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FaceApp Creates Creepily Accurate Faces From The Future

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Getting old is inevitable, but many of us the past few days were shocked by some of the photos in our feeds of friends and family that seemed to have aged overnight. Rest assured, these old and wrinkly photos were not the result of some disease, but rather the FaceApp, an application that has filters to change the appearance of your face.

An Overnight Sensation

The most popular filter on the FaceApp, which has given rise to the #FaceAppChallenge, is the old filter. Take or upload a photo of yourself, and you can see the same image, but aged 20 years or more in the future. The hashtag has gotten over 100,000 posts on Instagram alone. Considering the amount of undereye bags and wrinkles some of us unfortunately had from the filter, we truly hope it is more than 20 years!

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Celebrities Get Old And Wrinkly, Too

Countless celebrities decided to get on the fun, sharing their creepy, yet hilarious FaceApp photos of their future selves. And we must say, they do seem pretty accurate. It even changes your hairline and the color of your hair (sorry, men)!

Should We Be Worried About FaceApp?

As with any viral app that involves using personal pictures and data, the FaceApp has come under recent criticism and controversy as well. On Monday, software developer Joshua Nozzi tweeted his concerns, stating “BE CAREFUL WITH FACEAPP – the face aging fad app. It immediately uploads your photos without asking, whether you chose one or not.”

However, Nozzi has since retracted his statement after the developers responded with a justifiable statement. They said FaceApp only uploads the photos that are selected to be used for editing. Given it’s a photo editing app, this seems perfectly reasonable and necessary.

Is FaceApp A Repeat of The Facebook Data Scandals?

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Additionally, some users were worried about their data being transferred to Russia, where there were data privacy scandals recently connected to Facebook and Cambridge Analytica. However, FaceApp creators said the “user data is not transferred to Russia.”

Now you can sleep easy knowing your photos and data are safe, so that the stress and worry don’t make you actually age overnight! Or better yet, maybe it’s time to start investing in some good facial anti-aging cream?

Photos: Pixabay, cover photo Instagram: Jonas Brothers

Walk A Mile In These Make-Shift Louboutins

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TikTok has recently become the best source of viral content, with many users bringing back songs to create some of the most crazy, hilarious challenges. The most recent to become popular on the app is to the tune of “Work” by Iggy Azalea, a hit song that was released back in 2014. The challenge? Wear your own version of “Louboutins” to the intro of the song.

Louboutin Inspiration

As witnessed in the above TikTok version, people have been making their own versions of Louboutins at home, such as these lovely pair of plastic oven mitts. The movements and steps mimic that of Iggy Azalea in the actual video, where she slowly saunters down a dessert road in her own pair of Louboutins. However, the majority of us don’t have the dough to put down hundreds of dollars on a pair of heels so… homemade versions will have to do.

Creativity At Its Finest

We have to admit, the creativity that was put into some of these videos is undeniable. One of the best ones might be this version, in which a guy taped carrots to his heels. The video has gotten over 1.4 million views to date. To be honest, in the distance shows it does truly look like they could be stilettos. Considering some of the crazy stuff we’ve seen on the runway, we wouldn’t be surprised if a modified version was in some designer’s upcoming fall collection.

The Lengths People Will Go…

While perusing the many videos that people made for the challenge, it does make you wonder the lengths people go to participate in a challenge. This group of friends all had to scavenge their houses for the most random of items for this parade of home-made Louboutins. Truly quite a collection!

Iggy Azalea’s Response

At first, the Australian star was not a big fan of the Louboutins challenge, but it grew on her. She even retweeted some of her favorites from her twitter page. Regardless, it is great press for Iggy Azalea, whose new album “In My Defense” is set to release this week. Who knows what new fashion inspiration this album will provide us!

Cover Photo: Work Music Video, Iggy Azalea Youtube