Women Are Waking Up To These INSANE Trends

[@sarahturner1724]

My mom was not known for good advice, but she did raise me with one bit that was wonderful: she said, "You never want people complimenting your makeup. You want them just saying, 'Oh you look so beautiful, do you wear makeup?' " I am so grateful for it.

[@kittycat8222]

My mom said eat your food or your kids left overs…not both.

[@kristenskousen1317]

It's interesting how true that is. I had a funny realization when I was a teenager that when people complement something specific about how you look or what you're wearing, they may OR may not actually like it; the fact is they said it because they noticed it.

[@lawr5764]

If only all women were as wise as her. 🤔

[@sarahturner1724]

@@lawr5764 😊

[@ashleycoffman4695]

My mom said very similar things to me! Some of the best advice she has ever given

[@goldspartan6594]

“Who wants you to be that way? The fashion industry? Gay guys and women.” Nailed it. Great point.

[@NoShelfControl]

Not all women, just the lame fake ones.

[@j.arelylopez3053]

Literally did and I’m sure that was common knowledge for him and we know it too.

[@unLucky704]

Man this is why natural beauty is way better than anything we add on.

[@venturehiking4389]

I agree I like natural beauty in women

[@RustyTorch]

literally, i dont get how liking natural beauty is offensive to some people like natural women are amazing

[@rievaulxlucienne1176]

Yeah, to a point. There's natural and there's too natural. I mean, yeah, your armpit hair is natural, but shave that off. I mean... sure, you could proclaim that you want to keep it because it's natural, but if that's the only reason, I expect you to stop brushing your teeth. Tooth plaque is entirely natural.

[@yourneighborhoodfbi7518]

@@rievaulxlucienne1176 YES!!! A balance of everything is good 😌

[@williampotter2098]

Some people have more natural beauty than others. But something I have learned in my life is that an honest big smile and a self-confidence is always beautiful. If Emma Stone's demeanor was that of the average woman, she wouldn't be attractive. But she is positive and smiles a lot and is always moving forward. I think she is hot as hell, but I find myself wondering why. It certainly isn't the makeup or natural beauty.

[@audrastraw6638]

I love the lady laughing at her own brows. It's great she's not upset, just taking in suggestions, and her husband is the sweetest!

[@caroleharrison8884]

Agreed! 😂

[@susannamarie1695]

Me and my mom feel similarly about false eyelashes, especially those long ones that make people look like bugs... just calm down with the intense eyelashes. They're all I can see when I look at you and I cannot focus on what you are saying.

[@mydabug]

🤣When my husband goes to CA to visit his dad he said there are girls everywhere with these ridiculous eyelashes. He thinks it's comical!

[@j.arelylopez3053]

lol my mom and I were talking about that yesterday. My mom works with this girl that wears big falsies and she said the girl kept blinking and adjusting them cuz I guess they were too heavy.

[@mydabug]

@@j.arelylopez3053 😂 kind of silly.

[@meleebrawler6462]

Natural beauty for the win!

[@stevegreen2753]

Amen to that!

[@HPTFan]

🙏🏾

[@MarinaOlsgaard]

No makeup, sure. Minimal makeup, sure. Paint a face over your face... Stop wash your face and rethink life choices.

[@kevinpankanin6222]

Yep! Literally have been telling women this my entire life. Grossed out by makeup

[@BubbleOfJelly]

Not true!!! It’s the girls who do the most that have bfs and husbands. I’ve never met a girl who had her lip injected and her butt stuffed and was single.. NEVER! Natural girls are invisible to guys.

[@SeanCosgrove1]

As a guy, one thing I have never thought to myself: Man, this chick seems cute, but it doesn't look like she spends an excessive amount of time/money on her eyebrows or eye lashes, so I'm no longer interested.

[@williampotter2098]

As a guy, when I see a female who seems to spend too much time on how she looks, I get turned off. This whole internet make-up thing is disgusting.

[@Literally_Deez_Nuts]

​@@williampotter2098 Straight facts.

[@Jennthegreen]

What's internet makeup? ​@@williampotter2098

[@robertclark5874]

Or nails, excessive makeup, shoes, jewelry, etc. It's a sign that she cares too much about what others think and will spend crazy amounts of money to fit in.

[@EndertheWeek]

@@robertclark5874 "spend crazy amounts" That is exactly the driver for most of these trends - someone somewhere has a product to sell.

[@shannonlynch55]

I remember when I was a teenager everyone thinned their eyebrows pencil thin. I have naturally thick eyebrows - so whenever I went to get them cleaned up and waxed the woman doing it would try and pressure me to do more than a clean up. One woman said I had “man brows”. When thick brows were in and my friends had to draw and pencil in their brows since they didn’t grow back the same I would get comments for having beautiful brows. Fashion comes and goes but I think it’s more important to be comfortable in your own skin.

[@penguinZ85]

I was victim to the pencil eyebrows trend too. I had thick eyebrows and grew them back out after I saw how it looked in pictures and my mom suggested that growing my eyebrows out would probably make me happier with the way I looked in pictures. She was right.

[@Kat-zx1pj]

I heard that I have man brows once from a blond girl who 20 years later have tatoo on hers.

[@nthgth]

I was not aware of either of those trends until this moment 😆 What is the time frame for those?

[@StayArtsy]

Fr. I have naturally thick brows and I always felt so insecure about them, and it feels so weird that suddenly everyone wants them when it was the cause of much teasing and bullying when I was younger…

[@shannonlynch55]

@@nthgth middle school and highschool was the thing brows and I think college and post grad thick came back in. That’s the best guess I have.

[@mistypedhi]

I'm grateful to say that as a 32 year old woman, I have never followed any of these wild typical beauty trends at any point. Didn't think I would ever be so proud that I never fit in. Lol Looking healthy and normal is the way to go.♥︎

[@tobyschuring1534]

You remind me of my daughter, same age. Good for you!

