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Influencer praised for candidly showing just how different body can look in matter of seconds

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Published 15:35 22 Jun 2023 GMT+1

Influencer praised for candidly showing just how different body can look in matter of seconds

It really shows just how far removed from reality Instagram photos can be

Kit Roberts

Kit Roberts

It's no secret that the beauty standards commonly shown on social media aren't exactly realistic.

Whether it's TikTok's 'bold glamour' filter creating a distorted image of our faces or picture-perfect bodies of Instagram influencers, social media isn't a healthy place to get ideas about body image.

Influencer Bree Lenehan posted the 'real/fake' pictures.
Instagram / breelenehan

One influencer has showcased just how easy it is to manipulate the perception of your body.

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This is without any fancy photo manipulation or filters. Instead, it's just the tried and tested technique of sucking your tummy in.

And frankly, it's crazy how different even this can make someone look. That said, in reality you wouldn't be able to sustain it for any length of time.

In a caption for one of the images, she said: "As humans, our bodies move & change. We’ll look different from time-to-time, photo-to-photo, angle-to-angle & pose-to-pose. AND, your body & appearance isn’t always as you perceive it either.

Bree posted a series of comparison pictures.
Instagram / breelenehan

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"That’s exactly why you can’t give your appearance so much power over your happiness, because it’s forever changing."

Each of the photos shows a more conventional Instagram-style image. It usually has her showing off a flat tummy wearing tight-fitting gym clothes or a summer dress.

This comes alongside a second image where Bree lets her tummy relax and hang out over her leggings, showing off cellulite and stretch marks.

She put the two images side by side.
Instagram / breelenehan

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If nothing else it shows off how ridiculously curated and pruned our image of an ideal body is.

Other diptychs take a different approach. Instead of addressing physical body image, they look at mannerisms and how people are encouraged to present themselves, vs the goofy or mundane reality.

Posing for a mirror selfie at a fancy resort is a great deal more glamorous than just brushing your teeth.

She shows off a more real version of herself.
Instagram / breelenehan

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There's also the showcasing of some of the more difficult times in juxtaposition to images which exude happiness and prosperity.

It's not just the yearning after the 'perfect' body.

The images we see online are a carefully-presented image of how someone wishes their life to be witnessed by others. It's like a digital projection of our own self-image, except we have a far greater degree of control over this version of ourselves than the IRL version.

The series showed off how curated social media images are.
Instagram / breelenehan

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Beauty standards have long been highly subjective and change alarmingly fast. Someone who is conventionally attractive in one time and place might not be somewhere else.

It's a good way to use the platform to show just how changeable and malleable our bodies are. Placing standards of perfection on them is ludicrous.

Featured Image Credit: Instagram / breeelenehan

Topics: News, Instagram, Beauty

Kit Roberts
Kit Roberts

Kit joined Tyla as a community journalist in 2023. They previously worked for StokeonTrentLive, The Mirror, and the Daily Star.

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