Line #118 Main/CucumberFacial


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11	[[quoteright:300:[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cucumber_facial.png]]]]
12	[[caption-width-right:300:It even works on ponies!]]
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14	->''"You want to know a big secret? The cucumber does nothing! Heh, this is something we make up."''
15	-->-- '''Paolo Puttanesca''', ''Film/ThePrincessDiaries''
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17	Cucumbers and facials, they just go together in fiction, apparently. Whenever a character is shown to be getting a high-class spa treatment (that is probably really expensive), getting a comprehensive makeover, or is so fussy about their appearance that they give one to ''themselves'' at home, it's usually indicated by the character having a Cucumber Facial.
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19	The facial mask is usually green, mud-colored or sometimes blueish, and may cause men to run screaming about a [[CosmeticHorror scary monster]]. The slices of cucumber will be carefully placed over the eyes, though their purpose isn't readily apparent. Often what the point of the cucumber is will be {{lampshade}}d, or someone will pick the cucumber off the person's face and eat it ForTheLulz.
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21	The cucumbers are TruthInTelevision, incidentally. Their real purpose is that they are a natural moisturizer and astringent, and can help with puffiness around the eyes.
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23	Usually this is PlayedForLaughs. Also see WomensMysteries or CosmeticHorror for how most men view the practice, unless [[RealMenWearPink one is getting it done himself]]. [[AccidentalInnuendo Has nothing to do with]] [[NotSafeForWork the other kind of facial]].
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25	!!Examples:
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28	[[folder:Advertising]]
29	* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzRAuEtHOag this advert]] for Noosa yoghurt, a woman gives herself a yoghurt facial and puts strawberries on her eyes.
30	* In one of those commercials for Yoplait Yogurt, two girls are getting spa treatments including Cucumber Facials.
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33	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
34	* In an episode of ''[[Anime/ElHazardTheMagnificentWorld El Hazard: Wanderers]]'', Jinai has stolen all the vegetables the heroes have grown and claims to be all his. While Makoto and company fall back to outwit him, the Bugrom Queen asks what are they going to do with all the produce. Jinai is ready for that question and invokes this trope with two Bugrom mooks already trying the idea out.
35	* ''Manga/{{Kodocha}}'': Sana is seen doing a cucumber facial in preparation for a date.
36	* ''[[Anime/LoveLive Love Live! School Idol Project]]'': Kousaka Yukiho in episode 4, Yazawa Nico in episode 10.
37	* ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'''s Karina/Blue Rose has done this on occasion ("Hey, a superstar needs to take care of her skin, okay?"). Interestingly enough, she tends to use just multiple slices of cucumber on her face. She's more than a bit embarrassed when her crush walks into the room while she's in the middle of one.
38	-->'''Kotetsu:''' So, did you lose a bet or something?\
39	'''Karina:''' ''Don't look!''
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42	[[folder:Asian Animation]]
43	* In ''Animation/GuardianFairyMichel'', Lady Salome puts the cucumbers everywhere ''but'' her eyes.
44	* In Season 7 episode 28 of ''Animation/HappyHeroes'', one of the attempts Little M. makes to give Big M. a letter from the commander of Planet Gray stating he's been fired is to tape the letter to a television Big M. often watches during his breaks. It fails because Big M. has cucumber slices over his eyes and thus can't see the television or the letter.
45	* When we first see the Witch in ''Animation/{{Lamput}}'', she is soaking up the moon's rays and has cucumber slices covering her eyes.
46	* In the ''Animation/SimpleSamosa'' episode "Spa Wars", one of the folks at Appa Spa has cucumber slices placed over his eyes.
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49	[[folder:Comic Books]]
50	* ''ComicBook/FireflyTheSting'': Kaylee has her eyes covered with cucumber slices at the spa.
51	* In one three panel ''ComicBook/TheSmurfs'' story, a Smurf [[CosmeticHorror is scared]] by Smurfette giving herself a beauty mask, complete with cucumber slices.
52	* In one ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' comic, Gary relaxes by lying in a hot bath with cucumber slices on his eyes.
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55	[[folder:Fan Works]]
56	* In the 10th chapter of ''Fanfic/OldWest'', Sheriff WesternAnimation/{{Rango}} is napping with cucumbers over his eyes and a facial cleanser on his scales when the panicked townsfolk rush to inform him that [[spoiler:their water supply has been blocked]].
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59	[[folder:Film -- Animated]]
60	* ''WesternAnimation/CuriousGeorge2006'': George ends up in the bathroom of a woman who is doing this while also having a bath and paints her walls, followed by pouring paint in her bathtub.
61	-->'''Ted:''' Do yourself a favor. You're gonna wanna put the cucumbers back on.
