Page 27 | What are people doing to their faces?!

Mania89 · 2025-01-03T23:27:56+00:00

I am mid 30s. Colour my hair, wear makeup, thread my eyebrows etc so not completely natural but my goodness what are people doing to their faces?! Young women who are beautiful now have so much injected into their faces that they cannot move them at all. I was looking back at photos in my mid 20s and was wondering why on earth did I worry about my looks at all. Hindsight is wonderful! And I am despairing that girls younger than this have already started to inject Botox and fillers. The world is going mad and don’t even get me started on weight loss injections for those who are not clinically obese! I have two daughters and really feel so worried for them up.

Pottedpalm · 04/01/2025 08:20

Anotherparkingthread · 04/01/2025 00:42

Speak out? Lol. Speak out against people looking how they want to look?

And op is clearly upset. Enough so to make an entire thread. What other words would you prefer? Perturbed? Distressed? Hysterical? Traumatized? All rather hyperbolic in comparison but not necessarily inaccurate either.

What other women look like, wether that be filler, hair dye, peircings, tattoos, fat, thin, boob job, short skirts or other clothing choices, doesn't matter a dot to me. So I'm not starting threads about it, desperately trying to find other judgey mares to snort at other women with. I don't feel the need to have my opinions validated by others. I don't need to put other women down. I don't need to busy body in something which, frankly, is optional. Nobody is expecting you to get filler or Botox if you don't like it. I don't go around saying 'urgh, look at that woman with wissened little prune lips! She desperately needs some filler to look normal!' because it would be a twatty thing to say. The same can't be said for those who are sanctimonious about women doing anything to xosmetically alter their appearance, they can't resist sticking their opinion in when it has no effect on their life and no effect on them. These thoughts about others are often also rooted in deep misogyny, these threads reinforce the notion that women's bodies are open to critique and criticism. Posters will often express disgust and say how terrible it looks but then go on to suggest that it makes them or other women feel inadequate. These two statements are contradictory, which means neither argument against is is a particularly good one. Often these type of argument only masquerade as concern, when in reality they come from a place of hatred for other women for simply existing and making choices that do not have any bearing on your life, but do not affirm or align with your own set of beliefs. This is prejudice.

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Gosh, you must be very upset to type that tirade. 🙂

Icantbelieveitsnotnutter · 04/01/2025 08:20

They look like Spitting Image puppets and are always the ones jumping to this vile trend's defence on these posts, getting angry at anyone who dare comment that it looks awful. They look crass and common, porny, weird, mask-like. I'm not opposed to plastic surgery, hair colouring, whatever that can make people look and feel good but fillers are just awful. A silly trend indeed.

ChanelBoucle · 04/01/2025 08:19

missdeamenor · 04/01/2025 08:12

If you start having botox before wrinkles appear and continue, then you will never have wrinkles - well that's what I've been told.

I've seen lots of older women who don't have a single wrinkle but I can tell immediately that they're pushing 60 or 70. If it's not the wrinkles that age us, then what is it?

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Jowls, muscle sagging, droopy lids, thinning hair, lumpy tums… a somewhat depressing list and none of it attributed to wrinkles!

I’ve had botox on and off since my mid thirties. Looked awesome at first, genuinely took five years off me, but as I’m ageing I’m starting to find it looks odd and out of keeping with my age. It actually makes me look quite hard faced and a bit odd. I’ve decided to stop doing it. Luckily I leave it so long between each appt I won’t have too much of a shock when it all wears off as I know how I’ll look!

ueberlin2030 · 04/01/2025 08:19

jimmyateworld · 04/01/2025 08:18

I agree this all started with the Kardashians, they've had a huge huge influence

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Does anyone still follow those idiots?

westernlights · 04/01/2025 08:18

Yes when you get we might have envied the natural beauty of a film star. However, I don't hold any envy of this trend at all. I've never aspired to look like a blow up doll.

jimmyateworld · 04/01/2025 08:18

Applesonthelawn · 04/01/2025 08:16

I blame the Kardashians largely. It's obscene that they've manipulated a gullible public by pretending to be the glossier version of what they want to be, lying about it (through filters and minimising the amount of work they've had done) and having so much financial success for it. The buttock lifts are the final straw - hideous and just a marketing ploy. Why is anyone taken in by it? It's the racial aspect that I find particularly offensive.

