Pamela Anderson defies beauty standards. No makeup at 57: “I like myself this way”

After the death of her make-up artist friend, Pamela no longer relies on anyone, finding her trademark in the lack of make-up.

Model and actress, icon of the 90s, now boldly defying beauty standards at the age of 57, Pamela Anderson says no to makeup.

Behind this decision there is a reason that goes beyond aesthetics and is purely emotional: the death of the make-up artist with whom she was inseparable.. As Anderson herself recounted, the departure from her glam and cool style of the 1990s in favor of a full look natural is basically a kind of tribute to the late Alexis Vogel, who died of breast cancer in 2019. “It was the best,” Anderson said of her friend, “and since then I’ve felt that without Alexis it’s better for me not to wear make-up,” you writee ilmessaggero.it.

In addition to the purely soulful choice made by Pamela Anderson, there is also the choice of wanting to look totally natural and not “how others want to appear”. She left behind stereotypes and ideals of beauty, focusing entirely on expressing “authenticity“. Even at Paris Fashion Week, she continued her choice, saying: “I can’t sit in a makeup chair for three hours. I don’t want to be the prettiest girl in the room. I’m not trying to compete with anyone. I just want to go to a fashion show and see beautiful clothes.” For her, showing that she is authentic has become a real requirement: “I don’t travel with a glamor team. I dress myself, I do my own make-up, I do my own hair”.

Criticism for her no-makeup look on social media

The choice made by Anderson did not leave many indifferent, who certainly did not refrain from commenting on her new look: “What happened to her? It looks sloppy and unkempt, not for the red carpet”. Or again: “She went from a sex bomb to an old woman. He looks 10-15 years older than he is. What happened to her?”, or worse are those who criticize her under some of the videos she posted on social media writing: ”For God’s sake, please put on your make-up, you’re making me regret the time I wasted in my teens.”

“Beauty comes from within”

For Pamela Anderson, considered a sexy and stylish icon, the concept of beauty has changed, for her being “something purely personal, not as others want us to be. It’s the freedom to be ourselves, it’s what we really like. Beauty comes from within. Passion, enthusiasm and sensuality come from within and are the most beautiful things at any age“. Happy with her choice, she is very clear that she will never go back, adding that: “I feel like it’s definitely a bold choice, but I’m glad I did it because I wouldn’t have wanted to run after youth or something unattainable or useless.”