Carrie: Country Music’s Queen Of Makeup
Carrie Underwood is a self-professed lover of makeup. So when the 36-year-old country superstar experienced serious insomnia during the third trimester of her second pregnancy, it only made sense that she chose to entertain herself by looking for new makeup products.
Only one time, Carrie’s nighttime shopping got a bit out of hand, and she ended up ordering over $600 worth of makeup. She didn’t even remember her insomnia-fueled shopping spree come morning, and was shocked to discover just how much makeup she had ordered.
She maintained a good sense of humor about the whole ordeal, and even tweeted about her oopsie, including a hashtag “#SeemedLikeAGoodIdeaAtTheTime.”
Worst part about insomnia = waking up this morning to see what I bought online while I was up. I just realized I spent over $600 on make up. ?♀️ #SeemedLikeAGoodIdeaAtTheTime #HelpMe #TakeAwayMyShoppingApps#ButThereWasASale
— Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) December 21, 2018
A Famous No-Makeup Moment
Since Carrie loves makeup so much, it’s a rare thing to see her without it. Sometimes she goes for a more toned-down look than the ones she sports on stage or at awards shows. But photos of a completely makeup-free Carrie are more of a rarity, though they do exist.
Perhaps Carrie’s most famous makeup-free moment came after she gave birth to her second son, Jacob, in January.
After Carrie gave birth to her first son, Isaiah, she only shared a photo of his face and hand. But when Jacob was born, she shared a photo of him with his father, Mike Fisher, a photo with big brother Isaiah, and a photo with herself.
The photo Carrie shared of herself showed her completely makeup-free, with a sweet smile on her face as she snuggled with her baby boy (that photo appears second in the slideshow below).
Carrie Opens Up About Insecurities
Fans praised Carrie for sharing such a “raw” and “real” photo of herself following Jacob’s birth. Since then, Carrie has continued to open up and show her vulnerable side to her fans, most recently when she talked about the difficulties she’s experienced while trying to “bounce back” to her pre-pregnancy state of fitness.
If there’s anything Carrie loves more than makeup, its exercise. But things have been a bit more challenging for her than they were before she had Jacob. She opened up about her struggles in an inspiring post to social media.
“I make a promise to myself to start appreciating what my body CAN do and stop focusing on what it can’t,” she wrote. “I promise to stop analyzing every angle and every curve and every pound and every meal.”
Being Real & Sharing Love With Fans
Carrie earned a wealth of support following that post, which is perhaps why she chose to open up even more in another post over a week later. This time, the photo Carrie shared is a close-up selfie, and shows her completely makeup-free.
On top of sharing a rare photo of herself without makeup, Carrie had some encouraging words to share with her fans. Those words were inspired by the phrase on the front of her “favorite new” workout top, which reads “ I’m doing this for me.”
“Sending out lots of weekend [love] to you all!” she wrote. “May we all get lots of stuff done and make a little time for ourselves in there, too!”
She is so inspiring! Those are some words that we could all stand to hear from time to time.
Carrie is all about spreading the love, which is why it makes perfect sense that her current single is a song titled “Love Wins.” The stunning song has an equally stunning music video to match, which you can watch below.
Makeup or no makeup, Carrie is beautiful inside and out!