Are JD Vance's smokey eyes the real deal? Or is he wearing eyeliner? The people want to know! Well, we asked a top makeup artist for some answers, and what she had to say may surprise you.
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00:00Are J.D. Vance's smoky eyes the real deal? Or is he wearing eyeliner? The people want to know.
00:05Well, we asked a top makeup artist for some answers, and what she had to say may surprise
00:10you. J.D. Vance has been propelled into the public spotlight since Donald Trump announced him as his
00:14running mate in the summer of 2024. Given his newly anointed high profile, it's little surprise
00:20that he's come under scrutiny. That said, there are a few strange things about J.D. that are
00:24impossible to ignore. One glaring anomaly is the eyeliner that the politician is rumored to be so
00:29fond of wearing. It's a surprising look for somebody who's a staunch conservative and fierce
00:34exponent of traditional family values. The internet has been firmly divided over whether
00:39J.D. has some cosmetic enhancement to help his blue eyes sparkle. As speculation reached fever
00:44pitch, his wife, Usha Vance, stepped into the fray, insisting her husband doesn't need makeup
00:49because he's genetically blessed. She told Puck News in a statement,
00:52"'They're all natural. I've always been jealous of those lashes.'"
00:55However, a top makeup artist tells us that J.D.'s look could be exactly what everybody thinks —
01:00eyeliner. Luna Viola told Nicki Swift,
01:03"'Many celebrities are known for using concealer to brighten the under eye and
01:07dark brown eye pencil liner on the lower eyelid to make their eye color pop.'"
01:10Still, she said it's possible that he's not necessarily using liner on his top lids and
01:15that he just has enviable long lashes. So does J.D. wear eyeliner? It's the question that's
01:20been burning up the internet ever since he stepped into the vice presidential ring.
01:24We removed what many believe to be J.D.'s eye makeup, and although the difference is subtle,
01:28it's definitely there. Without the smoky eye, the self-professed hillbilly looks way less
01:33goth and way more country. And despite his wife's insistence that J.D. was born this way,
01:38many aren't convinced. After noting that J.D. lined the inner corner of his eyes with makeup,
01:42Desi Lydic joked on The Daily Show,
01:44"'That could be to make his baby blues pop,
01:47or it could be to reflect the dark black part of his soul that hates childless women.'"
01:51But it's not only J.D. who's faced makeup speculation. Donald Trump's unnaturally
01:55orange skin has been fodder for the rumor mill for years. However, Cleveland makeup artist Jason
02:00Kelly, who worked at the 2016 RNC, said Trump's look is ripped straight from the pages of a
02:06Love Island beauty manual. Kelly told Harper's Bazaar in July,
02:10"'I know exactly what he does to himself. The tanning bed, the spray tan,
02:13he wears the goggles and you can see the hyperpigmentation around his eyes.'"
02:17Eyeliner or no eyeliner, Trump is a big fan of his running mate's physical attributes.
02:22However, some pundits believe one of them, J.D. Vance's facial hair, could prove an issue.
02:26Full beards are a rarity in Washington, and it's been over a century since a president has rocked
02:31one. Still, Trump talked about J.D.'s bushy look in an interview with Fox News Radio in July 2024,
02:38comparing him to a much-beloved bearded U.S. president. The former president said,
02:42"'He looks good. He looks like a young Abraham Lincoln.'"
02:45It's not just the facial hair that Trump finds attractive. According to Politico,
02:49Trump reportedly gushed over J.D.'s appearance during the early days of their bromance.
02:53A source even recalled him saying,
02:55"'You are one handsome son of a b----.'"
02:57Meanwhile, the great J.D. makeup debate continues to rage on social media,
03:01with some speculating that the aspiring vice president may have picked up some tips from
03:05the Kardashians. A commenter on X wrote,
03:08The more J.D. Vance is on camera, the more noticeable his contour and eyeliner becomes.