Try Out The Latest TikTok Trends | Food and Beauty

With its growing number of users, this social media platform has got people trying out new food recipes and beauty tips and tricks.

Apart from Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, many people got themselves hooked onto TikTok, a social media platform released in 2016. Since then, many people have been using platform to share their story, food recipes and innovative beauty trends.

Today’s TikTok has over 689 million monthly active users worldwide, with over 2 billion downloads on both the App Store and Google Play. TikTok has now made its mark in 155 countries. Between January and July of 2020, there was an estimated number of 1.04 million downloads in Singapore.

It is filled with different type of content, from humourous videos, to dance tutorials and challenges. Not only that, it has also become a platform for content creators to share their favourite TikTok trends.

Food

Content creators on TikTok are getting really creative with their flavours. Let us take a look at some of them.

Nature’s Cereal

This simple mixture of fruits, berries and coconut water was first introduced by Sherwayne Mears (@natures_food) on TikTok. He describes this as “what breakfast looks like” for him. This recipe calls for blueberries, blackberries, pomegranate seeds, topped with cooling coconut water.

Sherwayne explains that is good for digestion. Not long after he posted the video, many other content creators hopped on. American singer, Lizzo also went on board and made her own version of this breakfast ‘cereal’. Her version incorporates the sweet flavours of fresh strawberries, blueberries, pomegranate seeds and coconut water. She also added several ice cubes.

Since then, this recipe started appearing across Facebook and TikTok. Furthermore, other celebrities have tried this recipe such as singer-songwriter, Jason Derulo and Internet star, Trisha Paytas.

Baked Feta Pasta – #uunifetapasta

No one will skip their carbs after this. Originally introduced by Jenni Hayrinen (@liemessa), this simple pasta recipe is seen several time on TikTok. Made with very few ingredients such as cherry tomatoes, a block of feta cheese, olive oil and the pasta of choice, it became viral in Finnland.

It has resulted in the increase sales of feta sales and is now recognised as the ‘new TikTok pasta’ due to its third viral wave after TikTok creators @grilledcheesesocial and @feelgoodfoodie shared it.

YouTubers have also featured this recipe. The Hunger Diaries TV on YouTube made her own rendition of this pasta dish by adding in sweet strawberries into the recipe. Mukbangers such as SAS-ASMR and ASMR Phan have also featured this viral dish on their YouTube channel.

Gigi Hadid’s Pasta alla Vodka

Many may recognise Gigi Hadid due to her career as a fashion model. Apart from her remarkable contribution to the fashion industry, she is also a great cook. This stunning 25-year-old model won the 2016’s Celebrity Masterchef.

Her recipe for Pasta alla Vodka was first shared while she was pregnant with her first born, Khai. Made with tomato paste, heavy cream, red pepper flakes and butter, this recipe has then gone viral on TikTok.

Since then, it has been recreated by many other TikTokers. Some added protein such as chicken breast, others made a version without the alcohol. Creator of More Salt Please on Youtube, Nicole Rizza, made a vegan version of this spicy and hearty dish.

Beauty

The beauty industry is full of tip and tricks to get women feeling empowered and beautiful. From drugstore products to high-end brands, there are always new ways to get that beautiful, flawless look.

Brow Gel vs Soap Brows

Back when arched brows are in trend, many look for brow gels and pomades for their eyebrows. It is 2021, and many are choosing a more simple and affordable option. Soap brows are now a trend. Explained in its name, this viral TikTok trend requires a bar of soap to make full and fluffy brows.

Swedish make-up artist, Linda Hallberg, has the most popular soap brow tutorial video on YouTube. She explains that it is a common technique used by make-up artists.

Now, it is trending on TikTok with more and more make-up enthusiasts trying this hack out. Tutorials of these soap brows are featured several times on the social media platform.

New Concealer Placement

Remember the times when concealer was used in triangles on under eyes? No anymore. Megha Singh (@meghaess) went viral after she showed how to create a ‘facelift’ using concealer.

The video has then obtained thousands of likes and this tutorial was used by many others to achieve a ‘facelift’ at the comfort of their own homes.

Blush Contour

This 80’s make-up look is making its way into 2021. Blush is placed right below the cheekbone and at the tip of the nose to give one an e-girl look.

This beauty hack was introduced by Alena Giuliana (@alenaavictoriaa) on TikTok. She applied blush on different areas of her face to make it look leaner and make her cheekbones appear higher.

This hack was then used by many other TikTokers such as Elena Menshik (@elena_menshik) and professional hairstylist, Olivia (@themaneliv).

TikTok definitely has the power to influence and inspire. These food and beauty trends have got people talking. Try these TikTok trends out and share it with friends and family.