Birthday Makeup Slander

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IDMAN @IdmanHussein *** Birthday makeup this, birthday makeup that. Let's talk about these n----- birthday fits. 3:44 PM. Jul 14, 2022 1,008 Retweets 547 Quote Tweets 7,909 Likes

shaye @shayexbelle y'all didn't start hating on birthday makeup until men said they didn't like it 1:44 PM - Nov 10, 2022 5,565 Retweets 1,407 Quote Tweets 43.7K Likes

a-aron @wydccalamity when she wear that birthday makeup¶¶¶ 12:11 PM. Feb 13, 2022 801 Retweets 353 Quote Tweets 17.2K Likes

Birthday Makeup When a girl wears too much poorly put on makeup, typically worn on their birthday. Look at Brittany over there, she has birthday makeup on at the gym. by Markistador December 13, 2021 35 y f 415 FLAG

HBK @Deji95 When it's her birthday & I gotta be in public with her with that Bday makeup II GIF 11:51 AM - Aug 5, 2021 DORK

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Birthday Makeup Slander refers to discussions, memes and videos regarding several men's supposed dislike of heavy makeup some women typically wear on their birthdays. Jokes and slander memes referencing the slang term "birthday makeup" focus on how heavy, cakey and unnatural it can look, with the general idea being that some men prefer their girlfriend's "regular" everyday makeup look over a professional and glamorous full-face beat. Discussions about birthday makeup first appeared on Twitter in 2019 and continued on TikTok into 2022.

Origin

The earliest known viral discussion about birthday makeup being unflattering took place on Twitter on December 24th, 2019, with Twitter^[1] user @CharlesYngboss posting a tweet that read, "The birthday make-up never slaps like the usual one," and gathering over 2,000 likes in three years (seen below, left). The tweet was then quote tweeted by @Farda_Alphonso,^[2] gathering over 5,000 likes in a similar timeframe (seen below, right).

YB @CharlesYngboss The birthday make-up never slaps like the usual one 5:53 AM - Dec 24, 2019 1,023 Retweets 408 Quote Tweets 2,692 Likes

Dios Mio @Farda_Alphonso Your girl at the dinner table looking like some transgender YB @CharlesYngboss. Dec 24, 2019 The birthday make-up never slaps like the usual one 6:05 AM. Dec 24, 2019 1,874 Retweets 529 Quote Tweets 5,555 Likes

On December 25th, 2019, Twitter^[3] user @user5124557 posted a meme about birthday makeup, gathering over 600 likes in three years (seen below).

This is how guys see birthday makeup pic.twitter.com/JjeT98XUjU

— ❤️‍🔥 (@user5124557) December 25, 2019

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Discussions about birthday makeup continued on Twitter for consecutive months, with Twitter^[4] user @britaingwd posting a tweet on the topic on January 20th, 2021, and gathering over 5,000 likes in two years (seen below, left). On August 5th, 2021, Twitter^[5] user @Deji95 posted a tweet on the topic as well, gathering over 1,000 likes in two years (seen below, right).

On December 13th, 2021, the slang term was added to Urban Dictionary,^[6] gathering over 30 likes in a year (seen below, left). On February 13th, 2022, Twitter^[7] user @wydccalamity posted a tweet about birthday makeup as well, gathering over 17,000 likes in a year (seen below, right).

The meme began making an appearance on TikTok in late 2021 through 2022, with TikToker^[8] @guapgod71 stitching a now-deleted video made by @trent2x.0 about birthday makeup, gathering over 8 million likes in over a year (seen below, left). TikToker^[9] @blackhottie2000 posted a video about the topic on December 18th, 2021, gathering over 2.4 million plays and 200,000 likes in just over a year (seen below, right).

@guapgod71 #stitch with @trent2x.0 #birthday #ally ♬ Oogly boogly woogly – Joe

@blackhottie2000 Soft glam all day everyday, I absolutely hateeee this look on myself. It’s so unflattering, harsh, aggressive… idk , personally, I feel like it makes me look less feminine 😂😂😂 #softglam #birthdaymakeup #trendsthatneedtostop #unflattering #aggressive #harsh #femiminity #makeupstyles #makeuptrends #harshmakeup #dosanddont ♬ original sound – Ethan Garland

On February 24th, 2022, TikToker^[10] @therealbigwinnn posted a joke about birthday makeup, gathering over 1.8 million plays and 200,000 likes in nearly a year (seen below, right). On September 18th, TikToker^[11] @jaysqrddd posted a video about women hiring professional makeup artists for their birthday, gathering over 1 million plays and 140,000 likes in four months (seen below, right).