It is said that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder," and nothing proves this more than this cluster of "ugly" trends. Of course, while some things are purposefully made ugly such as the three-faced doll and the subdermal implants, other things such as real-life gremlins and freaky felines are simply ugly by nature.
It’s also quite warming to know that no matter how ugly an object may be, someone, somewhere, will love it and that is what makes the world go around.
54 Innovations That Celebrate Ugliness
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Extreme Body Modification
Twin Amputates Arm To Give His Brother Third Arm
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Full-Body Zombie Tattoos
Rick Zombie
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3D Body Art (UPDATE)
Cosmetic Implants, Raised Tattoos And Other Bizarre Body Modifications
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Butt Crack Piercing
Barbells for Backs
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Body Mod Addictions
Pauly Unstoppable is the World's Most Modified Man
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Satanic Body Mods
One Man's Transformation Into A Devil
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Incarcerated Art
Permanent Tattoo Mugshots Prove Identification Isn't Always Tricky
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Frightening Facial Tattoos
From Permanently-Inked Gashes to Tattooed Bone Eyebrows
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Real-Life Gremlins
10 Ugly Animals
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Celebrating Bad Tattoos
From Britney Spears' Shaved Head to Unicorns Shagging
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Horned Women
La Nega, Argentinean Queen Of Female Body Modification
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Durex Puts Ugly on Your Pillow
"Last Longer" Campaign
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Modeling Agency for Ugly People
The UGLY Model Agency
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Freaky Subdermal Implants
Body Mods That Literally Get Under Your Skin
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Needled Bodies
Playful Piercing For Beautiful Temporary Body Modifications
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Pee & Poo Dolls
This Cuddly Duo Wins Over Hearts at Design Expo
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Making Celebrities Ugly
Planet Hiltron
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Hardcore Tattoo Removal
Go for the Burn With This (Fake) Iron-Inspired Treatment
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Ugly Christmas Sweater Parties
One Time of Year Tacky Is Trendy
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Painful Piercings
Mr. Tetanus' Extreme Achilles Heel Body Modification
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Ugly Drunk Scenarios
Maktub Ads Encourage Drinking at Home
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Subdermal Implants
Customize Your Flesh with Body Modifications
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Egyptian Animal Tattoos
Bald Sphinx Cat Has A Real Tutankhamen Tattoo
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Skin-Crawling Tattoos
Insect Body Art
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Body Mod Records
Jeremy Stroud Gets 1,197 Piercings in One Day
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Intentional Ugly
8 Posts For the Ugly Obsessed
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Ugly Endangered Species
10 Creatures Nearing Extinction
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Unlikely Supermodels (UPDATE)
Ugly Agency Specializes in Odd Characters
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Ugly Pageants
The Award for the Ugliest Icelandic Native Goes to...
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Windblown Shockvertising
Pretty Fast Delivery Makes Ugly Pictures But A Great Point
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Multifunctional Nose Piercings
Carrying Cigarettes & Screwdrivers in Your Septum
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Rebellious Toys
Pierced BeGoth Fashion Dolls with Tattoos Don't Conform to Barbie Beautiful
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Ugly Pizza
Difficult Branding?
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Dolls With Body Hair
Super Hairy 'Shave the Baby' Doll is Designed to be Trimmed
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3-Faced Dolls
These Terrifying Toys Will Not Be Destroyed
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Forked Human Tongues
Bizarre Body Mod Craze Splits Tongues for Lizard-Style Lickers
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Showcasing Ugly Art
MUMOK's Bad Painting-Good Art Exhibition
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Headless Dolls
Historical Dolls Show How They Died
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Really Freaky Dolls
Psycho Sally
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Ugly Sweater Love
The Holiday Sweater Song
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Photoshopping For Evil: Fox News Makes NY Times Reporters Ugly
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Anti-Barbies
Ghoulish Mezco 'Living Dead Dolls' Continue to Terrify With a New Collection
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Ugly is the New Hot
Modern Studies on Ugliness
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Fake Webcams for the Ugly
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Pretty Ugly Plush Toys
Uglydolls
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Digitally Aged Dolls
Barbie Gets Old, Complete With Wrinkles and Crow's Feet
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Ugly Food Glasses
Blue Shade Glasses Help You Lose Weight?
