Howard Stern mentions F-Mac

[dissention]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

Uhm, it's called "stage makeup." Every broadway actress (and most of the actors!) wears it. As do opera stars.

Most female performers over 40 wear it, too. Tina Turner wears it. Cher wears it. Debbie Harry wears it (it was evident on VH1's Divas special).

Skin becomes more pale as we age, because we have less pigment, and Stevie has a pale complexion to begin with. Combine that with the harsh klieg lights, and all you'd see are eyes and lips.
So she wears the foundation.

When you see her in candid pics, wearing the type of makeup I assume she always wears off-stage, it's not thick or pancaked.

I really don't understand what the big deal is, but then, I usually don't.

Oh, puhleeze.

Look at the photos out there of Stevie without pancake make-up and then compare them to when she's wearing it. Heck, just watch LIB, she's wearing so much that she looks like she had her make-up done at Uncle Larry's Funeral Parlor and Mortuary.

[EveryHour]

Originally Posted by dissention

That's because her usual make-up is LOTS of pancake make-up.

As Johnny Stew said, I don't agree. What she wears daily is not nearly as heavy as what is required for the filmingof a DVD or even nightly onstage. Stevie has always "let" us see her without makeup anyway in tourbook candids, etc. She has light makeup on throughout much of Destiny Rules and is even completely barefaced during the EFO rehearsal clip. I really don't see evidence of facial plastic surgery...maybe pricey botanical skin treatments or possibly even laser skin resurfacing at some point, but maybe not. Some women her age do just look that good.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by amber

Debbie's know to have become quite Zaftig at times, then usually gets surgery....Also, as some reviewer pointed out...Debbie's never really been a good dancer....my point with this being that, I think Stevie wore herself out much more...she was touring before, and after Blondie was, all the time, with her own career and with FMac, always busy, busy....and being a good dancer I don't think Debbie's worn down nearly as much. Which is good...but also I think Stevie's live performance back in the day absolutely cannot be equaled, so, i kinda don't mind that she wore herself down, it was for a great cause... oh, by the way, I love, love, love Debbie...also, isn't Debbie a few years younger?
anywhoo,
Amber

She's always been up-front about her surgery and said that her first time she had work done was after the No Exit tour, and I believe that. I saw her solo in '94, then with the Jazz Passengers in '96, with Blondie in '97, then again with Blondie in '98 (or '99, I forget); she never had surgery during those years. She's also said that she sees nothing wrong with surgery and that if she gets really old and decrepit looking, she'll get surgery to look Chinese, change her identity, and live anonymously. I think it's refreshing for someone to be so honest about surgery.

But, I don't think the surgery is what makes her sexy and hot, it's her youthfulness. Which my dear friend sparky summed up PERFECTLY. An Debbie will be 60 next year. And has toured just as much as La Nicks.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by EveryHour

As Johnny Stew said, I don't agree. What she wears daily is not nearly as heavy as what is required for the filmingof a DVD or even nightly onstage. Stevie has always "let" us see her without makeup anyway in tourbook candids, etc. She has light makeup on throughout much of Destiny Rules and is even completely barefaced during the EFO rehearsal clip. I really don't see evidence of facial plastic surgery...maybe pricey botanical skin treatments or possibly even laser skin resurfacing at some point, but maybe not. Some women her age do just look that good.

OMG, watch the Destiny Rules DVD closely and you'll see just why she looks so great when it appears that she doesn't have much make-up on. The touch ups and lens filters were not made discreet! Specifically, watch the Goodbye Baby part where she looks stunning and gorgeous.

[HomerMcvie]

LORD CHILD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HELP ME UP OFF THE FLOOR!!!!!!!!!

I'll be here all week. Oh, and try the VEAL!

Heck, just watch LIB, she's wearing so much that she looks like she had her make-up done at Uncle Larry's Funeral Parlor and Mortuary.

Right back at ya kiddo. RAOTFLMFAO!

[diamondsnake]

Originally Posted by dissention

She's always been up-front about her surgery and said that her first time she had work done was after the No Exit tour, and I believe that. I saw her solo in '94, then with the Jazz Passengers in '96, with Blondie in '97, then again with Blondie in '98 (or '99, I forget); she never had surgery during those years. She's also said that she sees nothing wrong with surgery and that if she gets really old and decrepit looking, she'll get surgery to look Chinese, change her identity, and live anonymously. I think it's refreshing for someone to be so honest about surgery.

But, I don't think the surgery is what makes her sexy and hot, it's her youthfulness. Which my dear friend sparky summed up PERFECTLY. An Debbie will be 60 next year. And has toured just as much as La Nicks.

