Everything they post, tell, or share provokes a wave of comments (both for and against) almost instantly. However, they continue openly discussing the most eccentric tricks to keep themselves in check. And no, we are not talking about exfoliants based on coffee beans or avocado masks; celebrities’ beauty and cosmetics fever goes much further than that.
Some, like Angelina Jolie, apply caviar to achieve smooth skin; others eat their placenta, like Kim Kardashian; inject themselves with male hormones, like Jane Fonda; or go beyond and surpass all limits, like Gwyneth Paltrow.
Not everything celebrities do is worth imitating, even after a while, no matter how good they look. And, as shown by 19 celebrities who, at some point, have lost control of their beauty.
Lady Gaga’s makeup remover
We’ve all wondered at some point how they manage to remove the dozens of layers of makeup, eye shadow, mascara, highlighters, and permanent lipsticks from their faces when they return from each party. This is even more so considering that they undergo it on a routine basis several times a week.
We always imagined they would have makeup remover creams, microfiber towels, or super-absorbent sponges to remove makeup in one go. But cosmetics have not evolved as fast as our minds. At least, Lady Gaga has not found a method to remove makeup and, on numerous occasions, has claimed to use tape or duct tape as the only solution to remove her eyeliner.
Sandra Bullock and hemorrhoid cream
No, it’s not that the Gravity actress suffers from hemorrhoids (something we are entirely unaware of) but that she uses the anti-inflammatory effect of this type of cream for another purpose.
According to what she has said in several interviews, the actress uses the hemorrhoid cream on the underside of her eyes to reduce bags and dark circles. However, she has assured that she does it occasionally to attend events and filming.
Shailene Woodley
We can laugh at celebrities’ beauty rituals until they become dangerous to society, which is easily influenced by their advice.
Shailene Woodley and Zoe Kravitz are some of those who have claimed to ingest clay to purify the body. They say it helps the body eliminate what it does not need. However, doctors were quick to warn of the dangers of this practice.
Blake Lively and mayonnaise
Blake Lively has no qualms about sharing her beauty tips, which instantly go viral given the desire her physique provokes around the world.
One of the aspects of the actress that causes the most sensation is her hair. On numerous occasions, Blake has confessed that she moisturizes her ends with mayonnaise before showering to achieve a hydrated and shiny look. She claims that it is one of the best tips she learned from her mother.
Sienna Miller and ketchup
While one blonde prefers mayonnaise, the other prefers ketchup. Tomato sauce became her best ally in recovering her natural hair color after numerous dyes and colorings.
Reese Witherspoon and her particular diet
We might expect anything from more eccentric figures like Kim Kardashian, Jane Fonda, or Paris Hilton. We are surpr ised that actresses like Reese Witherspoon have fallen into the clutches of absurd weight loss tricks.
She shares a hobby with Jennifer Aniston, who also enjoys this technique when the goal is to lose a few kilos. Want to know what it consists of? They eat 14 portions of baby food daily (in addition to regular food) during the weeks before an important shoot. Whether it works or not, we cannot say.
Demi Moore’s secret to youth
That Demi Moore has a pact with the devil is something we can all agree on. The price you must pay to stop time from passing by on your face may be too high. We don’t know if it’s myth or reality, but rumors circulating on the Internet for years suggest that the ghost actress uses leeches to detoxify her blood and thus look younger.
Suki Waterhouse and her rejection of “clean hair.”
We see her in her carefree Instagram photos, dazzling on the red carpets and parading on the best catwalks, with a statuesque body, perfect complexion, and hair worthy of Pantene ads. And you think, “How much time (and money) does Suki Waterhouse invest to achieve that look?”
And you’re mistaken. The British model revealed one of her beauty tricks a few years ago. She doesn’t like the ‘just washed’ effect, so occasionally, she rinses it with Coca-Cola (yes, Coca-Cola) to achieve a more chaotic effect.
Kylie Jenner’s lips
When we say that stupidity often has no limits, we don’t mean it for nothing. It’s not just that Kylie Jenner shows off absurd tricks to improve her physical appearance… It’s that she makes them a trend!
Not long ago, our Facebook and Instagram timelines were filled with ads for a plastic gadget where you put your lips in, sucked for a few seconds, and when you took them out, you looked like you were covered in Botox. It only lasted a few seconds because as soon as the blood returned to normal, the lips took on their natural appearance. Do you want to know who made that absurdity fashionable? The youngest of the Kardashian-Jenner clan.
Salma Hayek and her “I don’t wash my face.”
In a recent interview with the New York Times, Salma Hayek made some statements regarding her beauty routine that Internet users did not like at all.
First, she claimed that she didn’t wash her face in the morning, a trick she had learned from her grandmother and continued to apply because, if you wash your face well every night, why would it be dirty the next morning?
This is a questionable statement when we talk about sweat and bacteria. However, what caused a reaction was what she added later: that she only used sunscreen when she would spend a day in direct sunlight, as she considered chemicals harmful to the skin.