From glitter lips to glitter boobs, the beauty world has become somewhat obsessed with this sparkly substance.

Snap-savvy Instagrammers are always looking for ways to build on current trends in an attempt to create the ultimate double-tap worthy shot, and now it seems they have finally found a way to up the glitter game.

 

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Perhaps not the most practical beauty trend we've ever seen, the process involves covering your tongue in brightly-coloured glitter, and well, taking a photo before you must inevitable rinse it off.

According to The Independent, Australian make-up artist, Jacinta Vukovic, is the mastermind behind the movement, though it was never her intention.

See, it seems the whole trend started after Jacinta accidentally covered her tongue is sparkles while trying to create a glittering hot pink lip.

 

 GLITTER TONGUE  I was doing this Lip look and got glitter on my tongue, so I thought I would embrace it and make it the main focus!! ———————————————— @jeffreestar @jeffreestarcosmetics Watermelon  Soda @litcosmetics Barbie Shops —————————— #australia #glittertongue #lipart #vladamua #jeffreestarcosmetics #jeffreestar #universodamaquiagem_oficial #makeupartistsworldwide #anastasia #norvina #glistencosmetics #anastasiabeverlyhills #lipgloss #glitter #melbourneiloveyou #melbournemakeupartist #sweden #stockholm #makeupartistry #australianmakeupartist #makeupartistmelbourne #makeupartistaustralia #iloveglitter #newtrend #commentforcomment #like4like #likeforlike #follow4like #litcosmetics

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“I was doing this Lip look and got glitter on my tongue, so I thought I would embrace it and make it the main focus!!,” she wrote on the Instagram, post.

Of course Jacinta was not the first to bring this bizarre beauty trend to light but the post definitely added fuel to the fire with beauty enthusiasts across the world putting their own spin on the out-there look.

 

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However, concerns have been raised around health and safety, because you know, swallowing tiny pieces of reflective particles can't be good for you.

Probably not worth it for an Instagram post, really.

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