A 36-year-old woman’s TikTok video of her transformation garnered millions of likes and also numerous negative comments.
Alicia Hebner, a/k/a Princess Glitterhead on social media, received a lot of attention following her series of glow-up videos that focused largely on her snap-in dentures. The mother of four was praised for being so honest about her makeover journey and trolled by social media bullies.
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Hebner was working to improve her self-esteem and thought it was important to be honest. She has since started a trend on the social media platform for others who wear dentures, encouraging them to also show themselves with and without their prosthetic teeth.
“During my pregnancy, my teeth rapidly began to decay — from the inside out. Both of my eye teeth broke off at the gum line a week or so apart from each other,” Alicia told BuzzFeed News back in April. “I remember laying in my yard feeling like my life was over. I would never be respected. I would never be pretty. My husband might leave me. He married me with perfect teeth, and within a year, I was already missing teeth.”
But with TikTok fame comes some haters. Hebner was criticized for her drastic physical transformations. One user said her transformation should be “illegal.” Another called it “witchcraft.”
But the TikTok and YouTube star didn’t let the haters get to her.
“I’m a happily married mom of 15 years with four kids, and I wear makeup for ME,” she commented on a TikTok video celebrating her 1 million follower count. “I’m also a makeup artist with the same right as everyone else to wear it.”
Others agreed and came to her defense.
“You just made me cry,” one user wrote. “I am about to get dentures at 30 years old. I got my impressions this Thursday. I thought for sure that I was done for.”
“It’s not over until pigs fly,” Alicia responded. “It’s hard but so worth it — you just have to never give up until you’re happy & it’s something to be proud of. No shame.”
