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Rachel Cheung

Since the beginning of history, people have done eccentric things in the name of beauty. Ancient Greeks and Romans made mud baths and face masks out of crocodile excrement for its anti-ageing effect.
Chinese women bound their feet. And Victorian women swallowed tape worms to control their diet. But now with the internet, weird – and sometimes alarming – beauty trends not only appear, but also spread like wildfire. Here are five from around the world.


 1. Vajazzle
Vajazzle, a word that combines “vagina” and “bedazzle”, is a kind of body art where women adorn their private parts with crystals and glitter. American actress Jennifer Love Hewitt talked about hers on talk shows and in magazines when the craze began in 2012.
Tales from the tattoo removal studio, of regret, relief and buyer’s remorse
Last year, Sports Illustrated had models Chrissy Teigen, Nina Agdal and Mia Kang vajazzled for a photo shoot and even released a video of themselves getting it done.



 

@ninaagdal's vajazzle is EVERYTHING. | @casamalca @visitmexico #VisitMexico
A post shared by Sports Illustrated Swimsuit (@si_swimsuit) on Jun 6, 2017 at 11:19am PDT




2. Tattooth
Tattooth, tattoos on teeth, is a trend that hit in 2015. Given the limited surface area of the teeth, most people opt for simple images of their favourite cartoon character, logos of a football team or a short message, which are stained onto their crowns or veneers. With an average cost of around US$200, inking your pearly whites will cost you just as much, if not more, than a tattoo.

3. Duck lips
The Kylie Jenner challenge swept the internet in 2015. Teenagers put their lips into shot glass or bottles, then suck the air out of it, creating a vacuum, making their lips swell up. There is even a suction device created specifically for this purpose. Many, however, were horrified when they ended up with torn skin and bruises. Doctors warned of the danger to your lips, and possible long-term damage and pain.

4. Longer nose
Many Asians aspire to Western ideals of beauty and one of them is a straighter, sharper nose. Apart from plastic surgery, the market is full of different cosmetic tools promising to sharpen the nose. There are clip-ons that people are advised to wear for hours each day, even overnight, and small pieces of plastic to stick up the nostrils. Chinese beauty bloggers are even resorting to theatrical make-up to create a prosthetic nose.

5. Slimmer face
There are plenty of strange inventions in the Asian beauty market for slimmer faces. These include face wraps that go around your head or cover your face, supposedly to compress it into a more desirable shape, and massage tools that sharpen the jawline.
Fashion brand ABC brings crystal collections to Hong Kong
The most bizarre is the Facial Fitness Pao developed by Japanese company Shilab. You bite onto the mouthpiece then bob your head up and down, wiggling the silicon tool, as shown by football player Cristiano Ronaldo in the company’s viral advertisement.
According to the company, it exercises your facial muscles, turning up the corners of your mouth while reducing smile lines. It does not come cheap – HK$990 – but you only have to use it twice a day for 30 seconds.


 


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Who is singer Sofia Carson’s beauty executive sister Paulina Char – who she calls her ‘best friend’? She was once linked to Sofía Vergara’s son Manolo, and is inseparable from the Descendants star

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Beauty

From Kylie Jenner’s duck lips to Chrissy Teigen’s vajazzle, five weird beauty trends

Cristiano Ronaldo in an advert for Facial Fitness Pao.

An example of a Tattooth [09AUGUST2018 FEATURES]

Handout image shows an example of Vajazzle. [09AUGUST2018 FEATURES]

Handout image shows R an advert for Facial Fitness Pao developed by Japanese company Shilab [09AUGUST2018 FEATURES]

Handout image shows an example of Clip-ons for a taller nose. [09AUGUST2018 FEATURES]

Youtube screengrab shows a teenager. With full duck lips after putting their lips into shot glass or bottles, then sucking the air out of it, creating a vacuum, and hence swelling their lips, giving them the luscious, full lips look. [09AUGUST2018 FEATURES]

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The founders of skincare brand Malin+Goetz, Andrew Goetz and Matthew Malin. Photo: Roy Issa

Founder Matthew Malin poses for a photograph at the Malin + Goetz boutique in the International Finance Centre (IFC), Central. 26JUN18 [FEATURES] SCMP / Roy Issa

(L-R): Founders Matthew Malin and Andrew Goetz pose for a photograph at the Malin + Goetz boutique in the International Finance Centre (IFC), Central. 26JUN18 [FEATURES] SCMP / Roy Issa

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Products photographed at the Malin + Goetz boutique in the International Finance Centre (IFC), Central. 26JUN18 [FEATURES] SCMP / Roy Issa

Founder Andrew Goetz poses for a photograph at the Malin + Goetz boutique in the International Finance Centre (IFC), Central. 26JUN18 [FEATURES] SCMP / Roy Issa

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Fashion & Beauty

Some adorn their private parts with glitter and crystals, others tattoo their teeth, and some don clips to sharpen their noses. Catch up on five beauty trends that show people will do almost anything to change their looks


From adorning your private parts with glitter and crystals to tattooing teeth to sharpening your nose, these five beauty trends show people will do almost anything to change their looks.