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Celebrating Ugly Mugs
Nerve Magazine Compiles Top 20 List of Unfortunate Looking Celebs
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Mail-Order Marriages
MailOrderHusbands.net Shows Good, Bad and Ugly
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Intentionally Ugly Power Strips
Standby Surge Protector
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Destroying Ugly Auto Designs
iMOTOR ‘Design Disasters' Equips You With an Ugly Stick
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Flaunting Ugly Couches
The 'Surefit Slip Covers' Contest
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Vintage-Inspired Jewelry
theDirtyChic Launches Its Nostalgic 03 Collection
Illusory Doll-Like Heels
Louis Vuitton's Illusion Boots are Cleverly Shaped and Hand-Painted
AI-Generated Beauty Images
Elizabeth Arden Uses Generative AI to Enhance Archival Images
Cartoon-Transformed Algae Exhibits
Hello Kitty and Algae Collide Worlds for Expo 2025 in Japan
Comedic Horror Cosmetics
The NYX x Beetlejuice Collab Shares Bold Colors for Fantastical Looks
Distorted Furniture Street Art
Alex Chinneck Designs the Surrealism First Kiss at Last Light
Cosmetic-Toting Tumblers
The e.l.f. Cosmetics and Stanley Collab Introduces Lip Oil Holders
Invisible Furniture Capsules
IKEA's Invsbål Campaign and Capsule are a Playful April Fool's Joke
GenAI Eyewear Shows
Innovative Eyewear Launched the First Generative AI Fashion Show for Eyewear
AI-Generated Retrofuturistic Objects
Vadim Sadovski Uses Midjourney AI for This Series
AI-Generated Real-World Transformations
AI-Artist Who Gives a Unique Design to Real Objects
Transparent Waste-Filled Chairs
The 'No Waste Chair' by Kees Dekkers Puts Garbage in the Spotlight
Croatian Crocheted Umbrellas
Svjetlana Deeba Latinčić Celebrates Timeless Elegance
Inclusion-Focused Doll Collections
Barbie's New Doll and Capsule Celebrates the Visually Impaired
Plastic-Heavy Fashion Campaigns
Anonymous Club and PUMA Debut a New Collaboration
Thematic Super-Villain-Inspired Makeup Campaigns
NYX Launches the 'Who Stole Halloween?' Campaign
On-Demand AI Fashion
Desigual is Testing Designs Made by Its Team and Artificial Intelligence
Vampire Slayer Makeup Collections
Vampyre Cosmetics’ Buffy the Vampire Collab is Uniquely Eerie
Playful Doll-Themed Cosmetics
NYX Cosmetics x Barbie Was Inspired by the Forthcoming Movie
Distorted Burger Campaigns
Burger King's A.I.LLOWEEN Features Unsettling People Eating Burgers
Malleable Connected Illuminators
The Conceptual Pofu Lamp Encourages Interaction
AI-Generated Magazine Covers
Glamour Bulgaria's August Issue Has a 100% AI-Generated Photo
Non-AI Beauty Campaigns
The Code by Dove Fights Beauty Standards Manufactured by AI
Randomness-Inspired Designer Footwear Lines
HVÓYA's Beauty in Chaos Capsule is Unique and Chic
Virtual Piercing Apps
The Face Piercing App Uses AI & Facial Recognition to Visualize Piercings
Eco-Friendly Bath Essentials
Bebo Seeks to Reimagine the Packaging of Kid's Bath Products
Digitized Gas Lamp Lanterns
The Conceptual 'AUGE' Camping Lantern Modernizes a Classic
Sculptural High-Fidelity Speakers
Andrew Roberts Designs the 3Eel Speaker Inspired by the Eel
Playful Modular Mops
Staff and Clorox Created a Colorful Wet Mop with Rubber Hat Topper
Gummy Candy-Inspired Eyewear
