The difference between a Grow-up and Glow-up

[@701delbronx8]

It always annoyed me when someone posted a picture of them when they were like 12 to prove they “glowed up”

[@ssssssssssssssssssssssssssszzz]

Frrrr😭

[@mimid.227]

Ikr , they post pictures from when they were 8 and how they look 10 years later , I mean of course ppl will change in 10 years, you discovered yourself.

[@imtootired7623]

Ikrrr I find it SO Stupid and the fact that so many young girls watch those videos and think that they need to like that

[@chanhnguyen81]

But the thing most of these picture prove is that how can an average looking person suddenly look so hot dramatically in their 20s? It is indeed glow up . Cause not everyone is that lucky

[@chanhnguyen81]

@@mimid.227 But how you change is a different story. Some people still looks the same/ average when they grow up but other change their body/ facial aesthetic dramatically as they grow into their age. Now that’s pretty interesting cause not every kid is a beautiful child. If you never experienced the feeling of being lonely/ getting no attention/ feeling not pretty enough at a teenager years to suddenly being on the other side of the spectrum … then you will never appreciate these glow up video. It brings hope that things will change.

[@fathercrellick]

just a bit of TMI, when i was in middle school my classmate called me ugly so I became really obsessed with skincare & working out. ngl, I glo tf up and people started to treat me different that's when I knew pretty privilege is real

[@MrSeuchenratte]

Yeah it is real. It sucks but it is real.

[@AmaliaLondon]

Even kids treat you better when you’re pretty 😂 I was chubby with acne skin growing up while my cousin was tall, slim and always put together. I remember all the little girls in our family flocked to her although she wasn’t into entertaining/playing with them. She was just nicer to look at.

[@prismaturtle8457]

Thats just how it is, speaking from experience, its sucks but its true

[@pratishtha5740]

Literally so true lmao. two to three years ago when I was around 15, I overheard some boys of my class rate me a 5/10 and that really hurt like a bitch at that time. So during the quarantine, I decided to take care of myself and improve my personality and become more confident myself. Fast forward to now that I am eighteen the same guys treat me differently. So yeah I agree pretty privilege is real!!

[@MrSeuchenratte]

@@pratishtha5740 It is great that you worked on yourself but also work on your self-esteem. It is totally normal to be a 5. In fact most people are a 5. That's why the 5 on a scale from 1-10 is there for. The majority of people are average. Not everyone has to look like an Instagram model. Not even the girls on Instagram look like this in real life. Take it from a guy who has 8 more years of self-esteem issues 😂

[@sim771]

Braces definitely count as glow up imo, the entire aesthetic of someone's face changes with straight teeth -> 😬 to 😁. Also you'll often get palette extenders or elastics to pull the jaw/mouth to a different position and bite. It might not be as obvious as weight loss or a nose job but it's one of the most game changing things for a person's looks (the first day with no braces is a big reveal like in 2000s teen movies).

[@no.6377]

I'm trying to get this for myself. I think it counts as a glow up partly because they're so expensive.

[@yys919]

Not if they extract you teeths, then its a down up XD

[@harsh3948]

I’d say braces + Jaw surgery would be a true glow up. That’s a LOT of aesthetic labor Everyone gets braces now unless they’re broke so it’s nothing special. You can get transparent ones too to hide them. Perfect teeth are an expectation, not a rarity

[@yys919]

@@harsh3948 jaw surgeryy iss soo gay. Just mew and wait

[@no.6377]

@@harsh3948 that's some Americanism right there👌😭

[@lindap.5921]

Glow up had a type of price. Like the efforts were not fair while others just sat back and grew up. Good video !!!!!!

[@Bakerygo]

As a high school teacher I can confirm that most teens look like shit at 14-15. They are KIDS! There's nothing to be attracted to. There's a massive difference between 14 and 18 years old and even between 18 and 23. The hollywood or IG image of teens is very far from reality (in terms of looks and behavior). If there were true teens in movies nobody would watch those movies. The confidence is not oozing out at these ages.

[@lshitabhardwaj]

Absolutely! I feel like form 14-18 ,kids grow up and a hell lot of changes take place , and i feel from 18 to 23 ,they don't change a lot but the style does change so that makes a whole lot of difference

[@cry_baby_8397]

Literally!! Like im 15 n in all those movies they are literally all adults😭😭

[@sweetsour6619]

This

[@lemonke5341]

13~16 mfs look grown up like 18~21

[@tiamelancholyjeoncockity]

Glowing up is just change in your taste of outfit, knowing to do makeup, style hair, taking care of skin more and going to gym. You’re bound to look a lot better if you do all that.

[@BitchChill]

I changed my clothes my hair my face

[@joogaloo929]

@@BitchChill Hit the gym bro! It’s so worth it 💪

[@Puma-ph5ep]

Not true. Most people from forums I saw that glow up where or already good looking and lost weight and fixed acne, or glowed up using (multiple) plastic surgery procedures. Some glowed up using steroids that caused bone to change sometimes.

[@withlovetumi]

A glow up isn't just about appearance though. You can have a mental glow up as well. I believe "glowing up" is another term for improvement and progression.

[@BitchChill]

@@joogaloo929 I'm already in shape

[@SerpentineWisdom]

I SAID THE SAME THING WHEN I SAW THIS VIDEO. These girls just matured and put on makeup. That's it. It wasn't an unrecognizable difference from "DANG this kid is gonna have a hard life.." to "Who the hell is that?👀" That's a real kind of glow up. These girls look the SAME!!!

