I’m the queen of catfish – I look 40 years younger with makeup on, people barely recognise me when I’m slap-free
A WOMAN’S has described herself as the ultimate catfish, boasting that she can make herself look 40 years younger with the help of makeup.
Originally from Texas, Patricia Lichtenberger, 47, now lives in Kansas and works as Bench Jeweller as well as a beauty influencer on TikTok.
Patricia started her TikTok in 2016 to show her funny side and show more of her talent online, but has recently made a name for herself as the ‘catfish queen’.
“I’m just me and being weird is ok for me because life is too short when you can just spread some love,” Patricia said.
She started posting to show off her natural beauty vs with make up done, however, after receiving multiple comments off people calling her a catfish, she embraced the title.
She added: “Back then I started posting my makeup videos and 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.
“I wanted to share my before and after videos because for so long, those words cut so much and you get into depression, until you can finally get up and turn those negative comments into something bittersweet.
“So that day, I decided to make that video to show them so yeah, I guess I am a Catfish!
“Words stopped hurting me and my TikTok Tribe fans backed me up because they know what I’ve been through!”
She posted the ‘catfish’ video on 2 September 2021. Showing a before and after, going from natural with no make up to a full face of glam.
The video starts with Patricia making faces at the camera, with no make up on and hair unfinished.
Then she transitions to a full face of make up, hair styled and big silver hoops.
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The tiktok video received over 2.5 million views and plenty of comments.
One said: “I seriously don’t know how ppl can be so great at makeup like this. I can barely put on foundation correctly. Props! Girl! Kill em!” [sic]
“Not even the same girl lol,” another user commented.
While someone else said: “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!” [sic]
Another said: “How she go from 80 year old to 40 year old??? Make up is the true CAP, Be careful men.”
Speaking about the comments she received, Patricia added: “There is no such thing as perfect, let’s be real, we all have skin texture and this is so surreal that we’d all thing 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 ones who hate.”