Unexpectedly, Gwen Stefani has been doing her own makeup looks for the majority of her career. In a new interview with Glamour, the “Rich Girl” hitmaker admitted to working with makeup artists on rare occasions, but prefers to paint her own face due to a bad experience at the beginning of her career. It happened when shooting album artwork during her No Doubt days. “This guy came and did my makeup for the artwork and I remember thinking I looked ugly. I was like, ‘I look prettier when I do my makeup,’ but I was too scared to say something,” she explained, adding, “I still look at those pictures and I’m like, ‘Ugh.’ After that I took it into my own control.”
During her solo career, Stefani recalled letting a makeup artist put foundation on her face. After being pleased with the outcome, she became more open to the idea of having someone do her makeup. However, Stefani still admits she can be picky. “I’ve just been very controlling about it. Nowadays I’m the opposite because I’ve met some makeup artists that are so unbelievably gifted,” she shared. For this year’s Met Gala look (pictured above), Stefani had no choice but to do her own makeup after the artist she wanted to use wasn’t available.
Fashion is also a big part of Stefani’s identity. While she may work with stylists now, she told Vogue in 2019 that she didn’t have one until the early 2000s.
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