[@xxxmelissatacionxxx]

These girls look like prettier versions of their childhood state... And that's how it should be. Check the men's version for a real glow up lolol

[@SerpentineWisdom]

@@xxxmelissatacionxxx I'm SAYING!! No homo but they GLEW UP. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@SerpentineWisdom]

@honestrat03 I don't disagree with that. Did you think I did?

[@gyosob7265]

@@xxxmelissatacionxxx yeah cause the guys version used pictures of them when they were younger than 10 so the difference looks more drastic

[@user-xd2xx3nl5u]

They are averrage looking to below average looking that's literally just it

[@ivettelovesunicorns8973]

I had a glow up, I was 14-15 years old so I already had puberty years ago & decided I needed a change. I was sick of being called fat/ugly I couldn’t even look at myself in the mirror or want to be in photos. I started to exercise & change my diet where I lost nearly 70 pounds, started to take skincare seriously, changed my wardrobe, learned how to do my hair/makeup, By the time I turned 16 Peoples views changed on me completely, from always being invisible & insulted people started to call me pretty, beautiful, nice skin, skinny, etc. Pretty/skinny privilege is real. I’m 17 now and couldn’t feel more happier in my body, I have a loving boyfriend and overall my quality of life has improved.

[@xkancho]

remember no intercourse before holy matrimony

[@stephaniemaggotta4226]

wdym u were 14 15 and ur puberty already had ended?

[@JohnBillow]

Girls puberty end earlier than guys​@@stephaniemaggotta4226

[@AnaOhKay]

@@stephaniemaggotta4226 thats really common for girls wym??

[@Mienarrr]

This is such an interesting video. I always thought that everyone saying they had a „Glow-up“ when it clearly is just growing up, better makeup and styling plus less baby fat was a bit funny.

[@pweetyliciouse]

Wonderful, this will shed light on Aba and Preach's take on this vid.

[@tradejak]

Hearing qoves say "yaasss queen" knocked me out

[@yourfavoritememory4223]

I know, i giggle everytime, it's so comforting to know, I'm not the only one annoyed about this overly hyped positivity.

[@yourfavoritememory4223]

I love listening to you, just for the fact, that you're so real. I agree, they just grew up, but at the same time I have to say, that loosing baby fat and getting a leaner face can make a significant change in the overall impression and look of a face, even if it doesn't require significant effort (and effort isn't a necessary requirement for a glow up imo). Not everyone gets a leaner face is the point. Some of my classmates from a few years ago either stayed puffy in the face or their face got broader (even with weight loss), so I do consider that aspect a glow up. But yeah mayority of those examples were make up. Don't worry about being too harsh, your deliveries are just honest but not mean and for those who search for genuie advice, it's real help.

[@unsub6570]

@@glidinggolovin what bro💀

[@lemonke5341]

Hes brutal honesty is funny af to me

[@marielenag7523]

What makes me mad is that everyone is criticizing these girls for having said "grow up" while they hype up the guys for doing the exact same. The guys in Jubilees video just found their styles and hit the gym. There's no evident signs of surgery or significant weight loss. Maybe orthodontics, but one can argue that probably some of the girls used orthodontics as well. You can even see the last girl wearing braces. So what is the big difference then? Janiya said that she goes to the gym and overall seems like a fit person. Just as the guys in the video who are not some bodybuilders themselves. Sahai seems to have lost a considerable amount of weight, not just baby fat. And no-one's taking that into consideration. I think the main problem is that women are expected to find their styles, take care of their appearance (skincare, hair, nails, etc), and generally improve their looks as time passes. While on guys these practices are praised. Also, men are really salty because women "get to wear makeup". Breaking news: beauty standards revolve around makeup. So, though it can represent an advantage, it also comes with a catch. There's a societal expectation to wear makeup. The average women does it all the time. Women in the media and celebrities (who play a big role into shaping the beauty standards) are always seen with make up on. When a celebrity is catched not wearing it she's often criticized and is made feel like an imposter. So even this top-tier attractive women are attacked for not being "as pretty" without makeup (no shit). Meanwhile, for the common person, not wearing makeup in a daily basis can be deemed as being untidy or not taking care of their appearance. So there's a no-win situation here. I think most women are consciously or subconsciously pressured into wearing makeup to fit these unattainable standards. Plus a lot of them just enhance their natural features, so though they will obviously look different without it, the changes aren't drastic.

[@QOVESStudio]

I agree, the guys also just 'grewup' , most significant changes come post adolescense.

[@shadea.3827]

100% - this is THE post.

[@lkusa]

10p% agree.

[@simeonbinde6858]

Thanks for the straight to the point information you always give qoves. It makes watching your Videos worth the time and really interesting.

[@msaeroplaneman]

Learning how to do your makeup well also takes significant effort, as does treating acne and preventing acne scarring. Using the right skincare routine and finding the right medication for treatment is hard and can be demoralising. It takes concerted effort to keep going until your skin gets better (usually months if you have bad acne). The last example given of a black woman and a white man were strange examples imo. Is it because she gave a photo of a younger version of herself? Hence you’d NEED to put “grow up”. But the white man is using an older version of himself as his before (late teens to early 20s maybe), hence “grow up” is removed because apparently he has stopped growing up by that age? Because I don’t understand why when a man loses weight when he’s a teenager, it’s more likely a glow up but if a woman does, it’s a lot more circumstantial? And also, if it really is just about effort…why is learning about makeup not considered effortful? The argument in this video is really shakey, and makes me wonder: why are women expected to be pretty when they’re older, but men aren’t expected to look handsome. So that’s why women have a higher standard when it comes to glow ups, but men just really need to lose weight and let puberty do its thing.

