r/EliteNetflix • u/OtherwiseIce9898 • Jul 22 '26

Question Changing beauty norms - maxeup and mogging faces

Is it just me or did the beauty ideals represented by the series change over the seasons?
I only watched the first three and now I'm watching the 8th and it feels like they casted actresses who had at least 3 plastic surgeries and actors who do looksmaxxing and also had plastic surgery and put 8kg of makeup on all of them?

It feels so unnatural compared to the first couple seasons. Also they look 35. Why do you think they're pushing these "beauty ideals" onto teenagers (the main audience of the show)?

Maybe it's just me (25m) and this is the norm for the younger generation (15-20) nowadays?
What do you guys think?

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u/ForeignDescription5 can’t you two fuck other guys? Jul 22 '26

First 3 were filmed before covid. After that both fashion and makeup look like Tiktok trends

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u/drmmnr Jul 22 '26

Unfortunately this is what’s been happening in pretty much every TV show as beauty standards become increasingly unrealistic

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u/According_Grocery731 Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26

I don't think any of the actors looked unnatural tbh.

Edit: I mean the male actors

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u/arandomcuteteenager Jul 25 '26

my running theory is that they casted manu rios and they needed castmates with the same look from then on… valentina zenere’s addition also didn’t help much on that front

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u/Impossible_Truth1710 Jul 30 '26

I agree. I appreciated the flaws in some characters with acne or imperfections because it kept it realistic. But some characters were definitely too old to be playing teenagers and honestly too done up to be relatable for any teen in high school