Women Are Turning Themselves Into Barbies in Bizarre Ukrainian Beauty Trend
LatestAfter 21-year-old Valeriya Lukyanova caught international attention for turning herself into a living Barbie through plastic surgery, it’s become all the rage for girls in Odessa to follow suit. As more of these “living dolls” from the city have been gaining notoriety for dramatically altering their appearances, this latest trend is probably the most dangerous, disturbing, and impossible of beauty standards to plague young women.
Anastasiya Shpagina, a 19-year-old who calls herself “Anime,” has been working the Ukrainian talk show circuit—often times with Lukyanova—to discuss her extreme look, which she achieves through hours of makeup application. (She wakes up each day at 5 am to allow herself enough time to get ready for work.)