American make-up influencer Mikayla Nogueira recently came under fire after she was accused of wearing false eyelashes while promoting a  new mascara.

Here is everything you need to know.

Mikayla Nogueira’s false eyelashes TikTok drama explained

Mikayla Nogueira took to her TikTok account on 24th January to share a video of herself using the new Telescopic Lift mascara by L’Oreal.

Moreover, the 44-second clip opens with the influencer stitching another creator’s video as she tries the mascara herself.

In addition, Nogueira then tries the mascara on her make-up-free eye following which she claims that other labels would have a tough time beating it.

She said, ‘I’m speechless and I’m not sure anyone’s ever going to be able to compete with this mascara.’

Besides that, she turns the camera angle towards her lashes as she mentions, ‘Look at the length. Do you see that? I am speechless.’

However, her followers were quick to notice that she seems to wear extra lashes on top of her right eyelid. Hence, she began to question whether the clip was paid or not.

Internet users react to Mikayla Nogueira’s mascara TikTok

Netizens were outraged after Mikayla Nogueira’s video reviewing the new mascara went viral on social media.

Many fans slammed Nogueira for intentionally wearing false eyelashes in order to promote a brand and make it appear promising.

Meanwhile, others chimed in to accuse her of sabotaging her credibility and lying to her fans. 

However, this led YouTuber Jeffree Star to jump into the controversy. He tweeted that he would try the mascara himself and tell the truth about the product.

A user wrote, ‘Whatever they paid you wasn’t worth your reputation that you worked so hard for.’

Another said, ‘Girl… you have so many people that look up to you and trust you… why are you doing this to us.’

Someone else penned, ‘This is what y’all get for giving mediocre white women a platform. I said what I said.’

A different fan shared, ‘am i crazy, or are those not even ardelle wispies they’re cluster lashes.’

About Mikayla Nogueira

Mikayla Nogueira is one of the popular make-up influencers on social media. Additionally, she was ranked 36th in the Forbes Top Creators list.

The 24-year-old presently has more than thirteen million users following her on her TikTok account.

She quit her job in 2020 in order to create more videos related to make-up and collaborated with Glamlite for her first project.

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