TikTok’s Anti-Aging and Beauty Obsession Has Gone Too Far (Botox, Fillers & Aesthetics)

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  • Опубликовано: 6 дек 2023
  • Gen Z TikTok users have shown a recent obsession with youth, anti-aging and beauty. In this video essay, I discuss how this surge is causing body dysmorphia and appearance dissatisfaction amongst young people who are flocking to get fillers and botox in alarmingly high numbers. The normalization of these cosmetic procedures for young people is disturbing and medical spas are preying on young, impressionable people and it needs to stop.
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Комментарии • 154

  • @kvol1668
    @kvol1668 3 месяца назад +128

    My first husband left me at 34 because he said I had aged, and was no longer attractive, and that no one would ever be attracted to me again. We lived in a college town, after 27 you had no value. I moved away, and ended up marrying a guy 10 years younger who appreciates how I look.

    • @Nwakaego_
      @Nwakaego_ Месяц назад

      So happy for you. Your first husband is an idiot and it’s his loss.

    • @janea8093
      @janea8093 22 дня назад

      Lmao men sleep with anything who cares what they think

    • @brigitte9999
      @brigitte9999 10 дней назад +2

      How fortunate for you!

    • @june29378
      @june29378 6 дней назад +2

      you divorced a demon

    • @chillcreature737
      @chillcreature737 16 часов назад

      I’m sorry but him saying that is so dumb. “You’ve aged!” Well yeah…that’s supposed to happen. He must think you’re supposed to look the same while aging like a damn vampire 😂 I’m glad he’s out of your life

  • @potato_salad_sandwhiches
    @potato_salad_sandwhiches 6 месяцев назад +290

    Call me liar, but I actually love wrinkles. It shows our ability to display emotions and botox just erases that part of being human. Embrace those wrinkles!!!

    • @enigmaticallis3110
      @enigmaticallis3110 6 месяцев назад +19

      I think it makes us look distinguished and it shows wisdom, kinda like the grey hair does.. hey, wasn't that a trend five minutes ago?!?!...🤔🤨😂😂

    • @niki_0107
      @niki_0107 5 месяцев назад +13

      I'm only 20, but I honestly can't wait to get all wrinkly and grey. I'm gonna look so badass, just you wait...
      I look so much like my beautiful mother, and that'll only get more obvious as I age. I'm not scared of getting old, if my mom can look pretty at 55 with wrinkles and hair loss so will I

    • @Goddess_Infinity
      @Goddess_Infinity 4 месяца назад +3

      Okay so I’m not the only one

    • @pompommania
      @pompommania Месяц назад +1

      @niki_0107 only 55 is not old and actually growing old, losing your hair, losing your teeth, skin so thin a bandaid can tear it. . thats not for the feint of hear and it does suck.

    • @darksidegryphon5393
      @darksidegryphon5393 29 дней назад

      They make you look more mature.

  • @LoosingmyWilltolive
    @LoosingmyWilltolive 4 месяца назад +92

    "Ageing isn't even half as scary as whatever is going on with the people trying not to." -Oscar Wilde, probably

  • @emiwtsn
    @emiwtsn 6 месяцев назад +209

    It’s also the obsession of people in their late 20 to mid 30 on TikTok trying to prove they look “younger” than 19 year olds and shaming younger women for looking “old”. This is so weird to me because most of the time an overfilled face doesn’t make you look younger in the first place, it makes you look like a person your age with fillers.

    • @emi-eg9bu
      @emi-eg9bu 6 месяцев назад +12

      Or older lol

    • @SherrainePhillips
      @SherrainePhillips 6 месяцев назад +25

      GenZ age shames more than any other group, constantly criticizing millennials for how they dress and act

    • @canesugar911
      @canesugar911 6 месяцев назад +4

      ​@@SherrainePhillipsits the truth though. You people don't like hearing the truth.

    • @babyg8436
      @babyg8436 6 месяцев назад +7

      the definition of what is perceived as youthful/beautiful has definitely changed. Cause I remember being a kid (in my 20s) and such surgeries were for older ppl 45+ who want to preserve their youth.. yea the whole thing is weird 😕

    • @nicoleduret
      @nicoleduret 3 месяца назад +11

      yeah, but on the other hand you also have younger people who see a late 20s - early 30 year old woman who hasn't had any work done and the comment section is flooded with mean comments saying stuff like "I'm gonna go put sunscreen rn" or "if I age like this I will un4l1ve myself"...

  • @Sugarbunnies379
    @Sugarbunnies379 5 месяцев назад +79

    This generation is going to have the worst time coping when they get old

    • @dazzlingdae
      @dazzlingdae 3 месяца назад +12

      Yes! I truly worry for Gen z mental health when Gen Alpha becomes the new 20 somethings. I legit feel they’ll turn self harm instead of aging.😮

    • @lovelivingalone
      @lovelivingalone 2 месяца назад +7

      They already look old for their age. Rude awakening beckons.

