Popping a bottle of Champagne is normally a happy occasion, marking some form of celebration or party.

But for one poor girl, opening up a bottle of fizz very quickly went from fun to frightening when she ended up popping the cork right into her own face - all while being video-ed by her family.

In an awful - but very entertaining - video shared online, the unnamed girl, who is from the US, can be seen standing with a bottle of Champagne in her hand, while wearing a pink formal frock.

Poppin' bottles! This poor girl ended up hitting herself in the face with a Champagne cork after trying to open a bottle of fizz

Oh dear... After being advised to shake up the bottle, the girl is left stunned when the cork flies out and smacks her in the face

As she prepares to open up the bottle, the person behind the camera - thought to be a relative - prompts her to 'shake it a little bit', clearly hoping to catch a dramatic cork pop on film.

But much to the girl's surprise, after just one or two shakes of the bottle, the cork flies out and hits her square in the face, while also showering her with a stream of Champagne.

As she pulls the bottle away from her face, proceeding to pour Champagne all over the floor around her, the girl's family and friends can be heard screaming and shouting off camera, with the same woman who advised her to shake the bottle yelling, 'Oh my f***ing God!' over and over.

Drenched: After being hit in the face with the cork, the girl was then soaked with Champagne

Chortle: Much to the delight of her friends and family in the background, the incident was very amusing to watch

Clearly seeing that the girl wasn't hurt - just soaked - the bystanders then proceed to laugh at the situation, all while the poor Champagne popper stands there dripping with the fizzy liquid.

To add insult to injury, the girl - who looked as though she was ready to head out for a night on the town when disaster struck - apparently struggled with some serious hair and make-up issues as a result of the cork pop nightmare.

According to the title of the video - 'Pushed Her Wig Back: When Poppin Champagne Goes Wrong' - the cork not only hit her in the face, but also pushed her wig out of place.

Sadly however, online viewers had very little sympathy for the anonymous girl, with many commenting on Facebook that she should know better than to listen to anyone who tells you to shake Champagne.