Woman's 'wild' before and after photos show reality of Instagram images

Published date13 August 2022
Publication titleLiverpool Echo: Web Edition Articles (England)
Fitness coach Holly Cockerill regularly shares edited images to highlight how quickly and easily a person's looks can be changed and uploaded to social media. Holly, from Blackburn, has now shared a series of composite images, with her "real" self next to the highly edited versions

One snap shows Holly alongside her boyfriend with the pair smiling for the camera. The filtered version beside it shows Holly's straight hair instantly longer, and falling in beachy waves.

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The filter has added considerably more makeup to her face, and shows fuller lips. Her cheekbones are also more defined.

Another picture shows Holly pulling a funny face. The edited version beside it suddenly shows her smiling instead, with thicker eyelashes, a more contoured face, and defined eyebrows.

Captioning the side-by-side photos, Holly said: "This is for the gals that need a reminder that not everyone is as perfect and airbrushed...

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