It's not your imagination. Donald Trump is less orange
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In fact, four separate experts in political image consulting and makeup, interviewed by Fast Company, have observed the same evolution. Studying images from the past decade of Trump appearances, experts agree that, while his makeup is often inconsistent, the orange tint appears to have peaked in 2020, and has been generally toned down leading up to the 2024 election. (Fast Company reached out to the Trump campaign for comment but have not heard back.)
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Touring across media appearances, very few politicians actually bring their own beauty team with them (and most who do are women, Blevens says). As such, Blevens actually teaches courses for politicians to do their own makeup, which is often the most feasible solution. Otherwise, politicians are at the mercy of freelance makeup artists when they sit down in the chair who are, frankly, of varying levels of skill.
This unpredictability is a reason Donald Trump’s own makeup has had so much variance across the past decade, even now. (Some experts speculated that there are times he may have actually been doing it himself—though that hardly accounts for broadcast variances.) Sometimes, his face is not blended with his neck or ears, and his eyes can become what Chan calls “googly eyes,” with notable white outlines.
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Meanwhile, the Kamala Harris campaign has been notably selective in how it’s presented Trump in political ads. Rather than highlighting him as orange, they’ve chosen photos where he actually looks quite pale, with skin so washed out that he looks malnourished, even vampiric. With Biden out of the race, Democrats seem keen to remind the public: Trump’s “tan” cannot erase the fact that he is old.
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https://www.fastcompany.com/91181132/its-not-your-imagination-donald-trump-is-less-orange
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That's effing hilarious. 
