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I’ve been missing Lupita Nyong’o something fierce this awards season. She’s been around, of course, because she presented at the SAGs and the Globes, and she’ll be a presenter at the Oscars too. But I think I’m missing Lupita so much because all of the younger starlets and would-be Fashion Girls are not bringing it this awards season. Keira Knightley’s pregnancy stole her style mojo. Felicity Jones is kind of boring. Marion Cotillard wears too much bad Dior. So, we need more Lupita in our lives. And here she is! She covers the March issue of Lucky Magazine and I love the cover and the inside shot (at the end of the post). She just looks so pretty and fresh and joyful. Lupita is like a breath of fresh air, isn’t she? Some highlights from the interview:

The negative part of fame: “The not-so-fun part of all this is that when I don’t feel like being famous, I still am. When you’re in the middle of Manhattan and you have to pop into Starbucks to use the restroom and everyone recognizes you when you’re waiting in line, it’s awkward.”

She wasn’t allowed to wear makeup as a teenager: “My mother has never ever worn a drop of makeup in her life, not even at a wedding. Honestly, my mother’s outlook was hard for me to take when I was a teenager and wanted to experiment. But in the end I appreciated it, because today I can look in a mirror with no makeup on and love myself.”

Her social media presence: “I’m governed by things that made me smile, laugh and think. And if they do that to me, then I ask myself, would anybody else care to see this? If I can think of one person, I post it.”

[From E! News]

Regarding the makeup situation… the thing about it is, Lupita doesn’t need makeup. I doubt her mom needs it either. No one really NEEDS it, but you know what I’m saying? Lupita doesn’t look any different when she spends an hour getting made up versus zero minutes getting made up. She has beautiful skin and a gorgeous face. The only thing that makeup gives her is an opportunity to match her eye shadow to her dress, and I’m actually sort of tired of that look!

Photos courtesy of Lucky Magazine.
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