    • @nkirukalazz-onyenobi36
      @nkirukalazz-onyenobi36 Месяц назад +1

      That part.
      😞

  • @sarakoob6667
    @sarakoob6667 2 месяца назад +30

    I love how people refer to older women as over 30 like there’s a difference between 29 and 30

  • @rileylink4584
    @rileylink4584 6 месяцев назад +73

    There is NO WAY I got an ad for an anti-aging cream before this video🤦🤦

  • @tiffanyjohnson9989
    @tiffanyjohnson9989 6 месяцев назад +135

    The best way to age gracefully is just to eat a healthy diet 80% of the time and stay a healthy weight. Also keep your stress levels low.

    • @laurahuynh8333
      @laurahuynh8333 5 месяцев назад +34

      Also, wear sunscreen.

    • @RudolphManor
      @RudolphManor 2 месяца назад +1

      ​@@laurahuynh8333 Using Petroleum Jelly is safer for me. 💯

  • @genevievesingh3547
    @genevievesingh3547 6 месяцев назад +145

    I am so glad that TikTok wasn’t around when I was growing up. Can’t believe young people are growing up with this trash 😳 I mean the 90s had their share of trash but it wasn’t accessible like this. The kids have really lost the plot.

    • @Ebizzill
      @Ebizzill 6 месяцев назад +3

      sun worshippers, assemble!

    • @user-mf6lo3tf4c
      @user-mf6lo3tf4c 4 месяца назад +2

      I stopped social media (instagram and tiktok etc.) at 20 (i'm 22 now). I had social media since I was 12 to 20, all I saw on social media was women promoted by an algorithm that I constantly compared myself to, I now realize as my partner pointed out to me I had an inferiority complex/body dysmorphia, I was obsessed with being "pretty" and always feeling I wasn't good enough, everywhere I looked there was promotion for plastic surgery, or celebrities' selling workout videos and promoting specific eating habits saying that is what made them look that way (when it was really exercise combined with diet and plastic surgery - don't get me wrong I think it's good that they are honest about it, but it should have been from the start), baby botox, skincare routines etc. I don't even know how to explain how obsessive I was, it was all the time, when I wasn't thinking about it I felt like I just had a temporary distraction of being with my family or enjoying a movie. I felt like I had to have everything just to be average, retinol, microneedling, baby botox, boob lift, butt fillers, etc. I just felt horrible all the time, that I wasn't good enough and I couldn't escape it if I wanted to, it was everywhere on social media. Even if I deleted my history or went to look at dog videos or pictures to try to change the algorithm, I still had these things in my suggestions. 14 - 18 I had disordered eating habits and bulemia, I was 10 or so pounds overweight, I swapped it out with binge eating when I was trying to recover and gained 128 lbs in a year and a half, then this trying not to eat for as long as possible to try to stop eating and lose weight, but I'd just end up binging over 2,000 calories right before I went to bed, every day. What I really want to emphasize is the mindset I was in when I had an eating disorder was exactly the same with anti aging, body image issues and thinking I needed plastic surgery. My partner really helped me out of this, I was unraveling, he reassured me that I was beautiful no matter what, he wasn't asking me to lose weight, get plastic surgery, botox etc. That I just needed to stop caring about appearances in that sense. No social media, just youtube and pinterest. To just make sure I exercise a few times a week to take care of my body, worry about hygiene, taking care of my skin with a face wash and moisturizer and wear clothes that I feel confident and myself in. I am feeling a lot better about myself now, everything feels... quiet, I don't need to get $680 facials, I don't need a special no-wrinkle pillow, no $100 a month retinols, I don't need a lot of makeup, I don't need to count calories and I do not need any plastic surgery. I feel a lot better, when I want to eat oatmeal I eat oatmeal, when I want to have a cheeseburger I have a cheeseburger. I don't have to think about it or obsess over it, weight loss is not a main goal I have, but I have lost 47 lbs, 50 lbs to go until I am in a healthy weight range (not overweight or obese category). Sorry if I got carried away, but my main point is that the mindset I had about anti-aging is the same obsessiveness, self hatred/abusive inner voice, comparison, and really getting sucked into the social media vacuum for anti aging that I had with my eating disorders and I don't think I'm the only one. - I just wanted to make one note, no one was pressuring me about anti-aging or my weight, none of my loved ones, the only places I had ever felt pressure was from social media, causing me to feel insecure about things I wasn't insecure about in the first place and after viewing that, from myself, being upset with myself for not already looking like these tiktok and instagram models or not finding these "anti-aging" things sooner.

    • @garlicbutter8733
      @garlicbutter8733 2 месяца назад +1

      naw because some 10 year old said i should look into skin care because i looked like i was "getting old" (im 15 😍)

  • @thewanderingstarseed
    @thewanderingstarseed 6 месяцев назад +74

    I just turned 40 this year. I still will never ever do any of these things. I truly think if you love yourself, you will accept yourself as you are and as you age. When I see the plastic looking faces and duck lips of celebrities all I see is their self loathing. We need to focus on loving ourselves, not doing something outside ourselves to create that self love because it will never be achieved. There will always be something else to “fix” if you constantly see yourself as less than.

