AI-Generated Meme Queen Ballerina Cappuccina Is Now A Makeup Trend, Too
The Italian brain rot craze on TikTok has catapulted a breakout star to fame, inspiring makeup tutorials from beauty influencers. Many are drawn to the digital dancer's soft and captivating look, seeking to recreate it themselves. The trend has taken social media by storm, with users eager to experiment with the unique aesthetic. Beauty enthusiasts are embracing the challenge of replicating the star's signature style in their own makeup routines.
The Rise of Ballerina Cappuccina
Ballerina Cappuccina may be AI-generated, but she has a face plenty of humans want to copy. Ballerina Cappuccina has flawless skin, full lips, and thick, eyelashes that curl upward, nearly reaching her perfectly arched brows. Given that she’s AI-generated, she comes by her look effortlessly, but that hasn’t stopped humans from trying to replicate it.
“Ballerina Cappuccina has a very girly, delicate, and whimsical look,” said Hayley Bui, a German beauty and fashion influencer who last week posted a TikTok video of herself made up to look like the social media celebrity. “Her overall appearance is very soft.”
Bui isn’t the only one channeling Ballerina Cappuccina. Makeup tutorials inspired by the viral character are popping up all over TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. So far, Bui’s video alone has racked up 2 million views.
The Italian Brain Rot Craze
In case Ballerina Cappuccina hasn’t twirled through your online feeds yet, she’s a spawn of the Italian brain rot craze that’s sweeping social media. The trend combines absurd AI-generated characters — hybrids of humans or animals fused with inanimate objects and given cartoonish Italian-sounding names and voiceovers recited in an over-the-top accent.
The term “brain rot” refers to the supposed detrimental impact of consuming too much low-quality content — Oxford University Press named “brain rot” its 2024 word of the year. Italian brain rot, with its blend of random silliness and classic AI surreality, has captured imaginations worldwide — inspiring character rankings, quizzes, songs, and entire plots where characters meet, compete, fall in love, and have babies.
The Ballerina Cappuccina Look
Miens made up to resemble Ballerina Cappuccina’s share a few basics: an even, matte base; a rosy-peachy glow that extends from the cheeks up and around the eyelids and forehead area; a nose contoured in coffee tones; extra long eyelashes; and glossy pink lips. “The hair should also be in a bun to complete the ballerina aesthetic,” Bui added.
This isn’t the first time a non-human social media star has ignited a beauty trend. Last year, Moo Deng the viral baby pygmy hippo inspired a makeup look that mimicked her distinctive perpetual glow. Bui has recreated anime and cartoon looks with makeup before, but until now hasn’t emulated a face generated by artificial intelligence.
Sane and glowy, that is — though so far, no one appears to have cracked the code on how to get Ballerina’s cappuccino cup head. That may be one look only AI can pull off.