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Gross close-up of the problem first
A viral beauty format on TikTok and Instagram
Open on a visceral, slightly disgusting close-up of the problem, such as dead skin, a blackhead, extracted gunk or odd foam, before explaining the fix.
6
accounts it worked for
17x
median, times their usual
#14
of 77 in beauty
Angle
Screen recording, Talking head, Green screen
Why it works
Morbid curiosity stops the scroll. Pairing the gross shot with a payoff (glow, clear skin, product) keeps people watching.
Hook formulaI did not know you could get [problem] until I [reason].
How to make it
- 1Show the gross close-up in the first seconds
- 2Name the problem in one line
- 3Show the fix or after-shot
Examples
Best first, one per account. Each links to the original post.
- @hondroutwins
1.1M followers, TikTok
“VIOLET vs GREEN ✨self tan✨”
98x their usual views, screen recording, fragrance and body
- @xarabeq
531K followers, TikTok
“texture”
43x their usual views, talking head, fragrance and body
- @kensieluvbeauty
6K followers, TikTok
“How to get rid of a PERMANENT middle part”
23x their usual views, talking head, hair
- @heybriajones
528K followers, TikTok
“if you want your edges back don't be silly like me”
11x their usual views, talking head, hair
- @miriah_celeste
102K followers, TikTok
“NATURAL HAIR SETBACKS + FRUSTRATIONS”
7.7x their usual views, talking head, hair
- @drdrayzday
701K followers, TikTok
“Your tretinoin is useless. It's not going to do anything here.”
3.7x their usual views, green screen, fragrance and body
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How this is measured
- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.