[@fluffle6522]

(wall of text srry) EXACTLY, I totally think makeup can count as a glow up. His argument was soo shaky and honestly just sounded like he wanted to call using makeup a superficial change but according to his argument, which was that a glow up takes effort and not just falling into the course of life/a glow up is when you physically intervene and look significantly different, makeup would count! like he literally says that glow ups have to be things that "wouldn't happen anyway" RIGHT AFTER reading and agreeing with a comment stating that makeup can make women look completely different, 7:38. Like dude.. would makeup have happened anyway? He said it had to be drastic changes. I honestly don't think its very fair to compare women's efforts in changing their appearances to men's because when dudes are young and fat they typically are gonna be fat later on and will have to go to the gym in order to change that but when young women are fat its wayyy more likely for a women to grow into her body (or slim out) and not only that, our bodies are more acceptable in way more shapes then men's so women normally don't feel the need to go to the gym like how a guy does. With that being said, women don't typically go from 300 pounds then to the gym so its unfair to base their glow ups on that only (and fucking surgery like?). That's like if we were to base men's glow ups on makeup, men typically don't feel the need to wear makeup so its unfair to completely dismiss their other efforts and say "all they did was grow up and go to the gym 🙄". To me, the definition of a glow up is when you put in effort to change the course or fate of your appearance and you look better. This is pretty much his argument but he switched it up when it came to women. Women put in so much effort, makeup isnt easy, they do realize you have to learn makeup right? If a girl was doing makeup, after her face matured, and it looked bad and then 10 years later you see her again and it looks better - like a completely different person - then that's a glow up.

[@bluesberryblue]

I agree. It doesn't make sense to completely dismiss the effects of makeup in terms of a glow-up when it can make a massive difference to someone's face, which he himself states. Without any effort, a teenager is not going to suddenly start using makeup. In addition, learning how to apply makeup well takes considerable time and effort. Of course, some individuals do start using makeup and it improves their look but they don't look drastically different, which is the case with some of the women here. But hairstyle, makeup, clothing - all of these things combined can make a person near unrecognizable and it doesn't make sense to dismiss these. Personally, for the photos at the end that were considered "glow-ups", I'm not so sure. The lady put a photo of her as a cute chubby child for the "before", so she definitely grew up but it's harder to judge whether she "glowed-up" without a teenage photo. As for the guy, he definitely looks leaner and more defined afterwards, but he was already fairly attractive in the first photo as a younger adult/very late teen. The only difference was the extra weight, which does apply for a glow-up, but we can see he is already good-looking even with the weight.

[@sandrathair7470]

The thing about makeup is that it isn’t permanent, you just wash it off by the end of the day so it isn’t really “you”

[@iwashere583]

Putting on makeup is not the same as losing a ton of weight after rigorous change of diet and exercise. We need to remember the definition put for glow up in the video to talk about this, like he said, it's not just looking significantly better, but from physical change like surgery and orthodontics. If you like another way to define it, that's fine but it wouldn't be the same. Plus, makeup will eventually be washed off after so it's literally not permanent change

[@s0ne01]

make up isn't a glow up.

[@maxw9833]

I had a glowup in quarantine, where i worked out, did skincare, and tried different hairstyles to find the right one. And the first three days of highschool and from time to time my friends all call me handsome. It was nice tbh, to get recognition for my hard work, however it brought up another problem where i became more obsessive over my looks and started comparing myself to others who were hotter than me. But thankfully i realized my self-worth isn't all abt my appearance. My values, my personality, my accomplishments are also what determines my selfworth. So i started thinking what is the best possible state i can be rn, appearance-wise and just be happy when i'm in it, instd of comparing to others. Which is another way to say Just Be the Best You.

[@Fee___]

🙏i'm glad you didn't lose yourself in that trap and recognized it so happy for you. Cause i had that a couple years ago and i always try to find my own way and some solutions and new styles

[@Porcelynnn]

I used to say I glowed up but I would compare myself to my teenage self. I don’t think that’s worth comparing to anymore. I was a child then, I didn’t need to worry about my sex appeal or attracting men. Now that I’m older and nearing my 30s, it’s a little bit more fair to compare myself from when I was 22 to when I’ll be 32, not 15 to 25. But as I get older, I think comparing myself to my old self isn’t necessary either. All in all, I don’t think I ever glowed up. I just grew up and got more money to buy makeup, get facials, get my hair professionally done, and buy more clothes. Lol

[@GROOVwithme]

Hey, I just turned 30 and I think I have "glowed up!" compared to when I was in my early 20s because I spend more money lol. I used to look messy back then because I was broke and it showed. Now I have money and it shows. I can afford an expensive gym. I've also learned how to style myself and what looks good on me over the years.

[@KaylaNoelle1]

I was underweight and sickly, I had warts, I had a bad haircut because I got lice, I needed braces, I have pretty much no eyebrows naturally so my glow-up was STEEP from 10-12 and by the time I was 13 I switched schools and I was popular for my looks. It was like jumping from one reality to another because I was a legitimately ugly child. I had to gain a lot of muscle, fix my jaw with braces, and I had to improve my skin by freezing off all the warts, it was a hard and painful transformation but I'd do it 10x over if I had to.

[@glidinggolovin]

how old are you now and can u prove you're attractive now.

