Erika Kirk Is Nearly Unrecognizable Without All The Cakey Makeup
The "Mar-a-Lago face" trend still has the entirety of Trump world in a chokehold, and Erika Kirk, wife of the late Charlie Kirk, is just one of the many women who've subscribed. With a background in modeling and an apparent love for public speaking, this isn't really surprising. What does seem unbelievable is just how different she looks without makeup. We'd previously established how Erika Kirk's look changes with a toned-down beauty look, but even that is quite different from bare-faced Erika.
For most people, the idea behind makeup is to accentuate and fix perceived flaws on their faces. We just need some foundation to balance skin tones and conceal blemishes, blush to erase that ghostly plain look, lip liner to add an extra oomph to slim lips, and so on. The result is usually a glammed-up version of the original, not something totally different. However, Erika Kirk without makeup is a totally different ball game. In 2012, she shared an Instagram photo taken at an orphanage where she was kissing a child. This look was totally different from the "camera-ready" ones we're used to. Her hair was naturally waved, and her face seemed totally and refreshingly bare.
Now, we'd never look down on the benefits of makeup and how nice it feels to look pretty when you're all dolled up, but Erika Kirk without makeup looks like a different person from the caked-up Erika that's more popular. Perhaps it's the lack of raccoon eyes, or just the fact that she looks like the woman next door in these photos that makes her seem a lot more genuine.
The no-makeup makeup look would suit Erika Kirk a lot better
We've seen Erika Kirk without makeup and Erika Kirk with a toned-down makeup look, and can confidently say that she would look a lot better with the "no-makeup" makeup look. Not everyone can pull this off, but from her photos, she clearly has decent, even skin, relatively full brows, and good facial structure. This is already miles ahead of anything the "Mar-a-Lago face" cakey makeup look can offer her. Plus, comparing her bare face to her full glam look, anyone with an ounce of makeup knowledge can tell that her current makeup routine isn't fully optimizing her features.
Erika Kirk's face transformation since her pageant days shows a time before the caked-up look. Her application of makeup wasn't particularly subtle, but it wasn't overwhelming her features. Not many people know she has gorgeous blue eyes, because it's hard to see them under the tons of lashes, dark eyeshadow, and too-thick mascara. If Erika chose to try out the no-makeup makeup look, it would make her natural features, such as her skin, eyes, and bone structure, pop more.