One scroll through the filtered corridors of Instagram is enough to make one wonder if reality even exists conceptually online anymore.
Of course, it is a wonderful sort of escapism to see perfectly chiseled individuals posing in exotic locales every now and then, but there is certainly a detrimental side to all of this flawlessness.
It surely follows that being confronted with edited and filtered perfection online practically without cease perpetuates wholly unrealistic beauty standards. That in turn can all-too-easily lead to us having negative feelings about our own appearances, as we aspire to such lofty heights of beauty that simply cannot be achieved without clever lighting, angles and editing.
One teenage influencer had a plastic surgeon verify that her butt was 100% real:Thankfully there are those who are attempting to redress the balance between fiction and reality on social media. Movements like the grombre movement - which encourages us to embrace our gray hair - and the body positivity movement, which urges us to love the skin we're in, are doing much to remind us that it's okay to love ourselves the way we are.
And celebrities are also getting in on the act, by posting makeup-free selfies on Instagram in a bid to normalize embracing our natural looks.
And over the weekend, legendary singer and entertainer Jennifer Lopez delighted her fans by getting in on the act. Taking to Instagram, she wrote, "Good morning everyone!!! #MorningFace" alongside a makeup-free selfie.
And her fans were quick to comment their delight with her look.
"I am captivated by your natural beauty ❤️ thank you for sharing," wrote one, while another added, "Beautiful just the way you are".
A third fan wrote, "Im so glad that you are not shying about your natural face it’s soooo good".
"Yes queen ! Keep serving these natural looks. Pure beauty is unmatched." Wrote a fourth.
This isn't the first time J Lo's fans have praised her seemingly eternally youthful looks. Previously her fans called her 'forever young' after she posted a bikini video to Instagram.