Gentle Monster Presents its Sweet New Jelly Collection
In-Game Beauty Experiences
e.l.f. Beauty and Roblox Partnered for a Virtual Kiosk
Blooming Paper Lamps
The Kazuhiro Yamanaka ‘Tsubomi Paper Lamp’ Embraces Imperfect Forms
Monstrous-Inspired Heeled Shoes
I Wanna Bangkok Presents the Hulkfoot and Bigfoot Shoes
GenAI Doll Packaging
Mattel Used Adobe Firefly for the Barbie Signature 2024 Holiday Doll Box
Beauty Product Replicas
Mini Brands and Ulta Beauty Team Up to Release Toy-Sized Product Replicas
Stunning 3D-Printed Sunglasses
John Mauriello Drew Inspiration From the Four Elements
Unretouched Photography Books
Dove Reimagine Beauty Celebrates Authentic Representation
Affordable Nude Cosmetic Products
about-face Introduces the Nude Beach Collection
Beauty Innovation Contests
Estée Lauder Launches The Catalysts Program
Beauty-Inspired Guided Tours
L’Oréal and the Louvre Teamed Up to Offer 'Of All Beauties'
Artist-Backed Album Figurines
The Weeknd Launches a 'Kiss Land' Toy Collection with Superplastic
Fantastical Hyper-Utility Fashion Liness
Outlier's Fall 2024 is Titled IDEAS 7 - Dirty Dirty Jobs
Surrealist Phone Cases
The Salvador Dalí x CASETiFY Collab Elevates Everyday Accessories into Art
NFC-Enabled Face Stickers
Shu Uemura's Limited-Edition Stickers Create Digital Content
Mental Health-Protective Films
Dove's Cost of Beauty: A Dove Film Protects Teen's Mental Health
Eye-Adorned Furry Mules
ESENES WORLDWIDE Launches the Unconventionally Stylish Eyeball Mules
Functional Everyday Object Collections
Goux Studio Showcases the New Modular Plus Collection
Sexuality-Exploring Artful Exhibitions
Faye Toogood Explores Sensuality with the Rude Arts Club
Whimsical Jelly-Style Eyewear
Gentle Monster Releases the New GENTLE JELLY Collection
Runway-Inspired Fashion Dolls
New York Fashion Week Designs Inspire the L.U.V. Fashion Doll Styles
Multi-Use Highlighting Glosses
Pretty Grunge Face Gloss Transforms in Response to pH Levels
Horror-Inspired Holiday Capsules
HUGO x Tim Burton Debut The Nightmare Before Christmas Merch
Upcycled Dried Fruit Snacks
The Ugly Company Boats Healthy Recipes That Curb Food Waste, as Well
Haunting Fine Jewelry Capsules
The Fabergé x Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Collection is Uniquely Eerie
Historic Fashion Try-Ons
The Design Museum's London Fashion Exhibition Integrates AR Mirrors
Sculptural Beauty Palettes
Little Ondine's Sculptor Contour and Highlight Palettes are Dynamic
Upcycled Algae Makeup
The Unseen Beauty's Absorption Collection Uses Living Ink's Algae Black
Spooky Cartoon Beauty Capsules
Mad Beauty Unveils a Beetlejuice-Inspired Collection
Upcycled Object Exhibitions
Nendo and Daniel Arsham Design, Break, and Create Functional Objects
AI-Aided Social Networks
Why Be Real Online when you can BeFake
Self-Esteem Promoting Plushies
Bigfoot Kin Teaches Children How to Love Themselves
Pop Art Legend-Honoring Dolls
Mattel Creations Celebrates Keiichi Tanaami with Whimsical Designs
Animated Creature Jewelry Collections
The Trolls x Swarovski Collection Is Vibrant and Fun
Doll-Inspired High Heels
The Fantastic Plastic Foot Shoes are Shaped Like a Doll's Tip-Toed Foot
Emotive Smartphone Camera Covers
Yifan Hu Designs the Emoji-Inspired Smartphone Accessories
Anthropomorphized Bath Products
Uoga Uoga Kids' Packaging Can Be Customized with Stickers