  • @knittingghost
    @knittingghost 6 месяцев назад +36

    For the past few years, every time I watch a new movie, I've been asking where the normal looking people went. I love watching older movies for this reason.

    • @TheKittiShow
      @TheKittiShow 13 дней назад +3

      Me too! Watching European TV can be better for this very reason. Although sadly American culture is now influencing European culture. I much prefer seeing real looking people both on social media and on television and movies. Whenever they show me pictures of somebody before plastic surgery I often prefer the before pictures rather than after

  • @JarOfHeat100
    @JarOfHeat100 Месяц назад +10

    everyday we're getting closer to that episode of doctor who where the last human is just stretched skin in a frame with eyes and a mouth 😭

  • @msSweeTae
    @msSweeTae Месяц назад +5

    A few years ago a friend of mine who was 21 at that time thought that the new liquid lipstick by Essence must be bad, because the lips in the promo pictures were wrinkly...as lips look when they have dried liquid lipstick on.
    I was so confused and kind of shocked, because she didn't know what lips actually look like. I applauded Essence for choosing to show the real result.

  • @shanlie3505
    @shanlie3505 2 месяца назад +13

    Poor gen Z has been gaslight into thinkin it's attractive to look like you got stung by 200 bees. I used to buy into the narrative of "do what makes you happy" because it's socially unacceptable to say these surgeries look ugly or you'll be accused of body shaming. But then WHY is it ok for every influencer and company to insist your natural face isn't good enough unless you get filler or surgery???? Thats not seen as shaming?
    As a result the majority of us that see the faces of once beautiful girls melt into a plastic nightmare just stay silent. I can't convince you not to get that lip filler, but maybe the permanent wrinkles all over your lips from migration in 3 years will.

    • @odothedoll2738
      @odothedoll2738 23 часа назад

      I’m 100% for bodily autonomy but I hate how excessive cosmetic surgery is actively encouraged.

  • @SheDetective
    @SheDetective 6 месяцев назад +44

    I think face filler for the most part will be less common. It really ages people unless you do a tiny amount, but it also stretches the skin…which leads to further aging down the road.
    Future = AI doing facelifts

    • @darksidegryphon5393
      @darksidegryphon5393 29 дней назад +2

      We already have _"beautifying"_ and deaging filters/algorithms.

  • @dumspirospernwdss2036
    @dumspirospernwdss2036 5 месяцев назад +19

    TLC - Unpretty
    I was 16 when this song came out and it really helped me, any time I felt insecure about my looks as a teen. Maybe they should put this song out there again, a lot of girls would benefit.
    Thank you for your video, I love your content!

    • @andria989
      @andria989 22 часа назад

      Stupid girls from pink is another really good song 🎧

  • @pipelinethug
    @pipelinethug 6 месяцев назад +35

    Hi, I’m a man who has used pretty much every social media except TikTok.
    My coworker was talking about how her 11/12 year old daughter wants Drunk Elephant and all of these anti-aging products and I couldn’t help but feel genuinely disturbed.
    We should not be allowing children to think it is okay to be so vain about their appearance.
    Your video has great editing, I stumbled upon it randomly while googling this topic, awesome watch.

    • @maddie8415
      @maddie8415 5 месяцев назад +1

      My niece is the same age and has the same obsession and I also find it very concerning.

    • @user-mf6lo3tf4c
      @user-mf6lo3tf4c 5 дней назад

      I started retinol at 18 because I had seen all of it on tiktok. I didn't know anything about it or how to use it or what age you should use it at, I ended up getting retinol burns and I now have fine/dry lines that are still under my eyes from using retinol 5 years later. I had stopped using it completely.

  • @PansyFanGirl
    @PansyFanGirl 6 месяцев назад +52

    Every time I go to Sephora or Ulta lately, I see groups of teen girls with perfect skin looking at retinols and anti-aging serums that they DON’T NEED. I’m tired of seeing this mentality of “preventative” anti-aging be peddled to young adults.

    • @JasmineRenyse
      @JasmineRenyse 6 месяцев назад +3

      Really? May I ask why? Because I've heard that if you use it before have to you won't have to. I've been using retinol since I was in my mid-20s, and now that I'm 36, I still get confused for early 20s.

    • @canesugar911
      @canesugar911 6 месяцев назад +3

      Retinoids are also used for acne. Teenage years ia the perfect time to start skincare actually. I'm not talking about using strong actives or procedures

    • @teatimewithsomer1852
      @teatimewithsomer1852 14 дней назад +1

      @@JasmineRenyseif you use it before you have to does mot mean when you are 12. Things like chemical peels and other beauty products that a 17-18+ year old could use to help their skin will damage a childs skin. Plus, we shouldn’t feed to children that they need to look younger. Aging is a privilege and its okay to look like you’ve aged.

