6 Outrageous Japanese Beauty Trends You Won’t Believe Are Real

With crazy, weird and downright shocking trends Japanese people actually get into, it’s easy to see why almost everyone considers Japan to be the oddball of countries. And while most of the things Japanese are into are completely harmless, including dumb reality shows and town mascots, their beauty and fashion trends are quite shocking by most standards. Whether or not you’d want to believe it, the following 6 outrageous Japanese beauty trends are completely real and most of them were a huge hit in the Asian country!

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1. Snail Slime Facials
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Want a relaxing day at the spa? Why not try one of the most famous skin care techniques Japan has to offer – Snail Slime facials. As straightforward as it is, this service is offered by almost every spa center in Japan, just because of how popular putting snails on your face for beauty has become in the Asian country.

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2. Hello Kitty Contact Lenses
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Having abnormal eyes via the use of contact lenses is not something new. However, you might be surprised to learn that while in the west just a small number of people have taken it upon themselves to change the look of their eyes, in Japan it was a huge trend to wear contact lenses with Hello Kitty on them. The downside is that the use of these lenses without a prescription could lead to severe eye infection and permanent eye damage.

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3. Kogao! Face Belt For Tthe Perfect Smile
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Obsessed by having a perfect wide smile, Japanese use a number of techniques to achieve it. One of the most popular ways is via the use of the ridiculously looking Koago! Smile Lines Face Belt, which is said to tighten the skin around the cheeks and jawline without the need of surgical procedures.

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4. Bird Dropping Facials
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We’ve already mentioned that Japanese like to have their faces taken care of, but you’d be surprised to learn that there is a huge variety in the weird ways they do so. Earlier in 2015 it became extremely popular for women to have Bird Dropping facials with salons offering this treatments for upwards of $250 just to put bird poop on people’s faces.

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5. Hana Tsun Nose Straightener
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Another crazy invention that is a huge Japanese beauty trend is the extremely painful to wear Hana Tsun Nose straightener, which has the goal of pushing up the bones and contours of the nose in order to people to achieve a perfectly sharp and straight nose.

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6. Beauty Voice Trainer
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Did we mention that there is something with Japanese people and crazy beauty-related inventions? Voice trainers are a huge trend in the Asian country and people use them in order to achieve the perfect high-pitched voice. This invention also claims to help with breathing and is said to open up the voice passages for you to achieve a much stronger sound and high octaves with no struggle at all.

Adapted By The Editorial Team