[@HappilyAnonymousGirl]

Amen to that

[@alenaadamkova5322]

The cosmetic industries bombard women with nonsense.... and even trick women to resel cosmetics.

[@alenaadamkova5322]

You can not expoect from cosmetic multibillion industries to sell a healthy stuff . because they are gratis.

[@Aldegundis]

You are not alone-- I also am 34 and not a makeup girl and never thought I would be happy to not fit in 😂

[@hmills9118]

Yes! I remember telling my sister-in-law I wouldn’t have embarrassing photos to look back on bc I’m never trendy. She insisted the thicker drawn on eyebrows wouldn’t go out of style.

[@gracefulannie-grcflannie-]

In my 20s, I worked retail. I've never been a morning person, but I worked a 4 am to 2 pm shift. I quit wearing makeup to work so I didn't have to get up any earlier than necessary. Then another girl started working in my department. Her makeup was flawless every morning. I made myself get up earlier just so I could wear makeup to work and feel better about myself. Many women do the same thing I did: compare myself to someone else and become self-conscious about my appearance. It isn't worth it. Wear what makes you happy.

[@awkwardemily15]

I don't understand how some women have all this time in the morning for full hair and makeup. I always feel like Plain Jane next to them, but I remind myself that it's just not important enough for me to wake up extremely early. Also, I'm not good with makeup. It would probably take me at least twice as long to do whatever they do. Several years ago I had a coworker who was always done up. I felt especially self conscious around her because we share the same name, have similar features like dark hair and dark eyes, and worked in the exact same area. I started working there first and then she came along and wowed everyone because she was a social butterfly (if you guessed I'm not a social butterfly you'd be correct). So not only was she prettier than me, she was more fun to be around. She also got away with a lot of things. I actually WORKED and she worked sometimes. A great example of life not being fair, but at least I have integrity.

[@gracefulannie-grcflannie-]

@awkwardemily15 Your integrity is worth more and lasts longer.

[@austinrivers2885]

To be honest, I've never noticed the eyebrow thing -- with the horrifically exaggerated eyelashes a lot of women are sporting nowadays, I can't even see the eyebrows anyway

[@Literally_Deez_Nuts]

They look like freaking ferns above their eyes. Your eyelids have to have tired with all that extra weight. I never understand the excessive makeup and stuff.

[@danielle9535]

As a woman, I agree!! Y’all look goofy

[@meleenabradley3017]

I'm older and sometimes I can't even look at some of the mom's wearing fuzzy caterpillars on their eyelashes. I don't know them so I just look away! 😂😮😂😮😂😮

[@jsbrads1]

Funny thing is a moderate eyelash is a positive for me, but once it reaches falseness, it looks bad to me.

[@lindawhite3361]

I agree! If your eyelashes look fake….they are!!!!

[@jilliancrawford7577]

Brett, you have to react to the male gaze vs. female gaze makeup videos! It's so incredible to see how makeup according to what men find attractive is so subtle while makeup to look pretty for other girls is full-glam! It kinda shows that the male gaze isn't as bad as so many women think they are.

[@lynnavier6992]

Literally every tiktok trend I’m loving Brett has a commentary on that same week and I so appreciate how on point her perspectives are 😂

[@emmanueloshaddai3259]

I salute your courage Brett! Standing for the truth when it was unpopular.

[@samanthastoewsand2322]

I had a good friend that passed away tragically in an ATV accident just shy of a year ago, well she had Vitiligo. She had one brow and lash side that was BLEACH BLONDE and she would wear mascara so you couldn’t tell the lashes but she did NOT fill in her bleach blond brow. She was PROUD OF IT!!! and wore it beautifully!!! But I will admit before I knew her and first seen her, I thought she forgot a brow! lol she laughed so much ! RIP Callie. Love you babes

[@Cashhhhew]

I’m sorry for your loss! I love the fact that she rocked her unique brow.

[@Justanotherduck]

I'm so sorry you lost your friend! She sounds like she was an awesome girl ☺️ Rest in peace, Callie❤🕊

[@nthgth]

Callie, as in Calico, the multicolored (and ~always female) cat type. Very fitting! She sounds awesome, sorry you lost her 😢

[@heatherlraike]

So sorry for your loss! She sounded like an amazing person ❤

[@ChickenPermissionOG]

Women themselves dictate "beauty standards".

[@Peaches501]

Bro you joined 17 years ago?? I was barely born 17 years ago 💀

[@ChickenPermissionOG]

@@Peaches501 and?

[@Peaches501]

@@ChickenPermissionOG I just think it’s cool seeing OG accounts.

[@ChickenPermissionOG]

@@Peaches501 Ah, I just wasn't sure where you were going. :)

[@PainX187]

yeah true and frankly some are horrific like the long horrible nails or the suction cup lips

[@longwhitemane]

I'm a 58 yo battle-axe, well past my expiration date. I stopped using make up years ago because it just highlighted my wrinkles. Last December I was in the hospital and I met the love of my life. I wasn't wearing make up.

[@gothic_oma]

I love this! I'm only a few years behind you, and I stopped wearing makeup as well because it makes me look wrinkly. Uhg. Lol.

[@katiadelrieu5621]

Same here:)

[@sierrahultgren945]

24 year old woman here, I’m sure you are beautiful no matter the tautness of your skin! Bodies may look different as we age but who we are, the joy in our face and kindness, never get old and will always be more beautiful. Looking forward to when I’m older and wiser!

[@longwhitemane]

@@sierrahultgren945 Thank you! ♥️

[@Claudialupper]

Same here. But...tons of moisturizer every minute of every day. And sunscreen during daylight hours.

[@LeeLeeBellePBJLee]

I got a degree in fashion design... and in the process came to hate the fashion industry. The point about women doing it to ourselves is so true, it's been true throughout history, there's so much BS about corsets and stays being forced on us by men back in the day, no, no they weren't, they were trendy and PRACTICAL for hundreds of years (first "stays" then "corsets", they are different but related).

