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Zahra Mulroy

Foolish people are superglueing their top lips as part of dangerous beauty trend

Beauty trends have just got that little bit more bizarre, thanks to social media users and some superglue.

Yes, superglue - that substance you're warned about from a very young age.

Anyway, apparently it's proving useful in helping people achieve a more plump-lipped look, which they've been trying to do by superglueing their top lips upwards, over their Cupid’s bow.

Why, though?

It all started on mobile video site,  TikTok , where a video showed a girl trying this method out before applying lipstick.

Don't try this at home (@chloehammock4 / TikTok)

She shared the video to  Twitter , captioning the post: "Imagine you're talking to someone and your lip falls down by accident."

It seems as if some women are using lash glue to stick their lips, though many are thought to be using powerful adhesive super glue.

In case you should need warning of this foolhardy trend, Healthline  warned: "Trying to pull apart skin that has been super-glued can cause it to tear.

"In rare cases, this type of glue can also cause burns."

Eh? (@chloehammock4 / TikTok)
The end result (@chloehammock4 / TikTok)

Unsurprisingly, people had as strong reaction to the videos and photos.

One wrote: "Why do females want big lips so bad."

"Well that's disgusting," agreed another social media user.

Someone else added: "What in the insecurity is going on
here?"

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