Snapchat's recent face-recognition lens filter feature is allowing people to take their selfie game above and beyond. By simply pressing and hold on your face so that it can be scanned, voila! Pick a filter and begin. A simple raise of the eyebrow or opening your mouth activates a whole new world.
Snapchat offers a different range of filters on a day-to-day basis, so each day is a surprise when you turn on your selfie cam and get going. Whether you are foreign to Snapchat or have mastered it, I've made a brief list starting with the best of the best to the plain flavored Cheerios filters.
1. The face swap:
If you use Snapchat and haven't yet posted a face swap to your story then you might not even be a real person. They are EVERYWHERE. People love them. I've seen face swaps with babies, old people, animals and the logo on the Starbucks cup. You could draw a smiley face on a piece of paper and it would probably work. If it has something that resembles eyes, nose, or mouth, then you can face swap it.
2. Taste the rainbow:
This magically delicious filter makes a rainbow pour out of your mouth. This was one of the very first filters that came out but recently has been in hiding. All you have to do is open your mouth; a magical rainbow spills down your chin accompanied by sound effects that'll make you think the pot o' gold is near. It became so popular that last Halloween people went out with rainbow painted down their chin and neck to resemble the filter.
3. Who let the dogs out?:
It's a known fact that there is no better companion on this earth than a dog, so naturally this filter speaks to me. With golden brown ears and a little button nose, the cute doesn't stop there. If you open your mouth, a slobbery dog tongue sticks out to lick the screen. If you catch me using a filter, it's probably this one.
4. Mouth for eyes:
Snapchat has answered a question no one has ever asked: what would my face look like if my eyes were replaced with my mouth? This filter is pretty terrifying to say the least. It seems to me like Snapchat was running out of ideas and got lazy and a little bit weird. I like my eyeballs just the way they are, although if this were real life, having three mouths would mean 3x the more food and I can't complain about that.
5. Kylie Jenner post-2014:
I like big lips and I cannot lie? This filter gives you that great, plump lip enhancement without all the hassle. Thanks to you, Kylie Jenner, for giving the inspiration (and by that I mean being the butt of the joke). There's no special effects to this bland filter, just a whole bunch of big, purple lip.
6. Saturday mornings or The Joker?:
This filter is a mix of The Joker in The Dark Knight and someone who simultaneously woke up with a hangover and broke up with their boyfriend. In short, a hot mess. Makeup running down your face everywhere, and lipstick smeared like no tomorrow. Personally not a fan, and I'm upset that it has stayed so long and not been replaced by puking rainbows.
