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Mugshot Challenge is a makeup trend in which TikTikors create their own mugshot. The trend, which began on TikTok in March 2020 and reached Instagram the next month, typically involves the use of makeup to create cuts and bruises on the face.

Origin

On March 31st, 2020, TikToker @stinkinstinker uploaded a video using a Doja Cat sound clip and makeup to create mugshots of herself. The video gained over 79,100 likes in a week (shown below).

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On April 1st, 2020, TikToker @thehumankind uploaded a mugshot video with the caption "#mugshotchallenge 😘 I might just be cute enough to get arrested inspired by stinkinstinker" (shown below, left). The video garnered over 75,000 likes in five days. The next day, TikToker @mikaylarez uploaded a mugshot video using a different soundclip and received over 93,300 likes in four days (shown below, center). Over the next few day, TikTokers^[3] began using the sound clip called "original sound- .gacha._.cartoons." On April 5th, Charli D'Amelio uploaded her own version but dressed as a judge rather than showing a mugshot (shown below, right). the video gained over 2.8 million likes in a day (shown below right).

That same day, James Charles posted his Mugshot Challenge photos to Instagram^[1] and garnered over 1,4 million likes in a day (shown below, left). The next day, reported and Twitter user @TaylorLorenz^[2] tweeted, "A big meme/challenge thing rn is to do your makeup like it looks like you got beat up then pose for a pic like a mugshot. (naturally some people are very mad abt this)" (shown below, right). The tweet accumulated over 177 likes in a day.

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