18 Biggest Celebrity Makeup Fails You NEED To See
There are countless reasons to love makeup - even after a stressful day, just applying some goodies from Sephora can transform our faces from an exhausted looking 3 to a 10 in a matter of minutes. Makeup is not just fun to experiment with but also can help by giving us a huge confidence boost and we all know that confidence is the best cosmetic.
Huge stars are lucky enough to have their own dedicated glam squad. A team of talented individuals who can contour and highlight like they were born to do it. Surely with these experts to hand nothing can go wrong? Well, not quite. The lighting in the makeup chair might not always match up with the lighting the celeb will be photographed under - in short… this can spell disaster!
Beauty Geeks online advised, "Take a digi-flash photo of your face so you can see what the light bounce-back reveals. Your makeup could look gorgeous in person, in natural light, but when a flash hits it you could be faced with the same state of powder affairs as a host of unfortunate stars." Here are some of those following unfortunate stars who really could have done with reading this valuable advice before they hit the red carpet.
18 Kim Kardashian
During Paris Fashion Week 2015, Kim Kardashian's blonde bombshell look didn't distract from the huge tan line running down her face. The Queen of Contour must have forgotten the golden rule of 'don't leave the house unless you have blended your makeup properly.' She tweeted about her new look saying, "I brought the platinum back! I looooveeee being a blonde."
Although she did admit the truth - it was just a wig. She added, "I really wish I could dye my hair like I did before, but this is just so much easier. I love pairing the blonde hair with bronze, glowing skin." The internet went into meltdown when she first emerged with the dramatic new look - with many memes comparing her to Harry Potter's Draco Malfoy and Game of Throne's Khaleesi.
17 Nicole Kidman
At the Women In Film Crystal & Lucy Awards in Los Angeles, Moulin Rouge actress Nicole Kidman caused a few gasps as she stepped out with highly visible white powder all over her face. The stray pigments stood out on the tip of her nose and under her eyes - something the actress may only have realized when the pictures were printed the following day.
Shockingly, four years earlier she suffered exactly the same cosmetic error when she stepped out for the premiere of Nine - both her look that night and the film bombed. Legendary film critic Roger Ebert rated it 2 stars and USA Today wrote, "Nine should have been called 4 1/2 because it doesn't come close to the work of the master who inspired it."
16 Kelly Osbourne
Poor Kelly Osbourne, sometimes her signature edgy look works and on other occasions, it just fails badly. Her tangerine complexion, teamed with the violet hair and luminous lipstick is not one of her best looks. We're surprised the orange hue didn't start rubbing off on her pure white ruffled neck collar too.
Osbourne clearly wasn't very happy with her look judging by her face or she had a lot on her mind as she was accused of appearing 'racist' on The View. Her co-star Rosie Perez revealed that polling results from The Wall Street Journal suggested that 75 per cent of Latinos did not like Trump. Osbourne commented, "If you kick every Latino out of this country, then who is going to be cleaning your toilet, Donald Trump?" She was then left red-faced instead of orange-faced as she defended her comments online.
15 Miley Cyrus
At the Maxim Hot 100 Party it was a night of celebrating the best-looking celebrities, but it was Wrecking Ball singer Miley Cyrus turning heads when she appeared with a powdery white beard. She was clearly spending too much time thinking of her outfit as she tweeted before the event, "Hmmm… What to wear… What to wear… Hmmmm." She then opted for a Valentino gown teamed with Saint Laurent heels.
Surprisingly, despite her epic fail, she was crowned Maxim's hottest woman. The former Disney star said, "It feels amazing to be number one, especially because it was voted on by the fans. I have the best fans in the world!" She added, "It's every woman's fantasy to be told she's number one on Maxim's Hot 100! So crazy!" She beat Rihanna, Jennifer Lawrence and Mila Kunis to the top position.
14 Paris Hilton
Where do we start - when you're one of the most photographed women in the world like Paris Hilton, our advice would be to use some of your $100 million to make sure you step out your mansion looking immaculate. When she showed up at a glitzy event, her eyelashes were falling off, hair extensions falling out, and dark fake tan on her hands.
During the launch of her perfume Fairy Dust, she revealed that her top beauty secret is getting plenty of sleep when you're on a private jet. The millionaire heiress told the press, "Just try to sleep on the plane the whole time. Bring your own pillow and blanket. Oh, and bring an eye mask if they don't have one on the plane. It really helps." We got it Paris and will remember this for the next time we are jetting around the world too - sure.
