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I woke up like this is a selfie trend which involves the subject to take a selfie right after they wake up catching them looking tired and unkempt. Eventually the trend was exaggerated and parodied, with people making themselves look incredibly messy before taking a photo and tagging it I woke up like this.
Origin
On December 13th, 2013, the Tumblr blog iwokeuplikethisflawless[1] was created. The blog describes its purpose, saying:
“inspired by Beyoncé’s song, “***Flawless,” this selfie project will scratch away at beauty standards and expectations.
send in your own “i woke up like this” untouched morning selfies! no makeup, hair undone.
female and/or woman identified/ transwomen/ feminine-of-center gender non-conforming folks only, submit by clicking “i woke up like this, too!” below. "
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[1]Tumblr – iwokeuplikethisflawless