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The Anti-AI Aesthetic Taking Over Social Media

Products strewn across the sink, half-empty or in cluttered piles, have replaced picture-perfect shelfies as brands and influencers find luxury in mess.
"Cluttercore" is taking over social media aesthetics in the age of AI.
"Cluttercore" is taking over social media aesthetics in the age of AI. (Dieux/Merit Beauty/Glossier/Salt & Stone/Fara Homidi Beauty/Vanna Jimenez/Maxine's Revenge)

San Diego-based Vanna Jimenez became a beauty influencer by accident. A year ago, she began posting her morning routines on TikTok and Instagram out of her tiny antique bathroom.

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What the AI ‘Bubble’ Means for Fashion

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Here Comes the AI Backlash

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Liz Flora
Liz Flora

Liz Flora is a Beauty Correspondent at Business of Fashion. She is based in Los Angeles and covers beauty and wellness.

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