Zoom face
Zoom face is the physical appearance and expression of a person's face during an online video call.[1][2][3][4]
History[edit]
The COVID-19 pandemic caused an increase in facial self awareness as online teleconferences replaced meetings in person in offices and other communal workplaces.
The issues include the physical appearance of the face; the behaviour of the individual; increases in beauty treatments; and the psychological effect of appearing in close-up on camera.[5][6]
Polly Vernon of Grazia writes "Zoom Face: the lockdown-specific, video-call-transmitted conviction your face is imperfect in ways of which you were once completely oblivious. But, now you know, you definitely need to fix 'em".[7]
The BBC writes "Zoom is a word that well and truly entered our lexicon in the pandemic. Some people were so shocked by what they've seen of themselves on Zoom, they had botox or got their teeth fixed. We joke about Zoom Face, but researchers in California think that the continued stress of seeing ourselves and others so close up on the screen might be doing us real psychological harm".[2]
Many beauty clinics are experiencing an increase in treatments which they describe as a "zoom boom".[8]
Wired magazine writes "It's strange to recall how rare this view of the self-in-action was until recently. In your former life, you may have occasionally caught a glimpse of yourself laughing in a bar mirror or momentarily become distracted by the sight of yourself speaking to the salesperson standing behind you in the department store mirror. But it wasn’t until a year ago that we were constantly, relentlessly, obliged to watch ourselves in real time".[9]
The Face magazine writes Zoom Face is a term coined as a hashtag on social media. Adding that video calls are making us more self-conscious than usual.[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ Leasca, Stacey (October 29, 2020). "Zoom Face: How To Look (and Feel) Your Best On Those Constant Video Calls". Forbes.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Are you struggling with Zoom face?". Radio 4 in Four. April 21, 2021. BBC Radio 4.
- ↑ Jones, Annabel (April 9, 2020). "The secret behind The Duchess of Cambridge's 'Zoom' Face". The Telegraph.
- ↑ Bennett, Catherine (August 30, 2020). "Ladies, don't worry about Zoom face - the rapacious beauty industry is here to help". The Guardian.
- ↑ Winter, Lottie. "Are you suffering from Zoom face? Video calling has left us feeling self-conscious about our faces... here's what you can do about it". Glamour UK.
- ↑ Vernon, Polly (June 6, 2020). "Are You Suffering From Zoom Face?". Grazia.
- ↑ Vernon, Polly (June 6, 2020). "Are You Suffering From Zoom Face?". Grazia.
- ↑ "Zoom face: my aesthetician was the first person I saw after lockdown". Get The Gloss. December 15, 2020.
- ↑ O'Gieblyn, Meghan (March 4, 2021). "Why Can't I Stop Staring at My Own Face on Zoom?". Wired.
- ↑ van Spall, India (February 9, 2021). "Has your Zoom Face fatigue hit an all-time high?". The Face.
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