A 47-year-old woman who branded herself the ‘Catfish Queen’ has left TikTok users in awe after she revealed how she makes herself look ‘decades younger’ simply by using makeup.
Patricia Lichtenberger, who is originally from Texas but now lives in Kansas, has racked up more than 120,000 followers on the platform and one million likes across her videos for sharing clips of herself before and after she put on makeup.
The mom-of-one is able to dramatically change her appearance using products like concealer, foundation, mascara, eyeshadow, and lipstick – and many people on the internet cannot believe that it is the same person throughout her videos.
Although Patricia – who works as a bench jeweler – sometimes receives negative comments about her jaw-dropping transformation, the influencer is proud of the way she can enhance her looks.
A 47-year-old woman has left TikTok users in awe after she revealed how she makes herself look ‘decades younger’ by using makeup. She is pictured without (left) and with (right) makeup
Patricia Lichtenberger, from Kansas, racked up more 120,000 followers on the platform for sharing clips of herself before (left) and after (right)she put on makeup
She is able to change her appearance using products like concealer – and many people cannot believe it’s the same person throughout her videos. She is pictured without (left) and with (right) makeup
Although Patricia receives negative comments about her transformation, she is proud of the way she can enhance her looks. She is pictured with makeup on
‘There is no such thing as perfect, let’s be real, we all have skin texture,’ she told Jam Press recently, while discussing the backlash she has received.
‘And this is so surreal that we’d all think we are made of robots or something because we are not.
‘Makeup is not illegal, we enhance our beauty and we all are artistic so why take the fun out of that?
‘I can go from a simple makeup look to dramatic sometimes, so the comments from my supporters have my back, they still do till this day. I love all of them, even the one’s who hate.’
Patricia started her TikTok account in 2016 in an attempt to showcase her funny side, and she went viral last year after she posted a video showing off her natural beauty versus how she looks when she has a full face of glam.
At the time, she knew what the term ‘catfishing’ meant – which is the act of tricking someone online regarding the way you look – but insisted it wasn’t her ‘mission.’
She soon began to receive many nasty comments from online users – who called her ‘ugly’ and accused her of being deceitful – and she admitted she almost fell into a ‘depression,’ until she decided to embrace the ‘catfish’ title.
Patricia started her TikTok account in 2016 in an attempt to showcase her funny side. She is pictured with makeup
She went viral last year after she posted a video showing off her natural beauty versus how she looks when she has a full face of glam. She is pictured without (left) and with (right) makeup
At the time, she knew what the term ‘catfishing’ meant but insisted it wasn’t her ‘mission.’ She is pictured without (left) and with (right) makeup
She received mean comments from users who accused her of being deceitful, and she almost fell into a ‘depression’ until she decided to embrace the title. She is pictured without makeup
‘People called me ugly or would say, “What’s wrong with your face?” They then called me a “catfish” and I knew what that was, but that wasn’t my mission,’ she explained.
‘I wanted to share my before and after videos because for so long, those words cut so much.’
Now, she is unbothered by the haters and often posts videos highlighting her ability to look younger.
‘Words stopped hurting me and my TikTok fans back me up because they know what I’ve been through,’ she said.
‘I love catfishing,’ she also told the New York Post. ‘I can transform myself from a Mexican-Hispanic to a white woman if I want to. I love shocking people.’
Patricia explained that she buys her makeup at Walmart for $50 to $100 monthly. Her favorite product is the One/Size Butter Silk Concealer by Patrick Starrr, which costs $25.
‘It’s the best when I post my videos and people see me without makeup, then they see me with it and think I’m a completely different person,’ she added to the Post. ‘They think I’m my daughter.’
Patricia said her daughter Pamela, 22, also encourages her to keep posting.
She gushed: ‘My daughter always encourages. She says, “Mom, you’re such a beautiful person and I’m so proud to have you as a mother.” That’s what keeps me going.’
Patricia said her daughter Pamela, 22, also encourages her to keep posting which ‘keeps her going.’ She is pictured without (left) and with (right) makeup
Now, she is unbothered by the haters and owns the negative comments, which have resulted in her gaining more supporters than haters. She is pictured without (left) and with (right) makeup
Her most viral video, which was posted in September, received over 2.5 million views and plenty of comments
Her most viral video, which was posted in September, begins with a makeup-free Patricia making funny faces at the camera. Then, she transitioned to a full face of makeup.
The TikTok video received over 2.5 million views and plenty of comments.
One user wrote: ‘Woah wait! Do it again I was microwaving my ice cream!’
Another said: ‘I seriously don’t know how people can be so great at makeup like this. I can barely put on foundation correctly. Props! Girl! Kill ’em!’
‘What. The. Brujeria. Is. This. Just kidding. You go girl!’ gushed someone else.
‘Not even the same girl lol,’ joked a different user.
Another commented: ‘So many people saying it’s not the same girl, it is she has the same tattoo on her right arm. You are beautiful with or without makeup by the way!’
‘How she go from 80-year-old to 40-year-old? Make up is the true CAP, be careful men,’ read another message.
