TikTok has given us a lot of beauty trends over the last six years, peanut butter nails, nose shrinkageand the trick of pouring your base into a glass of water for extra hydration.
With many people making an effort to living in a more sustainable way latelyIs it any wonder that the fruit-as-makeup trend has taken off on TikTok, with over 24 million views on the hashtag? The challenge was reportedly started by Ukrainian user @molchanovamua, who originally suggested using the fruit in this way to create a 100% natural look.
The trend has been picked up and tried out by many users and beauty influencers alike, with makeup aficionado Gabrille Alexis trying it out with over 19 million views titled “I’m impressed.”
In the video, Gabrielle can be seen brandishing a banana, a cherry, and a blackberry, applying them to her face instead of makeup. She chars the banana stem for a smoky eye look and lip liner, bites the cherry in half and applies blush and eyeshadow, and uses the blackberry as a lip tint.
The results? A subtle, natural look, without chemicals or price tags.
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This innovative way of getting your five a day has delighted users online due to its sustainability, but also the fact that it seems to work.
Website A Green Planet Describing themselves as “your online guide to making conscious, compassionate choices that help people, animals, and the planet,” they also advocate incorporating fruit into your beauty regimen.
“While many brands advertise themselves as ‘natural’ or even ‘organic,’ the truth is that many of these labels are bogus in terms of their list of truly natural ingredients and seemingly healthy profile,” the site explains, “Then there is the reaction to chemicals in beauty products that many people face. Watery eyes, rashes, dry skin, sneezing, oily breakouts – these can all be a reaction to a product you are using and can even lead to swelling. , hives and even headaches if they are highly sensitive to chemicals.”
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They also suggest blackberries, they recommend using fresh fruit or slightly thawing a frozen one and rubbing it on your lips as a natural stain, “It won’t dry out your lips either, and as a bonus, it adds a good dose of antioxidants directly to your skin!”
Likewise, a fresh or frozen cherry can be a great alternative for blush.” To make a cherry blush, use a couple of frozen cherries and let them thaw. Then rub in the juice with the index and middle fingers of your hand. predominant, and wet just enough to get a little color on them. Rub into cheeks and rub in a circular motion, just enough to add a hint of color. If you apply too much, don’t worry; it dries immediately, but It also naturally sets into your skin after a few seconds so you don’t have to worry about it rubbing off later.”
The technique of charring a banana stem to create an eyeliner is arguably no different than a charcoal pencil, and could easily work with other fruit stems like apples and pears if banana isn’t your favorite. But be sure to make sure the heat has completely subsided before applying it to your face!
Other fruit stems (apple, pear), but be sure to turn them off first and don’t get burned!
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The technique delighted users online, with one person commenting, “This is how fairies do it,” with more than 70,000 likes. One user said, “The cherry tint is key,” while another wrote, “The cherry worked wonderfully.”
Some people worried that applying fresh fruit to the face would result in a sticky mess, “Imagine how sticky that would be,” said one user while another commented, “Waiting for wasps would be like…”