Gypsy Rose Blanchard Shares Prison Makeup Hacks She Learned After 8.5 Years Behind Bars

Gypsy Rose Blanchard may be a free woman, but she still remembers tips and tricks from her life behind bars.

The 32-year-old former inmate — who spent roughly eight-and-a-half years in prison for helping her ex-boyfriend Nick Godejohn plot the murder of her abusive mother, Dee Dee — took to TikTok on Wednesday, May 16, to share some of her main makeup hacks.

"My history with makeup is not a very long one," Gypsy Rose explained while applying foundation. "So, before I went to prison, I was not allowed to wear makeup."

"When I was in county jail, I knew I had like court appearances coming up, so I wanted to look presentable," she continued. "How I did that is, I had took toothpaste and broke a pen apart — like an ink pen — and mixed it together to make mascara and I would apply it with a toothbrush."

"Now as you could imagine, oh my god. The minty freshness that was on my eyeballs was burning my eyes," she quipped. "But I wanted to look decent and presentable, so I just did it."

She noted she also made DIY eyeshadow by taking the packets of instant coffee given to the inmates and gently rubbing the powder on her eyelids.

As OK! previously reported, Gypsy Rose was released from prison on December 28, 2023, and has since been able to use regular makeup, shop for new clothes and even get a nose job.

"I think that I'm entering into a new era in my life, definitely, having learned a lot about me over these last four months," she said in a recent interview. "In my pretty girl era, as they say!"

This comes weeks before the June 3 premiere of her brand new Lifetime docuseries Gypsy Rose: Life After Lockup.

"I think I'm most excited for fans and people to see me grow as an individual," she gushed. "Just me learning about myself these last four months. I think that it's important for people to see me grow from prison version of myself to who I am today and how I got there."

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Gypsy Rose spoke with ET about her docuseries.