I admit: I am scrolling a lot through Instagram! And I have noticed that the makeup application get´s wilder and crazier by the week! The girls are literally pouring oils or the foundation onto their faces! I guess to get attention and because it looks very dramatic in a video! It is all about getting likes...

And the makeup itself also looks more and more dramatic- though it reminds me often on drag queens. So I thought -just for fun- I do one side of my face like Instagram wants me to do my makeup and the other side how I would do my own makeup in comparison!

Watch it also on YouTube!


I wasn´t surprised that the Instagram side isn´t very flattering on me. Maybe I am too old! ;-) This was anyway just a little fun project! Don´t take it too serious!

So, what´s different in the Instagram world vs. the real world?



Here is what you have to do in the Instagram world:

1. You have to pour out (literally!) oil on your face (to prime it)
2. You have to pour (lots and lots of) foundation on y…