Pamela Anderson reveals the real reason she stopped wearing make-up
When Pamela Anderson took her place on the front row at Isabel Marant’s spring/summer 2024 show in Paris, the standout part of her look wasn’t the lemon-yellow dress she was wearing, or her signature blonde hair naturally waving down her back. It was her make-up — or lack of it, to be precise.
The 56-year-old actor and author went completely make-up-free for the runway show, revealing glowing skin and a sprinkle of freckles across her cheeks. And it’s not the first time Anderson has stepped out with her natural complexion on show.
Earlier in the week, she paired a no-make-up look with sharp tailoring and long, straight hair to attend The Row’s spring/summer 2024 show. And her recent Pandora jewellery campaign saw her with a similarly pared-back look.
In an interview with ELLE earlier this year, Anderson shared the reason behind her choice to pare back her glam, explaining that her perspective changed after her make-up artist Alexis Vogel passed away in 2019: "She was the best… And since then, I just felt, without Alexis, it’s just better for me not to wear make-up."
Anderson isn’t alone in her move towards truly natural beauty. There’s a wave of celebrities embracing their make-up-free skin, such as Gwyneth Paltrow, 51, Halle Berry, 57, and Tracee Ellis Ross, 50, who often post barefaced pictures on Instagram.
In an industry full of exaggerated beauty trends — and, in Anderson’s case, a history of wearing bold make-up looks, often created by Vogel — to go without it in public, whether that’s to millions of followers online or at one of fashion’s biggest events of the year, is the ultimate power move. And to do so over the age of 50, in a society that encourages women to remain looking "perfect" at all times, truly is a reclamation of power and a level of self-acceptance we can all aspire to.
In her ELLE interview, Anderson said: "I did notice that there were all these people doing big make-up looks, and it’s just like me to go against the grain and do the opposite of what everyone’s doing."
She added: "I think we all start looking a little funny when we get older. And I’m kind of laughing at myself when I look in the mirror. I go, 'Wow, this is really what’s happening to me?' It’s a journey.’" Well, we love witnessing where this journey takes her.
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