Palin's Makeup Artist Even More Expensive Than McCain's ($13,200 in September to McCain's $8,672)

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Palin's Makeup Artist Even More Expensive Than McCain's (SLIDESHOW)



Sarah Palin has been wearing particularly heavy blush in recent weeks. See a slideshow here.

John McCain's makeup is right out of "American Idol." Running mate Sarah Palin's is so "So You Think You Can Dance" -- and so much more expensive.

McCain's September payments of $8,672.55 to "American Idol" make-up artist Tifanie White, who has also worked on the reality dance show "So You Think You Can Dance," are a drop in the bucket on the campaign's beautification front compared to the GOP vice presidential nominee.

The Sleuth has learned that Palin's high-paid traveling make-up artist is Amy Strozzi, who was nominated for an Emmy Award for her work as head of makeup on "So You Think You Can Dance." Strozzi was paid $13,200 by the McCain-Palin campaign last month alone, according to the campaign's latest financial disclosure report filed this week.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/22/palins-makeup-artist-even_n_136858.html

[tekisui]

1. Yikes! I'd hate to see her without the $13,000 make-up and $150,000 outfits.

[sandnsea]

2. $13,000 x 12 = $156,000

Lots of people around here say that they struggle on that income. I don't know why people are complaining about paying that amount to someone.

[Cleita]

3. A putty knife would have been cheaper. n/t

[CrispyQ]

4. She should have gone to Carmindy.

And I'll bet Carmindy would have cost a whole lot less.

Her blush is really poorly applied. It looks like a brown streak. Hmmm, maybe it's not blush? ;)

[jberryhill]

7. "poorly applied"

We're talking about stage makeup, and not a fashion shoot.

When the point is to convey a facial image to a crowd of people with an average distance of tens of feet away, that's a different situation than an intimate dinner.

[Ioo]

5. I am sure it takes a lot of spackel to fix that face...

[ashling]

6. Warning: Exposure to Palin closeups could cause retina damage

You should warn a guy. I just had two surgeries to reattach a detached retina. Thank Gawd I looked away in time!!!

:rofl: