One of the best things you can have in life is a great sense of humor (well, that and a pet!). Laughter helps you deal with stress, takes your mind off your problems, and even improves your immune system. And we find that it really helps if we all take ourselves a little less seriously and stop chasing after the ‘perfect’ beauty standards we see on social media every single day.

The r/PrettyGirlsUglyFaces online community does a fabulous job at showing that everyone—absolutely everyone—has a derpy side to them… and that the illusion of beauty can be shattered in mere moments if someone changes their expression. We’ve collected some of the subreddit’s top recent photos for you to enjoy and to inspire you to make goofy faces in the mirror whether you’re at school, work, or home. Oh, and the community is very inclusive and is open to everyone and anyone, regardless of their gender.

#1 The Duality Of Woman

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#2 This Is The Worst Picture I’ve Ever Taken In My Life

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#3 I Know It Doesn’t Have My Full Face In It But I Hope It Still Gives You Nightmares

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The beauty and personal care industry is absolutely massive. According to Statista, it amounted to $571.1 billion in 2023, globally, and the market is expected to grow by a whopping 3.8% every single year.

The United States generates by far the largest amount of revenue. In 2023, the US alone was responsible for $914.41 billion in revenue, or $74.23 per person. In short, looking beautiful and youthful is a huge business. It’s something that most people care about, but it’s especially pronounced in the US.

#4 You Won’t Believe This

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#5 This Couldn’t Go Left Unseen

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#6 Just Bathroom Stuff

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But then there’s the r/PrettyGirlsUglyFaces subreddit, sporting the caption “You are so beaut-OHGOD!”, essentially telling everyone that it’s perfectly all right to show off your goofy, less-than-stellar side of you. The community encourages its members to have fun and avoid trying to “maintain your dignity.” The sub is meant for having fun, and not judging others on their looks, which is a breath of fresh air in a world where social media is full of picture-perfect influencer reels and snaps.

#7 Parently My First Post Wuddnt Up To Snuff……. Howaboutnowcowboys?!

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#8 Mmmm Would You Like To Get A Hot Dog Together Sometime?

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#9 Instagram vs. Reality V.2

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The subreddit was founded all the way back in mid-July 2012 and will be celebrating its 11th birthday in just a couple of weeks’ time. Throughout the years, the group has grown to house nearly 100k members who love the overall silliness and great sense of humor to be found here.

The moderator team running the show asks redditors to post at least two photos of themselves. “Submit photos in an Imgur or Reddit album with at least one ‘pretty’ (aka normal) face and as many horrifying faces as you’d like to contribute. Have fun. Be ugly. Go nuts,” they explain.

#10 What You See vs. What I See When I Accidentally Switch My Cam On

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#11 Soaking In A Warm Winter Day

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#12 Scientists Believe They Have Found The Missing Link

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They also add that this is a safe-for-work community and nobody should be posting anything explicit or suggestive. What’s more, everyone’s encouraged to be polite and respectful of one another. “Remember: these are real people posting silly selfies for fun. Don’t be a jerk,” the mods stress.

Meanwhile, if anyone writes a comment asking, “Which one’s the pretty face?”, they’ll get an immediate ban. Redditors also shouldn’t “complain a poster is not pretty enough to post here.” This all seems like common sense stuff, but clearly, if the rules are made this explicit, someone hasn’t been following them.

#13 Happy Day

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#14 I’m A Shapeshifter

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#15 I Think I Can Do Even Better But Here’s My First Attempt

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Despite the name of the subreddit, r/PrettyGirlsUglyFaces, absolutely everyone is welcome to post here. “We want everyone to show us their most recklessly hideous faces. Do not worry about the subreddit name, friends! We are an all-inclusive community hare,” the mods write, inviting the entire web to join in on the fun.

#16 Doja Cat Hit Us With It

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#17 What Is Essential ? See The Truth And My Beauty

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#18 “No Makeup” Makeup vs. Actual No Makeup

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Previously, Bored Panda spoke to the founder of the sub, redditor u/Sinkingfast, who shared some background information on the community.

“The community itself has stayed consistent and loyal. We get a lot of users who see positive reception to their posts and come back as repeat posters. Creating a safe and fun environment to post weird pics in judgment-free was always the goal and I’d like to think we’ve maintained it, especially with the help of our loyal user base,” they told us.

#19 Snow White Unhinged

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#20 Take Two Days Apart. I’ve Been Bored

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#21 Beanie Love vs. Sticky Tape Fun

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“Our community is great. I want people to be comfortable enough to share and have fun. The subreddit really belongs to the users and wouldn’t exist without them,” the mod said. They added that there’s a limit to the number of people we can know, so we tend to judge them by their appearance, clothing, and behavior.

“My opinion loosely follows something like Dunbar’s number, the theory that we can only know so many people. We used to live in hunter/gatherer tribes as a species and as cities grew, well, people don’t know people anymore. You can’t know everyone, especially not within a massive city. Even in the age of social media, you can only peek into so many lives,” they told Bored Panda during an interview.

#22 I’m Sorry

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#23 Baba Yaga

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#24 Yep Same Person

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“As an example, I might wear a specific band t-shirt and in that instance, I would be doing it to advertise to others I am a fan. Someone could judge me on the shirt and I may get a friend out of it. Someone could also judge me negatively. I chose to present myself that way, though. I don’t choose my face,” they said.

#25 Get A Girl Who Can Do Both

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#26 I Think I Popped A Blood Vessel

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#27 I’ve Been Trying To Find My Mind Lately, I Can Almost See It And Then It’s Gone

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According to u/Sinkingfast, people tend to assume that someone behaves exactly as they look, even if this is related to things they can’t control, like what their facial features are like.

