"But I always curl my lashes, even if I don't put on mascara. I'll also put on a lip gloss or lip balm. And I always brush my eyebrows. I have very thick eyebrows - I'm just now starting to thin them out a bit"
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There’s also a distinctly early-2000s celebrity ethos embedded in the inventory list. Richards came up in an era when actresses were expected to look “effortless” while quietly doing a lot of effort. This quote performs that paradox. She admits to work, but the work is strategically minimized: not a face of makeup, just the essentials that keep you looking “naturally” put together. It’s relatability with a professional edge.
The eyebrow talk adds a second layer: beauty as negotiation with trends and identity. “Very thick eyebrows” reads like genetic fact, almost a personality trait; “starting to thin them out” is capitulation to an external ideal (and an era when thinner brows cycled back in). Underneath the breezy tone is a familiar celebrity pressure: you don’t merely have features, you manage them. Even the casualness becomes a kind of instruction manual for femininity in public.
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Richards, Denise. (2026, January 17). But I always curl my lashes, even if I don't put on mascara. I'll also put on a lip gloss or lip balm. And I always brush my eyebrows. I have very thick eyebrows - I'm just now starting to thin them out a bit. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/but-i-always-curl-my-lashes-even-if-i-dont-put-on-44052/
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Richards, Denise. "But I always curl my lashes, even if I don't put on mascara. I'll also put on a lip gloss or lip balm. And I always brush my eyebrows. I have very thick eyebrows - I'm just now starting to thin them out a bit." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/but-i-always-curl-my-lashes-even-if-i-dont-put-on-44052/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"But I always curl my lashes, even if I don't put on mascara. I'll also put on a lip gloss or lip balm. And I always brush my eyebrows. I have very thick eyebrows - I'm just now starting to thin them out a bit." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/but-i-always-curl-my-lashes-even-if-i-dont-put-on-44052/. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.




