Questioned by the tabloid The Mirrorprofessional makeup artist Safia Cox believes that he has an increasingly heavy hand on self-tanning and tinted products because as the years go by, the soon-to-be octogenarian has “a little less confident in his appearance, as he gets older“, explains the make-up artist.
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An image that has become iconic
To this, it must be added that he has a strategic interest in remaining orange: his complexion has become one of his distinctive signs. This unique look makes him instantly recognizable. We know well that in politics, image and consistency in appearance play an important role.
With his rather inflated ego helping, the business magnate turned president takes care of his vanity and his coquetry… not hesitating to have his teeth whitened in the photos he posts of himself on his Instagram account.
Changing the color of her face to make her “like everyone else” would make her lose personality and could break her visual identity, this “Trump brand” which helped to make him famous, explains John Daumas, image specialist. .
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Self-tanners galore
Most experts agree that Trump mainly uses self-tanners (along with a few lesser UV treatments) to achieve this particular complexion. He even abuses more and more the use of “self-tanner, mattifying tinted cream and bronzer powder”, guessed for the Mirror a professional makeup artist.
However, among fair phototypes, the effect is often much more orange than tanned, golden or coppery. If you regularly add too generous a quantity, the orange intensifies… you move on to carrot, tangerine!
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Under the spotlight of the cameras, the effect stands out even more: a saturated effect which delights the man who wants to be seen.
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The contrast between his orange face and the lighter outline of his eyes is also striking. This is probably a side effect of this excessive use of self-tanners which cannot be applied to this area and a bit of wearing anti-UV glasses.
Some American media who have dissected her look (like People) even believe that it is a deliberate choice to accentuate the intensity of her look.
As for Donald Trump’s hands, they are far from turnip white, but they are no more carrot orange! Their tone probably comes from exposure to artificial UV rays and betrays their natural skin color.
And his hair?
How can we explain Trump’s Playmobil-style helmet with its signature fuse, unusually long and placed without being on the forehead? The particular appearance of Donald Trump’s hair has always caused a lot of discussion, especially since he publicly maintains that his hair is natural.
Hair specialists have taken up the issue and are talking about all-out techniques which sometimes contradict each other, which does not go in the direction of shiny, thick hair… His ritual would be a backcombing style of styling, maintained by a lot of hairspray and textured with volumizers. He certainly adds some targeted treatments (hair fiber densifying products) to thicken. Finally, regular coloring to have that reddish blonde that matches your complexion.
And before… tanned but not too much
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