--- title: Watch This Hilarious Parody of Dove's Real Beauty Ads description: If you've ever seen a Dove "Real Beauty" ad, or just looked in a mirror, you must watch this amazing parody by Above Average Productions. canonical: https://time.com/71764/dove-real-beauty-ad-parody/ author: Charlotte Alter article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-04-22T14:18:26.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:08:59.014Z og:title: This Hilarious Dove 'Real Beauty' Ad Parody Will Change How You Look in the Mirror og:description: If you've ever seen a Dove "Real Beauty" ad, or just looked in a mirror, you must watch this amazing parody by Above Average Productions. og:url: https://time.com/71764/dove-real-beauty-ad-parody/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Hilarious Dove 'Real Beauty' Ad Parody Will Change How You Look in the Mirror twitter:description: If you've ever seen a Dove "Real Beauty" ad, or just looked in a mirror, you must watch this amazing parody by Above Average Productions. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # This Hilarious Dove 'Real Beauty' Ad Parody Will Change How You Look in the Mirror > Sponsored content. 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It ends with the kicker, “You fell for our weird psychology experiment, and it showed you you’re not actually a hideous monster. So where’s our Nobel Peace Prize or whatever?” You’re welcome. Now go about your day, you hideous gorilla. \[h/t [AdAge](http://adage.com/article/digital/dove-video-draws-higher-class-parody/292759/)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/71764/dove-real-beauty-ad-parody/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/71764/dove-real-beauty-ad-parody/"},"headline":"This Hilarious Dove 'Real Beauty' Ad Parody Will Change How You Look in the Mirror","datePublished":"2014-04-22T14:18:26.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:08:59.014Z","description":"You're beautiful the way you are. Really. 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