“You see it all the time in films where someone like Steve Buscemi, who may be the nicest dude in the world, is hired to play a certain role or type because of his physical appearance. What if he wasn’t an actor who was typecast all the way to the bank? If he was just a unique-looking dude on the street? Might someone have harsher opinions of him because he’s not the typical standard for beauty? Over attributes he cannot fully control,” the mod shared their thoughts.

#28 I’ll Just Leave This Here

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#29 I Yam What I Yam

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#30 Just Couldn’t Stay Away

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“I think even the most diligent people can’t help but slip up and sometimes be biased or judge a book by its cover even if it may be unfair to do so. Hopefully, over time as a society, we don’t snap judgments about someone over something they can’t control. Humanity could stand to be a little nicer in general,” they said.

The mod revealed to Bored Panda that they now instantly perma-ban users “at the first sign of trolling. However, if it was a genuine mistake, the ban can be lifted in the future.

After you’ve enjoyed this list to the fullest, feel free to take a peek at Bored Panda’s previous features about r/PrettyGirlsUglyFaces here and here, as well as here, here, and here. And remember—stay silly!

#31 It’s Been A Couple Years Since My Debut, I Think It’s Time For My Comeback

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#32 What My Boyfriend Thought He Was Getting, Versus What He Actually Got

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#33 If You Squint Real Hard, I Look The Same In Both!

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#34 I Have Become The Bath Tub

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#35 The Morning After…

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#36 About To Make Dinner. This Is What The Taters See When I Mash Em

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#37 I’ve Had A Slow Afternoon

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#38 Jump Scare Warning

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#39 Oh God Oh Fug What Have I Created

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#40 I Send These To My Friends And Family To Make Them Smile. Sometimes I Do It In Public Places And Onlookers Are Horrified

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#41 3pm vs. 3am

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#42 I Was Made For This Subreddit

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#43 Feeling The Look vs. Fearing The Look

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#44 Becoming A Thumbzilla Of Your Dreams

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#45 This Subreddit Makes Me So Happy

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#46 “You’re Taking A Bath? Sounds Hot”

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#47 Third Of Selfies In My Phone Are Freaks Like These. I Have Some Deep Joy In Taking Them

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#48 Home Alone On A Saturday Night

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#49 God This Subreddit Was Made For Me Hi Everyone

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#50 Happy With My Kitton vs. Being Told To Smile For A Photo By A Friend

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#51 Sometimes This Sun Should Come With A Trigger Warning… Disturbing Image Ahead. You’ve Been Warned

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#52 Same Mirror, Different Angle

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#53 As Promised, More Photos, Less Neck

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#54 Considering Shaving My Head To Achieve More Of An Egg Look

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#55 “Smile More”

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#56 Somebody Told Me I Belong Here

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#57 God Forgot To Give Me Eyebrows

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#58 How Did I Do?!

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#59 50’s Movie Star To Evil Goblin Creature

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#60 Horse Radish

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#61 My Wife Starting Her 2023 Skincare Routine (Posted With Her Permission)

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#62 I Feel Like Sometimes Y’all Don’t Be Really Letting Your Flag Fly

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#63 My Friend Told Me I Look Like A Jabba The Hutt (The Third Photo Got Some Harry Potter Touch)

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#64 My Face Hurts

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#65 I Guess I Could Play A New Species In Star Wars

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#66 The Uggo That Lurks Within…

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#67 Pretty Faces Are Overated. My True Form

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#68 This May Or May Not Ruin Your Day

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#69 My Name Is Dayna. The Second Pic Is My Alter Ego, Daighnugh

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#70 I Consider It A Talent How Truly Ugly I Can Make Myself Look

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#71 Plz Don’t Unfollow Me For This Lol

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#72 Call Me Potato

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#73 I Am Trying To Be A Baddie, But The Truth Is That I Am A Hippo

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#74 These Are So Much Fun! Happy Saturday!

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#75 Back Here Because It’s More Fun Than The Selfie Sub

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#76 I Love This Sub So Much. Here Is My Contribution!

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#77 What I See In The Mirror

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#78 I Got Buffalo Sauce In My Eyes At Work And Had An Excuse To Cry

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#79 She’s Baaaaack

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#80 Thanks To All Of You Beautiful Creatures! I Hope I Checked All The Boxes

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#81 No More Than A Second Elapsed Between Shots

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#82 Gym Photos Always Hit Different

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#83 Day And Night

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#84 Aliens Do Exist

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#85 What Am I Doing With That Pen?

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#86 Keep ‘Im Guessing

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#87 My Boyfriend Said He’s Sleeping On The Couch Tonight…

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#88 The Duality Of (Wo)man

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#89 I Just Stumbled Onto This Sub And I Love It

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#90 Release The Chins!

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#91 When You’re 9 Months Pregnant And It Takes All Your Energy To Look Nice For A Few Hours

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#92 I Think I Am A Fierce Contestant

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#93 I Need To Practice More Variety

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#94 Gave Myself Cramps In Every Face And Neck Muscle Just For My Favorite Sub

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#95 I Call The Second Pic “Damn Kids, Get Off My Trail”

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#96 Missing An Eyebrow, May As Well Paint On The Rest Of My Face

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#97 Dang-It Bobbehhhh!

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#98 Taken Within Seconds Of Each Other

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#99 I’m Loving It

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#100 My Best Friend Told Me I Looked A Little Inbred In The Second Photo… I Wasn’t Ready For That Comment!

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#101 I Apologize In Advance For The Second Pic Lol

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#102 Dicking Off During A Meeting. I Checked If My Camera Was On At Least 20 Times

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#103 I Send These To My Friends And Family To Make Them Smile. Sometimes I Do It In Public Places And Onlookers Are Horrified

#104 The 6 Stages Of Madness

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