I agree this all started with the Kardashians, they've had a huge huge influence

Pat888 · 04/01/2025 08:17

Perhaps, as they spend so much time on tik tok and not on mainstream tv they don't realise that wrinkles or an interesting older face exists and that it can be interesting and attractive.
Only young immature faces appeal to them.

Applesonthelawn · 04/01/2025 08:16

I blame the Kardashians largely. It's obscene that they've manipulated a gullible public by pretending to be the glossier version of what they want to be, lying about it (through filters and minimising the amount of work they've had done) and having so much financial success for it. The buttock lifts are the final straw - hideous and just a marketing ploy. Why is anyone taken in by it? It's the racial aspect that I find particularly offensive.

5128gap · 04/01/2025 08:16

Namechangedforthis25 · 04/01/2025 00:13

With respect, I don’t think op is upset

she is expressing an opinion

And I totally agree with her - too many 25-35 year old I see in London have the same type of face these days - dark defined brows, fake filled lips,

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No she's not upset at all. She's having a lovely time making herself feel better by criticising other women's appearance, safe in the knowledge she'll have a lot of agreement from people who also enjoy being spiteful about younger women . She knows the misogynist insults will start to come thick and fast, everyone will be reassuring themselves they look so much better than these women and are morally superior, more 'secure' and more intelligent to boot. A lovely time will be had by all, as usual.

jimmyateworld · 04/01/2025 08:16

I think fillers and Botox in teenagers and young women are unnecessary. But if you're an older woman who wants a little lift/plumpness in your face then why not ?
I'm not a fan of the huge lips but not against Botox or some subtle filler, just as I said, over a certain age because young women just don't need it.
I'm 35 and wouldn't turn down some Botox for my frown lines !

ueberlin2030 · 04/01/2025 08:16

Pat888 · 04/01/2025 08:14

There weren't plastic looking faces in those days. Just good looking ones.

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We're discussing the current trend, not 'back then'.

ueberlin2030 · 04/01/2025 08:15

Harping · 04/01/2025 08:13

I have heard some young women discussing this. And I think the thing they are told/believe is that Botox is most effective at keeping you look young if you start early and maintain it through life. If you start on your 40s it is “too late “ for it to work how you want.

so I think this is the mindset of why they do it even when they have young faces

This idea is promoted by the providers wanting to hook them in to starting the years of procedures as early as possible, sadly. Refuse to accept it.

Rosscameasdoody · 04/01/2025 08:15

Anotherparkingthread · 04/01/2025 00:05

Frankly, while you're entitled to an opinion, they are also entitled to an opinion. It's their bodies. Their choice. They like it.

The only person who getting upset about it is you, and it isn't your business.

She’s not getting upset, she’s expressing an opinion. Do you always come at debates from the point of view of shutting them down ?

Pat888 · 04/01/2025 08:14

ueberlin2030 · 04/01/2025 08:14

Jealous? Of plastic looking faces?

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There weren't plastic looking faces in those days. Just good looking ones.

ErniesGhostlyGoldTops · 04/01/2025 08:14

Horserider5678 · 04/01/2025 08:12

You’re entitled to have an opinion, but does it affect you on a personal level? To be honest I’ve more important things to think about other than what people choose to do to themselves. I’m sure you have too!

It's just an opinion. That's what a forum is for.

Pat888 · 04/01/2025 08:14

It's not the wrinkles it's the sagging. Though the 11s can make you look a bit grumpy or tired.

ueberlin2030 · 04/01/2025 08:14

Pat888 · 04/01/2025 08:11

I'm 70 and remember wanting to look like Blondie, Stevie Nicks. Had there been the option of a bit of surgery etc to make me prettier when I was 16 I would have had it if I could have afforded it.
Weren't we all jealous of good looking people.

