Spoiler alert: They’re not that perfect.
Celebrities on the red carpet seem like an unattainable ideal of beauty. We understand that a whole army of stylists and make-up artists prepared them for the release, but still we sigh enviously: we wish we could look like that.
But there is one secret: most often we see these very stars in the pictures in full growth, that is, from afar. But if you look at their faces in a photo from the Oscars, Grammys or other carpets in close-up, then in most cases all the ideality vanishes.
Jay Lo from afar
And near
Firstly, dense make-up (otherwise, when they go out, they do not paint) close to it has a lot of flaws. Even expensive products often look like a layer of plaster and fall into fine wrinkles, visually making them much deeper.
Secondly, for the red carpet, makeup artists use intense contouring products. Otherwise, the face will appear flat. Up close, it often looks like an Indian’s war paint. However, the same can be said about shadows and other cosmetics. The makeup for the runner should create the perfect effect on the photo, but how it looks up close is a completely different matter.
Alessandra Ambrosio from afar
And, finally, many stars simply emphasize their flaws with make-up: somewhere wrinkles, somewhere asymmetry of the face, uneven or flabby skin. And it also happens that with the help of a layer of primer, makeup artists manage to turn an age star into a young beauty, but they forget about everything below the chin. So it turns out a relatively young face on the neck of a seventy-year-old grandmother.
Gwyneth Paltrow from afar
Angelina Jolie in the photo at close range she looks like a real old woman. Rene Zellweger looks frightening: stretched skin on the forehead and cheeks and eyes, which have become cracks due to plastic. Have Natalie Portman, despite the fact that she is already out of adolescence, acne stands out under the makeup, like Milla Jovovich. Adriana Lima и Katy Parry close up resemble a clown because of the highlighter. Have Reese Witherspoon the second chin is visible, the forever young Paris Hilton – noticeable wrinkles, while Bella Hadid и Irina Sheik – huge bags under the eyes.
More close-up photos of stars from the red carpet – in our photo gallery.