30 Times TikTok Influencer Shared Her Before And After Photos To Highlight The Amount Of Fake There Is On Social Media
Simple-to-use applications enable anyone to participate in that same editing.
Social media can make almost anything look effortless, polished, and a little too perfect. That is exactly why one TikTok creator has been drawing attention with side-by-side before and after photos that show how much editing can change a face, a body, and even a whole vibe.
In these posts, RIKKI shares her own images before and after retouching them, turning a simple comparison into a blunt reminder that what shows up on a feed is not always the full picture. The videos have pulled in millions of views, and the reaction has helped spark a wider trend of people showing how much gets hidden behind filters and edits.
Here are 30 examples that make the difference hard to ignore.
1. We have got to be watchful
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4. Embrace your beautiful self!
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5. My oh my...
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6. From "in the sun" to "sun-kissed"
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7. We all have those days
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8. The s**t is getting real
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9. The natural is more stunning
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10. A little more lighting
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11. I mustn't be snatched all the time
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12. Nah, let's glow up for the gram...
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13. Skin is not always smooth
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14. The transformation posted for you to see
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15. Fake Versus Real
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16. Don't think too much about what you see online
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17. Don't get influenced by the online beauty standards
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18. "A little touch-up and my Insta picture is ready"
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19. You mustn't have the perfect face... There's nothing like that
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20. You're beautiful the way you are
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21. Not everything you see online is real
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22. Don't worry, the workout is going perfectly
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23. Put the belly fat somewhere else
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24. All I see is beauty
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25. The hand close to the dress gave it away
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26. "Let's add a little editing here and there"
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27. I'm allowed to have a belly
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28. The things we see daily
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29. Just let my butt be, please...
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30. We mustn't make up all the time
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TikToker RIKKI uploaded photographs of herself before and after altering them to remind individuals that social media is phony. One might wonder why we actually bother our heads about it, but what you need to understand is that this can influence you as a stranger watching the entire act.
So, I believe these TikToks are doing more good for the internet as a whole than you, me, or even the people who are making them are aware of.
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