[@Midoriventure]

My friend! It's a true rarity to spot someone not ignorant about corsets in the wild. So many people don't get that tightlacing was rare, risque, and fancy/luxurious, like wearing stiletto platform heels today, advised against medically and often morally, and usually for dressy occasions if at all, unless one had both the inclination and ability to incapacitate themselves all the time, which most didn't. Tightlacing wasn't even possible until the Victorian period, when women had already been wearing some form of stays for the last century or two. Always a pleasure.

[@LeeLeeBellePBJLee]

@@Midoriventure Right!? There are always the... odd ones... who take any trend or fad too far. In the early 2010's you'd have the kids who had a few "silly bands" then you'd have the kid who had "silly bands" all the way up their arm and their hand was turning purple... tattoos, you have folks with a few tattoos and you have the folks covered head to toe in tattoos. Corsets are GREAT for large breasted women, infinitely better than bras, which pull the shoulders forward and destroy posture. Instead of slinging the breasts from the shoulders corsets support them from below, from the core, it's so much better for the back.

[@erinvasconcellos1]

I have *got* to save this clip to show my young daughter as she finds her way into her tween/teen years (coming faster than I’m ready for). I somehow avoided all this (hyper fixated on how I measure up to other girls, trying to follow trends, etc.) but have always worried how to instill that in her. This video perfectly encapsulates all my ideas/views on this topic!!! Thanks for more great content, Brett!

[@madsquishy3410]

Personally, I'm hoping people wake up from the bronzer/highlighter blindness. I used to sculpt my face to high heavens with bronzer (which is not even what it was intended for lol) and wear highlighter that made me look like an alien being. It looked RIDICULOUS!!! That stuff only works for taking professional photos and up close and personal it looks crazy af. Now I let my natural facial structure shine and I'm much happier with the way my makeup looks.

[@jujube8067]

I agree. So many “influencers” put on makeup when rambling about something and use who knows how many products. These a 20-something people don’t need that much makeup just to take their baby to Target or at all really.

[@JC-zb1db]

Yes! And lip filler blindness! Some of these women, and even men, look like they'd have unbreakable suction if they licked their lips and pressed them against a wall.

[@1libra.]

At the same time tho I think natural beauty is great but if you want to wear makeup a specific way I say go for it

[@endlessstudent3512]

@@JC-zb1db The lip filler....oh my god. Its horrible. It often starts lightly and then more and more and more....until they look like they have fat slugs in the face and you think: if i stick a needle in, or press them a bit....will they bust like an abscess?

[@Lambnotgoat]

Same goes for blushes like they be saying it's cute but their face just looks overly sunburned lol. Well at least for creative makeup art content it's fine but for everyday wear? Like u sure you wanna look like that?

[@schmidington]

My favorite is the non-trend of actually just being natural. You were born, you grow, and that's what you look like. It's the only thing that really makes sense.

[@samiamten2352]

I definitely hate it when we men get blamed for these impossible beauty standards for women, when we can all clearly see that women are doing it to each other.

[@theucheao]

Ignore em and understands that the women that say that shit are the women to not be interacted with in any way shape or form They weed themselves out

[@noodles5004]

I thought we were blaming Kylie Jenner? 😂

[@endlessstudent3512]

Oh that depends. I know quite a few guys that call any woman that does not put on perfect make-up every day, that does not have long, straight hair, that weight more than 120lbs and that do not walk around in higheels and short skirts UGLY. Who only would date women who do exactly style themselfs in this Kardashian way. There is literally little diversitiy in taste with most of the younger men. Cute natural girl with red curls, no make-up, freckles, wearing flats and oversized dungerees...meh ugly. Short, cheeky hairstyle? Meh no. etc etc

[@beliber6681]

I’m sorry but, I still feel like I’m being gaslit, I legit saw all these guys just YESTERDAY that were going on and on about rating women on a 1-10 scale. They were saying how 6-8 can do this, and 9-10 can do that. Like, I don’t know how they come up with their bs arbitrary scale, but it sickens me how much they talk like that. And what’s even crazier is that I bet all of them have a different idea of attractiveness looks like, so I don’t understand why they insist on having an arbitrary scale. And besides that, it’s so disgusting how women celebs get treated when they go from being underweight to a healthy weight, and all the guys online r saying how she’s so “ugly” and “fat” now. Especially in that case men don’t actually care about a woman being healthy. But irl most of what I’ve seen is men just making fun of a woman’s butt size, mostly saying it’s “too small” thanks to the whole big booty trend. And in general just kinda picking apart the appearance of a woman, being overly critical of her hair, makeup, skin, calling her names based on her appearance. But anyway, I call absolute bs on that one guy, I have been a girl for 21 years, I’m not gonna fall for that so easily.

[@endlessstudent3512]

@@beliber6681 Yes, ones gotta love how the guys commenting here try to sell us the "we love natural and its women doing it" bs while the internet is literally bursting with videos of judgmental, dismissive, mean, insulting men criticising and demeaning women. Like literally billions of such posts, comments etc.

[@amyarlene]

Graduated from HS in ‘08 when I spent HOURS trying to pluck my large brows down to pencil thin but that was the trend then. However the older I get the more sensible about my looks and now I think I’m the least critical I’ve ever been. Hopefully women grow up and grow out of these silly trends.

[@theangelbelow88]

A girl complimented my eyebrows 7 years ago and I still remember the day perfectly, also for some context, I'm a guy and I generally just like to keep my eyebrows cleaned up, nothing fancy but it was so nice that someone noticed 😅

[@francaevans4326]

Not telling you’re friend that her eyebrows look bad is actually cowardly and maybe you don’t care enough The truth is always best

[@trophyscene5015]

SO when will they start telling the truth about the EYELASHES. I've been waiting for this horrific one to end for almost 10 years now...

[@deztheray8935]

I know! I wish someone told me how bad my bangs looked sooner. I had short side bangs for the longest time till someone random in college told me they looked dumb and I started growing them out and will never go back 😂

[@Btw.No13]

@@trophyscene5015 She has done video on that where woman are starting to also wake up to that.

