The internet is a treasure trove of beauty and skincare hacks, but not all of them are gems. While some of the tips shared by beauty bloggers and influencers can be genuinely helpful, others are downright bizarre and potentially harmful. Recently, a Delhi-based beauty influencer sparked outrage online after she shared a video showcasing her unorthodox lip augmentation hack. In the video, Shubhangi Anand uses green chillies to plump her lips. The Instagram video, which has been viewed more than 22 million times, shows Ms Anand cutting a green chilli in half and rubbing the spicy inside on her lips.
Despite the apparent discomfort, she finishes her look with a lip tint, leaving viewers bewildered and divided. In the caption, she asked her viewers if they wanted to try it.
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The video has left viewers baffled and concerned, with many labeling it as a reckless and potentially dangerous beauty hack. The video has also sparked a heated debate about the safety and sanity of using green chilies to plump lips. One user wrote: “Inappropriate beauty standards and insane methods to achieve those standards!”
Another commented: “the dumbest thing on the internet.”
A third said: “If you expose yourself to UV (sun rays) prepare for hyperpigmentation that will last a lifetime. Just saying.”
A fourth added: “All for the content.”
Last year, a similar video went viral, showing a beauty blogger preparing a chili lip gloss. In the video, the blogger whipped out some lip gloss on a makeup palette. She then took a small packet of chili flakes, mixed it with lip gloss and applied it to her lips. After a while, she wiped it off her lips to show the results.
Recently, Hollywood actress Blake Lively also confessed that she used to put chili peppers in her lip gloss in high school to make her lips look fuller. Ms Lively shared the revelation while comparing her own 'millennial' make-up tricks to those popular among Gen Z.