62	* Yzma sleeps with one in ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove''. Her lackey Kronk [[CosmeticHorror is repulsed]] when he sees her.
63	* On ''WesternAnimation/SurfsUp'', Big Z tricks Cody into putting pineapple slices on his eyes as part of his training. Turns out he was just pulling a prank.
64	* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', one of the scenes in the opening montage is Mei and her mother Ming getting identical ones. It's one of several ways the movie shows how Mei is being raised to be a miniature of her mother.
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67	[[folder:Film -- Live-Action]]
68	* At the start of ''Film/BertDenSisteOskulden'', Bert comes to visit his would-be sex partner Camilla and finds her wearing one of these. He blurts out: "Wow, you're ugly."
69	* In ''Film/DontTellMomTheBabysittersDead'', Rose suggests Sue Ellen relax after work by having a glass of wine and giving herself a cucumber facial.
70	** Of course, she suggests there might be some ''other'' reason to have the cucumber handy.
71	--->'''Sue Ellen:''' Well, I'm all out of cucumbers.\
72	'''Rose:''' Sue Ellen, [[{{Double Entendre}} every girl over twenty-five should have a cucumber in the house.]]
73	* In ''Film/DunstonChecksIn'', the titular orangutan drops in on two women undergoing this, who don't even notice.
74	-->''[Dunston licks the cheek of Woman #1]''\
75	'''Woman #1:''' Mmm...is that a loofah? That feels great, Elaine.\
76	''[Dunston licks the cheek of Woman #2]''\
77	'''Woman #2:''' Interesting fragrance. Is that...musk?\
78	''[Dunston steals one of Woman #2's cucumbers]''
79	* Spoofed in ''Film/{{Gorgeous}}'', with Tony Leung's character doing a cucumber, tomato, starfruit, carrot and strawberry facial. '''Yes''', all at once.
80	* The lead in ''Film/HesSuchAGirl'' does this...but doesn't realize he's not supposed to use zucchini.
81	* In ''Film/TheJerk'', Navin's girlfriend Marie is a cosmetologist, so he switches places with a customer who is receiving a facial. When the cucumbers and green mask are removed, she recognizes Navin and starts making out with him... while the wife of the original customer starts hitting Marie with her purse. "Why are you kissing my husband?!"
82	* In ''Film/LegallyBlonde'', to indicate the woman the main characters are going to question at the spa is a RichBitch (as well as to remind everyone she's at a spa), she is seen having one of these. They have to take the cucumbers off her eyes before she'll bother paying attention to them.
83	* In ''Film/MissPettigrewLivesForADay'', Guinevere undergoes cucumber-slice eye pads as part of a [[MakeoverMontage makeover montage]]. (And then she promptly eats the cucumber, because it's the first chance she had all day to eat anything.)
84	* In ''Film/ThePrincessDiaries'', to show that the main character is getting a super-makeover fit for a princess, she gets a Cucumber Facial, and Paolo, the stylist, delivers the page quote above.
85	* Magda briefly in ''Film/TheresSomethingAboutMary''. Even the dog too.
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89	* ''Literature/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'': In ''The Penultimate Peril'', prominent antagonist Esme Squalor wears cucumber slices over her eyes while hanging around the hotel. They keep her from learning that a concierge who she summoned is one of her enemies, working undercover.
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92	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
93	%%* Happens in an episode of ''Series/BurnNotice'' with one character.
94	* ''Series/FullHouse'': DJ and Kimmy give themselves makeovers, including this. The cucumbers serve to obscure their vision so they don't see [[ItMakesSenseInContext the chimp come in and tamper with the hair conditioner]].
95	* In ''Series/{{Kaamelott}}'', one of Arthur's mistresses puts cucumber slices on her eyes while sleeping, after Merlin's advice to prevent having circles under her eyes. Arthur (who Merlin advised to sleep with boiled eggs in his mouth to prevent snoring) seems unconvinced.
96	* An episode of ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'' has Lois winning a spa for two day with no one to take with her but Dewey. When they get to the facials, [[CloudCuckooLander Dewey]] naturally tries to eat one of the cucumbers on his eyes. Lois knows her kids and tells him to stop without even removing her own cucumbers to see that he's doing it.
97	* In an episode of ''Series/MyNameIsEarl'', Joy is seen relaxing in a hot tub with bread-and-butter pickles over her eyes.
98	* Syd in ''Series/PowerRangersSPD'' had this once. When she (as well as the rest of the B-Squad) had to wake up and line up, as they did, while Bridge was running into line, he ends up at her face (still with the cream), and screams upon seeing her like that.
99	* One episode of ''Series/ThreesCompany'' has Helen putting on one and Stanley giving her a funny look before proceeding to eat the cucumber slices. Helen's reaction? "Be sure to eat them slowly, Stanley. They're your breakfast for today."
