锥子脸

Awl Face describes the hyper-pointed, V-shaped chin that became the signature look of Chinese internet celebrities around 2015 — often achieved through jaw-shaving surgery or aggressive beauty filters. The term pokes fun at a cookie-cutter beauty standard where everyone's face narrows to an almost weaponized point. If you've ever seen a selfie where the chin could pick a lock, you've witnessed 锥子脸 in its natural habitat.

China's booming live-streaming and social media economy in the mid-2010s created enormous pressure on young women to conform to a single idealized face shape. Plastic surgery tourism surged, and beauty apps like Meitu made extreme V-line editing effortless. 锥子脸 emerged as both a descriptive term and a subtle critique of how platform algorithms and advertiser aesthetics were homogenizing Chinese beauty standards.

指下巴极尖、脸型呈锥形的网红脸，多因整容或美颜滤镜形成，带有审美批评意味。