"Every photo shoot, I'm always asking the makeup artist what they're using on me, and I'll go out and get it"
About this Quote
The subtext is pragmatic, not aspirational. She’s not saying makeup is magic; she’s saying information is leverage. On a set or a shoot, glam teams hold specialized knowledge - which primer won’t flash back, which concealer survives hot lights, which product makes you look “rested” on day three of 5 a.m. call times. Richards turns that borrowed expertise into portable power: “I’ll go out and get it.” The move is consumerist, sure, but also quietly emancipatory. She’s taking a professional dependency and converting it into self-sufficiency.
Context matters: actresses of her era were sold as “effortless” while being scrutinized in HD, tabloids, and red-carpet close-ups. This quote punctures that myth without turning it into a lecture. It’s the unglamorous truth of celebrity maintenance stated in a way that feels almost neighborly: ask, learn, repeat. The charm is how mundane it sounds - and how strategic it actually is.
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Richards, Denise. (2026, January 17). Every photo shoot, I'm always asking the makeup artist what they're using on me, and I'll go out and get it. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/every-photo-shoot-im-always-asking-the-makeup-50998/
Chicago Style
Richards, Denise. "Every photo shoot, I'm always asking the makeup artist what they're using on me, and I'll go out and get it." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/every-photo-shoot-im-always-asking-the-makeup-50998/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"Every photo shoot, I'm always asking the makeup artist what they're using on me, and I'll go out and get it." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/every-photo-shoot-im-always-asking-the-makeup-50998/. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.

