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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Antony Thrower

DIY freckles TikTok beauty trend inspired by Meghan Markle leaves women's faces scarred

Experts have issued warnings after a TiKTok beauty trend, believed to have been inspired by Meghan Markle ’s natural freckles, left young women disfigured.

Several videos have been posted on the social media site of people injecting henna or black ink into their faces in an attempt to emulate the Duchess of Sussex.

Several of the home jobs have left the young women in need of medical help as they triggered allergic reactions, with some facing permanent scarring on their faces.

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