literally. She bought Botox online (not from the UK). It came with needles and face masks indicating where you should inject for whatever outcome you wanted . Her and her sister then injected one another using the masks as a guide.

The outcome was horrendous. She was absolutely smooth and wrinkle free but her whole face shape was distorted - to the point that when I arrived to meet her at an agreed place I didn't recognise her and walked past her.

She is still doing it because obviously it's much cheaper than going to a reputable doctor. She is absolutely thrilled with the results but I find it hard to even look at what was once a very pretty face.

Greenpolka · 02/11/2024 10:31

As a 40+ year old women my mouth is far sexier than any younger women's mouth I've seen who's had their mouth augmented. I also look younger and more attractive due to having good genes and not one bit of work done! None of these women pumping themselves with fillers will look attractive when they hit 40+

NanaNorasNaughtyKnickers · 02/11/2024 10:31

mouldypumpkin · 02/11/2024 10:16

Of course you can tell. Did your daughter grind her teeth down too?

I didn’t know you had to do this, it’s shocking!

You can of course have them done well so that they don't look fake, the same as with any cosmetic surgery, in which case we won't we sniggering about turkey teeth because we won't know! The problem is that most people when they spend thousands of pounds don't want natural with blemishes and imperfections. They want bling - teeth like marble tombstones and knockers like balloons.

amoreoamicizia · 02/11/2024 10:26

Oh really? If you think I didn't hear some variation on "baboon's arse", "trout pout" or most shockingly " ___ lips", the same language employed throughout this thread, almost every day growing up then you are wrong. And now as an adult I'm seeing just the same words here, probably from the same types of people. "Oh but we didn't mean you!".

Didn't you?

You can't throw about this kind of language, the self-same bullying and derogatory, racist language and expect me and others like me to remain impervious to it.

MauveCritic · 02/11/2024 10:24

It's so weird; it's all had the opposite effect on me. I see women with regular mouths and teeth, and I think they are the most beautiful creatures I've seen. (Not all of them, but you get the drift.) I can't stand this look or the overfilled, frozen faces. I've taken to watching movies from the '90s backwards to see ordinary people again.

Claloulat · 02/11/2024 10:20

amoreoamicizia · 02/11/2024 10:13

Shame on you thin lippers for firstly emulating fuller lips that are a natural endowment and often an ethnic feature for some of us, and then spitefully and hypocritically turning around to demean and mock what we have!

You can never be us that are born this way, no matter what you inject 💋 I'm sorry for you 😄 💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋

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Naturally full lips are beautiful though. It's the look that people are going for. Unfortunately, you can't replicate the look artificially. You either have it or you don't. Maybe small amounts of filler can look good on some people. However, most of the time you see someone with filled lips you think "they've had filler", not "they have lovely full lips".

Ideally people should embrace what they have, and not shame anyone for having thin lips, full lips, small breasts, big breasts, being naturally thin or naturally curvier etc

Ihateboris · 02/11/2024 10:17

Regarding fillers, this video is really shocking. It's about 12 minutes long but well worth watching.

mouldypumpkin · 02/11/2024 10:16

FfsBrian · 01/11/2024 21:50

My friend who sells Tropic also said that she heard the face collapses when you stop having Botox.

Both women are wrong. The body is incredibly good at healing and believe it or not they go back to their natural shape. Same with the new fillers - not Leslie Ash style filler though.

I agree with the teeth. The older ones will need replacing in ten years and its whether people can afford it. My daughter had hers done in Dubai and they actually look very subtle and lovely, you cant tell - looks like she just had a brace when she was younger. People who get them on the cheap in Turkey are most likely going to regret having them done or maybe they wont! If it suits the wearer - bugger the starer!

Of course you can tell. Did your daughter grind her teeth down too?

I didn’t know you had to do this, it’s shocking!

unlikelywitch · 02/11/2024 10:15

They already look very dated. I find it incredibly sad that some women feel they need to inject filler into their faces and replace perfectly healthy teeth with tombstone veneers in order to feel good about themselves.

I’m from a working class town where this type of thing is quite prevalent and from my own observations, it’s a lot to do with living life through Instagram - they look good on insta (well what they perceive as looking good) and don’t realise or care about how they look in person. It totally skews their perception.

Turkey teeth and hair transplants on men are ten a penny here as well but they almost feel like a status symbol more than anything else. Sort of like a Range Rover and new build with a hot tub in the back garden.

amoreoamicizia · 02/11/2024 10:13

Shame on you thin lippers for firstly emulating fuller lips that are a natural endowment and often an ethnic feature for some of us, and then spitefully and hypocritically turning around to demean and mock what we have!

You can never be us that are born this way, no matter what you inject 💋 I'm sorry for you 😄 💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