[@williampotter2098]

Minding your own business is always best unless your friend actually brings it up herself and asks you what you think. Other than that, don't be a Karen.

[@Btw.No13]

@@williampotter2098 You are 100% right but the only time I would ever NOT mind my own business if the person was my parents or my bestfriend because they know I'm just trying to help. Plus, I be nice about it and help them out instead of being straight up rude.

[@vanillabeanlady]

I definitely agree that these "beauty standards' are self imposed on women by other women, not men. Men just like pretty women with natural makeup, if any. I miss the days before social media when people got their inspirations from their personal interests instead of an algorithm. I'm tired of seeing people with inflated duck lips, faces that don't move, butts with injections in them, etc.

[@sylvxxz]

hey brett! i’m a teenage girl and just want to say that i really love your content. it’s good to have a role model who has the same beliefs as me. i love your vids, and have a great day 😄

[@Etsuko_Fujo]

Can we appreciate Brett`s hairstyle for a moment? It looks so pretty and suits you perfectly!

[@andidawnsong]

I love this! I usually drive when I listen so I can’t comment but this one is so good! I am so tired of feeling undervalued for being normal! Thank you!!!! This was awesome!!

[@evam4182]

I had this friend who wasn’t allowed to wear makeup until she turned 16 and then basically instantly she went HARD with it. And we turned 16 in 2011, so you can imagine how she looked in 2016 at peak block eyebrow. And she never stopped. Somewhere in Wisconsin I pray she sees this trend and wakes up to her insanity 😂

[@Mary_Quaid]

Lip filler, botoxed and filler filled faces, and itty bitty noses and veneers. Just can’t even believe how common place these things are right now. Everything is so fake now. Let’s bring natural back!

[@BubbleOfJelly]

Because men like them (but they don’t realize it), that’s why they’re common.

[@Conserpov]

Also stilletto nails for extra cringe points

[@barrettorth8413]

@@Conserpov God yes, stiletto nails are probably the worst nail trend ever. Instant turn off!!

[@Conserpov]

@@barrettorth8413 Don't google "teeth nails" then

[@Conserpov]

@@barrettorth8413 Worst? Try teeth nails

[@ShubhangiBhatia-t4q]

"You can't go through life, not knowing yourself, and constantly trying to adapt and change yourself for the culture or for beauty standards." I really needed to hear that. ❤

[@dawnmichelle4403]

You sound like you need one of these: 🤗

[@OneMountainNine]

Stay off the TikTok

[@namehere4954]

I don't follow trends but trends make my life harder. I wear flare or bootcut low rise jeans for decades - the skinny jean trend made it incredibly difficult for me to find the cut that i know works for my body. I don't change what works.

[@tobyschuring1534]

I’m 67 and still can’t wear skinny jeans. Gotta be bell bottoms or boot cut. I’ve had to go to resale stores at times to find them.

[@ShiningSakura]

SAME, drives me nuts to try and find anything that fits. Its frustrating.

[@poohbeardrawz8043]

this is why it’s so important to cultivate your own style. there’s plenty of good youtubers who give good advice on how to do it too. stick to what you like and what looks good on you, not what you think looks good on others. it’s a slight nuance but it’s very important where your intentions are. style yourself based on what you want to project- is it clean cut? academic? sporty? cozy? figure out what you like and be authentically comfortable and stylish (and consistent!)

[@andrewgamz-yt9806]

Can we start a trend of doing literally nothing. No makeup whatsoever. Literally just a shower everyday and a hairbrush.

[@gothic_oma]

YES PLEASE!

[@jflores1]

I honestly wear minimal makeup but I can’t really pull off no makeup some people can’t pull off no makeup like myself unfortunately.

[@mcguinnessberriman6820]

​@@jflores1your face is your face. No need for makeup to pull it off. Healthy is most beautiful

[@AGW99-df3yg]

@@jflores1 what's the standard for pulling it off?

[@ariannagonzalez2618]

I’ve been doing that since I got pregnant 6 years ago lol 😂 I don’t have time yo put make Up on I’m tired. I get my brows threaded like once every 4 months and a haircut once every 6-8 months. I went from super high maintenance to can’t be bothered 😅

[@boysrus61]

When I was in school in the late 70's, eyebrows were like one hair thin. No one told us if we kept plucking them out, eventually they would turn on us and stop growing in and pop out on our chins. Hmmmmph. The struggle is real.

[@AWDTH1111]

The problem honestly isn't how dark or big they are, a lot of its how they are unnaturally shaped.

[@izabellavanryn3531]

Everyone is trying to copy/paste other people's features and it looks completely wrong for their unique appearance. At least with makeup you can easily reverse looks. Dr. Gary Linkov just made a video talking about rhinoplasty in specific, and how everyone wants these tiny, pinched noses. But it doesn't look natural on every face type. Not to mention, with plastic surgery of that sort in specific, how you can end up compromising and degrading your facial structure trying to force a completely different feature. Which leads to multiple revision surgeries and lifelong maintenance.

[@HH-wq6se]

Nope, they all look bad, stark, extreme contrast compared to the 100% natural woman next to you or the guy standing behind you-- if it's distracting enough I notice you did something to your brows at all, you already went too far. Relieved to see this trend die. My sister and I both have very fair hair- she went all in on the brows, I refused and told her repeatedly how awful it looked. Years later, guess who cringes looking back at photos and who doesn't? Resist trends, be timeless.

[@sheilaroot-nathman6636]

I've told my daughters that Beauty standards have never been for us to impress men. They are to impress other women. Thankfully I grew up in a house with all brothers and learned fairly young that they don't care what my brows look like, what side I part my hair on, how I contour or highlight my makeup.

[@jems390]

True body confidence is realizing what look doesn’t work with your body/face and being okay with that.

[@fairygoth-mother7341]

As a post menopausal woman, I have almost no eyebrows left. They've not only become sparse, but like the rest of my hair, is going grey. I do draw mine on. I try to make them look like they did before all that changed. I think I do ok.

