#WokeUpLikeThis? Nope, Says Carrie Underwood: ‘I Always Wear Makeup’

Carrie Underwood is not part of the “no makeup” movement. (Photo: Getty Images)
Carrie Underwood is not part of the “no makeup” movement. (Photo: Getty Images)

Never come between Carrie Underwood and her mascara.

“I always wear makeup. Even if I’ve got five minutes, I will make it work, make it happen. It doesn’t take a whole lot to make me feel a little better,” she says. “It’s just more when I’m in Carrie Underwood mode – more concealer, more eyeshadow. Things just have to look – more.”

In addition to Zendaya and Diane Kruger, Underwood, 33, is one of the A-listers who proudly glam themselves up regularly. In her case, it’s when she’s on tour.

“I had teenage sisters when I was little. I would always watch them. I was a human Barbie doll. I started loving makeup when I was way too young. I learned through trial and error. A lot of error,” she says. “The [red] carpet’s a little bit different. I will sometimes think my makeup looks great in person, but lights can sometimes [make it look] look funky.”

For the past three years, Underwood has been the face of Almay. She’s now promoting Almay Healthy Glow, a blend of foundation and gradual self-tanner. “I’m a self-tan user,” she says. “I’m outside a lot anyway, so I have SPF on my face. I get to try out a lot of new products first. They send me things, wanting me to use them and wear them,” she says.

She shared that she took her son, Isaiah – with NHL player and Nashville Predators forward Mike Fisher – on tour, and for the first time, she was a tourist on the road. “He was with me every step of the way,” she says. “That was a whole other thing, touring with a toddler. On my days off, I had to find a park. He deserves to get out and see things. It’s gotten me out of my hotel room.”

Carrie Underwood (Photo: Getty Images)
Carrie Underwood (Photo: Getty Images)

Now that she’s done performing for now, Underwood will focus on recording new music. “Last year was such a busy year, touring and everything. I felt it was important to just breathe. I’ll go to some hockey games. It’s all about not living out of a suitcase for a minute and sinking back into being home. I spent most of last year being gone,” she says.

Her attitude towards makeup is fairly casual. “I have a bag that has my simplest makeup. I can bring it into the living room while [my son] is playing, and sit at the table and throw my makeup on. It takes ten minutes. It’s a part of me. I won’t apologize for that, ever. I’ll just feel a little bit better about myself,” she says.

It’s different when she goes full-wattage glam, as she did for the Golden Globes, wearing a pink ruffled Iris Serban number that didn’t sit well with some viewers and fashion watchers. Underwood is – well – unruffled.

“When I pick things for a red carpet, I go in and start trying things on. I just want things that make me feel good. That’s what it’s all about. That was me. I felt confident and ladylike. I liked the color and the ruffles,” she says.


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