Temporary Oral Tattoos
Pop On Bling Adds Sparkle to Smiles with Dozens of Designs
Cookie Tin Beauty Palettes
Kara Beauty's Creative Beauty Palette is Styled Like a Sewing Kit
Mind-Skin Connection Kits
Selfmade's Securely Attached Kit Includes a Relationship Psychology Book
Nature-Inspired Perforated Footwear
Brain Dead and Oakley Factory Team Designs the Paguro Mules
Collaborative Beauty Collections
Nudestix Partners with Glamzilla for Limited-Edition Blush Kit
Fashionable Zombie Dolls
Zombaes Critter Chaos Dolls Have Spooky Mix-and-Match Features
Nature-Inspired 3D-Printed Handbags
Julia Koerner Designs a new Bag Using Algorithms
Collectible Circular Design Exhibitions
Isola Presents Nothing Happens if Nothing Happens
Mealworm-Inspired 3D-Printed Stools
William Eliot Designs the Digested Objects Stool
Socialite-Inspired Toy Dolls
Bratz Adds New Red Carpet Styles to its Kylie Jenner Collection
Plastic-Exploring Art Exhibitions
The Everlasting Plastics Exhibition Explores Plastic Dependency
Grungy Movie-Inspired Cosmetics
Half Magic Beauty Created a New Makeup Set for the Movie MaXXXine
Invisible Acne Patch Lines
Franz Skincare Debuts Three Virtually Invisible Patches for Acne
Trans Kidney Health Ads
Africa Creative's Ad Sheds Light on Trans Community's Kidney Health Burden
Record-Breaking AR Mirrors
Maybelline New York & FFFACE.ME Debuted a Large Interactive Experience
Empowering Fashion Films
Victoria's Secret World Tour Reimagines the Iconic Show as a Feature Film
Sustainable Upcycled Glass Cups
HMM Design Creates a Unique Eco-Friendly Glass Cup
Artful Suspended Fashion Exhibitions
Arran Gregory Presents the Invisible Figures Series
Anime Horror-Style Reimaginations
Sanrio's Hello Kitty is Remixed in Junji Ito Artwork Styles
Whimsical Premium Eyewear Collections
Gentle Monster Unveils the New Artful 2024 Collection
Retro Cartoon Makeup Collections
Rude Cosmetics x Olive Oyl Rebrands Retro Nostalgia
Emotional Well-Being Dolls
Kid Kreations' Heartfuls Support Self-Belief and Resilience in Children
Faceless Mother Campaigns
Peanut's Invisible Mothers Visualizes the Solitude Women Experience
Spooky Film-Celebrating Cases
Velvet Caviar Releases its Beetlejuice Tech Collaboration
AI-Generated Selfies
DreamBooth Creates Realistic Images Based on a Set of Photos
Upcycled Sculptural Exhibitions
Madeline Continues to Grow her EPS [Expanded Polystyrene] Series
Musical Makeup Metaverses
Maybelline's Makeup Your Mix Campaign Immerses Roblox Users
Sea Creature-Inspired Chairs
Yue Zhuo Designs the Seat Urchin with Bright Cushions
Artful Illusory Ads
giffgaff's Large-Scale Illusion Artwork Challenges Inattentional Blindness
Upcycled Plastic Furniture Series
Kasper Kyster Presents the Crafting Plastic Series
Inclusive Beauty Brands Initiatives
Annabelle Cosmetics Debuts 'Pride and Beauty for Everyone'
Ancient Mythology-Inspired Fall Fashion
Endless Joy Presents its Capsule for the FW23 Season
Flying Umbrella Prototypes
This Hands-Free Device Hovers Above You to Protect From the Rain
Multipurpose Beauty Mousses
Fwee's Blurry Pudding Pot Boasts a Viral Fluffy Texture
Anniversary-Celebrating Colorful Beauty Campaigns
UOMA Beauty Launched the We See You Campaign
Spooky Holiday Cosmetics
This wet n wild Beauty x Disney Collaboration is Arriving for Halloween
Villainous Comic Character Makeup
