‘Crying make-up’ is the latest TikTok trend: how to get the look that suggests you’ve been blubbing, after Bella Hadid and Lizzo’s crying photo posts
- Bella Hadid posted photos of her crying, and so did singers Lizzo and Dove Cameron, and actress Drew Barrymore. Now looking like you just cried is a thing
- A video tutorial posted on TikTok showing how to achieve the blushed, teary-eyed, puffy-lipped look triggered an avalanche of ‘crying make-up’ posts
If there’s something TikTok excels at, it’s turning the most unexpected ideas into worldwide viral trends, and this one is no exception: the latest beauty craze among the online community is “crying make-up”.
As its name suggests, the goal is to make you look like you just stopped crying.
It started with beauty enthusiast Zoe Kim Kenealy, who posted a tutorial on her TikTok account to help viewers achieve that blushed, teary-eyed, puffy-lipped look with the help of some simple make-up products.
The video, which to date has over 4.3 million views, shows Kenealy simulate the effects of crying on her skin and eyes. The result? A lightly tinted lip, blushed cheeks and nose, sparkling eyes, and gleaming skin.
“You know how we look good when we cry? It just comes with the territory,” Kenealy says at the beginning of the tutorial. “Anyways, if you’re not in the mood to cry, here’s how to get the look with make-up,” she adds before grabbing her first tool.
While not everyone agrees they look good after they cry, the trend has undoubtedly started a conversation about aesthetics and how today’s generation is more open about showing their vulnerability.
