Topics: Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Celebrity, Make-Up, Beauty, Hacks, Life Hacks, US News, TikTok
Gypsy Rose Blanchard has taken to TikTok to open up further about her time in prison, including her very unconventional makeup hacks.
The now 32-year-old woman was released from Missouri's Chillicothe Correctional Center last year (28 December) after serving nearly eight years behind bars for her role in the murder of her own mother.
Since her release, she's made headlines for filing a temporary restraining order against her ex-husband after filing for divorce, her unlikely friendship with Sabrina Carpenter and her bizarre Mother's Day video.
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And the latest buzz surrounding Gypsy Rose follows after she revealed exactly how she once used 'toothpaste' as makeup while in prison.
Now, I'm sure we all love a good beauty hack or two when it comes to dolling ourselves up but it's safe to say that using the same thing to brush your teeth on your face is far less common.
Yesterday (15 May), Gypsy Rose took to TikTok to share with her 9.7 million followers what it was like getting ready while incarcerated in a nearly 10-minute-long get ready with me video.
Sharing with viewers that she had limited experience with makeup due to prison restrictions, Gypsy Rose said: "My history with makeup is not a very long one.
"So, before I went to prison, I was not allowed to wear makeup."
She continued, explaining that she used some pretty unconventional methods to create a DIY mascara by mixing together toothpaste and pen ink.
"How I did that is, I had took toothpaste and broke a pen apart — like an ink pen — and mixed it together to make mascara and I would apply it with a toothbrush," she recalled.
She went on: "Now as you could imagine, oh my God. The minty freshness that was on my eyeballs was burning my eyes, but I wanted to look decent and presentable, so I just did it."
And the bizarre makeup hacks didn't stop there as Gypsy Rose also took it upon herself to fashion some eyeshadow using powdered-up coffee grounds.
Fans have since rushed in to share their reactions, with one TikTok user writing: "Honestly respect that you did that with the materials you had available."
A second praised: "Nice!! You look great Gypsy!! I’m so happy for you!"
"I love how open you are to talk about the things you had to do," penned a third, while a final TikTok user echoed: "Love hearing you talk about all these different things! Don’t let anyone get you down!"