13 Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez rolled out two looks when she was promoting her thriller movie Boy Next Door. She only just got away with dramatic red eyeshadow teamed with bright pink lips, but the next day she tried to put together light blue eyeshadow with liquid eyesadow. Probably inspired by her own floral collar - it was a clear thumbs down from her fans.
She told Today, "I always used to hear this saying, until you're about 25 or 30, you get the face God gave you. After that, you get the face you deserve. And I always kind of thought, well I better be nice." She revealed that to keep her looks youthful she avoids alcohol, doesn't smoke, says no to caffeine and instead enjoys healthy helpings of green vegetables. Sounds like a lot of hard work to us.
12 Leighton Meester
Leighton Meester was the girl everyone aspired to be after Gossip Girl rocketed her to A-List stardom. Her natural look was desired by many - so we have no idea what went wrong here. This may have been one of those moments where we aren't quite sure how much is too much and keep piling on the eyeshadow without stopping when we know we've already gone too far. Team that with blood-red lipstick, and pale foundation, and you have a look worthy of Halloween on your hands.
During an interview with Elle, she revealed, "I think I share the same beauty philosophy with Biotherm: natural, fresh, inner beauty that shines from within. I really believe in natural beauty: minimal makeup, healthy skin and a kind attitude." Shame she never takes her own advice.
11 Aubrey O'Day
Aubrey O'Day has two settings when it comes to makeup - either full on California-style, signature look or completely bare-faced. There was no denying she was having a full on day when it came to stepping out on the red carpet with this look. We are just going to assume the lighting caught her in a bad way, as Aubrey always pays a lot of attention to looking glamorous.
Aubrey quickly became famous overnight when she rowed with P. Diddy about her over-sexed image on his show Making The Band - he also called her the worst dancer in the group. She was fired from girl band Danity Kane before reuniting with them five years later. Last year, she started dating Jersey Shore's Pauly D and the pair are now engaged - so expect a 'At Home with Pauly and Aubrey' reality show coming soon.
10 Khloe Kardashian
Khloe Kardashian caused quite the stir when she posted the above picture to her Instagram - she looked unrecognizable in her makeup stood next to her sister, Kourtney Kardashian. Her fans commented, "Wtf happened to Khloe Kardashian's face? Shame ppl think plastic surgery will help them look good!" and another, "Why does Khloe Kardashian look so different?" She was also compared to a waxwork figure.
She has not undergone any surgery - she just decided to try a different makeup technique, although judging by the reaction online this was clearly a mistake. Although Khloe hasn't had surgery on her face, the reality television star revealed that she isn't against the idea. She told Cosmopolitan, "We're all putting on a f***ing mask basically every day anyway. When you dye your hair, you're changing who you are, and I don't think there's anything wrong with that."
9 Sharon Stone
Sharon Stone is considered one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood but she was yet another victim of piling on too much eyeshadow. Looking like a Disney villain this is one look that she may want to avoid repeating again.
Last year, she caused quite the stir when she posted a completely bare-faced photo to Instagram. Celebrating her 57th birthday, her fans were quick to compliment her natural look and she wrote, "Really appreciate the kind birthday messages on social media… Grateful." She told Harper's Bazaar, "I'm aware that my a** looks like a bag of flapjacks. But I'm not trying to be the best-looking broad in the world. At a certain point you start asking yourself, 'What really is sexy?' It's not just the elevation of your boobs. It's being present and having fun and liking yourself enough to like the person that's with you."
8 Bradley Cooper
Known as one of the most handsome actors in Hollywood, Bradley Cooper likes to step out looking his very best. In 2010, when it came to the premier of The Hangover, he had all eyes on him - for all the wrong reasons. He had clearly requested makeup so he could dazzle but it looks as if he didn't sit still long enough for the glam squad to do his full face. enough.
He recently started dating Russian supermodel Irina Shayk after meeting at the Met Gala but the two had a tough festive period when their mothers simply didn't get along. A source told The Daily Mail, "They spent Christmas together in Los Angeles but arguments started, mainly centering around the fact Irina and Bradley's mom weren't getting on very well. 'That caused friction between Bradley and Irina." With rumors circulating there is a baby on the way, let's hope they resolve the family issues soon.
7 Mischa Barton
Mischa Barton's pale, dark-eyed look is not one any of her fans will be following soon - it came across as quite frightening. Mischa has battled her own inner demons over the years - in 2007, she was arrested for a DUI and marijuana possession, then two years later she was admitted to a psych ward after threatening to take her own life.
The O.C actress told US Weekly how the pressure of fame became too much for her, she said, "When you're 16, you're not what you are at 25. I was really young and just had not filled out at all. Not everybody stays the same body type. It was always 'She's too skinny, she must be sick.' Then it was, 'she's too big.' I was never the right weight." Her parents finally staged an intervention when she blacked out under the influence of Xanax.
