Lady Gaga’s makeup transformation fromfull-glam to makeup-freeat the2023 Oscarsleft fans in awe. Now, her makeup artist,Sarah Tanno, is sharing some insight on what went down.
On Sunday night, the Academy Award-winning singer (who originally was not slated to attend the awards show) walked the red carpet dressed in ahot-off-the-runway, butt-baring Versace gown.
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However, during the live broadcast, theStar is Bornactress made an unexpectedly pared-down outfit change and went barefaced for astripped-back performanceof her nominated single “Hold My Hand.”
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As striking as her vocals were, it was Gaga’scompletely makeup-free appearancethat stole the show. And it left fans with one question lingering over their heads: What superhero product did Gaga and her team use to seamlessly remove her full glam within only a couple of hours?
“I need the name of whatever makeup removerLady Gagauses,” one fan tweeted while another noted that they were “sold” on whatever product was used.
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One day later Tanno offered a glimpse at what went behind the 360 transformation — and apparently, it wasn’t easy.
A photo shared to her Instagram Story shows a collection of dirty makeup wipes, cotton swabs and circular pads that were used to remove Gaga’s full beat.
“The Aftermath…” she wrote alongside a credit toInStyle.
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While Tanno didn’t exactly reveal which holy grail product she put to the test,a 2019 interview withHarper’s Bazaarprovides an inkling of what it could be.
“I like to kick it old school, I like theLancôme Bi-Facil,” she told the outlet on her go-to product for removing makeup.
Another must? Argan oil, which the pro revealed she learned from Gaga herself. “Also, argan oil—Gaga taught me that. If you have heavy eye makeup or waterproof products, just straight up argan oil is really great to just remove everything and melt it off. I learn so much from her!”
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Gaga’sbare-faced appearance was intentional. In conversation withThe Hollywood Reporter,Academy Awards executive producers explained that Gagawanted her production to be “raw.”
“She was really appropriate about the fact that this is a meaningful song to her and shewanted to really strip it downand do it not as an ‘Oscar performance,’ but as her,” explained showrunner Glenn Weiss. “And that’s exactly what we tried to capture.”
source: people.com