[@thabokgwele5268]

Massive W

[@TertiaryQuota]

@@glidinggolovin none your business

[@glidinggolovin]

@@TertiaryQuota no one asked unattractive female

[@Link-xq1on]

you should do a followup on the mens version of this video

[@xiioh6788]

yeah let's see if he's biased or not

[@Saberdud]

All the mens were 10s

[@andrevxv2143]

@@xiioh6788 they changed, women hit the puberty earlier

[@shiratorr]

@@xiioh6788 why would he be biased?

[@draccuzer]

​@@xiioh6788 He won't be biased since he is correct; men's "glow up" felt more significant because of how late their puberty began. Before puberty sets in, you have a lot more time to observe them in their "child" form, which heightens the impression higher.

[@DrAlchem01]

This is great - I was watching Aba & Preach react to this video and my first thought was "I wonder what QOVES would say about this?"

[@Naistov]

I'm a women and was watching their video too. I was on Aba's side until the video progressee and Preach continued to make good points. "I conceeeeede!"🤣🤣🤣

[@the1stmetalhead]

Link to the Aba and Preach video?

[@Saberdud]

Apples and peach

[@sechabatheletsane9784]

"WE NEED TO DEFIIIIINE, THE DEFINITION OF A GLOWWW UUUP. GLOOOOW UUP."🎵🎵🎵

[@Haha-ty6xz]

@@Naistov same

[@ladySVV]

face doesn't change much, just better handling makeup and hair.. body can, and it was the biggest factor in my g-up lol

[@thelonercoder5816]

facial structure doesn't change.. but skin quality and facial fat can def change your appearance for the better or worse.

[@Philipp_-cp2xw]

Bone mass can change alot in males when they have high testosterone in their puberty

[@thicccatto3956]

That isn't true. You can go from 35% body fat to 25% (for guys) and it will drastically change your looks and how people perceive you. Speaking from my experience, at 35% I was being mocked and a girl literally spit on my face for proposing her, then at 25% and more muscular body, two 'better-than-average' looking girls came to me asking for a threesome. It's a big deal honestly because I'm indian & 90% of people here don't even have sex here until they're married & I'm not some 6 ft Henry Cavill either. I'm just 5'8" and dark skinned with an asymetrical face but I still changed my attractiveness from a 3/10 to 8/10 with just body fat percentage. So, face can change.

[@MrSeuchenratte]

What are your options of the same video for the guys? You were already saying that girls hit puberty earlier than guys do. So are the guys having growups or glowups?

[@stevo7220]

Grownups because sexually dimorphic bones develop after puberty and the faces get objectively better looking because of that

[@harsh3948]

They built muscle, that’s a lot of aesthetic labor. They also changed their style, hair, brows and beard. The girls just put makeup on

[@gyosob7265]

@@harsh3948 the black girl looks completely different to before, pls be serious

[@victormartinez6974]

@@gyosob7265 not really

[@biancaraetchi4837]

Ngl, I'm very confused by your "glow up" definition... You discount working on style, hair, makeup, skincare, eyebrows, (nails and perfume weren't mentioned, but I suppose I can include them here), even braces... By this "glow up = big effort ONLY" definition, what are you left with? Only weight loss, surgery, dental work, maybe gym? (And let's not kid ourselves that pursuing surgery would not be controversial in most social circles, so you're at a risk of having your "true glowup" discounted as well). And a lot of the girls seemed to also have whiter teeth, which you didn't mention, so idk what's the extent of this "dental work" part. In this case, yeah, "grow up" was a big part of their supposed "glow ups", but without implementing *any* soft changes (skincare, style, etc.) they would've looked bad. Imo, all of these were "grow ups + glow ups".

[@lauramenendez3212]

Agreed, a glow up is literally just a massive attractiveness shift. And everything we do to our appearance counts because it forms part of how attractively others see us. We never stop growing up, so glow up and grow up are interlinked. Must of the girls in the video were already pretty just young, and when they came out they were still pretty but older with a style change, that's why there wasn't much of a glow up but can there be levels to a glow up? A drastic weight change is the biggest glow up you can have, it can impact face shape and face fullness, which can make you look older, younger or just chiselled. Make up can also change someone's look drastically but so can facial hair and a hair cut, these are all things we manipulate through effort, diet, hair cuts and fashion (all are part of glowing up) But when you already perceived someone as attractive, them getting more attractive won't really seem like a glow up but is it? While if someone was really ugly at age 14 and then became super attractive by age 20, is it a glow up or just growing up? Both because some people grow and grow but never get more attractive in the eyes of others.

[@QOVESStudio]

The idea is that in many of these examples they would have achieved similar results regardless, especially Ellie who looks the most same to her previous self. There is nothing wrong with simply 'growing-up' or not 'glowing-up.' Most people live and die within the same tax bracket as their parents and similarly the same 'beauty-bracket,' but that doesn't mean that people cannot move up. We do not expect brownie points for brushing our teeth and wearing moisturizer, but these are aspects some may count as contributing to a "glowup." With or without the explicit goal of looking better, we would all still brush our teeth and apply some form of skincare (as a loose example). A glowup involves actively working to improve one's looks. This could be as 'simple' as getting out of bed, researching better fashion styles of r/malefashionadvice and buying new clothes or as 'complex' as rhinoplastic surgery to correct a crooked nose. Generally glowups are over a larger period of time with more drastic changes and this is why most people consider a true "glowup" to happen from 20 to 40 as this is when most people fall off their self-care routines and the truly dedicated show themselves. It has nothing to do with hard or soft changes.

