‘Glow-Down Challenge’ Has Women Revealing How Puberty Hit Them Different
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The circle of life—or rather, the basis of many chick-flicks—dictates that while the geeky girl often ends up being the belle of the ball, a different effect can happen to the queen bee.
Instead of flaunting glow-ups, a term used to describe stunning physical transformations, the next wholesome, body-positive trend to join TikTok has women showing off their “glow-downs.”
The challenge seems to have been started by TikTok user @gabslife99, who shared, “I physically peaked in high school. Like, the hottest I’ve ever been was when I was 18. I look nothing like that now.” She then encouraged others to reveal how puberty has treated them differently.
Social media users have since posted before-and-after visuals of their current selves versus how they looked in their teenage years against an audio snippet of the original video.
The great thing about aging is that each stage might present you with a gorgeous new physical feature. Perhaps you’ve developed laughter lines from laughing too much in your youth. Or maybe you now have a little pouch that you secretly love.
@gabslife99 Let’s get this trend started 🤪#glowdownchallange
♬ original sound - Gabrielle McDonald
@tanfastic_ same outfit 45 pounds later 😂 #greenscreen #fyp #foryou #itsmejessica #glowdown #glowdownchallenge
♬ original sound - Jessica Nicole
@mack_bell11 #greenscreen calling myself out 😂 #siblingcheck #workdistractions #indoorworkout #fyp #foryoupage
♬ original sound - Gabrielle McDonald
@adriennestelly Heyyyyy I’m confident enough to make a joke about this 🌻 #fyp#glowupchallenge#glowdownchallenge#loveyourself#foryou#foryoupage
♬ original sound - g
@anitatrzebunia welp #fyp #foryou #glowdownchallenge #glowdown
♬ original sound - Gabrielle McDonald
[via BuzzFeed, cover image via Shutterstock]
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