Christina Aguilerais radiant despite the circumstances.
But currently, she is trapped in a Zoom room for the duration of a press junket.
There is always work being done when you’re Christina Aguilera.
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A center part divides herplatinum hair, all liquid and incandescent, all sunlight illuminating waterfalls of milk.
“Why not?”
Allure: Can you describe for our audience what your makeup looks like right now?
Aguilera performing during the Latin Grammy Awards in 2022
Christina Aguilera:We’re giving a little at-home, kind of faux-natural-but-not-really-natural-maybe.
We’ve got some shadow, some lashes.
My lashes were looking busted today, so we had to give a little zhuzh there.
Aguilera performing ”Lady Marmalade" at the 2001 MTV Movie Awards
It’s a good chill-glam look.
Allure: It looks great.
Were speaking on the occasion of your partnership with Xeomin and Merz Aesthetics.
Whats your general attitude towardcosmetic injectables?
I don’t have time to have a stoic, still face.
So Xeomin felt like the safest choice for me.
Allure:Did you have a conversation with your dermatologist beforehand?
Christina:I did.
I asked questions for sure.
Some are harder than others, and I’m like, “What’s the pain factor here?
What are we talking?
I want to know.
I take care of myself, too.
I’ve tried so many different things and expensive routes, and I always come back toCetaphil.
I do not fuss with a 50-step beauty baloney routine.
It’s just not for me.
For some people that might work, and they might like the experience of the whole thing.
I’m a mama.
I mean, I’d rather be in my bed on my time off playing Nintendo Switch.
Allure: Quick aside what games do you play?
Christina:I loveMario Party.
I mean, I’m obsessed.
I do it in the hotel room.
It’s a mental de-stress for me.
Has that been your experience?
Christina:I totally see that.
I’ve grown up in this business.
I started performing at six or seven and then I broke when I was a teenager.
No matter what you do, you’re going to have people that hate on you.
The bigger you are and the more successful, unfortunately, that comes with more hate or more scrutiny.
Allure: When you get ready, how do you present yourself?
You want to feel hot when you go out to dinner and get yourself all glammed up.
Allure:Where do you keep your wigs and makeup and all of your beauty storage?
Christina:There is an archive of different looks and things.
I’m sure the “Lady Marmalade” crimpy, crazy hair is around somewhere.
I’m going to go sifting back through time.