[@denisemilke5325]

i've just watched this video yesterday and for every reveal i was like "wtf they just grew up that's it"

[@ivanaa5735]

I was really pretty till age of 12..i was so much bullied by females only, then i started being friends with people who were smoking etc. And i was doing the same.. my looks was worse and worse by the age of 20 because of cigarettes, sun exposure, stress.. now Im 25 and still trying to regain what i had, and i hope i'll make it.. im on a good path i think... and it always makes me sad when i think about this, i just wanted to share 💛

[@ivanaa5735]

@NM i started smoking, drinking, eating unhealthy and ruined my apperiance.

[@joaopedrogomesalexandrino3243]

Off but good you are trying to be better you can do this

[@ivanaa5735]

@NM thank you, sweet of you 🤗🤗💞❤

[@Riosgirl98]

"Glow up" a nice way of saying cosmetic intervention. Joniyah (Sorry if I spelled her name incorrectly) has signs of cosmetic surgery to her nose. Her tip is significantly less bulbous.

[@AbbyUwU]

She contoured her nose

[@Saberdud]

She learned how to use sorcery

[@sugarzblossom8168]

So she did something to change in a way she wouldn't have otherwise

[@QOVESStudio]

I suspected but her original nose was pretty much the same too, could just be lighting and makeup.

[@annaguims]

Not really about cosmetic intervention but ANY intervention. A grow up is when you just let life take its course, even if you got “uglier” you still did grew up lol, a glow up takes effort to change the course.

[@syinari8266]

i stayed up on the right day qoves video is up 😤😤

[@shadea.3827]

Question: How much of this is exacerbated by the fact that "going under the knife" is somewhat of a necessity for young women (and not young men) to have a proper "glow up" . We typically don't see plastic surgery happening until late twenties / early thirties given the fact that our facies and bodies change up until mid-twenties. I think, anatomically, guys benefit from a "puberty" glow up" than women do. For women, we tend to need to take more "drastic changes" like plastic surgery to see as much progress and doing so before your mid-twenties is kind of unheard of unless you're an influencer or celebrity.

[@divinegon4671]

Disagree

[@alexiakyriacou1397]

nah I got a nosejob, medically advised at 16, know girls who have had lip filler and brow lifts at 21 pretty common

[@tabiakhan9870]

@@alexiakyriacou1397 don't know what world u live in because surgeries and cosmetic procedures are not common at 21

[@chokemewithmydiamonds9456]

@@tabiakhan9870 but they are in certain places?? in korea it is the norm that girls turning 17-18 get their first cosmetic procedures as a gift from their parents, usually a nose job or double eyelid surgery. in the states kids as young as 19 visit beauticians for fillers and botox

[@tabiakhan9870]

@@chokemewithmydiamonds9456 yeah thats Korea. The capital of plastic surgery. 194 countries remain. Let's exclude places like Beverly hills and other towns with extremely privileged wealthy people. That leaves us with more than 99% of the world population.

[@gyosob7265]

Why did you cut out the black girl and her glow up in the video? she genuinely did glow up and I think that should be acknowledged to at least have a source of comparison

[@skeleton2389]

most likely it was a accident

[@yakult9618]

exactly

[@gyosob7265]

@@skeleton2389 seems like a convenient/odd accident to cut out the only girl that undeniably had a glow up

[@milabo2177]

@@gyosob7265 bc she doesn't prove his point. But ig he could say she's an exception that proves the rule or something.

[@shaggymofo7716]

I think because the black girl doesn’t prove his point he was making like you said, who actually had a glow up.

[@verifyingaccount2624]

I think most ppl don’t know about facial esthetics and harmony it’s definitely an acquired skill and art form

[@user-xd2xx3nl5u]

Yeah it's called being Good looking

[@ummmm_okay]

QOVES x Aba and Preach this is the best crossover since the avengers.

[@madeleinew9730]

I miss these videos where you commentate on these types of videos!! Please do more 🙏 30min + length videos too, I love watching while I'm doing chores and the longer the better 🙌

[@theambitiousblueprint]

I was an average looking men at 14, now i'm almost 18, I definetely had a grow-up, I knew how my dad looked at 17-19 and i basically look the same, with a lil difference, but i became insantly super attractive due to stronger jaw, perfect nose, perfect lips, colored eyes, hair, height etc... My only glowups would be my physique, my hair and my skin. I worked out everyday, i grew out my hair and styled it, and i started skin care, that made my skin glow.

[@xkancho]

Turkey 1!1!!1

[@barbellsamurai8014]

yes, some many videos of guys claiming mewing or gym has taken them from a 3 to an 8 when the pics are literally just before and after puberty. That period is very kind to some people and not so much for others

[@thrice2565]

I definitely agree. I’ll see people say mewing was the reason they got a good jawline when the before picture is them like 13-14 and the after is them like 18-20. Did mewing help? Who knows. Doubtful.

[@JustanotherYoutuber771]

I disagree a bit on the “sacrifice” part. Makes it sound like the only valid “glow up” would be weight loss. If you learn to take better care of your specific hair type for example or how to dress your body type and it makes you look better that counts as a glow up for me too. There was still effort and thought being put in and it didn’t just happen naturally because of puberty.

[@kenny995]

I'm half grow half glow. As I grew up I grew into my proportions more, especially in my face. But I had really bad cystic acne growing up and frizzy tangled curly hair. I've put in a lot of effort to take care of my skin and hair and it paid off.