[@KarenRoss-kp1cf]

God bless you girl!!❤

[@fairygoth-mother7341]

@@wnp67-dh2zm Thanks. As my mother used to say, we don't have hot flashes, we have power surges! They're not fun. The osteoporosis is manageable if you do weight bearing exercises like walking. Start now and your bones will be strong longer.

[@lizbensoncox]

Oh same here! At this point it looks like I only have half-brows. 😂 The tails are sparse and grey and barely show up. Even when I don't wear any other makeup, I like to do my brows.

[@angiecarver3999]

When my niece told her mom I look surprised all the time after I had microblading 😂😂😂😂 that mixed with the dead face smile of Botox made me a believer that I need to STOP EFFING WITH MY FACE 😂😂😂😂

[@Digitalsurfer265]

People say that men age like fine wine and women don’t. I think it’s because so many women try to “look younger” as they age and it actually makes them look older/weird

[@endlessstudent3512]

Many men do not age like fine wine...they just think they do and women care less about age and are more open to accept a partner that has no hair anymore, a fat belly, face liek leather and sagging skin. Most Men only want young women and an older woman, no matter how well she aged, are per se unacceptable. There are also women who age very very well. But men still do not want them. It is unfair biology. Men are wired to always want young women (even if they have no plans for children) while women live longer than men. Shitty deal for women, they are considered "old" after 30, so they spend literally > 50 years of their life being "old" in the eyes of most men.

[@thecozyconstellation]

yeah like the overfilled cheeks and giant puffed lips and botox-paralyzed face!

[@mesamom62]

Also, it's not always true about the men. Some men age well, others do not. But that doesn't change their intrinsic worth. Same with women. I am trying to lose weight but I can't be too bothered by the fact that my extra padding makes me an easy to cuddle grandma. Hopefully I will end up at the healthy medium of not being too angular but also being healthy enough to be a partnof my grandkids' lives for some time to come yet.

[@windyhawthorn7387]

My mom looks cool at 62. She has an bunch of white hair that frame her face and brighten up her face up and contrast nicely with her dark curly hair. People actually ask her all the time about how she dyes and curl her hair. And she doesn't do either and doesn't use anything but shampoo and conditioner on her hair and never uses heat.

[@mesamom62]

@@windyhawthorn7387 this is like me. Not using heat keeps your hair in good shape and avoiding harsh chemicals is good for both your hair and scalp. I am 63 and what gray I have blends in with my natural color. But I would keep it natural whether or not it blended.

[@debless9]

I'm guilty of over tweezing my eyebrows in the 90s and 00s. I'm very lucky they grew back. Because they're bushy, I thought at the time it was a very masculine look, since the standard at the time was the opposite. My parents tried to talk me out of it but it was useless.

[@pamelaliegh]

Same ! Late 90’s and 2000’s photos I look back on and can’t understand how I didn’t see how stupid thin thin eye brows on my chubby face , looked so ridiculous. I was also facial hair blind at the same time 🤦🏻‍♀️ I entered corporate in 2000 there were so many forever workplace public photos I can never get back out there.

[@Deadbeatdebonair]

Im a dude and I currently have that modern trendy hybrid of the mullet and the faux hawk, and I KNOW I’m gonna laugh my ass off when looking back at this haircut at some point. But for me that was and is partly the appeal of the cut. It’s about having fun, not taking myself too seriously and getting out of my stylistic comfort zone 🤷🏼‍♂️ I’m all about outrageous style decisions as long as we look back and own them to some extent, it’s a great exercise in humility 🫡

[@hopperskid381]

YESSS, THATS IT. PLS KEEP THE MULLET,

[@username00009]

It’s the bowl cuts coming back that I don’t understand.

[@Deadbeatdebonair]

@@username00009 the Edgar bowl cut isn’t just A problem, it’s THE problem

[@leitheparsons1186]

My wife and I spent 7 days in Cancun. The thigh tats were unbelievably horrendous! We are not against tats but, the ugliness was unbelievable! My wife who isn't into women but she was showing me women that would be otherwise beautiful but detracted from themselves with ugly tats. Some off which made a thigh look like a ham with a usda stamp! The eyebrow fashions can be changed but not the tats.

[@cynthiacoleman4577]

I still wear clothes I bought in the 90s. Because they are classics, not trendy, and made from wool, silk, linen, fabrics that last a long time. Even before I knew the word, I self differentiated. I was blessed with looks and a good figure, so I never had to worry about attracting men. But I already knew that I needed to work on my personality and core self to be truly attractive to men. Be yourself and be confident about it. And smile. Confidence and a true smile are the best beauty trends.

[@anakelly76512]

I never followed the trends either. I was the black sheep at school Preppy girls wearing jackets that matched their hair color. Certain make-up and creams. The one shirt I wore had a saying on it that even the preppy cheerleaders liked: "When the devil reminds you of your past, remind him of his future". I don't have it anymore. I'm thinking of getting a shirt made though. Especially now.

[@whateverchannel22]

Thanks, Cosmo AI bot!

[@whateverchannel22]

​@@anakelly76512You wore ONE shirt, every single day? Bullshit.

[@rodshoaf]

I still wear clothes from the 90s because they fit and aren't worn out. I never buy trendy fashion.. keep it simple everyday and you'll never go wrong and have more money in your pocket to boot. Buying for fashion just means 6 months later you'll put it in the closet and never put it back on.. And yes I have shirts that are over 30 years old

[@anakelly76512]

@@whateverchannel22 Did I say I wore it every day? Read it again. Carefully. I said I wore a shirt that even the preppy cheerleaders liked. It was the only shirt that they thought was cool. I had plenty of other shirts. 🙄

[@cynthiabrennemann3513]

I am SO glad you brought up the toxic positivity issue. I had that happen when I was high school, back in the 80's..."Oh you look GREAT!" BLEARGH! I THOUGHT you were my FRIENDS! I can laugh at it, now...but yikes...it's hit insane levels these days. Do not be afraid to tell someone they look awful.

