Scarlett Johansson (left) praised Pamela Anderson’s makeup-free statement at Paris Fashion Week.Photo:Cindy Ord/Getty; Daniel Zuchnik/WWD via Getty
Cindy Ord/Getty; Daniel Zuchnik/WWD via Getty
Scarlett Johanssonis joining the chorus of celebrities praisingPamela Andersonfor her recentmakeup-free statementat Paris Fashion Week.
“I think it is definitely different to see somebody that’s in the public eye, a woman in the public eye, go to a fashion show or big event with no makeup on. It’s just very different from what we’re used to,” Johansson toldPopSugarof Anderson.
“It’s a powerful message for women to see that, whether they follow suit or whatever the effect is, in the zeitgeist. It’s powerful for women to see other women rejecting standard beauty norms,” the actress continued.
Johansson said remembering her own struggles with acne in her teens and 20s makes Anderson’s move that much more inspiring. She recounted a painful experience while shooting her 2005 movie,The Island, when her complexion flaws became a topic of discussion among the crew.
“The conversation on set [was] about lighting and hiding your bad skin,” she said. “The conversation between the director and the makeup artist and the cinematographer and the lighting person. I remember it was so, so mortifying.”
Pamela Anderson goes makeup-free at Victoria Beckham’s Paris Fashion Week show.Francois Goize/WWD via Getty
Francois Goize/WWD via Getty
Anderson, 56, explained her bold decision to forgo makeup while making the rounds of Paris Fashion Week ina videoforVogueFrance. TheBaywatchstar said she didn’t come to Paris with the intention of appearing barefaced, but the idea suddenly struck her.
“I don’t know, something just kind of came over me and I was dressing in these beautiful clothes and I thought, ‘I don’t want to compete with the clothes,’ " she said. “I’m not trying to be the prettiest girl in the room. I feel like it’s just freedom. It’s a release.”
Anderson went on to share that she’s feeling the “happiest that I’ve ever been in my own skin,” noting she finally understands the wisdom her mother gave her when she was younger.
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“My mom always told me, ‘At some point in your life you’re not gonna want to wear makeup on your skin.’ And she’s right,” she said.
“You kind of have to challenge beauty sometimes,” she added. “You know, if we all chase youth, or we’re chasing our idea of what fashion magazines and everything, we’re only gonna be disappointed or maybe a little bit sad. So I feel like this is it.”
Pamela Anderson goes barefaced at Vivienne Westwood’s Paris Fashion Week show.Arnold Jerocki/Getty
Arnold Jerocki/Getty
“THE NATURAL BEAUTY REVOLUTION HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN!” Curtis, 64, cheered in an Oct. 1Instagram postfeaturing a photo of Anderson attending the Isabel Marant show. “@pamelaandersonin the middle of fashion week with so many pressures and postures, and this woman showed up and claimed her seat at the table with nothing on her face.”
“That’s pretty iconic,” comedianChelsea Handlerwrote, whileSelma Blaircalled it a display of “beautiful self-assuredness.”
source: people.com
