Moment Woman Realizes Her 'Biggest Nightmare' Has Come True on Vacation

Is there anything worse than going on a fancy vacation only to find that you've accidentally left all your beauty products at home? One woman has experienced exactly that, and in a comedic vlog on TikTok, shared the distress and panic that it caused her.

The viral video, which has been viewed more than 3.5 million times since it was first shared to TikTok on February 20, filmed the beauty blogger's hilarious reaction to finding out that her prized toolkit was in fact missing.

"So this is the moment that I realized that my biggest nightmare had come true," the woman shared in the post.

@grandykat

Still can't believe this happend to me!! 😭🤮😩 #lostmymakeupbag #storytime #worstnightmare #makeupshopping #makeuphaul @Revolution Pro @nyxcosmetics_uk

♬ original sound - Grandykat

"I'd just checked into the hotel for my husband's birthday and realized that I had left my entire makeup bag at home," she added. "I didn't have time to panic, our dinner reservation was in two hours so I just said bye to my husband because I knew I was not going out without a full beat."

Viewers watched as the woman vlogged herself rushing to the nearest shops to stock up on her missing beauty favorites.

"In these clips I'm smiling but I promise you I was about to combust, I literally wanted to cry," the blogger said.

Makeup
A file image of a makeup counter. A woman filmed her comedic reaction to finding out that she'd left her makeup bag at home on vacation. Getty Images

The clip ends with the woman walking out of the drugstore after a successful bid to repurchase her makeup collection in time for the special dinner.

The post was captioned: "Still can't believe this happened to me!"

What Do The Comments Say?

Since it was shared to the social media platform on February 20 by @grandykat, the TikTok video has been liked by over 360,000 users and commented on more than 600 times. Plenty of TikTokers have voiced how relatable they found the viral clip, and how much it reminded them of their own makeup mishaps, in the post's comments section.

"I just left £500 worth of make up in a hotel when I tell you I've never cried so much," one user wrote.

Another user added: "I one time went on holiday for my birthday and left all my makeup at home."

"I was a bridesmaid with a 11 month baby traveled from CO to Utah and realized 4 days before my besties wedding I left my bridesmaid dress at home," a third user shared.

"Has happened to me on vacation. I wanted to faint too," a different user added.

Newsweek reached out to @grandykat via TikTok for more information.

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