[@QOVESStudio]

Typo at 8.56*

[@Saberdud]

You’re a typo

[@josesandoval6531]

From my understanding glow up only applies after you do significant changes like jaw surgery or rhinoplasty? I was a very skinny and average to below average looking teenager and was a pushover in my high school days but once I worked out and grew out my hair and facial hair I’ve been perceived completely different by men and women as I grew into my mid to late 20s

[@jen6089]

Your case seems like a glow up to me. You mention that you are perceived differently, I assume better, now than when you were a teen. This relates to the the increase in social standing trait of glow ups as mentioned in the video

[@бронза.вафля.конус]

Glow up does not necessarily mean plastic surgery that's weird

[@mitchliam974]

I love when two channels you follow independently start critiquing each other

[@Moshm4n]

It's funny, my "grow-up" period lasted into my late 20's when I stopped getting taller. I know this because I had a physical then and my height measured in around 6'-3"; my prior physical was when I was 19 and I was 5'-11". So grew another 4 inches in 8 years. My face also changed a lot during this period. I was never a mouth breather as a child because it gave me dry mouth and it was incredibly uncomfortable. As I was going through my 20's, I ended up on ADHD meds which had the side effect of giving me dry mouth even though I always breathed through my nose. So I chewed gum religiously everyday for years. I had no idea the effects these things had on my face, primarily because I was obese at the time. When I dropped 200-lbs over the course of a few years, I'd run into people I hadn't connected with for some time and they mentioned how I didn't even look like the same person. Probably the face. In retrospect watching this content, it explains a lot.

[@pneumocystosis7115]

do you have any idea of what you did that allowed you to grow after 19? Or do you think it was just genetics?

[@Moshm4n]

@@pneumocystosis7115 Likely just genetics. Certainly wasn't my diet and excercise protocols of Taco Bell and sitting in a computer chair at that time, lol. I think I had a long drawn out puberty phase. I was fairly baby faced in my early 20's. I didn't even start shaving until around then. I started to look older than my late teen self when I was around 30. A lot of development was slow and late onset, and it likely resulted in my height development hanging on in pace with everything else... but I'm speaking out my ass at this point.

[@catmax5140]

I had a grow up and a glow up at the same time, I was 170 cm and 75 kg, I was overweight and fat. I started running and doing pull ups, chewed gum everyday for a year, I look nothing like I used to before, now I am 177 cm 53kg and very lean

[@eden.e8863]

While i was never unattractive per say, I was quite overweight. I lost all that extra weight and my skin got much clearer and my hair got longer, i’d say i glowed up! But it probably was a lot of growing up too after realising that I didn’t want to be unhealthy anymore… because I look the same, just slimmer and clearer skinned lol

[@nkopanelesedilebona9227]

When I got my braces removed, I initially thought I didn't even look like a real person anymore, so yeah, that definitely is glow-up material.

[@newworldlord643]

I got braces and got rid of my acne as a teen and became slim thick as an adult. 🥳🌈🤷🏾‍♀️ can't complain. Very happy with My looks at 38 yrs old. I have the body now that I wanted in my twenties lol. Thanks for explaining what a glo up is I honestly did not know the definition of it

[@WizaGaming]

If that’s u in ur profile pic you like 30

[@giorgosg4032]

I can see you are a man of culture, that is a fan of Aba and Preach

[@itsbeyondme5560]

Man of trash . lol

[@veganphilosopher1975]

Something I have worried about personally is this: if I get cosmetic surgery and I am treated better/get more positive attention, I am afraid it will just make me bitter and resentful of the human condition. I wonder how common this is or isn't.

[@flavinsilva8913]

I think it depends on what surgery you will do. Will it affect a lot in your appearance? If so, then maybe you get bitter, but if its not that drastic, I don't think so. I had a surgery to fix my ear (so it changed a lot in my facial aesthetics) and yeah, people started to treat me better but even with that, I still felt ugly, aand ended up being excluded again due to my lack of confidence, beauty is important, but only after those experiences you will able to see those who only cared about your appearance, and those who treated you better because who you are. In short: you will get bitter, but its more like a bittersweet truth, that you can get with or without the surgery. People care a LOT about beauty, but you will find those who value you more from who you are than your looks. So maybe its worth it. You choose

[@harsh3948]

I think you’d be foolish to be bitter and resentful over something that’s always been true since time immemorial. You’re better off being angry at the toxically positive westernv society we currently live in where they pretend everyone is beautiful and double down on it by pushing body positivity and stuff. But then hypocritically worship beautiful people unknowingly or knowingly

[@veganphilosopher1975]

@@flavinsilva8913 I appreciate you sharing.

[@Saberdud]

Women glowing up = I learned how to use makeup/sorcery

[@Haha-ty6xz]

A lot of the times yes but anyone can glow up, even women lol. These women didn’t though.

[@user-xd2xx3nl5u]

@@Haha-ty6xz Facts

[@user-xd2xx3nl5u]

Facts haha 😂

[@Juniperus_Godegara]

Meh, grow up happens to everyone as people get old they lose their child look and grow into an adult, so with the adults eyes, the person look much nicer. A glow up can happen later in life too and it basically means that one's look has improved greatly. And sometimes these two things (growing up, and starting to look more attractive) happen at the same time maybe in their late teens which we have seen in the boys' 'glow up' video but in the girls' video the change was not drastic and I think that is why their change was 'downgraded' to a grow up. I think that is a misleading concept.