  • @pinkbunny6272
    @pinkbunny6272 6 месяцев назад +11

    I turned 26 this year, have fine lines under my eyes and honestly love my face of a grown up person. When I'm older my face will tell my laughing, my smiling and frowning happened.
    My body is imperfect, my face isn't even in the same height on both sides. I have a big nose, my face is natural and normal.

  • @ThreefoldDesigns
    @ThreefoldDesigns 6 дней назад +3

    Bravo! I'm nearly 50, and my wrinkles give me street cred! I think what bothers me the most is 1. men are 'allowed' to have wrinkles, and 2. most women who get botox and fillers say that they are doing it for themselves, and not because of the trend. I call BS on that - it actually means that they are perpetuating the unrealistic beauty standards, and pandering to society's inherent misogyny. Also, I don't need botox, because I have talent, lol!

  • @Valley__
    @Valley__ 6 месяцев назад +30

    Everyday people are now transforming into “celebs” long ago celebs had to wear wigs due to being in movies or on stage . Celebrities are always on camera so yes they need the veneers , wigs and face harmony. Nothing wrong with taking care of yourself but it can look crazy and overboard in person .

    • @katieelliott5047
      @katieelliott5047 2 месяца назад

      They don't need it though. They jud think they do because it's so common in Hollywood and on social media that they think they need it.

  • @vulcanhumor
    @vulcanhumor 5 месяцев назад +12

    I'm gonna just throw this out there: while I absolutely blame social media for spreading and feeding this unhealthy obsession with looks and youth, particularly in regard to pushing cosmetic procedures and encouraging photo filtering, I actually had an instance where social media helped me feel more confident in myself and more comfortable with aging.
    A little while back I found a SnapChat filter that makes you look older (greys your hair, gives you wrinkles etc), and when I saw myself like that my first thought, honest to god, was "I look beautiful." My face reminded me of my grandmother's. It felt good to see myself like that because it took some of the unknowns out of aging, and after struggling with a bout of insecurity about getting older, I got to actually SEE what I would (theoretically) look like in a few decades and say "Oh. That's not so bad." I'll actually take private selfies with that filter sometimes just for the hell of it, and look back at them when I start feeling insecure. Because yeah, I'm not even 30 yet and the narrative is hard to escape.

  • @misfitme7838
    @misfitme7838 Месяц назад +3

    1:40 for a Botox specialist speaks up semi-against something that is making them a bag, you know it’s really a concern

  • @G0shaKarr
    @G0shaKarr 6 месяцев назад +27

    15:55 very true. However there’s a positive aspect about “freezing” certain muscles.
    I have BPD and I get botox for therapeutic reasons in the glabella area, it has improved my mood significantly and reduced my depressive episodes.

    • @vulcanhumor
      @vulcanhumor 5 месяцев назад +6

      Yeah, botox does actually have some medical uses. I had a relative get it in their eyes to help with blepharospasm.

    • @alisayar_
      @alisayar_ 4 месяца назад +4

      It’s also used for migraines as well:)
      And I wish you that your BPD will get better (I have CPTSD, which is basically the same) ❤️

  • @tammystiletto
    @tammystiletto 6 месяцев назад +23

    I find it interesting that Gen Z (not just on tiktok) shamed people slightly older than them for looking old and dressing old but now are obsessed with anti aging. The very children who pushed the insults are just afraid of receiving them back in a couple years from the IPad babies

    • @canesugar911
      @canesugar911 6 месяцев назад +4

      Genz never pushed any insults. According to your very special mind, age shaming started with genz? 😂

    • @tammystiletto
      @tammystiletto 6 месяцев назад +6

      @@canesugar911 no darlin. But if you weren’t affected during that time then the comment doesn’t concern you. Have a juice box and chill.

    • @maddie8415
      @maddie8415 5 месяцев назад +2

      I think that all generations acted this way to an extent when they were teenagers and very young adults, but it is very true that Gen Z's current anti-aging obsession is way beyond that of previous generations...so that does draw more attention towards their own ageist comments. And yes, as an early millennial I've certainly seen lots of it.

  • @MonaLisa625
    @MonaLisa625 Месяц назад +3

    I'm scared of what social media is doing to us. You can't leave your life in peace because of people who tells you that you look old, tired, not perfect etc. Even if you don't have TikTok or you don't consume such videos, you are still targeted and people comment about your look. It's horrifying how delusional we are about our appearance...and how obsessed we are about us and abt looking perfect. This body is made for keeping us alive...and to be healthy. The rest is not that important. Yes, we can still take care of ourselves, but this obsession its too much and scary. I want to age like a normal person and not feeling the pressure that I'm looking how I should look at my age. Lol.

  • @emmy8526
    @emmy8526 6 месяцев назад +9

    Great point early on about access to social mobility. That’s what it’s about. Put that procedure money in a high-yield savings account instead.

