{"id":162209,"date":"2025-09-23T00:51:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T00:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/162209\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T00:51:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T00:51:11","slug":"pamela-anderson-and-other-celebs-set-an-example-for-going-makeup-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/162209\/","title":{"rendered":"Pamela Anderson and other celebs set an example for going makeup free"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Pamela Anderson<\/a> has nothing against makeup. It\u2019s just that she\u2019s been there, done that in her younger years. That\u2019s why now, at 58, she\u2019s attending fashion shows and film premieres with a blissfully bare face.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a look, especially for older women, that serves to plague and perplex. Do we chase youth (and relevancy)<\/a> with a full face, or do we foster radiant skin and march on makeup free?<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not trying to be the prettiest girl in the room,\u201d<\/a> Anderson told Vogue ahead of a recent show she attended during Paris Fashion Week. \u201cI feel like it\u2019s just freedom. It\u2019s like a relief.\u201d<\/p>\n

Down here in the non-celebrity world, is it just as easy and comfortable to go makeup<\/a> free? Some proponents of the look, along with style and beauty experts, weigh in.<\/p>\n

Going makeup free on the job<\/p>\n

Women, particularly older women, are not universally giving up makeup, but Anderson, Alicia Keys<\/a> and other celebrities who have publicly shown off bare faces have certainly inspired some to cast it off. <\/p>\n

Working women, however, acknowledge difficulties doing that on the job \u2014 especially in traditional, less creative work spaces.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do still think that there are some politics associated with it. More around feeling and looking polished,\u201d said Deborah Borg, the chief of human resources for a creative-leaning company that has roughly 25,000 employees.<\/p>\n

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She said she\u2019s seen more women come into work makeup-free since COVID, and thinks the pandemic significantly altered the workplace dynamic.<\/p>\n

Borg, 49, gave up makeup four years ago, save an occasional swipe of her bold, signature red lipstick. At Dalya, a cozy clothing shop in New York\u2019s trendy Soho neighborhood, she lent herself as a model to demonstrate how to help one\u2019s bare skin glow and how to use attire and accessories to accentuate the look.<\/p>\n

Skin prep for a no-makeup lifestyle<\/p>\n

Makeup artist Rebecca Robles counseled Borg and others with mature skin to think hydration when choosing products to make the most of their bare faces.<\/p>\n

Robles recommends a five-step workday routine: A gentle cleanser that doesn\u2019t strip the skin; a vitamin C serum to brighten and mitigate fine lines; a moisturizer with sun protection; a separate broad-spectrum sunscreen for an extra boost (don\u2019t forget to apply that to the ears); and a glossy lip balm for a bit of added polish.<\/p>\n

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Deborah Borg discusses how to pull off the no makeup makeup look at the women\u2019s clothing store Dalya on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa\/Invision\/AP)<\/p>\n

Deborah Borg discusses how to pull off the no makeup makeup look at the women\u2019s clothing store Dalya on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa\/Invision\/AP)<\/p>\n

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No mascara? No problem. Use a lash curler to offer a bit of pop to the eye, Robles said. And gently brush brows into place to complete the look.<\/p>\n

Find products with hyaluronic acid and ceramides, Robles suggests, and always swipe up with skincare products<\/a>. Minimize tugging and pulling on the skin.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen your skin is glowing, one thing that\u2019s really fun to keep in mind is that light reflects off that moisture in the skin and can help blur out any fine lines or enlarged pores. So it\u2019s win-win,\u201d Robles said.<\/p>\n

She advised that each product should sit for a minute or two before the next step is applied.<\/p>\n

Borg emphasized the ease of her morning routine since going makeup free. She used to spend about 30 minutes just on makeup. Now, she does hair and face in half that time. <\/p>\n

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Stylist Natalie Tincher, left, and Deborah Borg discuss how to pull off the no makeup makeup look at the women\u2019s clothing store Dalya on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa\/Invision\/AP)<\/p>\n

Stylist Natalie Tincher, left, and Deborah Borg discuss how to pull off the no makeup makeup look at the women\u2019s clothing store Dalya on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa\/Invision\/AP)<\/p>\n

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Make color in clothes sing<\/p>\n

Natalie Tincher, a personal stylist and founder of Bu Style, praised Anderson, Keys and other celebrities who have gone without makeup both publicly and on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey look beautiful and they\u2019re so confident in their natural persona and who they are that I feel like it\u2019s really giving an example for all of us women to say, \u2018Hey, what am I hiding? I don\u2019t have to do that. I can make the choice if I want to go no makeup, minimal makeup, full glam. I can have those choices,\u2019\u201d she said. <\/p>\n

For her clients going makeup free, she uses a three-prong approach.<\/p>\n

First, with clothes, \u201cuse a lot of color. I call it our filter,\u201d Tincher said.<\/p>\n

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Makeup artist Rebecca Robles, left, and Deborah Borg discuss how to pull off the no makeup makeup look at the women\u2019s clothing store Dalya on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa\/Invision\/AP)<\/p>\n

Makeup artist Rebecca Robles, left, and Deborah Borg discuss how to pull off the no makeup makeup look at the women\u2019s clothing store Dalya on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa\/Invision\/AP)<\/p>\n

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Secondly, play with texture; it determines how light will be reflected. \u201cSo if you have something more matte, that is going to create a more soft lighting on you. If you have more silk satin, like say something like a blouse, it\u2019s going to be more like a laser beam,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Finally, accessorize. Tincher said added touches like lapel pins, earrings and necklaces can provide a finished polish \u2014 especially if that polish is still expected at work. A considered style can offset judgments about going makeup free, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThink of your outfit as the big picture. When you walk in, what is the statement that it\u2019s making? It\u2019s not just about one part of you, it\u2019s your whole presence in a room,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Others who dumped makeup and why<\/p>\n

Colleen Gehoski Steinman, who lives near Lansing, Michigan, recently pivoted from a career in public relations and fundraising to professional sewing. During the pandemic, she stopped coloring her hair, then gave up wearing makeup much of the time. <\/p>\n

But at 59, she\u2019s not a stickler about it if she\u2019s going to be in lighting that will wash her out. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis is who we really are, and you can be beautiful just as you are,\u201d Steinman said.<\/p>\n

In South Carolina, Cate Chapman manages a bagel shop and sells her homemade custards at farmers markets in the Greenville area. As a teen, she was all-in on makeup but has been happily free of it since the early 1990s.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just thought, for one, makeup is expensive,\u201d said Chapman, 57. \u201cPutting it on is time-consuming. As a female, I\u2019m making less, and my male counterparts don\u2019t have to put out this expense. It isn\u2019t fair. It feels expected, and it\u2019s not right.\u201d<\/p>\n

Makeup, she said, \u201cfelt like prison.\u201d She stopped gradually, giving up foundation first. But still, she\u2019s not above applying a bit of mascara on special occasions.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you enjoy it, do it,\u201d Chapman said. \u201cBut if you feel like a slave to it, let it go.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Pamela Anderson has nothing against makeup. It\u2019s just that she\u2019s been there, done that…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":162210,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[66285,64,63,99,107240,447,107239,107238,134,20638,33472,1625,56071,107237,27681],"class_list":["post-162209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-alicia-keys","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-business","tag-cate-chapman","tag-celebrities","tag-colleen-gehoski-steinman","tag-deborah-borg","tag-entertainment","tag-fashion","tag-jwd-evergreen","tag-lifestyle","tag-movie-premieres","tag-natalie-tincher","tag-pamela-anderson"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=162209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162209\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/162210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=162209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=162209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=162209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}