I was hallucinating at a point – Roselyn Mantey shares

Ghanaian makeup artist and Guinness World Record holder, Roselyn Akosua Mantey, has opened up about the extreme physical and mental challenges she endured during her 'makeup marathon'.

Speaking in an interview on MX24 on March 3, 2026, Roselyn revealed that she experienced moments of hallucination and severe exhaustion but remained determined to complete the attempt.

“At a point, I was hallucinating, and I didn’t see anything. The rules tell you that even if you’re tired or you want to sip water, one hand shouldn’t stop working. I would be using one hand to sip water, and the other hand was working. At a point, I couldn’t see,” she recounted.

Describing how intense the experience became, the record holder said the night hours were particularly frightening.

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“At night, it felt like I was in a witch camp. I still had to do the job. My assistant fainted, I got poisoned along the line because of the water and drinks I was taking in between, it was very challenging,” she disclosed.

According to her, the attempt came at a time when public enthusiasm for marathon-style record attempts had declined due to previous disappointments.

“At that point, where Ghanaians were not interested in the marathon because there was so much disappointment coming here and there, so mine was just a few circles. I’m happy, the outcome was awesome, and I made it,” she added.

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