  • @gonzopatra
    @gonzopatra 4 месяца назад +4

    Thank you!
    I’ve got a list of ppl I’m planning to share this with - I’m especially grateful how non-extreme & respectful your video & argument is as half of the problem with educating ppl is that you can’t jump into a topic about ppl’s personal inner life, and insecurities with strong revulsion (even though it is warranted); I found this after randomly coming across a post on Reddit that was saying THIS in a topic about whether a 33yr old should be using Botox or not “my best friend literally sat me down at 28 and told me I need to start preventative botox. I'm so glad she did.”
    Imagine being either side of that conversation and thinking the other side was your best friend? I mean… do people conduct friendships by who can disrespect each other more? It’s fing disgusting.

  • @t_harris2_489
    @t_harris2_489 6 месяцев назад +25

    I'm 44 and I don't have any wrinkles, lines or loss of volume on my face but my neck has a few lines simply from age. I'm very attractive and I look "young" from what I have been told and even I get insecure at my selfies, video chat, etc..

    • @pinkva23
      @pinkva23 2 месяца назад +1

      Well that’s nice 😂

  • @zr3933
    @zr3933 5 месяцев назад +7

    Vanessa Williams is literally one of the most beautiful women on earth how dare people

  • @_-.-ASH-.-_
    @_-.-ASH-.-_ 6 месяцев назад +5

    Zoolander meets Tweety Bird is spot on 😭

  • @rose-co1xz
    @rose-co1xz 6 месяцев назад +15

    I love your commentary. I am all for women doing what they want with their bodies but 19-20 year olds shouldn’t be worrying about aging. Now if only women could also not shave and not be gawked at :/

  • @jilliancrawford7577
    @jilliancrawford7577 17 дней назад +2

    Everyone used to insist I should be grateful I look young. At that time though, I had no respect despite my efforts because people thought I was younger than I actually was. I was finally getting respect and feeling relief once I started getting guessed for an adult. There is a unique type of hurtle that comes with being assumed to be of the stereotypically inexperienced demographic. There is a unique type of or benefit that comes from being assumed to be of the stereotypically experienced demographic. Most people know that being young doesn't mean you haven't had it hard, but there's still something about a mature look that says that if you did, you survived it.
    I've had chronic health issues all my life and "you're young you're fine" has been a barrier. As I get older, that gets harder for them to say and doctors are taking things more seriously as youth isn't healing me.

  • @maddie8415
    @maddie8415 5 месяцев назад +7

    Botox's most recent commercial actually feels honest. They use someone from a reality TV show and show her talking before and after her treatment...she looked so much more attractive before! She is lively and emotive, totally engaging. After the treatment she seems like a shadow of herself. The "wrinkles" that it minimizes are only present when she is being expressive. They are not bad, they actually make her look lively and fun. It's interesting how Botox makes people look older just because the person looks like they've had Botox...a procedure that we associate with people who already have signs of aging.
    It's so sad to see such young people feel compelled to do this. I find it so odd that anyone is talking about whether you "need" Botox "yet", etc. You *never* actually need this or any cosmetic procedure to fight natural aging. I'm 38 and honestly think that the inevitable signs of aging I do have would have been far more devastating if I had invested so much money and energy in "preventing" them.

  • @shallnoTfear
    @shallnoTfear 6 месяцев назад +6

    I can't believe the amount of botox in lips, BBLs i see in the regular streets nowadays. Its just sad. Like we are all beautiful in our own unique ways and why do we need to look the same or just perfect.

    • @neoxochitl
      @neoxochitl 5 месяцев назад +1

      I feel this also especially living in Los Angeles. I don’t judge other women for getting things done or not, in fact I think I’m just harsh on myself because I sometimes don’t even want to do things because I feel I look so old now. I tell my women friends, they shouldn’t feel down being in their 30s and age is just a number but inside I feel so bad that I’m in my 30s. I should feel great that I’m alive!

  • @IdaMagdalenova
    @IdaMagdalenova 3 месяца назад +1

    Excellent video! Thank you for talking about these issues.

  • @Hairybookie
    @Hairybookie 3 месяца назад +2

    Now i am way to young to get any of this so i have no choice but even i have wrinkles on my forehead and when i smile, people have just lost sight of what a natural face looks like. A face without chemicals injected. I know social media doesn’t help, but some how we need to teach our self to love our natural self.

  • @janetmitchell4452
    @janetmitchell4452 Месяц назад +1

    At 74, I have never gotten nor desired to get chemicals injected into anything. Please, you are just fine the way nature made you.

  • @trtlduv07
    @trtlduv07 6 месяцев назад

    Amazing video! So glad I found your channel today! 💙

  • @anaisanais4626
    @anaisanais4626 6 месяцев назад

    Thank you for making this video 🙏🏼

  • @n.d.1315
    @n.d.1315 17 дней назад

    I love how we are talking about this! Tbh even though I am not on tiktok, I still find myself horrified at the prospect of me aging in the future (am still very young) because this provlem is far from exclusive to tiktok...

