These viral GLOW UP tips are making you UGLY: here’s what to do instead🥥🤍

Key wellness / self-care / productivity takeaways (what to avoid instead of “viral glow-up” trends)

Stop treating skincare like a trend

• Avoid overly complex routines (e.g., “13-year-olds buying retinol,” “15-step routines,” trying “all the actives” for “glass skin”).
• Recognize that most viral skincare online is marketing, not individualized science.
• Don’t “hop on” ingredients/products just because they’re trending (e.g., retinol waves).
• Use a simple routine based on your skin needs and skin type.
• Don’t assume what works for influencers will work for you—your skin may be different.
• Fix the root issue first.
  • The speaker links her best skin results to understanding hormonal acne, addressing it with supplements, and then sticking with a few products that work.

Don’t copy makeup routines—personalize them

• Avoid copying an influencer’s makeup “as-is” (color, liner, blush/contour placement).
• Use tools like color analysis / undertones / face shape to choose shades and placements that fit your features.
• Follow creators who look like you, or modify routines so they suit your face.

Don’t copy hairstyles—choose styles that match your face/head features

• Avoid blindly following popular cuts (e.g., the “Hailey Bieber bob”).
• Match haircuts to your features. Examples mentioned:
  • Squared face → bob may not suit; layered haircut may.
  • Long face → bob may suit.
  • Big forehead → bangs may work well; small forehead → bangs may not.

Avoid extreme body/fitness trends and “celebrity-style” transformations

• Don’t chase dream bodies through extreme diets/workouts that change with every trend (e.g., alternating celebrity body styles).
• Avoid being influenced via constant scrolling; the speaker warns it can damage hormones and lead to unhealthy behavior.
• Aim for consistent wellness:
  • Eat healthy
  • Move your body
  • Maintain an ideal that’s sustainable: a nourished body at a healthy weight
• “Healthy trends” are okay if they encourage movement (e.g., Pilates, running), but don’t chase trends that leave you dissatisfied.

Be cautious with “trend” cosmetic procedures (veneers, fillers)

• Avoid veneers (speaker’s stance):
  • They believe imperfect/natural teeth can look better than veneers.
  • Concern: you may regret altering natural teeth, and exaggerated “perfect symmetry” can look uncanny.
• Fillers: avoid chasing a look that changes with trends.
  • The speaker notes how trends can flip from “overfilled” to “natural,” leading to dissolving—but some changes may be permanent (e.g., stretched lips).
• Cosmetic procedures are not inherently “bad,” but:
  • Don’t use them as a glow-up tactic driven by trends.
  • Don’t do them from an unstable mindset; ideally decide from confidence/peace of mind.

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Presenters / sources

• Presenter: Mirella (author of the video, as named in the subtitles)
• No other sources explicitly cited (aside from general references to social media/influencers/celebrity culture and mentions of trends like Ozempic)