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\nChristina Applegate can thank technology for a bit of glam fun with friendsThe Married… with Children actress admitted to using Facetune ahead of an event for the beloved sitcom\u201cWe needed a night of laughs,\u201d she said of the evening out<\/p>\n
Christina Applegate<\/a> is loving her makeup look, thanks to her glam squad and a little Facetune.\n<\/p>\n The Dead to Me actress, 54, reflected on the previous night, when she got to reunite with her Married… with Children cast for a special event at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, in a post on Instagram<\/a> on Thursday, Jan. 29.\n<\/p>\n \u201cI asked @owengould<\/a> to make look like a mermaid on something,\u201d the actress wrote of her makeup artist. \u201cHe delivered.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \u201c@mollyrstern<\/a> did my face and @marysolpatton<\/a> did the Facetune and provided some hair length hahaha,\u201d Applegate added, shouting out the Real Housewives of Miami star, who is the co-owner of a clip-in hair extensions company. \u201cAnd my bestie @iamlindsayflores<\/a> got me dressed for a special MWC reunion. It was beyond fun.\u201d\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Her Instagram post included a photo of her standing in front of a draped curtain, wearing gray pants and a multi-colored coordinating blouse, paired with a pin-striped trench coat.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Applegate\u2019s blonde hair was styled in beachy waves, parted down the middle as they cascaded past her shoulders.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n For makeup, she went for a smoked-out eye and nude lip.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \u201cThank you @davidfaustino<\/a> for making it happen. We needed a night of laughs,\u201d she added of her costar.\n<\/p>\n For “An Evening with The Bundys” on Wednesday, Jan. 28, the actress, who played Kelly Bundy on the sitcom, was joined by Ed O\u2019Neill (who played her father, Al Bundy) and Katey Sagal (who played her mother, Peggy Bundy).\n<\/p>\n Her longtime friend David Faustino<\/a> starred as her brother, Bud Bundy, on the series, which ran for 11 seasons from 1987 until 1997.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Ahead of their reunion, Faustino, 51, spoke with Extra<\/a> about how he and Applegate still keep in touch amid her multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n “We talk often. She\u2019s helped me with a lot of things in my life, and I’m hoping I’m being there for her,\u201d he told the outlet in an interview published on Jan. 27.\n<\/p>\n “She’s getting through it with humor,” he added. “She’s very sarcastic, very dry, always has been and continues to be, and she still makes me laugh.”\n<\/p>\n Ed O’neill, Katey Sagal, Christina Applegate, David Faustino, and Ted McGinley on April 19, 2009.<\/p>\n Jeff Kravitz\/FilmMagic<\/p>\n After being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2021, Applegate later opened up about life since then during a May 5, 2025 appearance<\/a> on Conan O\u2019Brien Needs a Friend<\/a>.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \u201cIf people saw what my life was like on the daily, they wouldn’t they wouldn’t be able to do it. Because I can sometimes not do it. It’s really, really hard,\u201d she said at the time.\n<\/p>\n \u201cI don’t really leave the house anymore,\u201d Applegate told O\u2019Brien, 62.\n<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.\n<\/p>\n In an exclusive statement to PEOPLE in October 2025 for the release of her memoir You with the Sad Eyes<\/a>, the Anchorman actress said, \u201cI wrote this because I truly believe that books can make people feel less alone. I promise, You with the Sad Eyes won’t be some big violin scratching for my life. But it will be real.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \u201cIt will be filled with the ups and downs, the humor and grief of life,” she added. “So here I am. Real me. Lots to say.”<\/p>\n