The ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ Had a Makeup-Free Brunch, Sort of
The cast of ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’. (Photo: Bravo)
Real Housewives of Atlanta newbie Kim Fields just wanted to make friends — so, like any hostess determined to prove her mostess, she invited her castmates for a brunch at her house. Unfortunately, the theme was a bit condescending, especially considering that this was a brunch filmed for television. Fields had asked her castmates to come with as little makeup as possible, to “where the canvas is when it’s a little more blank.” The invitation came in the form of an audiobook: “I think we have to remember that makeup is to enhance, not to cover up what you already have,” Fields said.
Actress and ‘RHOA’ cast member, Kim Fields. (Photo: Getty Images)
46-year-old Fields, an actress known for her work on sitcoms The Facts of Life and Living Single, also handed out party favors for her guests: a compact mirror to “remind them of their natural beauty” and a notebook and pen to “to invite them to write poems about natural beauty.” Are you cringing yet? Well, if you are, you’re not alone — the other Real Housewives took issue with the theme of the brunch, too. “I don’t need to be told what I look like to others. I guess that’s what I didn’t appreciate in the invitation,” said former Miss USA Kenya Moore, who showed up wearing a full face of makeup. Attorney Phaedra Parks and former fashion model Cynthia Bailey scaled back on their makeup and came as barefaced as they felt comfortable with. And fashion designer Sheree Whitfield didn’t get the memo and actually came without any makeup on. "Now, did I miss the other voicemail that said that you can wear makeup? Because I didn’t get that one,” she said.
Cast member Porsha Williams rebelled even further — she came to brunch with not one, but two pairs of fake eyelashes. Grammy Award winner Kandi Burruss snapped that Fields should give up her wigs if she wants everyone else to give up their makeup. Fields claimed that she was making a point about celebrating the “real” woman behind the makeup, but her castmates made another point: being “real” has nothing to do with amount of makeup you wear.
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