I found this website, Celebrity Close-Up, via Tumblr today, which is just a series of photos of celebrity faces zoomed in close enough that you can see all the detail and texture of their makeup and skin. I'm not in it to make fun of anyone, but it's reassuring to be reminded that everyone, even Beyonce (gasp!), has pores and spots and/or visible foundation. And that our quest for invisible but flawless base makeup is bound to fail if even these people don't have access to such a thing.
Plus, there are some excellent sources of makeup inspiration here, and you can see how the products were applied in detail.
Be warned: there is a Trump close-up on the first page!
I saw that on Reddit! It's such a great project. We need more doses of realism.
ReplyDeleteI saw a beautiful photo of Natalie Portman in a magazine a while back (not a fashion magazine, though, maybe Interview or something?), where you could see all of her pores. It's interesting that for that purpose, the photographer or photo editor didn't think she needed to have plastic skin to make the photo aesthetically pleasing.
DeleteI could not stop looking at this! So everyone has huge pores beside their nose? Why do I find that so reassuring?
ReplyDeleteYes, it's a good reminder that all the Instagram filters and fashion magazine are not showing us reality. I sometimes feel weird that you can see my pores when I post close-up photos on my blog! But of course you can.
DeleteEven on celebrity skin, some of the people still looked gorgeous, flaws and all.
ReplyDeleteOh, totally! Most of them, in fact.
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