Look, I’m not one to tell people what to do to their bodies.

How a person decides to use a concealer stick has no effect on my life.

Perhaps you’ve seen Russian content creatorlera_valestas recentTikTok about 5.5 million people have, myself included.

A stock photo of a woman touching her nose.

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After some blending, there you have it: a more narrow-looking nose.

Or, you know, anactual nose job.

“Instead of seeing my Aquiline profile as an ancestral gift, it became my worst enemy.”

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Alaina Demopoulos

Luckily, my nose stayed intact.

It’s one piece of the whole that makes up me.

So, yes, it’s tiring to see TikTok recycle the same old stuff.

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Alaina Demopoulos

“Why would you want to contour your nose?

I think your natural face is the most beautiful face,” sheresponds.

Just give yourself a glow.

Stop contouring your nose.

You don’t need it."

This isn’t a screed against contouring or nose jobs.

Spend your time and money how you’d like.

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