Using hair spray to create fake freckles is now a beauty trend on TikTok

It's a trick that's not to be taken lightly, however, since it involves hijacking the intended use of a hair spray and applying it to the face. Photo: AFP

Once disparaged, even mocked, freckles have now become a beauty attribute in their own right – so much so that products and techniques designed to create fake ones have emerged.

TikTok users have – of course – seized on the trend, in turn proposing unexpected, if not totally crazy, tricks to bring out the best in these little spots that now seem to be all the rage.