[@blaznskais2048]

I stopped wearing make up about 5 years ago and have never gone back. I take care of my skin, occasionally get my brows touched up, and actually look my age. I found I became much more confident and secure with my looks once I stopped wearing make up and focusing on my looks so much.

[@joshbendon8613]

It's my birthday, i just turned 19, 3 minutes ago. love the videos they helped me through a lot

[@MatteaStockton]

aw happy birthday!!

[@GigiOGlows]

happy birthday! ❤

[@joshbendon8613]

@@MatteaStockton thank you, it means a lot

[@joshbendon8613]

@S-r600 Thanks, I appreciate it 😊

[@joshbendon8613]

@@GigiOGlows Thanks 😊😊

[@camicam6457]

I am SO blessed that I never fell for any of these trends. I've kept the same eyebrow arch since my BF created it in 8th grade. I always thought they were too thick but turns out they were the ideal brow. I always get compliments. One of the few parts of my body I'm happy with. 😅

[@EvilExcalibur]

2:50 I've heard it called yaslighting before and imo it is an absolutely perfect term for it. Also this whole thing makes me glad that I've been the outsider my whole life. I was too poor for the trends of my time so i wore exclusively what i wanted rather than what was cool. There was plenty of cringe, yes but i regret none of it because i loved all of it. As for beauty standards, it's wild that men get blamed for them and yet every time we say "just go natural" we get told to fk off for it.

[@poogissploogis]

Your last paragraph, yes!! As a lifelong no beauty products woman, I have gotten called every "pick-me" name variant in the book for trying to tell my fellow ladies to just go natural. I will never understand how it is an insult to women to tell them they don't need make up because they're beautiful without it. The rebuttal is always "wow you just told me you hate my make up", like GIRL YES WE DO IT IS COVERING UP YOUR NATURAL BEAUTY YOU DON'T NEED IT. And just saying, if make up and cosmetic surgery disappeared tomorrow, a lot of us would go up several attractiveness points since we'd no longer have to compete with exaggerated unnatural beauty. Women just need to listen to men when they say that they don't want this extra stuff. I've gotten plenty of male attention with a completely natural face, and I'd argue I probably get more because of it.

[@JakeDelanois]

It's haunting to think how often we fall prey to such fleeting fads without realizing the impact on our self-esteem and body image.

[@Aaronidus1]

Man,,, i hate the ads but gotta say i love the cheezy way you bring them in. Well done.

[@randycliff4045]

When a real man has a genuine friend (and they seldom have more than 3), he looks at you and says you look like shit. So I agree that, natural beauty is the win, and there's nothing sexier than being healthy. So in this world of social media, the question becomes, do women no longer have any genuine friends? -- brave enough to tell their friend is doing something stupid?

[@Shanti_Town]

Not only do we not have real friends but whenever that friend comes along, in my experience, they're never heard or listened to, or they're being "too mean." Speaking from experience cause I'm that friend.

[@lollipopsfordays3610]

In my experience with a vast array of female friends, women are desperately threatened by other women and 99% aren’t confident or at peace or kind enough to enjoy and facilitate friendships with other women, they almost always default to underhandedness and sabotage. Hell even our own mothers are jealous and constantly trying to dim their daughter’s light because she’s threatened.

[@andreamccully9035]

What if you meet a girl with a big forehead? You wouldn't pretend that you don't care about imperfections, but you actually do.

[@phoebea]

​@@lollipopsfordays3610 Great female friends can be hard to find. I've been fortunate that I've found truly good friends I can trust. When you find friends who will tell you the truth and aren't afraid to hurt your feelings to get to that truth, consider their opinion. If you have friends you can argue with and will spend hours afterwards to sort out all misunderstandings, keep them. In return, do the same for them: will the good/best for them always. I love cheering my friends on and having their support and honesty when I need it.

[@NaeK188]

People (especially women) don’t want friends, they want enablers. I remember expressing concern over a friend back in the day who was engaging in hookups, I was looked at like a sexist just because I called out the behaviour and wanted to dig into why they were engaging in that and offer support. (It also wasn’t making them happy, but miserable and bitter towards men). I was 210lbs and women (including family) would tell me “you’re beautiful and healthy” I was not. I yearned for someone to say “girl, you need to get it together, this isn’t good for you.” I didn’t find that person irl, but I found it through people like Brett and Candace, I’m now 174lbs and over halfway to my goal :) but yes, to get back to your question, most modern women only want enabler friends… nothing else.

[@kratz57x]

No, we need more women comfortable in their own skin.

[@Es24688]

I accidentally took my brows pretty much off when I was around 10, goofing off with my mom’s hair remover cream that I found. They grew in, but I have dark coarse brows. I do get them waxed maybe twice a year then tweeze in between as needed. They’ve been the same way my entire adult life.

[@ssammaantha]

As a society, we needed this video. Thank you 👏👏👏

[@catherinedonley2781]

I loved the “look healthy and normal” comment😂 That man has an excellent point-most beauty standards on women come from other women. My male cousin once made the comment, “Why do shoes have to look pretty?” Men just flat out don’t care about some of our beauty ideals🙃

[@bedlamite42]

2:50 Women compliment each other and don't mean it, men insult each other and don't mean it.

[@brandih8972]

I've noticed a lot of women do their makeup so it looks good in photos, but it looks clownish in real life. Shows me they are more concerned about showing off for their friends on social media than about living in the moment for themselves and the people they know in real life.

[@Momofukudoodoowindu]

The entire Kar-Jenner existence

[@beliber6681]

R the ppl irl gonna think less of someone for having unflattering makeup on? Why does it matter what they think, r they gonna be like, “I was gonna hang out with u, but ur makeup looks terrible.” Lol, the ppl irl don’t care. And ppl need good pics sometimes, I hardly post pics but I like to keep them for memories and it’s fun kinda looking like a movie star being all done up. Ofc i have some pics where I don’t care what I look like, but more makeup looks extra good on camera so it’s fun to do it like that sometimes. And if I do post on social media, it’s usually just facebook for my fam, so they can see where I went or for a life update, and they know I’m doing well when I’m at the statue of liberty looking all cute with my full glam. Lol ik they actually don’t care, but I think it makes my pics fun when I look like I’m at a red carpet.

