A woman made $20 in one hour by sitting outside and holding up a sign explaining that she needed money to buy make-up.

As part of a Daily Mail Online's social experiment, a woman named Angela was filmed sitting on a New York City street while holding up a homemade cardboard sign that read, 'Need Money 4 Make-Up.'

And while make-up is far from a necessity, many people were surprisingly generous and responded to her unusual request by donating $1 or more.

Bold move: A woman named Angela was filmed sitting on a New York City street while holding a cardboard sign asking for money to buy make-up

Decked out in a low cut black top, fur coat, and a face full of make-up, Angela headed north of Wall Street and sat down on the side-walk before taking out her sign.

Within a few minutes, Angela was approached by a kindhearted man from The Bowery Residents' Committee, a housing provider for the needy.

'My name is Clinton. I work for BRC homeless outreach. Do you have a place to stay?' he asked her.

Surprise outcome: The social experiment sees both men and women donating a $1 or more to Angela's unusual cause

Kindhearted: At the start of the video Angela was approached by a man from The Bowery Residents' Committee, who wanted to make sure she had a place to sleep

After Angela confirmed that she did, he wished her a good day and headed off — and that's when the money started to pour in.

One man got the ball rolling by dropping in a $1 and another guy gave her $5, but it wasn't just men who were willing to part with their cash.

'For make-up? You need it for make-up?' one woman stopped and asked Angela, who explained that make-up today is so expensive that it is 'killing' her.

Generous: Although people mostly donated $1 bills, one guy gave her $5 as he walked by

Natural beauty: This woman gave Angela a dollar, but she made sure to remind her that she is beautiful just the way she is

For real? While some people happily gave her cash for cosmetics, there were others who did a double take when they walked by Angela and her sign

Her words clearly moved the stranger who ended up giving her another $1 to add to her donations.

'You are so beautiful sweetie,' the woman reminded her before she left. 'So beautiful — you know just the way you are.'

However, there were plenty of people who did a double take when they walked by Angela and her sign, and some women even stopped to take her picture.

Fan club? This group of women stopped to take a picture of Angela and her sign

Party's over: She was eventually approached by a security guard and asked to move off sidewalk she was sitting on

Not bad; After an hour sitting on the sidewalk, Angela ended up taking home $20

'You look beautiful!' another guy yelled as he walked by, however, he didn't stop to give her any money.

She was eventually approached by a security guard and asked to move off sidewalk she was sitting on, but by that time she had already earned herself enough cash to buy at least a couple of drugstore beauty products.