The 47-year-old self-described ‘Catfish Queen’ left TikTok users in awe after revealing how she makes herself look ‘decades younger’ just by wearing makeup.
Patricia Lichtenberger, who is originally from Texas but now lives in Kansas, has amassed over 120,000 followers on the platform and one million likes on her videos for sharing clips of herself before and after she put on her makeup.
A mother of one child can drastically change her look with products like concealer, foundation, mascara, eye shadow and lipstick — and many people online can’t believe it’s the same person throughout her videos .
Although Patricia, who works as a jeweler, sometimes gets negative comments about her stunning transformation, the powerful woman is proud of how she can improve her looks.
A 47-year-old woman left TikTok users in awe after revealing how she makes herself look ‘decades younger’ with makeup. She is shown without (left) and with (right) makeup.
Patricia Lichtenberger from Kansas has amassed over 120,000 followers on the platform to share her before (left) and after (right) makeup clips.
She can change her appearance using products like concealer and a lot of people can’t believe it’s the same person throughout all of her videos. She is shown without (left) and with (right) makeup.
Although Patricia receives negative feedback about her transformation, she prides herself on being able to enhance her appearance. She is pictured with makeup
“There is no such thing as perfection, let’s be honest, we all have skin texture,” she recently told Jam Press, discussing the backlash she received.
“And it’s so unreal that we all think we’re made of robots or something, because we’re not.
“Makeup is not illegal, we enhance our beauty and we are all artistic, so why deprive us of this pleasure?
“Sometimes I can go from simple makeup to dramatic, so the comments of my supporters support me, they still support me to this day. I love them all, even those who hate.”
Patricia started her TikTok account in 2016 in an attempt to showcase her fun side, and last year she went viral after she posted a video showing off her natural beauty compared to what she looks like when she has a full glamorous face.
At the time, she knew what the term “cat-catching” meant—that is, cheating someone on the Internet about what you look like—but insisted it wasn’t her “mission.”
She soon began receiving a lot of nasty comments from online users who called her “ugly” and accused her of lying, and she admitted that she almost became “depressed” until she decided to adopt the title of “catfish”.
Patricia started her TikTok account in 2016 in an attempt to show off her funny side. She is pictured with makeup
She went viral last year after she posted a video showing off her natural beauty compared to what she looks like when she has a full glamorous face. She is shown without (left) and with (right) makeup.
At the time, she knew what the term “catching catfish” meant, but insisted that it was not her “mission.” She is shown without (left) and with (right) makeup.
She received angry comments from users who accused her of lying, and she almost became “depressed” until she decided to accept the title. She is pictured without makeup.
“People called me ugly or said, ‘What’s wrong with your face?’ Then they called me “catfish”, and I knew what it was, but it was not my mission,” she explained.
“I wanted to share my before and after videos because these words cut me for so long.”
Now, she is not bothered by haters and often posts videos showing off her ability to look younger.
“Words have stopped hurting me and my TikTok fans support me because they know what I’ve been through,” she said.
“I love catching catfish,” she also told the New York Post. “I can transform from a Mexican-Hispanic woman to a white woman if I want to. I love to shock people.”
Patricia explained that she buys makeup from Walmart for $50-$100 a month. Her favorite product is Patrick Starr’s One/Size Butter Silk Concealer, which costs $25.
“The best thing is when I post my videos and people see me without makeup, and then they see me with it on and think that I am a completely different person,” she added in the post. “They think I’m my daughter.”
Patricia said her 22-year-old daughter Pamela also encourages her to keep posting.
She said, “My daughter always cheers me up. She says, “Mom, you are such a beautiful person and I am so proud that you are my mother.” That’s what keeps me going.”
Patricia said her 22-year-old daughter Pamela also encourages her to keep posting that “supports her.” She is shown without (left) and with (right) makeup.
Now she is not bothered by haters and owns negative comments, which results in her having more supporters than haters. She is shown without (left) and with (right) makeup.
Her most viral video, posted in September, has received over 2.5 million views and many comments.
Her most viral video, which was posted in September, begins with a makeup-free Patricia making funny faces at the camera. She then moved on to full face makeup.
The TikTok video has over 2.5 million views and many comments.
One user wrote: “Wow, wait! Do it again, I reheated my ice cream in the microwave!”
Another said, “I seriously don’t understand how people can be so good at makeup like that.” I can barely apply foundation properly. Props! Girl! Kill them!’
‘Which. . Brucheria. Is an. This. Just joking. Go girl! someone else spat.
“Not even that girl lol,” another user joked.
Another commented, “So many people are saying it’s not the same girl that she has the same tattoo on her right arm. By the way, you are beautiful with or without makeup!
How did she go from 80 to 40? Makeup is a real CAP, be careful men,” reads another post.