Interesting Article about ‘Instagram Face’ (#8)...
‘I tried ‘Instagram face’ for a week and here’s what happened…’
This article written by Alexandra Jones explores the rise of selfie make-up and social media user’s quest for hyper-perfection. You can read the full article on the BBC online.
“Search the make-up hashtag on any social media site and you’ll come across it. The unique flaws that make us who we are, that make humans so attractive, have been replaced by one face. The Face.”
“My brain is dopamine-drunk; the neurochemical is released whenever we have a positive social interaction, it makes us feel good and reinforces our desire to do whatever we just did again (the same physical response that causes addiction.)”
“The face is a by-product of our selfie-obsession – it’s a make-up created for selfies, right down to re-shaping our noses so that they’re “daintier” – spawned specifically for social media above real life.”
References
Jones, A 2018, ‘I tried ‘Instagram face’ for a week and here’s what happened…’, BBC, 17 August, viewed 10 May 2020, <https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/5c237a34-7a47-4deb-a5b4-a23e77cc88f7>.
