It appears that evidently Martha MacCallum and her Fox Information cohorts are so not often seen with out make-up that anytime it occurs, the event deserves a splashy “breaking information” alert. However when MacCallum permits followers to see her with out her glam, it is often by casually dropping images on her socials.

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Regardless of her lengthy profession in broadcast journalism, the Fox Information anchor just isn’t immune from on-air blunders, however a minimum of her make-up virtually at all times appears impeccable whether or not she’s defending Donald Trump, giving Volodymyr Zelenskyy a verbal beatdown, or ruthlessly roasting Selena Gomez for daring to shed tears over the youngsters being impacted by the Trump administration’s deportations. And if she comes off as a meticulously made-up imply woman generally, maybe that is by design. Whereas discussing the high-glam magnificence appears sported by Fox Information’ feminine hosts, make-up artist Meli Pennington informed The Atlantic, “It is just like the b***hy woman in highschool, [but] now she’s your pal, and also you hate the identical individuals.”

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MacCallum joined the Fox Information workforce in 2004, so she was one of many early adopters of the Republican make-up development favored by Trump acolytes reminiscent of Kimberly Guilfoyle, whose magnificence appears are sometimes tasteless, and White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who retains making the identical make-up mistake. Earlier than occurring air, MacCallum dutifully will get dolled up with the heavy make-up and thick strip lashes Guilfoyle has taken to the following degree. However when she’s not sporting make-up, it appears that evidently “The Story” host likes to cover her bare peepers behind darkish shades.

Whereas in Las Vegas for the 2016 presidential debates, Martha MacCallum stopped and posed for a selfie with the town’s iconic welcome signal throughout a run. She gave the impression to be going makeup-free throughout her sweat sesh and had her eyes lined with purple-lensed sun shades. She snagged an analogous fresh-faced photograph to share together with her Instagram followers whereas getting her cardio in throughout a 2024 journey to Paris.

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MacCallum has spilled some secrets and techniques about how she retains her pores and skin wanting so wholesome when it’s very naked. One is a drugstore purchase, Bio Oil, and one other is one thing cash cannot purchase. “I really feel like sleep might be the toughest factor to get after we’re in the midst of these sorts of cycles in an election 12 months,” she informed Attract in 2016. Fortunately, sun shades aren’t simply good for hiding a scarcity of liner and mascara; in addition they disguise undereye luggage from lengthy days and late nights. So, if she’s a type of information anchors who’re barely recognizable when going makeup-free, it’s kind of powerful to inform from the images above and under.

MacCallum carried out in some off-Broadway performs when she was youthful, so she was seemingly considerably used to sporting theatrical make-up earlier than she began working for her disgraced late boss, Fox Information founder Roger Ailes, a former Broadway producer who reportedly cared deeply about his workers’ appearances. Of how he considered his feminine workers, Hannah Groch-Begley of Media Issues informed Vice, “They’re there for his or her bodily look. They’re there as eye sweet.” However in a 2017 Time essay, MacCallum wrote of herself and her feminine Fox colleagues, “Our success just isn’t about hair colour or skirts. It is about elbow grease, dedication and sacrificing time with our households and buddies.”

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