Stevie rocks, get used to it Dissention! Just kidding, different strokes for different folks, I guess...

[Serrart]

Originally Posted by dissention

Oh, puhleeze.

Look at the photos out there of Stevie without pancake make-up and then compare them to when she's wearing it. Heck, just watch LIB, she's wearing so much that she looks like she had her make-up done at Uncle Larry's Funeral Parlor and Mortuary.

That's because her make up artist had a bad day. A thicker make-up is quite predictable for a concert filming but if you display it in that way, it would result too evident in the close-ups, and that's what happened.

Romy

[diamondsnake]

Originally Posted by Serrart

That's because her make up artist had a bad day. A thicker make-up is quite predictable for a concert filming but if you display it in that way, it would result too evident in the close-ups, and that's what happened.

Romy

I don't think her makeup was any different then it is in say... the Dance. They just had bad camera work which for some odd reason wanted us to count Stevie's eye lashes.

[Serrart]

Originally Posted by diamondsnake

I don't think her makeup was any different then it is in say... the Dance. They just had bad camera work which for some odd reason wanted us to count Stevie's eye lashes.

I don't think it was that bad camera work. Some directors love to be on the artists that way, it makes them appear more human and vulnerable, I guess. By the way, how many eye lashes does she have?

Romy

[dissention]

Originally Posted by diamondsnake

Stevie rocks, get used to it Dissention! Just kidding, different strokes for different folks, I guess...

I agree and she always will. But I certainly don't think she's "hot" or moves "faster than lightning" onstage.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by Serrart

That's because her make up artist had a bad day. A thicker make-up is quite predictable for a concert filming but if you display it in that way, it would result too evident in the close-ups, and that's what happened.

Romy

The same thing happened with The Dance; too much pancake make-up. They all had way too much on during those filmings, though.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by dissention

The same thing happened with The Dance; too much pancake make-up. They all had way too much on during those filmings, though.

I disagree - I thought her make up in The Dance was superb. I also think the lighting was INCREDIBLE. I also think they shot her through a special lens - perhaps oil immersed or gauzed if they still use those concepts I also think there may have been some post production work done to enhance that

[dissention]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

I disagree - I thought her make up in The Dance was superb. I also think the lighting was INCREDIBLE. I also think they shot her through a special lens - perhaps oil immersed or gauzed if they still use those concepts I also think there may have been some post production work done to enhance that

They most certainly did use soft lens and post-production and, for some reason, they didn't try to hide it, either. I took a couple film classes a couple years ago and just dissected the whole video one night. And La Nicks was not alone in the touch up area, though she did have the lions share.

I think that pancake make-up can only be called "superb" when there it isn't totally obvious how much someone has on.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by dissention

They most certainly did use soft lens and post-production and, for some reason, they didn't try to hide it, either. I took a couple film classes a couple years ago and just dissected the whole video one night. And La Nicks was not alone in the touch up area, though she did have the lions share.

I think that pancake make-up can only be called "superb" when there it isn't totally obvious how much someone has on.

The thing about The Dance is the footage is from three different nights and then from close ups shot later. All of the lighting is different - esp. the close ups, where is can be more tightly controlled and done over over over over over and over!!!!!!!! So, I think some of the post production was to correct that, but the lion's share was to make them look better, which is easy when you have pretty people to start with!!!!!

I also love how one second La Nicks is playing a tambourine with black streamers and the next time in the same song and one second later, she has a different one. Also, the long shots are sometimes not even for the song being played

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by dissention

She's always been up-front about her surgery and said that her first time she had work done was after the No Exit tour, and I believe that. I saw her solo in '94, then with the Jazz Passengers in '96, with Blondie in '97, then again with Blondie in '98 (or '99, I forget); she never had surgery during those years. She's also said that she sees nothing wrong with surgery and that if she gets really old and decrepit looking, she'll get surgery to look Chinese, change her identity, and live anonymously. I think it's refreshing for someone to be so honest about surgery.

But, I don't think the surgery is what makes her sexy and hot, it's her youthfulness. Which my dear friend sparky summed up PERFECTLY. An Debbie will be 60 next year. And has toured just as much as La Nicks.

I kind of agree with this. Stevie even in interviews doesn't have that vibrant approach. I remember the Jim Ladd interviews way back and she used to have this great humor. Now it's all PC crap. Stevie and LB seem older to me than even Christine. Maybe because CM called it quits, she got her energy back. But her latest interviews make her sound like she's 40.

I think in all fairness SN and LB are fricken tired and crabby. I can understand why.