[@PB_324]

Photo make up indeed requires much more foundation, and deeper tones. Shouldn't be worn as an everyday look

[@kenhoffman5363]

What looks unnatural becomes a distraction to who is looking. It becomes a distraction because it looks unnatural.

[@mztwixed]

Hahaha. Same as those Marge Simpson Duck Lips!! 😂😂😂

[@amidthephantomsrose]

Omg, I love the feel good dietician! Glad you highlighted her page!

[@jenniferholmes5218]

Lol, the crazy DARK eyebrow thing freaked me out! Still does. Women with super thick, black, sharp edged, drawn on eyebrows…I never understood why that became a thing. And it was scary to scroll thru my friends’ posts! 😂

[@thegossamerlady]

This is why I’ve tried to live my life just wearing clothes and makeup that I like and that make me comfortable because trends come and go too quickly to keep up with, so I may as well wear what makes me happy. It’s easier said than done when you battle insecurity, but when I look back, the times I was myself were the ones with fewer regrets.

[@captnaberystwyth2879]

Same with perfume.. Women get used to it so just keep adding more.. Till it's a toxic cloud.

[@giraffezebra2698]

Men do this too

[@captnaberystwyth2879]

@@giraffezebra2698 indeed

[@nthgth]

That's why I've always limited it to one spritz. Maybe 2, _maybe._

[@HH-wq6se]

Men or women. If I can smell you more than 12-18" away (so basically not at all unless we're going in for a hug) the perfume is too much. Subtlety is alluring. Leave them wanting more.

[@EpoRose1]

@@giraffezebra2698AXE

[@Amy_Huntley]

If I was thin enough to wear the knee-high lace up converse, I would. I honestly loved them. I've never been a "trendy" person. I just wore what I liked. And I had friends tell me I could wear anything. I would tell them they could too, but they said no because people would make fun of them. Trends are stupid. Wear what you love.

[@marthascheff1308]

The knee high lace up Converse are awesome! My daughter is rocking my old pair and gets TONS of compliments. 🥰

[@emilywilliams6254]

I'm a millennial woman and I have never done ANYTHING to my eyebrows. It just seems ridiculous

[@HeatherRenee619]

Girl same!!! 39 YO. Never have done any of the trends. I may tweeze runaways every now and then but otherwise I leave them alone. I ALWAYS get compliments from women "your brows are so full!" God did that 😉

[@sevenisago]

When I was a teenager, I fell victim to the thin eyebrow trend when I naturally have bushy eyebrows. I looked so terrible. These days I don’t subscribe to beauty trends and barely ever wear make up. At the end of the day, there are bigger things to worry about

[@penguinZ85]

When I was loosing my eyebrows due to cancer treatments, I went to a makeup store and asked them to help me find an eyebrow brush to help me look like my eyebrows were the same. She got confused and asked me if I wanted them to look normal. I said yes and thought, how else would I want them to look? Thankfully, she found a good eyebrow pencil for me and most people didn’t realize that they were penciled in. Back in the day, I had the super thin over plucked eyebrows. Thankfully, my mom encouraged me to stop doing that.

[@HaleyBe]

Im glad this is a thing, I used to dump Sun-In in my hair and dye my eyebrows with the darkest Just For Men I could find and saw a picture a couple days ago I thought it looked so good 😭😭

[@AJoyFortified]

This is so funny! I love the men’s comments. Do more on that topic please, how men don’t care about our beauty standards. Love love it. Women need to hear this, and really hear it.

[@YugiSupersaiyan]

Yeah... Why do women worry about their eyebrows? I have never met a guy who said a single thing about a girl's natural eyebrows. And this is coming from a guy whose sister accuses him of having a "unibrow".

[@nthgth]

Same, and SAME lmao

[@dumdumer892]

Ok tbf there are women I’ve seen and I like their eyebrows, specifically, but it’s far and few between. Just having a healthy look is the way to go. In general the less someone appears to have done the better impression I have of them. Dating someone who is always trend chasing and judging everyone’s outfits and comparing herself to them stresses me out to just imagine. I just want someone who is confident, normal, and only does any of this stuff because it’s fun and not to keep up with the Kardashians or whoever the trendsetter is that week.

[@martymcgrady5535]

I simply do not understand the fake freckle thing. So weird.

[@alindalt2897]

I’m a 48 ur old red headed freckles woman. I’ve never wanted them. I e learned to live with them and accept them but I can’t imagine someone ever wanting them to the point they put fake freckles on! 🤣🤣I’ve never heard about that one!

[@karabelle67]

​@@alindalt2897I'm a black woman with freckles. The amount of teasing that I dealt up with growing up😂 Now people think they're fake 😂

[@stanboyd1]

@@karabelle67 kids are weird and will tease for almost anything. Alot of guys think freckles are really attractive because they are unique to each person. Its like stars in the sky but on your face. I have really long eyelashes for a guy, and I got made fun of for them when i was young, but now I get woman complimenting them saying they wish they had my eyelashes.

[@miscellaneousme]

@@alindalt2897I used to hate my freckles! Got made fun of so badly from kids growing up. Crazy how now people put fake ones on.

[@dagbeet]

i put fake ones on my face with an eyebrow pencil but i blend em out, it’s just fun i think :D

[@OurHeroXero]

Women- We need to continuously keep up with the current trends so men will want us/find us attractive! Men- We just want women to notice us, say hi, compliment our shirt, and not think we're more dangerous than a bear.

[@ShelbyCulpDubby]

Can we talk about nails? I'm sick of hands being flailed around with ridiculously long and / or over "embellished" paint jobs. I feel better now.

