The little girl in this piece wears a cheery graphic t-shirt, in delicate pastel pink with stylised orange text. At first glance it is a typical children’s top, a basic design with a short and catchy message. However, the text on the top reads ‘Smiling Gives You Wrinkles #rbf.’ The hashtag ‘rbf’ stands for ‘Resting Bitch Face’, a term that has been used to describe celebrities who rarely smile, and whose face usually rests in a frown. This painting is somewhat comical in that its subject appears to be taking the text on the t-shirt literally, as she has decided not to smile. Perhaps the young girl is familiar with the Resting Bitch Face phenomenon, and admires the celebrities who are known for this look; maybe she hopes to be like them. This painting gently highlights the ways in which children are susceptible to the messaging around them, and learn from the numerous inputs of information they are exposed to. The young girl seems genuinely afraid of ageing and getting wrinkles, and so the information around her influences how she comports herself.