Listen. I understand makeup is an Art Form. I love contouring and Halloween makeup and glistening highlighter cheeks. While I do not love squiggle eyebrows, squiggle lips, bump nails or fur nails, I can certainly appreciate their uniqueness. I’ve always been of the “you do you” school of thought. Whatever makes y’all happy short of hurting another human being.
Which is why I simply can’t, can not, get behind these nostril hair extensions as an art form or any other sort of form. I feel personally targeted and, quite frankly, hurt by what Allure has inconsiderably deemed a “viral trend.”
Instagram user @gret_chen_chen recently posted two pictures featuring eyelash extensions curling out from under each nostril like a pair of millipedes escaping whatever a millipede calls its home, probably a vortex leading directly to hell. From her caption, it is clear she means to label the look “nose hair extension” and my hot take is that I hate it.
I have an open mind and thus am willing to admit that maybe I just ~don’t get it~. Maybe @gret_chen_chen is living in 3017 while my lacking brain is stuck in 2017. Maybe she is centuries ahead of the curve, a beauty pioneer we will all be bowing down to in the near future. I do wish this for her.
However, she’s the only person we’ve seen rocking the nose hair extension vibe so maybe calling it a “trend” is jumping the gun a bit. Although I must give credit where credit is due, and that is @gret_chen_chen’s dedication to finally spotlighting the nose as a facial feature in need of dressing up. Personally, I’ve always thought it could benefit from a little more attention besides the usual contouring and piercings.
Thoughts?
h/t Allure