A disturbing TikTok trend called “bone smashing” has convinced teenage boys that repeatedly hitting their faces with hammers, bottles, and blunt objects will make them more attractive. The goal is to ...

In the age of viral trends and extreme self-improvement hacks, “bone smashing” has emerged as one of the most controversial and alarming practices online. Tied closely to underground beauty ...

Chiselled jaws, pouty lips, hunter eyes: everything is up for grabs in the quest to increase ‘sexual market value’. But how did this extreme cosmetic craze become mainstream? For James, it started ...

“Looksmaxxing” has moved from small online forums to one of TikTok’s biggest appearance trends. Young men now openly talk about changing their faces to improve what James, a forum user who joined the ...