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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
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Busy Phillips Says She Has Considered Showing Up to Red Carpet Appearances Looking “A Mess” to Protest the High Cost Women Have to Pay for Glam

Busy Phillips.

Many if not all women know the, for lack of a better term, upkeep costs of hair, makeup, wardrobe, nails—on, and on, and on. Well, most of us aren’t on the red carpet being photographed from every angle and scrutinized by every media outlet globally, so when you’re, for example, a famous actress, the glam costs skyrocket even more. It’s a cost that is limited, for the most part, to women, and Busy Philipps has had enough of it.

As awards season comes to a close with this past Sunday’s Academy Awards, the issue is very top of mind, and Phillips said, per Page Six, that she has considered looking “a mess” on the red carpet to protest the costs that actresses are expected to cover. 

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