WATCH: 103-year-old beauty influencer shares makeup tips

If you think all beauty influencers are in their 20s, then you clearly haven’t come across Joan Patridge yet.

Partridge, a 103-year-old great-great-grandmother from Worcestershire, has become an unlikely, but totally fabulous, TikTok star.

It all started when a staff member at her care home shared a video of her putting on makeup.

The clip quickly went viral, racking up nearly 300,000 views.

Viewers couldn’t get enough of her calm confidence and timeless beauty wisdom.

“There’s something so adorable about the way she uses her blush and mirror. So real, honest, and perfect,” one commenter wrote.

“Is she really 103? She’s absolutely fantastic. Such a beautiful lady. We can all learn so much from her,” said another.

In the now-famous video, her caregiver tagged Collection Cosmetics, the brand Joan was using. 

The company responded by sending her a full set of makeup goodies, including lip glosses, blush palettes, and more.

Just like that, Joan earned her beauty influencer status.

Though she’s over a century old, Joan’s makeup advice is as sharp and stylish as ever. Here are a few of her favourite blush tips:

• Skip the smile. She avoids the “smile-and-apply” technique because, as she puts it, she has “too many wrinkles” for that method to work well.
• Ditch the circles. Instead of making red rings on her cheeks, she uses gentle strokes to “melt” the blush into her skin.
• Start off light. “If it looks like it’s not enough, you can always add more,” she advises.

Following her viral success, Joan was invited to appear on ITV’s This Morning, where she shared not only her beauty secrets but also her life philosophy.

“Feel well and you’ll be well,” she told the hosts.

And her final pearl of wisdom? A little bit of brandy at night has helped keep her going all these years.

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