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Grade B20 sourcesHIS-00684

Mikayla Nogueira’s Telescopic Lift ad

Campaign · 2023 · Notable

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A paid mascara demonstration drew false-lash allegations and 64.2 million TikTok views.

Original · Mikayla Nogueira

Jeffree Star

@JeffreeStar · Jan 25, 2023

I’ll be BACK to reviewing makeup products next week. These fucking bitches can’t stop lying to their audiences and it makes me SICK.

58.7K1.4K
Post · @JeffreeStar on X
Clip · @jamescharleslol on TikTok
Clip · @jeffreestar on TikTok
Clip · @jeffreestar on TikTok
Clip · @mikaylanogueira on TikTok
Clip · @rawbeautykristi on TikTok
Clip · @erinparsonsmakeup on TikTok
THESE ARE THE LASHES OF MY DREAMS!! @lorealparisusa never lets me down 😭 #TelescopicLift #LorealParisPartner #LorealParis @zoehonsinger
@mikaylanogueira on TikTok
An UNsponsored Loreal Telescopic Mascara review 🙃
@jamescharleslol on TikTok
Mikayla Nogueira
Rolling Stone
I hear you LOUD and CLEAR 🚨🚨🚨 Makeup reviews coming back this week. #makeup #beauty #makeupreview
@jeffreestar on TikTok
The truth about the @mikaylanogueira lash scandal ❤️ PS. My stitches and duets are turned on. #lorealtelescopic #jeffreestar #makeupreview #mascara
@jeffreestar on TikTok
You know what time it is….❤️😍💋💕 #valentinesday #love #romance #vday
@mikaylanogueira on TikTok
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Sigh.. too unfortunate. Just my 2¢ as someone who’s been doing this for 10 years now. I really like Mikayla a lot and think she brings an awesome fresh voice to the beauty space and has always been…
@rawbeautykristi on TikTok
TikTok video by @erinparsonsmakeup
@erinparsonsmakeup on TikTok
Two mascara controversies rattled TikTok last week. What is everyone so upset about?
NBC News

Spread Score

How it works
Reach63Contagion35Breadth70Velocity40Longevity2449

Numbers

Seed + top 10 derivatives: live seed-only lower bound
64.2M
As of Oct 14, 2026 · TikTok · TikTok / Mikayla Nogueira
Seed to peak
3 days
Jan 24 ’23 to Jan 27 ’23
Platforms
6
Started on TikTok
Leverage
4.5×
64.2M on 14.4M followers at seed

Mechanics

  • ControversyPrimary
  • Response chain
  • Creator relay
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop

How it spread

Trace the origin

Nogueira posted a paid mascara demo. Viewers alleged false lashes; she denied it. Independent reviews, forum threads and press coverage followed. Ardell made response videos; Vanity Fair reported a sell-out without inventory details.

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Timeline (16)

  1. January 2023

    Mikayla Nogueira seed · Jan 24 ’23

    Nogueira posted her L’Oréal Paris partnership video demonstrating Telescopic Lift mascara.[1][2][3][4]

    THESE ARE THE LASHES OF MY DREAMS!! @lorealparisusa never lets me down 😭 #TelescopicLift #LorealParisPartner #LorealParis @zoehonsinger
    14.4M followersOpen the first post ↗
  2. Kathleen Lights platform jump · Jan 25 ’23

    Kathleen Lights criticized exaggerated product reviews in an Instagram Story.[3]

  3. Jeffree Star platform jump · Jan 25 ’23

    Star announced a return to makeup reviews and accused creators of lying to their audiences.[2][3]

Changelogupdated Oct 16 ’26
  1. 2026-10-16Added 1 number
  2. 2026-10-14Added: 16 events, 20 sources · Score 49 · Fact-check passed (40 claims)
Origin
Mixed
Sector
Beauty & personal care
Region
US
Seed + top 10 derivatives: live seed-only lower bound
64.2M
As of Oct 14, 2026 · TikTok · TikTok / Mikayla Nogueira
Evidence
Grade B

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  1. January 2023

    Mikayla Nogueira seed · Jan 24 ’23

    Nogueira posted her L’Oréal Paris partnership video demonstrating Telescopic Lift mascara.[1][2][3][4]

    THESE ARE THE LASHES OF MY DREAMS!! @lorealparisusa never lets me down 😭 #TelescopicLift #LorealParisPartner #LorealParis @zoehonsinger
    14.4M followersOpen the first post ↗
  2. Kathleen Lights platform jump · Jan 25 ’23

    Kathleen Lights criticized exaggerated product reviews in an Instagram Story.[3]

  3. Jeffree Star platform jump · Jan 25 ’23

    Star announced a return to makeup reviews and accused creators of lying to their audiences.[2][3]

  1. backlash · Jan 25 ’23

  2. backlash · Jan 25 ’23

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