Do you "Fish Face"?

COBI · 03-11-2008, 07:25 AM #1 (**permalink**)

I do not mean to offend anyone, but will someone please explain the "fish face" (maybe aka the kiss face?) that so many people do both here in FOTD and in their myspace photos?

I just don't get the appeal of this particular face pose, but would love to know why the people choose it.

I think one of the reason it drives me insane is because of association: the first people I making this face were young and trashy-ish girls (late teens) and so now that's the connection I associate it with. I am not saying the people who make are young & trashy, just that they were the first I saw making this face on a regular basis years ago.

Anyone want to give me a different view on the appeal of the face? When you look at pictures of that face, do you think "damn, that looks good?"

Thanks for any insight.

jillianjiggs · 03-11-2008, 08:21 AM #2 (**permalink**)

my speculations:

1) makes you look ~sexi~
2) or playful - smiling or looking serious all the time gets boring, so some people throw in a new look which is playful/flirty/fun for photos
3) it can make your face look thinner
4) as for fotds, maybe to show off their lip gloss?
5) when everyone else is doing it ....

GlossyAbby · 03-11-2008, 10:14 AM #3 (**permalink**)

I think its just a funny face to make. I am guilty of it in quite a few pictures....but then again I make a lot of silly faces when I drink alcohol....

itsJADEbiitch · 03-11-2008, 10:20 AM #4 (**permalink**)

call me angel fish... lol GUILTY!

gigglegirl · 03-11-2008, 10:24 AM #5 (**permalink**)

LOL I totally was mistaken when I read the thread title. I thought you were just asking if we used the fish face (and my opinion just for makeup application of blush).

So no, I don't do it in any pictures, just on my own for blush application

CantAffordMAC · 03-11-2008, 02:33 PM #6 (**permalink**)

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Originally Posted by jillianjiggs

my speculations:

1) makes you look ~sexi~
2) or playful - smiling or looking serious all the time gets boring, so some people throw in a new look which is playful/flirty/fun for photos
3) it can make your face look thinner
4) as for fotds, maybe to show off their lip gloss?
5) when everyone else is doing it ....

I kinda agree...lol. I do it a lot in my pictures. It makes my face look skinnier. I hate my smile. Its one of the only faces I can make that makes me look pretty. I just do it!

Hilly · 03-11-2008, 02:55 PM #7 (**permalink**)

makes my face look skinnier!!!

♥MiCHiE♥ · 03-11-2008, 03:09 PM #8 (**permalink**)

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Originally Posted by gigglegirl

LOL I totally was mistaken when I read the thread title. I thought you were just asking if we used the fish face (and my opinion just for makeup application of blush).

So no, I don't do it in any pictures, just on my own for blush application

I thought she meant that, too. That's about the only time that face should be made, LOL. Everytime I see someone doing it, it reminds me of a toddler attempting a kiss or Austin Powers.

FullWroth · 03-11-2008, 04:14 PM #9 (**permalink**)

I don't get the kissy face thing either. It looks kinda gross to me (sorry girls! I still like your makeup skillz!), for both the reasons mentioned above (and probably more, but I can't think of them right now). You are not alone.

MissChievous · 03-11-2008, 04:19 PM #10 (**permalink**)

This is one of my huge peeves, I can't stand that face, I don't think it looks sexy or appealing at all, quite the opposite in fact.

CantAffordMAC · 03-11-2008, 04:38 PM #11 (**permalink**)

Pretty people never understand why girls make the face LOL

kokometro · 03-11-2008, 04:40 PM #12 (**permalink**)

I made that face in a picture in 8th grade. (Yep.. 1980). I gave it to my mom and she told me I looked like prostitute and she never wanted to see that face in a picture again. OK..I might have been warped by that, but I still don't think it's becoming. I don't think it makes your face look skinnier either.
I'd rather see a pretty smile, not your conture powder. Just 2cents.

Moonspell · 03-11-2008, 04:54 PM #13 (**permalink**)

Personally, I’m not a big fan of the fish face, but also don’t bother me who use to do it.
What I really can’t stand are people showing great makeup and at the same time bad oral hygiene. That really annoys me! *eeek*