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Don't be scared if you see stories of your contacts with psychedelic masks or impossible compositions. They are taking advantage of the masks that are trending on Instagram and that run like wildfire among fashion profiles. And you can also take advantage of them, since the system is made so that you can get hold of them comfortably. Can you imagine going back to the graphic environment of Windows 96? Or put on a fancy shiny plastic mask? Well, you can do it that easy.
Remember that in Instagram Stories you not only have the default collection of skins. Instagram allows certain users to create their own designs and skins to share with the world. The key is that it does not make them available to everyone. Rather, these masks have to reach users who either follow the accounts that created them, or click on the reference to the mask and the original account in the Instagram Storythey are viewing from another contact.
That is, all you have to do is click on the name of the mask that appears in the upper left corner of the publication. This adds it to your gallery of available skins, without even following the original account that created and is distributing it. All you need is an account that shows the skin in question. If not, we show you below three new masks that are succeeding in Instagram Stories so that you can follow their creators and keep them for your own use.Spoiler alert: you can mute their creators' accounts if you don't care the content they're sharing.
Desktop96 Skin by @gk3
The Windows 96 environment was serious. Really. You can recreate in a story the desktop of a Windows computer from more than two decades ago. Of course, vertically and with your face, of course. Just follow @gk3 or click on try Desktop96 in any story you see. It automatically adds to your collection to give your stories a retro vibe.
The mask is interactive, but different from what is seen in other cases. Here everything looks like a desktop, except for a window that shows the image captured by the camera. This window moves to fit your face on the desktop, but does not stop other windows and a mouse from moving.Also you can change the program in question by jumping between Paint, an Internet Explorer, and other music and editing programs of that era.
By the way, this mask has an interesting easter egg or secret. If you compulsively switch skins for a while the effect encounters a Windows error and changes to a classic blue screen. This mask has it all.
Glitch Mask by @mate_steinforth
It is a most psychedelic effect. Something like putting on a water mask that floats in space without gravity affecting it. So don't try to come out pretty or handsome and with a lot of style, but to get the attention of your followers.
The interesting thing is the movement, so a boomerang can create a sensation of waves of the most colorful.But feel free to try a static photo. The result is disturbing. Follow user @mate_steinforth to get this and other skins, as he is an amateur creator who produces different effects to take advantage of on Instagram Stories.
Skins by @johwska
If you want to shine and stand out in your Instagram Stories, don't hesitate to visit the profile of @johwska. She is a most striking and prolific creator. In fact, simply following their account will add three new skins to your collection automatically.
One of them is Blast, which looks like you've gone overboard with highlighter when applying makeup. The interesting thing is that it has its own light that moves in circles, and that you can accelerate by tapping on the screen. It is ideal for making boomerangs in avant-garde magazine model mode.
Another is the Zoufriya mask, which applies plastic glitter to your face. The most curious thing is that it turns your eyes completely black, so the effect is striking and somewhat scary. Do not hesitate to use it to leave your followers picuetos.
The third mask is called Beauty 3000, and appears to place a clear plastic mask over the face. The result is a model of the future and, with good lighting and framing, you can get the most attractive portraits.
New Instagram Skins
Apart from this, Instagram has introduced a whole new batch of skins to please the most demanding and colorful users of Instagram Stories. You just have to look at the blue notification that is displayed over the mask icon when you enter Instagram Stories.It is a kind of reminder that tells you that there are new skins available in your collection. Look for the same blue notification on those skins that appear in your collection carousel to know which ones are really new. And try them without having to follow other accounts.
There are a wide variety of new effects to distort the image captured by the camera and completely change the style of a story. From image failures typical of analog video editing, to the retro camcorder effect. There are also new filters with fisheye lens effect, kaleidoscope, or watercolor effects in real time. Although we are left with the skin that changes everything you see to a 16 bit digital retro look With it seems to have reduced the graphic quality of the screen to a minimum of the mobile. Something that allows you to take portraits with a most curious and striking digital vintage look.
Instagram is capricious when it comes to distributing news among its users. So you may not have all these masks, filters and effects at once. Be sure to check out the skins section from time to time and scroll through the carousel looking for the blue notification in the top right corner of these items. It is very likely that they will reach your account little by little And they may even arrive for a few days and disappear. It's Instagram's way of testing this content before releasing it to everyone.