[@RebekkaVonk]

With things like this I am SO GLAD that I live in the Netherlands where people are direct, even if the message is something the other person doesn't want to hear. If a shirt/makeup looks ugly we will just say it, not in a way that it's really hurtful but the message gets through. I think this is kind of an American (and a lot of other cultures) problem because people are too nice and indirect towards each other. It's also another consequence of being afraid to be called hateful or being accused of hatespeech.

[@lauriivey7801]

Growing up, I was blessed with thick brows and big lips ... unfortunately, it was pre Brooke Shields and Angelina Jolie. That all became popular once I was old and post-menopausal, and everything that was once lush went thin and sparse. Talk about bad timing ...

[@endlessstudent3512]

Yesss!!! I had a figure like Kim Kardashian in a time where Kate Moss was in. Everyone wanted thin and boyish and I had broad hips and a small waist. I was told I have a "birthing pelvis". Always felt fat. Now I see this beauty icons and I think "damn, too late for me" lol

[@lauriivey7801]

@@endlessstudent3512 Yeah, I was 'Twiggy' about 10 years too late to be fashionable.

[@Hopespringseternal]

This was hilarious!! Since the 90’s almost took my brows for good, I’ve sworn to a timeless natural look!

[@lux-veritatis]

So glad people are waking up to this… another thing I find so bad is the thick, black fuzzy caterpillar eyelashes… like…. Girrrrrrrl we can’t see your eyes under those muppets!! 😂

[@thecozyconstellation]

for sure. they are ugly tacky and disgusting LOL and then when they fall off in clumps it's even worse! LOL

[@cloudy7235]

Oh wow, I've been doing "shadow brows" and "shadow eyeliner" since 2005! Not because i knew how to do makeup, but because I got an eyeshadow kit for my 14th bday from my cousin, and that was the only makeup I had till the end of highschool. But, I guess it was a blessing in disguise!

[@laurarocke6393]

You lived in Budapest?! I’m so envious! And it only makes me love you even more than I already do after only seeing one and a half of your videos.

[@BradKandyCroftFamily]

My SIL had her eyebrows microbladed, wouldn't admit it, but they looked horrible. It was too obvious, we all knew. Can't go back from that.

[@AKM8829]

As someone who has blond eyebrows that are basically invisible and I don’t wear a makeup on a regular basis I am always confused when person focus that much on eyebrows

[@camilaadornovelez9366]

man: “We just want you healthy and normal” It’s SO true and I came to notice with my boyfriend when I started gaining weight with him (yk that healthy relationship weight lol) and he LOVES it! I was so self-conscious about my figure and he just helped me be ok with how I look, bc I look healthier now and I’m happy 🥰

[@officialWWM]

That “feather bro” thing is the worst and funniest eyebrow thing in history 😂😂

[@Hopeapotheke]

I’m 43. When I was 16, my dad told me never ever ever touch my eyebrows. Don’t pluck them don’t color them just LEAVE THEM ALONE. They are perfect as they are. I was like ooooookay 👀 fast forward to the last ten to fifteen years and I finally understood why he gave me this advice lol

[@Railway_is_a_song_about_TrAinS]

Quote of the day: "STAY AWAY FROM THE TWEEZERS!!! unless you're a man with a unibrow."😂🤣

[@EnvyDSin]

Unless you're ANYONE with a unibrow.

[@mrsmaggiekoch]

There's a bunch of 90's and early 00's nostalgia-based creators who make "what we all wore" content shorts saying things like, "Why did we all wear this?!" And I definitely recognize the trends because I was AROUND them at the time. But I always wanna come in like, "Nah, this is what the 'cool kids' wore, and you guys made fun of those of us who didn't."

[@anakelly76512]

I have thick, black eyebrows. I do pluck the wild ones to keep them neat. I did get them waxed once. Never again. I looked like I stuck my wet finger into the electrical socket. 😳 My eyes are already big. My face doesn't look good with thin brows. I never followed their "beauty standards" or "trends" because they don't complement my face. I have full cheeks and olive complexion. I rarely even wear make-up. I just wash my face and use cocoa butter cream around my eyes and mouth. I can't wear 5 lbs. of make-up. I'd feel like I was smothering. My skin would be.

[@deej628]

Good on you.

[@anakelly76512]

@@deej628 Yep. 😂

[@emilyosborn5960]

This is totally reminding me of one time when I had to get false lashes for a play I was in. I was worried it looked weird and walked into my parent’s room to get their opinion. My dad didn’t notice that I had anything on my eye. I only had one set of lashes on…

[@FindSimpleGuides]

We do often forget to just be ourselves amidst the transient beauty trends, which really don't define us.

[@its_me_the_redhead]

"Your brows look best naturally" *cries in natural redhead with invisible eyebrows* trust me, girl, invisible brows are ALMOST as bad as overdone brows 😅

[@thecozyconstellation]

as a natural redhead I AGREE 100%. i had to get them microbladed.

[@x-mess]

Blonde brows 2… just get a defined brush and light powder them in (only 1 or maaaaybe 2 shades darker) ❤ it’s cheap and non permanent.. so if no brows becomes popular, u can not do them lol

[@anniebistline7594]

As a millennial. I found a picture of myself in the 7th grade looking through my recently deceased mothers picture book. And my friend, I was definitely responsible for my own brow blindness. Ladies, if I can give you any advice whatsoever. Just clean up your brows, don’t over pluck. Less is more!

[@mesamom62]

I brush my brows to put errant hairs back in place. When I do make up I keep them in place with clear mascara.

[@KismetandKarma]

This is why getting mad at your man for not noticing your haircut is just stupid. They don't see it. They don't care. They notice if you are unhappy or happy, but don't care about the frou frou parts.

[@valentinasenisi9716]

I hate how self expression has become such a horrible thing. I dye my hair, and I’m not LGBT. Why has life gotten so messed up?

[@MoozCow08]

Oh my gosh, I’m never this early!!! Love you Brett!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️