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Jealous? Of plastic looking faces?

ErniesGhostlyGoldTops · 04/01/2025 08:13

Dcbjgfdh · 04/01/2025 00:39

I think the young women these days are going to look back on photos of themselves in years to come and cringe far more than previous generations have done at past photos of themselves.
They are often making permanent changes to their face and are absolutely wasting their youthful looks. A lot of the girls in their 20s look like they are women in their 50s with overdone plastic surgery.

This is exactly right. I see young women in their twenties and they have a look of a much older woman as a result of having had work done.

This in combination with the sharpie eyebrows and they look like a puppet. A bad puppet.

westernlights · 04/01/2025 08:13

I think they'll always be image trends. The difference is that we can look back and cringe at our 80s perms, plucked eyebrows and bad fake tans as it's not long lasting. Do inflated lips look normal years later when the filler has stopped?

Harping · 04/01/2025 08:13

I have heard some young women discussing this. And I think the thing they are told/believe is that Botox is most effective at keeping you look young if you start early and maintain it through life. If you start on your 40s it is “too late “ for it to work how you want.

so I think this is the mindset of why they do it even when they have young faces

missdeamenor · 04/01/2025 08:12

YourGladSquid · 04/01/2025 02:33

It will be interesting to see in about 10 years what all that work is going to look like because some of it you can tell it’s botched/cheaply done from afar.

The amount of young women I see with bad fillers is crazy. Even my DD was talking about “preventative Botox”! Luckily she outgrew the idea but she knows girls who have been doing it since 18. Insanity.

If you start having botox before wrinkles appear and continue, then you will never have wrinkles - well that's what I've been told.

I've seen lots of older women who don't have a single wrinkle but I can tell immediately that they're pushing 60 or 70. If it's not the wrinkles that age us, then what is it?

Horserider5678 · 04/01/2025 08:12

You’re entitled to have an opinion, but does it affect you on a personal level? To be honest I’ve more important things to think about other than what people choose to do to themselves. I’m sure you have too!

Pat888 · 04/01/2025 08:11

TotemPolly · 04/01/2025 07:52

These days it's not about being an individual , everyone wants to look the same . So they go about having more and more done to themselves to fit into the expected look .

I'm 70 and remember wanting to look like Blondie, Stevie Nicks. Had there been the option of a bit of surgery etc to make me prettier when I was 16 I would have had it if I could have afforded it.
Weren't we all jealous of good looking people.

SprinkleOfSunak · 04/01/2025 08:11

I’m terrified about all of this constant pressure on looks for my two young Daughters.

My Daughters have shown minimal interest in make up until going to their friends houses and seeing influencers on YouTube and on social media on their friend’s mobiles (my children are in Primary school) - no reason to have a mobile phone! My eldest is now constantly talking about skincare routines and products, pouting and contouring, and asking for all manner of expensive products.

I’m constantly trying to talk to them and show them examples of healthy skin and looks to try and educate them about what natural looks and natural aging are, and what could be damaging and permanently altering to their young skin.

Many of the Mums at drop off/pick up have had fillers and Botox, and also many other women in my town too who are younger, and they no longer look very human. It’s like a kind of metamorphosis, and I know I’m going to have to talk to my children about this soon too, as there are a lot of places that have opened in our area that offer these types of procedures and they’ve started asking questions about what they are.

crockofshite · 04/01/2025 08:11

Anotherparkingthread · 04/01/2025 00:05

Frankly, while you're entitled to an opinion, they are also entitled to an opinion. It's their bodies. Their choice. They like it.

The only person who getting upset about it is you, and it isn't your business.

OP is expressing an opinion, perfectly valid, and I'd say a lot of people agree with that opinion.

People spend large amounts of money to make themselves look like clowns. It's weird. Not upsetting, just weird.