Palin's Makeup Artist Even More Expensive Than McCain's (SLIDESHOW)

Today the Washington Post's Sleuth reports that Sarah Palin is spending more than John McCain on her own celebrity makeup artist.

McCain's September payments of $8,672.55 to "American Idol" make-up artist Tifanie White, who has also worked on the reality dance show "So You Think You Can Dance," are a drop in the bucket on the campaign's beautification front compared to the GOP vice presidential nominee.

The Sleuth has learned that Palin's high-paid traveling make-up artist is Amy Strozzi, who was nominated for an Emmy Award for her work as head of makeup on "So You Think You Can Dance." Strozzi was paid $13,200 by the McCain-Palin campaign last month alone, according to the campaign's latest financial disclosure report filed this week.

Keep reading.

We noticed that Governor Palin's been wearing particularly heavy blush in recent weeks. See a slideshow of Sarah Palin's makeup transformation here.

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Keep reading about John McCain's "American Idol" makeup artist.

Comments

[sam i am]

I finally figured it out...she's like a brunette version of the "Vancome" Lady from Mad TV.

[wolverine442]

The RNC can spend 150,000$ on clothes for Sarah, but she comes out today against 51 in Colorado today.

see the story here:

http://www­.9news.com­/news/arti­cle.aspx?s­toryid=102­301&catid=­188

Amendment 51 provides thousands of children and adults with Autism, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, and Mental Retardation with critically needed care, through a modest, phased-in sales tax of 2/10 of 1%.

Amendment 51 provides new funding for much-needed services that people with developmental disabilities and their families need now and in the future, such as constant supervision, help with daily tasks, a place to live, job training or nursing services. When fully implemented, it will raise $186 million.

SHE IS THE MOTHER OF A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD, TRIG, WHO HAS DOWN SYNDROME AND SHE'S AGAINST THIS!!!

Way to go Governor!

Anything she's rooting for i'm now solidly against.

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[jenrose]

While they dressed her for halloween in $85.00 chanel makeup, and $55.00 loose powder, $45.00 eye shadow, $27.00 lipstick, $22.00 lip liner and the other goodies they sell to you if you have the money to spend on overpriced products probably from China. Nothing can make her or Cindy look more gawdy and cheap. Are the boobs real I see older shots of her playing basketball and shes flat chested? Now she's buxom what a farce? No one is as skinny as Cindy with those big boobs either? Nothing against plastic surgery but I think they both have them and what man likes rubber boobs?

[wrenchdevil]

that's not Silicone Barbie, it's Lactating Barbie..that would explain...

[LemonMeringue]

Absolutely no way. I would know.

[RobChattaTN]

Does this mean we won't be hearing any more about $400 haircuts?

[FedUpModerate]

I guess now we know the cost of putting lipstick on a pig.

[blurredtruth]

And? Where's the news in this?

[GypsyGirl]

Odd thing to me, is she doesnt look much different now then pictures taken while she was governing in Alaska.

Doesn't matter how much you pay for the clothes, no amount of money can make up for bad taste.

Would be nice if she had cared enough to spend as much time studying our Constitution as she has shopping and getting her hair done.

[mlaiuppa]

You mean.....you can put lipstick on a pig....

[NoSandwiches]

This is odd to me, because it seems to me that her cheeks are too red, as if they were chapped.

I never heard if any of Hillary's donations went to pantsuits and makeup

I bet that she did pay for at least makeup artists. the expectations are different for women than men. The wardrobe, however, is over the top. Maybe she looked too shabby next to Cindy?

[franwnyc]

How much would a personality make over cost? Surely she needs that more.

[ChangeNow]

Profession­ally-appli­ed lipstick on a pig.

[Southrnbelle]

This is really the limit!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!­!!!

What kind of woman can't even do her own makeup?!?!?!?!?!?

Disgusting­!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!­!

[stayinsouth1981]

Some Damned Yankie, obviously... Someone send her the Southern Belle Primer.

[VolvoBirkenstock]

Couldn't they have spent a few bucks of that amount to wax her upper lip?

[Oxonian2001]

When Rove told lil' Sarah to bone up on the foundations of American history and to conceal her ignorance, she thought he meant get Creme de la Mer foundation and Yves Saint Laurent concealer!

Trouble is, no amount of foundation or concealer can hide her fundamental lack of qualifications!

(Just checked the Saks website. In case anyone's wondering: $13,000 buys about 13 years' supply of pricy Dior makeup: several lipsticks, blush, eyeshadow, cream, etc..)

[LemonMeringue]

At times her makeup has looked clownish. Too much blush. Too much weirdly neutral lipstick.

Whoever did Hillary's makeup - I don't know if she applied it herself - did it masterfully. Hillary had the most perfect makeup I have ever seen in a female politician. I'll bet it did not cost what Sarah's did.

[NoSillyName]

I seriously suspect that the "makeup artists" are NOT licensed cosmetologists.

Spalin looks cheap.

McCasper looks like an unfriendly ghost.