Ivanka Trump has grown up in front of cameras and even walked a runway or two. Unfortunately, that doesn't always mean she gets her makeup right, and even her more natural looks have been known to go horribly astray.
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00:00Ivanka Trump has grown up in front of cameras, and even walked a runway or two. Unfortunately,
00:06that doesn't always mean she gets her makeup right, and even her more natural looks have
00:09been known to go horribly astray.
00:11In early November 2023, Ivanka showed up to a Manhattan courtroom to testify in her father's
00:16fraud trial. In keeping with the occasion, she wore understated makeup and styled her
00:20hair in loose waves. While it was appropriate for the courtroom, Ivanka's pale face literally
00:25cast a pall over her overall demeanor. Her eyeliner and mascara were just enough to give
00:29her eyes some definition, but her blush was a problem. A subtle swipe of bronzer carved
00:34out her cheeks, but she needed a pop of color to liven up her look.
00:37She came in, though. She was great. She really was epic on the stand."
00:41Another area that desperately needed color was Ivanka's lips. She normally favors soft
00:46pinks and nudes, but here she went for a gray shade that completely washed her out. The
00:50color needed a bit more red, and a hint of pink gloss would have finished it off nicely.
00:55At the 2015 premiere of the film Women in Gold, Ivanka took the title a little too literally,
01:00showing up with a face full of gold makeup. Back in the mid-2010s, more was more when
01:04it came to a beat face, and she fell victim to the trend. Her sparkly bronze eyeshadow
01:08practically reached her eyebrows, and she extended the color toward her inner eyes,
01:12which created an unflattering shadow effect. On top of that, her cheeks were much too orange,
01:17and the low placement of the color dragged down her features.
01:20We get it, Ivanka. You're rich. You're dripping in gold. But next time, ease up on the copper
01:25shimmer. Her makeup missed the mark in a different way at a White House roundtable about human
01:29trafficking in 2020. Starting with her lips, her liner was a shade too dark and drawn haphazardly,
01:35just inside her natural lip line. And while the berry color worked, the matte finish made
01:38her lips look painfully dry. Then there's the matter of her false lashes, which were
01:43out of place for a daytime beat. If she insisted on wearing them, a more subtle set would have
01:47enhanced her eyes without making her look like she was headed to the club or headed
01:51home from one.
01:52What exactly is her role here?
01:53I think her role is to be helpful and provide input."
01:56Ivanka's skin usually looks flawless, even without makeup. But here, her concealer and
02:00foundation were working overtime. The application was too heavy, so it settled into all her
02:05fine lines. Pro tip, use a good primer after moisturizing and a good setting spray to top
02:10everything off, and presto, fine lines averted.
02:12This brings us to Ivanka's baffling and highly inappropriate makeup choices for the 2019
02:18Global Conference in Beverly Hills. She looked less than boardroom-ready with her Betty Boop-level
02:23lashes and shimmery, smoky eyes. There's a time and place for glitter, and it's not at
02:27a conference full of business moguls. Her va-va-boom hair only added to the disco aesthetic.
02:32Take away the glitter eyeshadow and false lashes, and Ivanka's makeup, if not her hair,
02:36would have been totally acceptable. In such cases, less is always more.
02:40Finally, it looks like Ivanka threw herself together on the run for a White House lunch
02:44meeting with her dad and the U.S. governors back in 2018. Her eye makeup looked hastily
02:48applied, with a swipe of gray eyeshadow on her lids and a smudge of black liner on the
02:52lower lids. She may have been going for a smoky look, but the thick eyeliner migrated
02:57so low that it created a panda-like effect. Be prepared.
03:00Use a Q-tip.
03:01Ivanka's brows could also have used attention, some filling in at the ends with a brush and
03:05taupe power. The slight gold shimmer on the inner corners of her eyes added a highlight
03:09that would have made a nice transition if she'd blended her shadow more. For this occasion,
03:13she should have used a lighter hand, especially when it came to her eyeliner.