Woman shares 'prison foundation makeup hack' that inmates use behind bars

Due to the delicate skin around the eyes, they're often the first place to show age, which means it can also be the first area where our foundation starts creasing.
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A beauty expert has lauded a makeup trick used by inmates to get perfect skin while incarcerated. TikTok sensation Sydney Purl wowed her two million fans by demonstrating the makeshift foundation method some prisoners use.

With only basic items available, Sydney explains that she combined baby powder, coffee, and lotion to concoct a mixture somewhat resembling her skin colour. Although challenging to find the exact match, she was surprised by the homemade 'product's' texture and coverage.

In her makeup tutorial, she remarked: "As you can see, this is a little bit too dark but I thought 'I'm just going to go with it and see what happens'."

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She found that after applying it, the 'product' had a feel akin to bronzing drops. She concluded: "I was really impressed. This is so clever."

Users were quick to react to her video, with one commenting: "Cute.", reports the Mirror.

Another expressed: "Wow, I am impressed."

A third praised: "Some of you girls are so inventive! Really impressive. Looks great."

Yet another said: "Excellent."

In addition to these hacks, former addict Tina Tsakonas has been chronicling her post-prison life on social media for nearly ten years, sharing insights from her experiences behind bars.

Despite having access to 'real' cleaning products, she still swears by toothpaste for sprucing up her grubby trainers, insisting it's the top trick out there. In a recent TikTok video, she disclosed the four "jail hacks" she continues to use, which include swallowing mustard to relieve heartburn, slathering her skin in conditioner to "smell good", and applying deodorant to soothe razor burn.

Yet, what truly astonished her 1.3 million followers was her toothpaste method for cleaning shoes, as she demonstrated just how simple it is to wipe away grime with the common household item. Tina's journey to jail came after heroin addiction led her to prostitution, an overdose, and homelessness.

She has been in her current role for about six years and openly shares her past to illustrate her path to the present.