Kardashian inner circle member sparks major concern after he looks unrecognizable with ‘sinking cheeks’ in new selfie
KARDASHIAN fans have been left stunned by a new, unrecognizable photo of a well-known Kardashian inner-circle member.
Kylie Jenner's makeup artist, Ariel Tejada, has not featured as heavily on her social media as of late and fans can't believe how much he's changed.
Ariel took to Instagram to share a post about things he's grateful for after Thanksgiving.
The celebrity makeup artist posted a photo of himself looking directly into the camera along with a lengthy caption.
it read: "ThanksGiving was beautiful. 4Ever Grateful for the people in my Life both the Family I was born into and the friends that I choose in the lifetime that have become Family! I love you all and am always Grateful 4 U!"
Fans, however, were distracted by drastic changes to Ariel's appearance.
The makeup mogul appeared to have a more defined, square jawline and sunken cheeks.
One concerned Kardashian fan posted the pic on a thread dedicated to the famous family.
They wrote: "What has happened to Ariel?!"
One commenter speculated in part: "I believe he has had almost the same surgeries kylie has on his body. His BBL looks kinda disturbing - yet makes him fit right into the kardashian/jenners."
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Kylie has only ever admitted to getting lip injections and a breast augmentation, though fans aren't convinced.
Another critic commented: "Buccal fat removal gone wrong (amongst other things). Yikes."
Someone else replied: "I've never seen that surgery look good on anyone! Every single person I see looks horrible. Just do some f'n contour if you want that look."
A second responded with: "Agreed! Going to look even worse as he ages too, since you lose facial padding/volume with aging."
FOLLICLE FILES
Ariel appeared to make a subtle appearance in one of Kylie's recent social media posts.
The star shared snaps from behind the scenes of a shoot promoting her makeup brand, though viewers struggled to look past a seemingly minor detail.
In the post, the Kylie Cosmetics founder was seen sitting in a makeup chair as her makeup artist and friend applied lip color.
Viewers claimed she appeared to be wearing a wig, which they ripped as "raggedy."
In the first photo in the carousel, a makeup artist held the top of Kylie's head steady while another perfected her dark lip makeup.
Her brown hair appeared almost stringy in the snap and somewhat artificial looking, at least according to some critical commenters.
"Wet raggedy wig," one commenter wrote.
A second slammed: "So boring."
Yet a third mocked: "She'd probably be sexier if she stopped trying so hard."
KEEP IT REAL
Meanwhile, Ariel was praised in June by fans for appearing to keep Kylie humble with one of his comments.
At the time, the Hulu personality shared a TikTok video that showcased her glam makeup look.
Ariel was heard off-camera quipping: "Do you like the unevenness of your water line, like your lip line?"
It appeared to take a moment for the comment to register with Kylie.
Once it did, however, she looked up at Ariel as if she were offended.
He laughed in the background.
Kylie captioned the post: "drafts."
In the comments, one person joked: "Moments before Ariel got fired."
Another joked: "She was like wait pause - what did he say."
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"The woman was too stunned to speak," a third commenter quipped.
Someone else chimed in with: "Not Ariel coming for Kylie."
