If you’ve been on TikTok recently, you might have come across an “Is That Hyperpigmentation?” meme.
The meme is a video of a girl showing her drawing to her mom.
The girl’s mom was complimenting her drawing, but her dad was laughing profusely in the background.
Many TikTok users made parodies of the video and some of them got millions of views.
In this article, you’ll learn what the Is That Hyperpigmentation meme on TikTok is, the original video, and the girl now.
Is that hyperpigmentation original meme
The Is that hyperpigmentation original video was posted by Sonia Tiebi on May 1, 2019, on Facebook.
She reposted it to different platforms including Twitter in July 2019 and TikTok in March 2022.
ViralHog licensed the video and posted the original video on their YouTube channel on Jun 10, 2019.
In 2024, the meme was revived on TikTok, and many users made parodies of the original video.
In 2024, @evieambrose22 posted a parody of the hyperpigmentation video.
The video got over 9 million views and more than 2 million likes.
In 2025, more users started making parodies of the original video.
Users @avasd3ad, @nxcllk_, and @haleyybaylee posted parodies of the video and got over 1 million views each.
Other TikTok users got creative with the meme, recreating the drawing in different mediums.
The drawing was made into a pancake, pizza, tattoo, latte art, and others.
Here is the original transcript from the video:
“I sat here and posed for like 10 minutes, let me see the product”.
“Is that me? No! No, it’s nice! It’s so Nice! Oh! I’ve never…I’ve never looked better. Oooo, where were you? Where were you when it was time for senior photos?”
“Mommy, I don’t think it looks good”.
“It is fantastic! Oh my god! What’s that? Is that hyperpigmentation? Just tell. Okay. You know what?”.
“I never seen nothing like this before. I just want you to just keep up, keep it up! Okay?
“Well, why was Daddy laughing?”
“Daddy don’t know what he’s doing anyway. That’s how…That’s how you say that’s…That’s a great drawing in French.”
Is that hyperpigmentation girl now
CeCe was born in January 2012, and she loves drawing, singing, and animating.
In 2019, 10-year-old CeCe drew a portrait of her mom, Sonia, in the living room.
Sonia Marie recorded her daughter’s reaction and posted it on Facebook.
The video became a viral sensation and was further popularized on TikTok in 2025.
Sonia frequently posts her daughter on her Instagram (@hotfudgesonia) and TikTok (@hotfudgesonia).
In January 2025, she uploaded a video on TikTok showcasing CeCe’s most recent drawings.
In the comments section, Sonia mentioned that CeCe is aware of all of the parodies and videos of the original hyperpigmentation video.
Sonia also said that CeCe loves those videos and that she still kept the original drawing.
Further reading
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