[@mitzara25]

Ok but they do look better now than in highschool

[@TheRealLastJedi721]

Omg thank you for spreading this info I’ve seen mad trends and vids where people say they had glow ups and I’m like no fam you didn’t you never looked bad

[@aries2242]

There's something funny to me hearing you say "Yas queen" in a matter-of-fact, almost apathetic tone as you systematically discuss this topic.

[@DolphinsAreBetterThanHumans]

I just love this channel 😄 i knew you wouldn't hold back & be real

[@fmls8266]

I'm an inverted glow up, I looked way better as a teen 😂

[@adettessubs444]

Is that you on your profile picture

[@ad8447]

If that's you on the profile pic.. Oooh. I don't think so.

[@claudiaschmidt3708]

My nose shape changed when I was about 13-14 and I didn't even notice it until I saw photos of me when I was young as an adult. A whole face feature of me changed and me and my family think that's wild. That's why I never believed that Hollywood stars had a nose job at 13 but i really believed an actual face feature changed bc this happened to me. My nose was flat and round, total different nostrils, by the time I was 14 my nose became more like pointy and my nostrils got tear shaped. So yeah a whole face feature changed. Glow up or grow up?

[@milesmorales2869]

What's Ur ethnicity tho

[@claudiaschmidt3708]

@@milesmorales2869 white latina

[@milesmorales2869]

@@claudiaschmidt3708 hmmm so basically Ur sayin u glowed coz Ur features became more European looking

[@claudiaschmidt3708]

@@milesmorales2869 idk what European looking is but i live in Europe and there are lots and lots of blonde white people with big ass noses. So i really don't know what you're referring to.

[@chillin5703]

Nose shape changing is one of the most common features of puberty. And yes, it usually goes in that direction. The reason why the other person accused you of eurocentrism is that frankly, sharper noses with higher and more defined ridges tend to be more valued due to the history of eurocentrism and racialism that defined the development of the modern world (at the cost of the many POC groups who were less likely to have those nose shapes).

[@luchats]

Finally someone is finally correcting people on the to meanings.

[@montseos4640]

Question, does plastic surgery apply as a glow up? Or is it more about the efforts of having healthy habits and naturally achieving the change

[@rajaeelyousfi8867]

Def glow up

[@junaidmzafar]

Yes, I had a huge crooked hook nose and I had rhinoplasty and it is now straight and smaller, just that alone has glowed me up and I have yet to do other things, like get lean, skin care etc

[@lauramenendez3212]

Glow up should be the change not how you got there

[@xxxmelissatacionxxx]

I personally don't count that because it's not your natural beauty so it's not a real glow up

[@junaidmzafar]

@@xxxmelissatacionxxx a glow up is still a glow up if you look better than before regardless of how you got there. Only difference is, it wouldn’t be a natural glow up

[@draugno7]

I had a grow-up cause I lost 3-4 kgs from puberty. It really affected my face, so that it is now slim, it was a bit chubby. Also from 14 to 16 just because I started plucking my eyebrows I looked immediately betted

[@erenyeager754]

I always noticed how I found the men to have a more drastic glow up than women and you mentioned it in the video and I was like RIGHT. Interesting really...

[@ShawnaMabrey]

I have spent about 100k on my glowup in the past year including losing 60 pounds and getting veneers and I look like a younger hotter version of myself by about 15 years from who I was 10 years ago. It hasn't really given me any added happiness yet when I date but I do enjoy going out more.

[@Bughund]

Can you make a video discussing how face shapes lose weight and how they age?

[@rainberry2159]

I think glow-ups would include things such as getting procedures to physically fix things, losing weight, etc. I feel like most girls just grew up, and therefore got a more mature body and learned how to do makeup.

[@armanmansuri4539]

I love your videos dude 💚

[@l.n.9462]

Your usually spot on but I did see a difference in most of their faces, albeit not as extreme as your standards but their was definitely change.

[@mannythegrandfather2291]

Aba and Preach really are more popular than people give them credit for

[@itsbeyondme5560]

Nah. They are annoying black "other people". That is my opinion.

[@nstar1372]

@@itsbeyondme5560 huh??

[@txmie]

Remember if you are morbidly obese in your 20s it won’t get any easier to lose weight when you get older, better work on improving yourself sooner than later 🐳

[@lotussong1]

Hmmm…I wonder if a person could be a bit of both.🤔 When I was a teen, I was naturally thin (no matter how much I ate). However, I was called “anorexic”, “toothpick”, and “flat ass”. Not to mention, I was an introvert with low self esteem back then. Now that I’m nearly 41, I’d say my overall figure is slender. However, it doesn’t come naturally. I watch what and how much I eat, exercise almost daily, drink green tea, minimize stress and get plenty of sleep. Though I’m still an introvert, I have more confidence now than when I was in my teens and 20s.

[@stavroulathebest]

I started puberty at around 11 and i think i look pretty much the same since then i just grew up as everyone does and i lost some baby fat.After i gained 20 pounds i think actually my cute features became cuter again.

[@suhailx.7]

Waiting for your deep video on a skin care with your skin strict products.

[@brijordon]

Hey Qoves, would you be able to do a video series based on black beauty?

[@spook2171]

@@divinegon4671 very funny dude...

[@yakult9618]

@@divinegon4671 cue the laugh track

[@itsbeyondme5560]

Underrated

[@Prince-qr1te]

I was a big kid in primary and early parts of high school. When the weight came off and my 'real face' became visible, the change in treatment was almost over night. I was curving girls who used to make fun of me💀

[@Itsmegenn]

You should do a one on the guys version

[@III-wb5dk]

Can you also have a grow up-glow down? Bc that has happened to me basically 😭

[@thrice2565]

What’s ur body fat? Kinda happened to me but I got a little fat or more accurate, my face got fat.

