Gen Z has officially retired the millennial “duck face” and replaced it with a new selfie expression: the platypus pout. Made famous by actor Lily-Rose Depp, this slightly frowny look has taken over red carpets and social media.
Stars like Hailey Bieber, Billie Eilish, Rachel Sennott, and Ariana Greenblatt are all big fans of the pose.
How to do the pose
1. Push your top lip out just a little, tuck your bottom lip slightly upward, and keep the corners of your mouth flat or angled into a soft frown.
2. Pair your lips with a calm, direct gaze (often called the “Gen Z stare”).
3. Unlike the loud, obvious duck face, the platypus pout is meant to look effortless, moody, and totally unbothered.
The makeup secret behind the look
Many beauty insiders point to celebrity makeup artist Nina Park who works with stars like Hailey Bieber and Zoë Kravitz for helping popularise the aesthetic. The trick comes down to strategic lip overlining:
1. Trace slightly outside your natural lip line only at the cupid’s bow (the top middle) and the center of the bottom lip.
{{/usCountry}}1. Trace slightly outside your natural lip line only at the cupid’s bow (the top middle) and the center of the bottom lip.
{{/usCountry}}2. Keep your lipliner natural near the corners of your mouth.
3. This gives your lips height and volume right in the middle, naturally making your mouth take on that relaxed, pouty shape.