100	* On ''Series/TheXFiles'' in episode "Arcadia" when Mulder and Scully go undercover as a married couple, Scully wears green facial mask just before going to bed. Mulder teases her as if they were actually married.
101	-->''"The thrill is gone."''
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104	[[folder:Music Videos]]
105	* Sana in Music/MiSaMo gets the cucumber facial treatment in the "Marshmallow" video, but without the facial cream.
106	* In the music video for Music/OKGo's cover of ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' theme, one CatapultNightmare sequence features one of the singers with cucumber slices both over and under his eyeglasses. Hence, he screams 'cause he's blind, removes the outer slices, is still blind, he screams again, then removes the inner slices.
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109	[[folder:Theatre]]
110	* Referenced in "Behind the Red Door" in ''Theatre/WarPaint'', as the Arden Girls extol the salon's amenities.
111	-->''Dine on glacé of cucumber glacial''\
112	''What you don't eat, we'll use for a facial''
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115	[[folder:Toys]]
116	* Parodied for the ''Toys/WackyPackages'' sticker "Spa-ghettios", a parody of Spaghetti-Os canned pasta. Turning the pasta concept into a "tomato and cheese sauna" for rejuvenation, the spa patron on the package instead has two of the round-shaped noodles over her eyes.
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119	[[folder:Video Games]]
120	* If you spend time with Vivienne in the ''Trespasser'' DLC for ''Videogame/DragonAgeInquisition'', you go on a spa trip with her. But instead of cucumber you end up with cheese wheels on your eyes. When your character asks "Why cheese?", Vivienne just gently scoffs at you for not knowing.
121	* One of the minigames in ''VideoGame/NancyDrew: Resorting To Danger'' involves giving facials using various combinations of kiwi slices on the eyes, an orange slice on the mouth, and some kind of leaf on the nose.
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124	[[folder:Web Animation]]
125	* The 2015 ''WebAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls'' episode "Hawkgirl's Day Off" shows Hawkgirl and the other girls of Super Hero High engaged in this treatment during their day at the spa, with Hawkgirl eating one of the cucumbers that had been on her eyes when she leaves to search for criminals to fight.
126	* {{Parodied\|Trope}} in the ''WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail'' [[Recap/StrongBadEmailE164LookingOld Looking Old]], where Strong Bad uses nacho cheese as a facial mask while covering his eyes with tortilla chips.
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129	[[folder:Webcomics]]
130	* ''Webcomic/TheBookOfBiff'' plays with the trope by having Biff make a painful mistake about what green vegetable [[http://www.thebookofbiff.com/2011/09/28/1377-sting/ goes on the eyes]].
131	* ''Webcomic/CursedPrincessClub'': When we see the inside of the Cosmopolitan Princess Conservatory, one princess is lying down with cucumbers over her eyes -- and she's demanding that someone start her ''caviar'' facial.
132	* ''Webcomic/{{Promises}}'' has The Baroness, an entitled rich woman, who insists on using Fiona and Trish's gym like a spa, take baths with {{Cucumber Facial}}s.
133	* ''Webcomic/ScandinaviaAndTheWorld'': Denmark, Norway and Sweden all wear them [[https://satwcomic.com/day-at-the-beach in this comic]].
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136	[[folder:Web Original]]
137	* In WebVideo/{{Markiplier}}'s video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBYCVYqS4T8 Chica's First Spa]], Markiplier gives his dog Chica a bath, complete with putting cucumber slices on the top of her head (since they wouldn't stay on her eyes). She usually shook them off.
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140	[[folder:Western Animation]]
141	* ''WesternAnimation/AngryBirdsMakerSpace'': In S1 E20, a pig attempts this, but forgets to close his eyes before applying the cucumber slices.
142	* This happens in ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'', complete with a ghastly allergic reaction (which is possible in RealLife).
143	* In ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', Katara and Toph get one of these in "Tales of Ba Sing Se," during a mud bath. Toph then uses [[DishingOutDirt Earthbending]] on the mud on her face to make the cucumbers stick out like alien eyestalks, terrifying one of the attendants. Katara thinks it's [[NotSoAboveItAll hilarious]].
144	* ''WesternAnimation/TheCupheadShow'': In "Roll The Dice", The Devil is seen laying in a bubble bath with cucumber slices over his eyes when King Dice calls to report that Cuphead is on his gameshow.
145	* ''WesternAnimation/DaveTheBarbarian'': Princess Candy has a cucumber facial when she sleeps.
146	* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': Scrooge is wearing cucumbers over his eyes while taking a bath in "Daytrip of Doom!" when Donald tries to get his attention about the boys being kidnapped. Scrooge can't quite hear him, but announces "Something's wrong..." before replacing the cucumbers with gold coins and settling back into the bath.