6 Teresa Palmer
Teresa Palmer suffered an embarrassing moment when she forgot to blend in her concealer before she stepped out on the streets of London, treating the waiting cameras to her very best Adam Ant impression. The Point Break actress laughed off the blunder as she tweeted, "Note to self - always do own makeup! You never know when someone might want to make you up like a panda #kungfupalmer." Makes matters even worse knowing that she paid someone to make her look this way.
In an interview with Conan O'Brien, the Australian actress confessed that she was a good Catholic girl until she watched Romeo + Juliet and grew a massive crush on Leonardo DiCaprio. The mother-of-one even wore a necklace with DiCaprio's name on it - her parents weren't happy as she revealed, "My mom wanted me to be married to Jesus."
5 Eva Longoria
Eva Longoria had a bad case of the "reverse racoon eyes" when she spent a night out in Hollywood. The Desperate Housewives probably had a lot on her mind, as at the time she was divorcing her husband of four years, NBA star Tony Parker.
On Lifetime's The Conversation With Amanda de Cadenet, Longoria when asked what advice she would give her younger self, she replied, "Don't marry a basketball player." Although she never confirmed the allegations that Parker was having extra-marital affairs, she did add, "It wasn't about who he chose. I had moments of like: 'OK, I'm not sexy enough? I'm not pretty enough? Am I not smart enough?' Then I immediately stopped. 'No, no, no - don't start doing that.' Because you can get stuck in that cycle and you can carry that on to other things."
Well, things worked out for the best as she is now married to Jose Basten, the president of Televisa the largest media company in Latin America. Her Devious Maids co-star and close friend Ana Ortiz told People, "I am so thrilled that (Eva) has someone who is not intimidated by her and who is not afraid by her power, her beauty, her friendship and her drive."
4 Melissa Joan Hart
Former Nickelodeon star Melissa Joan Hart was left 'mortified' when she suffered a bad case of the white powder face when she arrived for Disney's Frozen premiere. A photographer must have tipped her off as she began furiously rubbing at her forehead with the help of her Melissa & Joey co-star, Taylor Spreitler.
Unlike other stars, Hart hasn't had a lot of practice in the powder room as her look has always been quite natural. She told The Telegraph, "If you look at Hannah Montana and Clarissa side by side - we were the same age - look at the look, the clothes, the makeup, the grooming, the eyebrows. You really notice the glamourisation of children today. We didn't do that. On Clarissa it wasn't about being sexy or glam - it was about being a kid."
3 Drew Barrymore
We may have witnessed quite a few Drew Barrymore fashion fails, but these were nowhere near as embarrassing as this makeup fail. Although the lighting does play a huge part - it is still hard to believe that she didn't notice someone had overdone it on the powder before she left the house.
It turns out Drew's big mistake comes from her applying makeup in the car. She told Elle, "I don't have a long, drawn-out Joan Crawford routine. I'm not like, 'Yes, I wake up and first I put ice on my face.' I do it in a taxi on my way to a meeting. Traveling is my makeup routine. I do it in a car ride, and I'm that a***ole on the road who's doing her mascara in the mirror." Maybe this is where you are going wrong, Drew.
2 Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift's crown of perfection is clearly slipping. The Out Of The Woods singer stepped out in New York with an unappealing makeup look and not a blender brush in sight. Since her 1989 World Tour finished last year things haven't gone so well for TayTay.
Since her 1989 World Tour finished last year things haven't gone so well for TayTay. She had two very public splits, first with Scottish DJ Calvin Harris, and her whirlwind 12-week romance with British actor Tom Hiddleston also hit the rocks. Then there was that bitter feud with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, so it's no wonder she hasn't found the time to give her beauty routine some attention.
Taylor told NME that she plans to take a break from showbiz. She revealed, "I think I should take some time off. People might need a break from me. I'm going to hang out with friends. Write new music. Maybe not write new music. I don't know."
1 Christina Aguilera
The name Christina Aguilera has the power to conjure up two images in your mind - either the Dirrty days when she was all fake extensions and bottomless chaps (see Kylie Jenner's Halloween outfit last year for visuals) or the more toned down, blonde, glam look that she rocks as a judge on the U.S version of The Voice.
It was a tough job picking which out of her collection of epic makeup fails should make it to the top of the list - but this pink disaster really had to be seen. She justified her look to the Daily Mail as she explained, "I see (makeup) as a creative outlet. Who's to say a little mascara doesn't make you feel more confident when you pop it on and look in the mirror?" This may be more than 'a little mascara' though…