The Revolution Beauty x DC Super-Villains Collection is Playful
Collectible Phygital Sunglasses
Weekday & The Fabricant Created Two Artifact 001 Colorways
Mesmerizing Fluid Art Installations
Dutch Invertuals Creates the Flow Fountain Installation
Ultra-Stylish Bathroom Decor
Diptyque Debuts a New Bathroom Collection Called 'Beauty Accessories'
Archive-Inspired Retro Luxe Fashion
Jean Paul Gautier PResents the TATTOO Collection
Medicine-Inspired Artful Shows
Beverly Fishman Presents the Something for the Pain Exhibition
Junkyard-Inspired Art Projects
ÉCAL and Philippe Malouin Unveil the Junkyard Diving Project
Futile Material Design Exhibitions
Objective Gallery Presents Please Sit for an Alternate Ending
Gem-Like Sculptural Art Exhibitions
Fred Eversley Showcases Cylindrical Lenses in New York
Queer Storytelling Sculptural Lights
Leo Maher Designs the Something Sticky Series of Lights
Anatomically Inspired Baby Bottles
Emulait Makes Bottle Feeding Feel as Natural as Breastfeeding
Ugly Lawn Water Conservation Initiatives
Shailene Woodley Asks Us to Embrace Ugly Dry Lawns
Stylized Portrait Generators
Face to All Can Create Oil Paintings and Whimsical Cartoons
Spiky Inflatable Sculptures
Steve Messam Presents His Sculptures During Clerkenwell Design Week
Jelly Bean-Inspired Toy Collections
These Jelly Belly Toys Were Created with the Incredible Group
Archetypal Conical Light Designs
The Fragile Lamp by Jaume Ramírez Has a Timeless Look
Alien-Inspired Metal Stool Concepts
Riley MacKay Designs the Sustainable Metal Stool Concept
Surreal Artist-Inspired Tech Accessories
CASETiFY Presents a New Salvador Dalí Collection
Cosmetic Branding Design Initiatives
The AmLactin x Kerasal #UnsexyDesignChallenge is Cheeky
Japanese Pop Culture-Themed Watches
Tissot Celebrates the Japanese UFO Robot Grendizer Show
Architectual Makeup Capsules
Tom Ford Teases a New Makeup Collection Comprised of "Essentials"
Self-Expression Docu-Series
e.l.f. Beauty's Show Your(s)e.l.f Shares Stories of Bold Disruptors
Meaningful Jewelry Gifts
Bluboho X Fashionista Introduce a Timeless Gift for Your Future Self
Dynamic Structural Mirror Designs
Bo Zhang Designs the Zig/Zag Collection of Colorful Decor
Bug-Like Avant-Garde Sunglasses
Mugler and Gentle Monster Form the Spiral 01 and 02
Unconventional Foodie Magazines
Food& Magazine Explores the Weird and Wonderful World of Food
Actress-Inspired Beauty Products
The Marilyn Monroe x KISS Collection Commemorates Legacy
Growth-Inspired Spring-Ready Fashion
FACETASM's Coming of Age Capsule Readies for SS24
Natural Material-Transformed Artworks
Borrowed Earth Collaborative Uses Natural Materials for Art
Celebratory Odd Designs
Ridiculous Design Celebrates Weird and Wonderful Ideas Within Design
Wasp Perspective Beauty Campaigns
Boots Launches its Perfectly Imperfect Campaign Video
Wrinkled Plush Collaborative Chairs
Faye Toogood Designs the Squash Chair for Poltrona Frau
Human Hair-Made Prosthetic Nipples
BioProsthesis Caters to Breast Cancer Survivors
Organically Shaped Furniture Capsules
Kelly Wearstler Deisgns the Echo Collection of Furniture
Artful Bright Glass Vessels
Jess Humphrey Designs the Get Your Rocks Off, Honey Series
Playful Dynamic Furniture Capsule
Another Human Presents the New Galliforms Collection
Medical Equipment-Inspired Lamps
Kairi Eguchi Designs the POND Lamp Inspired by the Pus Tray