- Fabulous
SKINTERVENTION
Social media users reckon the 51-year-old now looks like a famous Baywatch star
- Kate Kulniece
WE all have a tried-and-tested make-up routine that we reckon compliments our features the best.
But after years of sporting the same eye make-up look, one woman shaved years off her face by ditching one popular step - and people can't believe the difference.
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The blonde beauty and TikToker Jen Jeep joked that it wasn't until she hit menopause in her 50s that she realised she had fallen victim to ''eyeliner blindness''.
Before that, Jen would ''religiously'' apply jet black liquid eyeliner on the bottom waterline - a key step in her routine for the past five years.
''It was pointed out to me that this is no longer in style, that this is no longer acceptable.
''I just don't understand how black eyeliner could ever, ever go out of style underneath your eyes - I was planning on wearing this until I was 85.
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''The kids would be taking me to the nursing home and the first thing that I would do is ask 'Did you pack your mum's black eyeliner?','' she joked in a recent video.
But although getting used to the more natural look was by no means easy - with Jen bravely admitting she wasn't sure whether she'd even make it past an hour - the mum eventually got there.
It's now been more than a year since Jen ditched the heavy eye make-up look - a milestone which she celebrated by posting an epic transformation video on her page.
The video, which has been viewed close to a whopping 750k times in just two weeks, sees Jen sharing what she looked like before the makeover - and after giving up the black eyeliner.
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Not only did the viewers insist her eyes looked brighter, but hundreds of people were stunned by how much youthful and fresh Jen appeared.
One social media user was lost for words, writing: ''Wow! You look so much younger and fresh faced makeup free.
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''Crazy how much of a difference it makes. Beautiful.''
Someone else chimed in: ''THAT TOOK OFF YEAAAARRRRSSS.''
''You look PHENOMENAL,'' a third commented.
''You most certainly do not look 51!'' said another person, as many reckoned Jen now looked like a famous Baywatch star.
Biggest beauty mistakes
Fabulous' Beauty Editor Tara Ledden has shared the do's and don'ts when it comes to beauty.
"No matter how much time and money you spend on your beauty routine, if you’re not getting the basics right, the rest is wasted.
"There aren’t many non-negotiables, but these are the biggest beauty mistakes sabotaging your regime."
- Not wearing SPF: Sun-damage is the main cause of premature skin ageing, so if you want to keep your skin looking plump and glowing, sun cream is vital.
- Using expired products: Best case, they’re ineffective and don’t deliver the results they promise, worst case they cause irritation and infection. The shelf life of beauty products differ - for example, mascara is usually good for 3-6 months while lipstick can last for 9-18 months. Check the ‘POA’ symbol on the packaging (it looks like a jar and will have a number inside for how many months it’s safe once opened. If you can’t remember when you opened your product, throw it away and start again, marking the month and year with a permanent marker on the packaging.
- Not knowing your undertones: If you’re using make-up with the wrong undertones, it’ll never look natural no matter how much you blend it! An easy trick to work out whether you have cool, warm or neutral undertones is to check the veins on your wrist - if they look blue, you have cool undertones, if they’re green, you have warm and if they’re a mix you have neutral.
- Skipping heat protector: It might feel unnecessary, but much like sun damage on the skin, excess heat is the most common cause of hair damage. So, if you want shiny, healthy hair, or you’re trying to grow it longer, using a heat protection product is key.
- Not washing your face before bed: it’s as simple as this, if you’re not washing your face before you go to sleep, everything that’s been on your skin during the day is sitting there for even longer, clogging your pores and drying out the surface. Any skincare applied on top isn’t going to be effective with a layer of dirt underneath, and you’re probably going to end up with dirty pillows too - yuck!
One mum wrote: ''I’m telling my kids this is Pamela Anderson.''
Responding to all the kind comments - almost 400 so far- Jen also noted that saying goodbye to her eyeliner routine was all thanks to TikTok users.
''I’ve come so far, and it’s all because of all of you on here.
''Habits. All of them. Are hard to break. Love all of you for getting me here.''
She went on: ''I look back at these pics and was like why didn’t I see it. Definitely had black eyeliner blindness.''
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