Snapchat has fast become one of the most used social media platform especially by the youths. It is perceived as more fun because it has variety of lenses ranging from, scary lenses to animal lenses to funny lenses to not so funny lenses to lenses that actually accentuate your beauty.

 

People often mistake the name lenses for filter. Filters are the effects you can add to your snap after taking a photo or video, whereas, lenses show up while you take a picture or a video. To mention a few some filters available on Snapchat are brighten, sepia, black and white, speed overlay for videos, reverse for videos etc. In this write up, we would use lens and filter interchangeably since we are all used to calling the lenses filters. If you are looking for the top snap chat lenses and how to use them, you’re at the right place.

 

To use snapchat lens, tap and hold your screen on a person’s face using the front or rear camera, your phone will “map” out the face and all the lenses appears at the bottom of your screen available to pick which ever you choose. These lenses then reacts/work with you performing different actions, like opening your mouth or raising your eyebrow or works with multiple people. Some of these lenses changes your voice or adds some sound effects or fun background music.

  DOG WITH TONGUE HANGING OUT LENS

This is a really cute filter that adds dog ears and tongue to your pictures and videos. A lot of people find dogs cute and adorable so why not look cute with its filter. With this lens after focusing your camera on you face the dog-ears and nose comes on your face, its cuter when you try talking and the dog tongue comes out of you mouth. This is one of the most popular Snapchat lenses and other social media platforms have started copying it.  

PUKING RAINBOW LENS

This gives an illusion of a very wide round eyes with rosy cheeks, it gets better when you make a video and open your mouth. Gives an illusion of someone hypnotized, puking rainbow. Now how cool is that? Use this lens when goofing around with friends.

    BLACK AND WHITE WITH COLOURED SUNGLASSES LENS

This lens gives a chick look. Imagine you are just out of bed and your crush asks for an instant selfie, this lens could work. Not only does it give you a playful personality seeing you goof around with filters, it also gives the chic look.

    BIG EYES BIG MOUTH LENS

This lens manipulates your facial features to weird unrealistic proportion, trust me, your friends won’t stop laughing when you use this lens.  

VOICE CHANGING DEER

Did I hear you say “aww so cute”? yes, it is really cute! Not only does the voice changing deer change your voice to a tiny voice, it also gives you deer ears, deer nose and forehead with longer lashes. This filter is best for taking videos. There a lot more lenses and filter to try out, but with these lenses, you are good to start using them on Snapchat.