Makeup can be downrightmagical.
It’s one big way of expressing yourself without even having to open your mouth.
When it comes to doing her makeup, Manson has approached it strategically from the get-go.
“I’ve always worn makeup like war paint,” she shared in an interview withBillboard.
I like my makeup bold, and I wear it not to attract but repel."
We aredefinitelyhere for that unapologetic and in-your-face approach to being seen and her refusal to shrink back.
Gwen Stefani
When it comes to staying power,Gwen Stefanihas it in spades.
Our girl has quite the resume, fam!
And it’s makeup, especially, that helps Stefani maintain her self-assuredness.
“I’ve never not worn a ton of make-up,” she revealed in an interview withVoguemagazine.
“It’s an extension of your personality and mood and it’s a confidence booster.”
Additionally, Stefani enjoys getting made up in and of itself.
“I do my own make-up every time I go on stage,” she continued.
Pink
When you think ofPink, what do you think of first?
As for her best makeup tips?
Those are some surprisingly practical hacks for someone who seems so wild.
Boy George
Boy George needs no introduction.
“I was different, you know.
Beth Ditto
Singer-songwriter and body-positive icon Beth Ditto isn’t afraid to stand out.
Unapologetically queer, Ditto is a rare bird in a heteronormative culture that values thinness asequivalent to beauty.
We’re starting to sense a theme here, y’all.
Ditto also appreciates others who use makeup in non-traditional ways.
“I just don’t like wearing it all the time,” she explained in an interview withRadio.com.
Where have we heard that one before?
That’s definitely the case with Alanis Morissette’s breakthrough albumJagged Little Pill, which was released 1995.
“I also live for femininity and the female adventures we can have with ourbeautyand our aesthetics.”
That, of course, includes makeup like the black eyeliner she often sports.
Her musicvideoswere lush, extravagant, and often quite beautiful.
“There’s this old adage: beauty lies within.
It’s true.”
So, does she still like getting gussied up like she used to in her lavish music videos?
“Baby, I don’t,” she said when asked about her makeup routine.
“Listen, what do you do when you’re 60?
You stay healthy, and you know what really counts.”
Those are definitely some retirement goals, for real.
Don’t ever change, Annie!
Seemingly nothing was off limits, including some pretty outrageous makeup something he still wears today.
“I’ve always done my own makeup,” he admitted in an interview withInterviewmagazine.
“I just dip my finger in there and freestyle it.”
That’s certainly one way to do it!
Warner didn’t just start wearing makeup after he got famous, either.
Rather, he got into it early on in his life, thanks to his sticky fingers.
“Because it was open 24 hours.
I would steal Max Factor pancake makeup.”
We’re pretty sure he doesn’t have to shoplift his makeup anymore, thanks to his heftynet worth.
Sheryl Crow
Where were you whenTuesday Night Music Clubwas released in 1993?
“Women are powerful for many reasons, not just their bodies.”
Sounds pretty wholesome to us, fam.
Sarah McLachlan
Girls who grew up in the ’90s will all tell you how revolutionaryLilith Fairwas.
“It made me realize,Wow!
The music industry still is really sexist,” she recalled in an interview withLenny.
I naively went along, thinking there was no sexism in the music industry.”
Sounds like it was quite the wake-up call!
Even after Lilith Fair was a huge success, McLachlan still fielded more complaints.
“Then Lilith happened,” she continued.
“And there was wall after wall after wall of men saying, ‘Why do you hate men?’
I’m like, ‘What does celebrating women have to do with hating men?'”
After that, a steady stream of music followed, including her commercial breakthrough albumNick of Timein 1989.
Clearly there’s no slowing her down!
“It can sometimes get super hot and muggy, but you just get used to it.
Hey, nothing wrong with a little pragmatism, right?
Frontman Gene Simmons knows this, and he isn’t shy about telling the whole world about it.
“Kiss is a different animal we’re like heavy artillery.
We’re armored,” he proclaimed in an interview withGuitar World.
That’s a serious amount of commitment for a stage show, y’all.
Simmons especially takes the makeup aspect of Kiss seriously.
“You’ve been out of the band 20 years.
It’s not going to happen,” he shared in an interview withImperium.
Rules are rules, folks!
Bjork
Enigmatic.
Genre-defying and continually groundbreaking.
She’s truly a singular artist!
“Glenn Luchford did this photo.
He’s amazing with skin,” she explained in an interview withTimemagazine.
“The camera was literally likethisbig so you get all these details.
I was 27 when this was taken.”