147	* ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'': In ''[[Recap/EdEddNEddyS1E19AGlassOfWarmEd A Glass of Warm Ed]]'', Ed consumes all the food in the cul-de-sac while sleepwalking, including the cucumber eye coverings from Nazz's nighttime facial.
148	* Seen several times in ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'':
149	** In ''Fairy Idol'' -- Norm the Genie, as Norm the Fairy, shows up when paged, with a Cucumber Facial. When Chester tells Norm he wishes Norm was Timmy's Fairy, the cucumbers fall off so we can see Norm's evil look.
150	** Wanda gets one in the episode ''Wanda's Day Off''.
151	* In ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPandaLegendsOfAwesomeness'', Viper wears one such facial mask in "Shifu's Back".
152	* ''WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow'' episode "Casa de Calma", when Bugs and Daffy go to a spa. Daffy eats his cucumber slices and asks Bugs if he can have his.
153	* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'':
154	** In "Cereal Offender", Rita wears one in an ImagineSpot of herself at the spa. Notably, it's the first time in the series that her face was seen.
155	** One of Lincoln's [[InTouchWithHisFeminineSide feminine hobbies]] in "Roughin' It" involves getting facials with Lori. [[BigSisterMentor She teaches him that the mud masks soothe sunburns, poison ivy, and moderate acne]].
156	** In "Power Play with the Casagrandes," Bobby and Lori are shown wearing mud masks for one of their video chats.
157	* ''WesternAnimation/MikeLuAndOg'': In the episode ''Whole Lotta Shakin''', the island's inhabitants go up to the volcano. Marjorie and Wendel immerse themselves in mud pools for a spa treatment, complete with cucumbers on their eyes.
158	* ''WesternAnimation/MollyOfDenali'': In "[[Recap/MollyOfDenaliS1E27PickingCloudberriesPuzzled Picking Cloudberries]]," after picking berries, the girls relax with cucumbers over their eyes.
159	* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', it crops up a few times:
160	** When Twilight Sparkle, as part of her by-the-book slumber party plans, decides they should give each other makeovers, it involves this. Notably, Rarity actually [[ShownTheirWork explains correctly what the cucumbers are for]]. Applejack just eats hers ("Puffiness, schmuffiness!"). (Gets a call-back later when Rarity ends up covered in real mud and AJ, thinking quickly, sticks a pair of cucumber slices on her eyes to make her feel better).
161	** When Fluttershy and Rarity go to the spa in one episode, Rarity gets a cucumber facial to indicate her sense of high class taste and fixation on appearances. Fluttershy declines and instead only has the mud daubed onto her cheeks. (This may have been more so that she could still visibly emote during the scene, though it's also part of how she has a much-reduced version of ''every'' activity in the spa.)
162	** Rarity wears a mud mask and cucumbers when she sleeps, even when she travels with the others to Appleloosa.
163	** Spike, of all dragons, is relaxing with one at the spa with the girls in "Ponyville Confidential", when Rainbow Dash eats one of his slices. [[{{Squick}} He reaches down her throat, gets it back, and puts it back on.]]
164	* In ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'', Julien is in the middle of a facial when Maurice is attacked. Which means that he has to apply the cucumbers himself, "which is the real tragedy." He asks Mort to weep for him, as his eyes are too tired from all the "cucumbering"; Mort does so by applying onions to his eyes, remarking that "My eye vegetables are burny!"
165	* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'':
166	** Doof's ex-wife is shown getting one when their daughter Vanessa calls, trying to bust her father. Strangely, she's wearing the cucumber slices ''over'' her glasses.
167	** Linda Flynn-Fletcher has one, which she stops to go home because it's weird that she hasn't heard from Candace.
168	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'': The Ashleys do this, and make (Ashley) Spinelli provide them fresh cucumber slices while they relax.
169	* In ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama World Tour'' at the beginning of "Jamaica Me Sweat", Team Chris is Really Really Really Really Hot, DJ, and Irene wear them as part of their first class reward. Owen eats both of his cucumbers, and eventually swipes one of Noah's.
170	-->'''Noah:''' "It's a facial, not a fruit plate."
171	-->'''Owen:''' "Oh Noah, don't you see? It's both!"
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174	[[folder:Real Life]]
175	* At least one cosmetic company sells eye pads, presoaked in an astringent, printed and scented to resemble cucumber slices. [[http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001LR3NPK One such example.]]
176	* In the post-Soviet countries (maybe others as well), it is normal for women to wipe their face with cucumber peels. You get cucumber peels when making salad anyway, and why throw away something, when you can get a bonus use out of it first?
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