Video: Makeup trend 'strange valley' is like a robot that causes a fever.
The trend of UNCANNY Valley makeup -"strange valley" is emerging on social networking platforms and especially Tiktok.Many content created content that attracts big viewers with the skill of makeup like a robotic to scary.
Strange Valley - Uncanny Valley - is the term describing an uncomfortable, even frightening feeling that many people encounter when faced with Android (robots have a human appearance) or things "are not human but are human but they areVery similar to other ".
The term "strange valley" was made by Masahiro Mori in 1970, when he made a robot according to his own pattern.He realized that robots have some human characteristics that will make people excited;But when it becomes very similar to humans (skin, hair and fake eyes, face emotions), it fears.
To create this feeling, many Tiktoker racing makeup to look like robots.They covered a thick layer of foundation, using concealer and highlight chalk so that when the light shines on, the face will not look as natural as the real person.They also redrawed their mouths and eyebrows with eyeliner and mascara to highlight the lack of nature.
The videos on Tiktok instructs a variety of makeup "strange valleys" different techniques but all produce a ghost robot result.Content creators are aiming to evoke uncomfortable or fear that we can experience when looking at the object "very similar to people and not people".
One of the fever clips belongs to Zara, known on Tiktok with @alkiwii account.In the clip attracting 14.4 million views, she lip -synced a paragraph from the famous video game "Detroit Become Human" about the robot of 2038, with the face of UNCANNY Valley.
Tiktoker Zara responds to the trend of makeup like robots.(Photo: NYP)
“I only existed thanks to the intelligence of the man who designed me.You know, they have something that I can never have - soul. ", Zara said and created expressions on the face reminiscent of a character in the video game.Many use comments that Zara's appearance when wearing robots is very similar to the mother character in the famous scary children's movie "Coraline".
Currently, the trend of makeup "strange valley" spreads rapidly on Tiktok.Just type the hashtag #Uncannyvalleleyup, you will find countless videos showing off makeup results in this trend, every video attracts millions of views.
The trend of makeup spreads in the "strange valley" is dominating Tiktok.(Screenshot)
This makeup trend appears at the time of artificial intelligence (AI) that has grown dramatically and is creeping into many areas of human life.Therefore, if you want to try to see your face with the "strange valley" effect without wanting to tinker makeup, you can use the filter in some photography applications.
(Source: NYP)