petty/ not petty. the women on msnbc. [View all]

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for the last several weeks i have been seeing a new trend in the make up on female guests and talent.
this is something i always watched on rachel, knowing that her style is nothing like her on air style. i was a fan of hers when she was on air america, so i couldnt miss her show from jump street.
i watched in the beginning as she tried out what i assumed were compromises w the powers that be on how she should look.
they didnt try to make her a fox blond news model, but they did their best liberal version of that. after a while the wardrobe settled on the black blazer and the make up was a little neutral eye shadow and shiny pink lipstick.
but there were a few crazy experiments along the way when i was embarrassed for her. like the night they laid on so much make up that it looked like she had to rush right out of the studio to make the curtain for her side job in the chorus of 'cats'.

i've seen joy reid go through similar experiments. not very long ago she had such a heavy coat that i barely recognized her. they completely highlighted her nose to the point that she looked chinese.
i have only seen a couple pics of her off air, but i get the feeling her on air look is not her usual, tho she does like fancy clothes and jewelry.

i just personally, do not wear make up, and havent in decades. i dont make assumptions about people who do. i just want to be honest w myself.

so, anyway, over that last few weeks i have noticed that the new style for all of them is a very subdued style. no heavy eye shadow, neutral tones, flat lipstick in muted colors.
many are now pretty much nude-look by teevee standards.

there are a few that have a little stronger look, but they strike me as the sort of women who wear a fair amount of make up in the rest of their lives.
but even those are still a much quieter palette.


who cares, right? petty.

not petty. the big thing i notice is that they dont stick out on panels like they used to. i didnt even really notice before how one woman and 3-4 men could stand out in not a good way.
but w/o, it is sorta shocking to me how right they look. how normal. how nothing to see here.
so refreshing.

kudos to whoever made this decision.