An influencer has sparked outrage after showcasing her skincare routine while in an airplane bathroom. In a video that has since gone viral, Kate Elisabeth, who has more than 657,000 followers on TikTok, films herself in the tiny confines of a plane bathroom, applying face wash, brushing her teeth, and even applying a face mask. At the start, she jokes about how much time she’ll need to get ready, with text over the video reading: “I told the women in the queue I would be two minutes.
..” But according to a timer on the clip, it took much, much longer.
In the sped-up video, Elisabeth starts by washing her face with cleanser and putting on two sheet masks under her eyes. The video continues with Elisabeth putting on deodorant and applying chapstick. At the end, the timer claims she’d spent 15 minutes in the airplane bathroom.
She poked fun at how long she took to get ready in the caption, quipping: “Oops...
” The video quickly went viral on social media, racking up more than 1.7 million views. In the comments, many viewers criticized the influencer for taking 15 minutes in the bathroom, especially when other travelers on the plane may have needed to use it for more pressing matters.
“I’d be pissed if someone took 15 min in an airplane bathroom doing what they could do at their seat. Brush your teeth then allow others to use the bathroom,” one wrote. “This isn’t a flex.
Be respectful of other people in public places. Half of this routine could have been done.