[@III-wb5dk]

@@thrice2565 I already lost my baby fat and it didn‘t help.

[@shaggymofo7716]

@@III-wb5dk yeah no pedo crap here but I def see people of a few times who use to look attractive when they were younger but when they got older in theirs 20s of course. They aren’t as attractive anymore.

[@matildericci7843]

It's sad how these girls are being so heavily criticised just because people are not able to see their glow up. Like what even is that ? They found their style and overall improved their appearance and self if that's not a glow up then i don't know what is. These are some double standards cuz when the male version of the video came out NO ONE said anything, but it's not like those guys had major changes either. Overall I am never a big fun of comments about someone else's appearance because I strongly believe our beauty standards follow what our market needs at the moment so i don't really think they should be taken seriously. Also I believe that before speaking and invalidating someone's experience you should think twice, if it's really your opinion or just what our society wants you to say. Women always seem to have to reach some type of impossible standards and i'm genuinely tired of hearing this. No critique to this video in particular, just something I have been noticing.

[@wowhowbizarre8176]

I saw the title and thought: QOVES 100% watches Aba and Preach 😂

[@orionfell]

You skipped over the black girl but I felt like she was the only one to actually have a glow up from the video

[@mrtinalven3240]

Nice video! Enjoying the discord

[@epitome_importance5804]

There is another video on boys glow up Ngl those were really drastic like you said because of the later puberty thing

[@rinsy1212]

Looking good through "grow-ups" is kind of like a genetic lottery upgrade!

[@incaseyoucouldnthandle]

So if skincare, makeup, and braces aren’t a glow up? Then what is? They were already thin before. What would change their facial structure? Nose jobs? Lip fillers?

[@HillbillyYEEHAA]

I don't look like I did when I was a teenager. You couldn't tell if I was male or female till I was like 14 😂 And Even then, I was really big and my face was chubby

[@user-xd2xx3nl5u]

That must have been a funny time 😂

[@HillbillyYEEHAA]

@@user-xd2xx3nl5u oh definitely. The bullying made me stronger for sure 😂

[@Ana-ty8sl]

I think the redhead was the glow up. Even though everyone does loose some weight ( 5-10 lbs) naturally, they don’t lose (20- 60 lbs) without putting some effort!

[@neutralmm]

i would love to see a video analyzing the beauty of millie bobby brown or olivia rodrigo

[@user-xd2xx3nl5u]

They are not beautiful. Millie bobby brown is below averrage looking she just wears make up , taint her hair and the fame makes her appear better looking but she really isn't. Olivia Rodrigo is averrage looking with make up that's it.

[@tobiasweit]

Now i wanna see a video about people that actually had a glow up

[@kubs1162]

I was waiting for this

[@jazchuuuuuv]

In my case, i think i had a little bit of a Grow up and a Glow up. When i was younger i used to be called ugly, and it had an awful impact in my early teenage years. I started doing more physical activities, got braces, grew my hair out and learned how to do makeup. It's amazing how differently people treat you when you're pretty.

[@peeratatr1492]

i was 57kg 180cm.. i hit the gym and became 80kg 180cm.. took accutane to cure acne.. got gyno surgery to fix my chest.. changed my style and skin care/wardrobe.. went from a 5 to a 6 probs

[@mack_valenzuela]

Lol i love how he defines that word like it's a scientific process that's been rigously studied and back tested

[@EspritsFantomes]

We all look better as adults than as teenagers. It’s called growing uo

[@alohasophie]

Can someone please explain if Sahai was an actual glow up or just a grow up? Because she looked significantly different from her childhood photo to me???

[@KyronSmith3]

Do a video on piercing types and placements for men.

[@twintowersbasketball5121]

Shout out to aba and preach

[@munchkin54]

I dont agree with you on this. Glow up means positive change in appearance, style and overall growth(maturity and personality). I don't know what u mean by " no significant change in bone structure ". I just think alot of them did have a glow up.

[@munchkin54]

@@SurfyStories its not " crazy " cause a glow up is not necessarily just about looks or outer appearance. Its the overall growth of a person like increase confidence and maturity.

[@munchkin54]

@@SurfyStories u can google this. Many pages have literally mentioned that its modelled after the word " grow up ". Glow up is overall personal transformation of a person.

[@ME-wl3st]

So to "glow up " u have to: -lose baby fat - no acne -make up ???

[@Locke350]

I would consider myself as a glow up as I had Invisalign when I was 16-17 so I didn’t have to lose any of my premolars and I lost a lot of weight when I was 20.

[@JesusChrist2000BC]

Put simply the term glow up used to really mean something like 10 years ago. But now everybody says it and it means nothing in the social media era.

[@29003eel]

Lmao hearing you say girly pop yas queen was too funny to me

[@aura8808]

Timestamp?

[@veggiechip]

@@aura8808 07:8

[@veggiechip]

@@aura8808 7:08 ** SRRY

[@annelisefernandez5415]

When he said Girly pop culture it made me lol

[@roses1419]

It's inappropriate to comment on a child's appearance.

[@egg.007]

Small things make a big difference and big things make small difference

[@shai17altamiranoanco77]

A

[@bvenus9363]

amazing video as always. You could analyze the facial structure of the catwalk model Leon Dame, he has a rare beauty, besides being spectacular in what he does