She\u2019s blushing now. <\/p>\n
Far-left \u201cSquad\u201d Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) \u2014 who once boasted about doing her own makeup in an Instagram tutorial \u2014 shelled out more than $2,000 <\/a>last fall to a celebrity makeup artist whose clients include Bad Bunny and Bella Hadid.<\/p>\n On Nov. 5, her campaign reported paying New York and Los Angeles-based The Only Agency $670 for \u201ccampaign event makeup services,\u201d then another $693.08, and $665 five days later for \u201ccampaign event hair and makeup services,\u201d Federal Election Commission records show.<\/p>\n Ocasio-Cortez shelled out more than $2,000 to a makeup artist whose clients include Bad Bunny and Bella Hadid. Aristide Economopoulos<\/p>\n The posh agency\u2019s prices start at $600 a pop for hair and $600 for makeup.<\/p>\n One of the occasions the \u201cBronx girl<\/a>\u201d got dolled up for was the get out the vote rally<\/a> for Mayor Mamdani in Queens on Oct. 26 with comrade Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont).<\/p>\n \u201cAn honor to glam AOC for the \u2018New York is Not for Sale\u2019 rally at Forest Hills Stadium \u2014 an unforgettable moment watching her light up the stage with conviction, courage, and heart,\u201d gushed makeup artist Jocelyn Biga on Instagram<\/a>, along with snaps of AOC\u2019s airbrushed look.<\/p>\n Sporting a smokey brown eye, subtle red lip and perfectly coiffed eyebrows, AOC drew massive applause as she talked about New York City being built by Irish people fleeing famine, Italians escaping fascism, Jews seeking shelter after the Holocaust and blacks escaping Jim Crow laws.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not clear for what other occasion Ocasio-Cortez used the company\u2019s services.<\/p>\n The Oct. 26 rally with Sanders and Mamdani was one of the events Ocasio-Cortez paid big bucks to get glammed up for. Aristide Economopoulos<\/p>\n Her other public appearances around that time included the Eugene Debs award banquet for Sanders in Terre Haute, Indiana on Oct. 25, and Mamdani\u2019s election night victory party Nov. 4 at the Paramount Theater in downtown Brooklyn.<\/p>\n \u201cAOC\u2019s favorite slogan is \u2018tax the rich,\u2019 but her campaign spending shows she\u2019d rather live like the 1%,\u201d slammed RNC National Press Secretary Kiersten Pels.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s the latest reminder that her class-warfare message is little more than political theater propped up by high-priced makeovers.\u201d<\/p>\n AOC offered some makeup 101 tips to her Instagram followers back in 2019. AOC\/Instagram<\/p>\n Most candidates typically report spending closer to $100 to 200 for hair and makeup, a review of campaign finance records show. And a top-rated salon in Forest Hill charges $100 for event hair service, and $150 for professional makeup.<\/p>\n Last quarter was the first time the firebrand politician reported spending cash<\/a> on professional hair or makeup in her campaign filings.<\/p>\n But it\u2019s not the first time getting glammed up landed AOC in the headlines.<\/p>\n The House Ethics Committee found she violated gift rules<\/a> by accepting similarly pricey hair and makeup services during her infamous Met Gala attendance<\/a> in 2021.<\/p>\n The Met Gala ethics rules violation involved hair and makeup expenses \u2013 on top of the discount on the infamous dress.<\/p>\n Then, she got her makeup done for $344.85 and her hair for $477.73, charges initially billed to Conde Nast, who puts on the gala. <\/p>\n AOC only ended up paying with her own money after the Office of Congressional Conduct filed a complaint.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s outrageous that AOC spends over $600 for makeup and $600 for hair styling by misusing campaign contributions,\u201d said Paul Kamenar, counsel to the National Legal and Policy Center, whose complaint prompted the House Ethics report. <\/p>\n As a freshman lawmaker in 2019, AOC took to Instagram to offer makeup tips to her fans<\/a> as she called out the patriarchy, before embarking on a stage with Sanders at a Los Angeles rally.<\/p>\n Last fall was the first time AOC reported campaign expenses for professional hair and makeup services. Matthew McDermott for NY Post<\/p>\n \u201cWomen are expected to put 30 minutes to an hour into their appearance every day to look just as presentable as a man who puts in 10 minutes,\u201d she raged in an Instagram video to her millions of followers.<\/p>\n