PS Photography | Renee Rodriguez PS Photography | Renee Rodriguez

The last time I had a passport photo taken, I was 22 and heading to Costa Rica to teach English after graduating from college. I wore a plaid button-down, a fugly red scarf, and absolutely zero makeup. Somehow, I still managed to look cute. It's been almost 10 years since then, and yep, you guessed it — it's time for a new passport photo. I've already accepted the fact that there is no way I'm going to look cute in any photo without at least a little makeup , so when I saw a viral makeup tutorial for the "perfect passport photo" on TikTok, I decided to test it out to see if it was worth the hype.

The viral video, created by TikTok user Georgia Barratt , included way more steps than my typical everyday makeup ,

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