  • @user-hq5uc4ec4j
    @user-hq5uc4ec4j 4 месяца назад +1

    I just found your channel, but i already like you. Thank you for the video!♡♡♡

  • @littleeva
    @littleeva 5 месяцев назад +7

    Botox was originally used to treat migraines.

  • @c.uni2370
    @c.uni2370 6 месяцев назад +3

    I remember I had strawberries arms in my teens and soooo many ppl if I wore t shirt would comment… omg what is that? You have a rash! It was so embarrassing so I finally took care of it and got rid of that problem lol

  • @pen91un
    @pen91un 6 месяцев назад +7

    Your videos are so important.

    • @ashleyaviola
      @ashleyaviola  6 месяцев назад

      You’re such a wonderful person, so happy to have your support, thank you so much ❤️❤️

  • @r.thomas9478
    @r.thomas9478 5 месяцев назад +5

    Too bad people love to only focus on their appearence instead of working on self-reflection and their own mental health. Not suprising though.

  • @Bloom2Grow
    @Bloom2Grow 6 месяцев назад +6

    LOL this reminds me when I was like 18 and my mom had a friend that came over and did a Mary Kay party for us and I was getting started on anti aging products already. 😂 I’m now 39 😅 and still use a bit of anti aging products but never gotten any work done. I don’t think I ever will…but I do want a bit of filler under my eyes.

    • @kaydkaydkayd
      @kaydkaydkayd 6 месяцев назад +2

      i dont use any kind of anti aging stuff but tear trough filler is something ill always want frrr

  • @ojyochan
    @ojyochan 6 месяцев назад

    It was so refreshing to see Shannon, Vanessa, and Shenae with their lovely, natural faces

  • @Enidscake
    @Enidscake 6 месяцев назад +9

    U can look old or weird- pick one

  • @jenisemerissa5113
    @jenisemerissa5113 2 дня назад

    One common trend I see among Gen Z is their want to correct generational trauma and current societal problems for a better life, this is truly heartwarming to see. That being said, I believe that this energy should also be channeled into correcting the vanity and superficial standards that are so prevalent in our society. Social media has played a big role in pushing these standards and it feels like nothing is being done. While Gen Z is working to correct the past mistakes of past generations, they are overlooking their own very prevalent one. The younger generations are obsessed with beauty and very superficial qualities, and they should work toward shifting this attitude toward looking inside. It sounds cliche but "beauty comes from within." This is the message that they should advocate for instead of contributing to the obsession with beauty, anti-aging, and vanity. Gen Z's obsession is leading to a plethora of problems and an unhappiness and anxiety that is hard to pinpoint and get past.

  • @swordsnorchids1997
    @swordsnorchids1997 6 месяцев назад +6

    As a young woman in my 20's I don't understand why all these other young women are allowing themselves to become so influenced and so insecure when there's no need to.

  • @defiantlypinki1107
    @defiantlypinki1107 6 месяцев назад +16

    I’m looking into anti-aging as a 26 year old, but there are less invasive and more affordable ways to approach this: Sunscreen, retinol, collagen supplements.etc I don’t have wrinkles yet but I still think preventative measures are worthwhile.

  • @terseandtiny1746
    @terseandtiny1746 5 месяцев назад +2

    I look forward to my gray

  • @skyg74
    @skyg74 Месяц назад

    Thank you.

  • @FATIMAPECHI
    @FATIMAPECHI Месяц назад +1

    I'm about to turn 41. I've never felt inclined to get anything done to my face. Granted, I've always looked younger than I am, but still, I think getting tons of chemicals and procedures to one's face will inevitably age you more in the long run. Just my two cents.🤷‍♀️

  • @rmemba405
    @rmemba405 12 дней назад

    I feel this could be the same for wigs and weaves. It can damage your hair and hairline and make you forget what you really look like without it and shocked when you see yourself without it, even possibly making you feel like you don’t want anyone to see you without it. Then you can just end up hostage to it.

  • @localpossum2690
    @localpossum2690 14 дней назад

    Aging shouldn’t have ever been viewed as a bad thing. It is something that every living creature goes through yet for some reason, it is a problem.

  • @lilyshah4608
    @lilyshah4608 6 месяцев назад +6

    If we are in dire financial times yet people have ways of financing this luxury of the past then people should stop complaining about inflation. If my server has a frozen forehead then priorities are all wrong

    • @maddie8415
      @maddie8415 5 месяцев назад +1

      As much as it pains me to say it, I do think that overconsumption of unnecessary and luxury goods and services are why most of us are struggling so much...or at least far more than we actually have to be to simply meet our needs. I think about my parents growing up, and how little they had in terms of possessions. No one would have dreamed of something like Botox or other anti-aging procedures.

