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People who copy influencers and celebrities are sad

44 replies

uniqueme · 20/12/2025 14:13

Copying hairstyles, design ideas etc.
Influencers are not celebrities

Be unique. Then you will be yourself more

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TreesinthePark · 20/12/2025 16:10

I think I disagree and mainly because I don't believe anyone is just blindly following influencers. Well, maybe a handful of people but in that case they probably have more seeious issues to deal with anyway.

I'm 40s now, I remember at 16 a friend bringing into college a Boots No.7 makeup set she'd bought on offer for an absolute bargain. By the end of the week all our group had bought it!

WithIcePlease · 20/12/2025 16:03

I'm almost 60 and get lots of make up tips from SM. They are very helpful imo as I have little clue with to do with bronzers, highlighters etc.

I haven't bought specific products due to influencers but at least now I can do a quick daily routine where I look healthy.

It's just information

RhaenysRocks · 20/12/2025 15:54

xmasstress12 · 20/12/2025 15:10

The weird thing I find about copying celebs or influencers is how some people copy everything, they like something just because the person they admire likes it & will want it regardless if it suits them. That’s the odd bit.

I agree with this. It's one thing to see an idea or style on SM and like it and copy it, but to follow X person and just always copy their latest thing regardless because it's from them is sad yes.

Raspberrymoon49 · 20/12/2025 15:50

Agree, they’re sheeple, same as those who use celeb names, Demi didn’t exist before Demi Moore

MissMoneyFairy · 20/12/2025 15:46

Did you ever follow pop stars,actors, models, adverts, tv personalities, their clothes, hairstyles, shoes, make up.

Heyhelga · 20/12/2025 15:35

I have to agree. I find the celebrity worshipping culture cringey.

RedTagAlan · 20/12/2025 15:21

"Look, you've got it all wrong! You don't need to follow me. You don't need to follow anybody! You've got to think for yourselves! You're all individuals!"

[in unison] "Yes! We're all individuals!"

"You're all different!"

[in unison] "Yes, we are all different!"

"I'm not..."

"Shhh!"

:-)

persisted · 20/12/2025 15:15

I don’t see how it matters. You still look like you. Sadly I finger getting the same dress as the gorgeous model doesn’t make me look like them.
Theres a woman I work with who has a great pair of boots. Even if I get the same ones (which I wouldn’t) we would still look different. I’ve got 20 years and a good 2 stone more than her 😆

xmasstress12 · 20/12/2025 15:10

The weird thing I find about copying celebs or influencers is how some people copy everything, they like something just because the person they admire likes it & will want it regardless if it suits them. That’s the odd bit.

HauntedBungalow · 20/12/2025 15:09

Magazines didn't steal your data and spy on you though.

Anyway, maybe OP is unique. Maybe she's got a beard. Or three legs. Or gills instead of lungs.

MyCatStoleSausages · 20/12/2025 15:05

I don't see anything wrong with taking outfit inspiration or interior design ideas from celebs/influencers. If you like what they are wearing/how their house is decorated then why not? There are influencers with every sense of style out there, alternative, hippy, brightly coloured, beige, etc etc. Finding someone on instagram and getting ideas from them is no different from picking up a magazine 20years ago and getting ideas from Sienna Miller or Alexa Chung.

xmasstress12 · 20/12/2025 15:01

I don’t think it’s sad as such. Lots of people aren’t confident in their choices or don’t like to stand out so it’s easier to “copy”. I worked in fashion for years and whatever outfit you put on the mannequin people would buy.

Mauro711 · 20/12/2025 15:00

I don't know what kind of hairstyle I could have if it can't be one that anybody else has. We all copy styles that we appreciate, we might just not realise it.

FancyBiscuitsLevel · 20/12/2025 14:59

So you don’t do fashion then?

OK. This usually comes up when people claim to be above fashion and trends. I guess influencers are more likely to be driving fashion than anything else these days so I can see why the “I hate fashion and so should you all too” types would target them now.

BauhausOfEliott · 20/12/2025 14:58

Are you 12?

DustyMaiden · 20/12/2025 14:51

I am unique, just like everyone else.

SeaAndStars · 20/12/2025 14:50

Did you copy your user name from the phone accessories shop or the hairdressing company OP?

Localfriend · 20/12/2025 14:16

Be unique. Then you will be yourself more

did you crib that off a Sainsbury’s jumper?

BeforeSigourneyWeaverTheyWoveTheirOwnSigourneys · 20/12/2025 14:16

Nobody is truly unique, there are over 8 billion of us on this planet, and people have got inspiration and ideas from each other since the dawn of time.

What do you do that's so unique op?