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If you're still not convinced that affordable makeup can be just as good as the expensive stuff, allow me to introduce you to Lady Gaga's October Vogue cover — where she appears in just $50 worth of drugstore products.
According to Vogue, the actress and singer's look was created by makeup artist Sarah Tanno using exclusively L'Oréal Paris makeup, which can be conveniently found on the shelves of your local drugstore. Gaga has always been known for her statement-making beauty (and fashion, see: her infamous "meat dress"), but Vogue revealed that the purpose of their October cover was to introduce the world to the new "pared down" version of the singer ahead of her turn alongside Bradley Cooper in the upcoming film, A Star is Born.
To get Gaga's natural glow, Sarah started with L'Oréal Paris True Match Super-Blendable Makeup, and dusted her cheeks with Infallible Longwear Blush Shaping Stick in Sexy-Flush. To give her brows their full, feathered, look, she used Brow Stylist Definer in Brunette, then applied Infallible Paints Metallics Eye Shadow in 400 Rose Chrome on Gaga's lids. Finally, she finished it off with Colour Riche Shine Lipstick in Shining Peach. Allure did the math, and the full face clocks in at only $50 worth of products — so excuse us while we run to the store ASAP to pick them up.
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Lady Gaga's natural, undone look on the Vogue cover mimics that of her on-screen character in A Star Is Born; and in fact, going makeup-free actually helped her get the role. According to the Los Angeles Times, Bradley — who co-wrote the screenplay and directed the film, in addition to co-starring in it — reportedly used a makeup wipe to remove Lady Gaga's makeup himself at her audition because he reportedly wanted to see her "completely open." The move, as Nylon noted, garnered mixed feedback ("creepy" and "chauvinistic" were some of the words thrown around on Twitter). But according to Gaga herself, it was exactly what she needed. “It put me right in the place I needed to be, because when my character talks about how ugly she feels — that was real,” Gaga told the LA Times. “I’m so insecure. I like to preach, but I don’t always practice what I preach.”
If her appearance in minimal makeup on the latest Vogue cover is any indication, it looks like she's been practicing.
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