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Julia Fox "I Actually Did It Myself" is a quote said by actress Julia Fox about her eye makeup while on the red carpet at the 2022 Academy Awards. A clip of the quote became a sound effect on TikTok in late March 2022 where people used it to joke about their unimpressive accomplishments in skits.

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At the 2022 Academy Awards Vanity Fair party, actress Julia Fox was asked by an interviewer about her striking black eye makeup. With a breathy tone, she replied, "I actually did it myself … yeah …" The video was posted on March 27th, 2022, by TikToker @keltieknight,^[1] gaining over 174,000 likes in roughly one week (shown below).

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The clip quickly became a prominent sound on TikTok as users paired it with skits bragging about unimpressive accomplishments. For example, TikToker @jazzay.xx^[2] posted a joke about making a simple graphic that impressed their older colleagues, gaining over 86,000 likes in one week (shown below, left). User prettywithlee^[3] posted a joke with the caption "So who gave you the best orgasm in your life?", gaining over 71,000 likes in four days (shown below, right).

Another viral trend with the sound involved people undertaking actions that worsened their lives. User Tamzintaber^[4] posted a joke about starting an argument with her partner for no reason, gaining over 408,000 likes in four days (shown below, left). User @livvy^[5] posted a similar joke about ruining her day by looking at who her boyfriend is following on Instagram, gaining over 365,000 likes in five days (shown below, right).

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