  • @pimpgrizzle
    @pimpgrizzle 6 месяцев назад +1

    I do want more dancing like this! Subscribed! 😝

  • @Mina-hm2og
    @Mina-hm2og 22 дня назад +1

    I do not like anti-ageing procedures at older women .Are you telling me that a woman in her 50s,60s and older that has lived,worked, done things ,achieved her goals,maybe married and had a family should be self conscious and dissatisfied with herself because her skin isn't as tight and clean as when she was 20? Shouldn't a life well lived fill us enough that we stop needing external validation to feel good with ourselves ?

  • @bigmona2741
    @bigmona2741 2 месяца назад +1

    They’re going to look like Jigsaw by 45 with all those fillers.

  • @TheKittiShow
    @TheKittiShow 13 дней назад

    YES, Mental Health sessions should be required before plastic surgery because it is usually much more about a mental health issue given to women by society and unethical capitalism and corporations, about body dysmorphia, and all these societal and corporate systems are being predatory with girls and women, creating unachievable expectations for how we are supposed to look that is actually plastic and not like real faces like we saw in the 90s.
    It’s entirely a cash grab that is taking advantage of women by giving them more and more insecurities by picking every single aspect of their bodies apart and we need to wake up to the fact that this is happening and resist!
    Not let them take advantage of us! ❤️❤️❤️
    We need to get back to true beauty which is inner beauty and who you are and what you were doing in the world and what you love an, different ways that you contribute…..
    as well as friendships and relationships - as where we put our focus - rather than this shallow appearance-based crisis that is happening because of social media and unethical capitalism and celebrity worship

  • @Hobbiethecreature
    @Hobbiethecreature 4 дня назад

    I feel bad that alot of women don't realize plastic surgery is making them look so much older

  • @mariettemayisa
    @mariettemayisa 6 месяцев назад +7

    Antiaging is the new skinny! Truthfully for the black community the issue would be more body procedures like BBLs. I'd also add that although I agree with you, respectfully POC age relatively slower than our White counterparts and so POC may not be able to relate to the issues. Anyway, luckily most people cant afford it so it would be hard for it to be an epidemic out side of social media, at most it will be like inaccessible aspiration that will give gen Z psychological scares they can bond on later in life, like how millennials bond on how they were all told if they weren't skinny, blonde and tall they were ugly, lol. I laugh because I cant cry...

    • @disneytoysr4fun975
      @disneytoysr4fun975 6 месяцев назад

      Black women also still deal with hair insecurities. I noticed the content creator has never worn her natural hair in the 3 yrs shes posted videos.

  • @EnglishApache26
    @EnglishApache26 18 дней назад

    Maybe I’m too old myself, but I remember seeing women not stressing out over even thinking about Botox until after they were in their mid forties

  • @MidCenturyMagic
    @MidCenturyMagic Месяц назад

    100000% agree with everything you said

  • @86Kera
    @86Kera Месяц назад +1

    Ironically during the add breaks there are adds for Botox smh it’s everywhere

  • @geckovonparsley8200
    @geckovonparsley8200 3 месяца назад +1

    Every ad I got watching this was some kind of "miracle makeup" promising to make you look flawless. Thanks for the visual aids, YT algo?

  • @qqpie6382
    @qqpie6382 6 месяцев назад +4

    All these girls are accidentally becoming still face mothers and they don’t realize how scary that is.

  • @aixamercado2818
    @aixamercado2818 26 дней назад

    Sometimes I feel like I’m an spectator in this dystopian society wtf is wrong with people these days? I’m 27 and I don’t relate or can’t relate to what’s going on with society anymore. This is sickening. My generation and future generations are fucking themselves up. That’s what’s going on. 👋

  • @katieelliott5047
    @katieelliott5047 2 месяца назад +2

    Everyone looks the same now its creepy and uncanny

  • @wiktoriajurkiewicz3144
    @wiktoriajurkiewicz3144 9 дней назад

    "You will never regret getting botox at 19"... girl, you look 39 😭

  • @anthropomorphicpeanut6160
    @anthropomorphicpeanut6160 Месяц назад

    New subscriber here! :D

  • @sarahm1447
    @sarahm1447 7 дней назад

    5:34 this isnt the point, but I just wanted to point out that if your doctor is recommending tests, procedures, or medications that you don't need, that would be insurance fraud and it is illegal. It may be that your provider is recommending preventative care measures or treatments that you're not interested in pursuing, in which case they can explain the reasoning behind their recommendation, but if they truly have no medical basis to recommend those services, then that is unethical practice. I just wanted to make sure that its clear that that is not a normal thing for a doctor to do, and if anyone has experienced this, you should report it and check your previous bills to make sure that you haven't been a victim of incorrect billing, which can be another form of insurance fraud

  • @Tina_Bo_Binaaa
    @Tina_Bo_Binaaa Месяц назад

    Interesting how they have over done this and they are now looking older than the previous generation. Just chill and age gracefully. Own your age.

