Do you browse Instagram reels for beauty hacks? A bizarre trick to stylise your bindi has surfaced on the internet. A video shared by an influencer captures a unique way to apply a bindi. Ditching readymade sticker packs or Kumkum liquids, this applied bindi on her forehead using an unexpected kitchen tool. He took powdered gulaal and a utensil for creating a bindi design on her face, leaving netizens both amused and immersed with her creativity.
The viral Instagram reel posted by Athira Balaji showcased the influencer demonstrating the unconventional method to apply a bindi using a tool from her kitchen. She held a skimmer in her hand and placed it carefully on her forehead. She allowed some gulaal to pass through the slots and create a design on her face. She used this cutlery to style herself.
Take a look at the video below
In the clip, the influencer replaces the traditional way of applying a bindi with a commonly used kitchen tool. She placed the skimmer on her face and dropped the coloured powder through its holes, letting it create a bindi design.
Netizens ask "But why?"
While some followers appreciated the creativity, many were left scratching their heads, questioning the necessity of such a hack. Netizens mainly had one question: "But why?". They wondered whether there was any problem with the traditional bindis which one could easily pull out from a card and stick on their foreheads. They laughed at how she complicated things.


"W*f are you trying to achieve here?", one commented. "So what's the point ? If there's no point what's the use of this video?", said another. However, a few people appreciated her work and wrote, "Super chechi (sister)".
The video quickly racked up thousands of views on Instagram. Notably, nearly 10,000 users also hit the like button suggesting to agree with her quirky beauty hack.