  • @malvavisco10
    @malvavisco10 2 месяца назад +1

    Affect as a noun is pronounced with the first syllable stressed, AF-ekt

  • @Sarsaparilla0519
    @Sarsaparilla0519 6 месяцев назад +7

    I always say that I think you should have to be at least 25 to get any kind of elective cosmetic surgery (with the exception of breast reductions of course)

  • @niki_0107
    @niki_0107 5 месяцев назад +1

    12:45 I'm so white I glow under blacklights. I have hyperpigmentation on my elbows, inner thighs, etc. no one needs to feel insecure about that, it's NORMAL

  • @annalukomska2495
    @annalukomska2495 6 месяцев назад +5

    Just want to emphasize that Botox is not $20 a unit it’s closer to $10 at most and if any aesthetician is charging that much you’re getting scammed

  • @Nicole-vq9zm
    @Nicole-vq9zm 2 месяца назад

    Meanwhile RUclips has to nerve to throw a juvederm commercial at me during this video🤦🏾‍♀️😅

  • @Bellaa4578
    @Bellaa4578 6 месяцев назад +2

    LOL people thought she aged poorly?!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA WHAT I’m sure they were all Foots give me a god damn break 😂

  • @rayj599
    @rayj599 Месяц назад

    Botox and filler will never die out unless they have a non-surgical procedure that can match up to that

  • @BingBongDillyDong
    @BingBongDillyDong 6 месяцев назад +21

    And gen Z wonders why they look older than millennials 😕

    • @canesugar911
      @canesugar911 6 месяцев назад +2

      No one wonders that. There is no amount of surgery that would cause people to mistake a 20 year old for a 35 year old.

    • @lamareionfreeman
      @lamareionfreeman 5 месяцев назад +10

      They look older because gen z tries to grow up so fast instead of just enjoying being a kid. For example, there are 12 and 14 year olds wearing false lashes full face makeups, wide hoop earrings and wigs they rushing instead of enjoying their childhood.

    • @lavinder11
      @lavinder11 3 месяца назад +7

      ​@canesugar911 A lot of people wonders this, actually.

  • @RabbitTeacup
    @RabbitTeacup Месяц назад

    "it's like when you go to the doctor and they try to get you prescriptions and imaging you dont need..."
    god america is so fucked i dont know if it can ever recover

  • @SouthernBelleReviews
    @SouthernBelleReviews 2 месяца назад +1

    In every video on my channel I remind my subscribers that AGING IS A GIFT!!! 🎁 🎉

  • @adaliantsiki
    @adaliantsiki 6 месяцев назад +7

    If women just ate healthy, exercised, didn't drink, smoke and stress they would look young. I don't get why people won't just make the right choices in life to look and feel young. Quick fixes like Botox and fillers just make you look weird

  • @Bellaa4578
    @Bellaa4578 6 месяцев назад

    Damn I need the tox yall I’m 32😅

  • @ChelseaDust-wg6pf
    @ChelseaDust-wg6pf 2 месяца назад

    if u dont have some wrinkles at 35 u havent lived ♡

  • @ivydune4185
    @ivydune4185 6 месяцев назад +6

    I’m hating getting old. I’m 44, I always looked younger, but after 42-44 I saw a big change. I hate getting old. It doesn’t match my personality and my goals. So I hope scientists find the potion of youth. But I agree: in your 20s…it makes no sense, especially fillers. And one thing is to correct flaws or insecurities, another one is to look like a plastic corn doll.

    • @dazzlingdae
      @dazzlingdae 3 месяца назад

      So you’d rather be dead? Lmao girl people retire at 65 if you feel your goals are done at 44 you must have a sad ass life.

  • @WilliamCo-oy7ge
    @WilliamCo-oy7ge 2 месяца назад +1

    The guy whispering is absolutely wrong.
    I don’t look like her and I am 40 and never had work done
    She looks older for 34

  • @renysimone3312
    @renysimone3312 2 месяца назад +1

    Uh, what about your wig though? How about your natural hair? Just saying since you mentioned that you personally cannot identify with not being aesthetically perfect 😊

    • @juleeanng
      @juleeanng Месяц назад +4

      I think the point is the extreme vanity and going overboard. It's becoming psychological issue. Not a little bit of enhancement and be content at that.

    • @slimecorn
      @slimecorn Месяц назад +1

      Ooh looks like she hit a sore spot on you

    • @morganniciomhair8284
      @morganniciomhair8284 Месяц назад

      Im not even gonna respond to that negative comment about her hair!Miss the point much?😅​@@slimecorn

  • @sarakoob6667
    @sarakoob6667 2 месяца назад +1

    Let’s be honest Vanessa Williams does not look like a normal 60 year old woman she’s beautiful if you’re born beautiful no matter how old you get you always will be a beautiful women in it of any age

  • @Sexiimariie
    @Sexiimariie 2 месяца назад +2

    I'll stick with my night n day cream . Don't want that crap in me