Martha Stewart’s New Selfie Captures the Beautiful Chaos of Getting Ready

Many of us are under the illusion that a celebrity arrives at their pre-event glam sessions looking somehow already perfect: recently showered, fresh-faced, a pristine canvas for the makeup artist and hairstylist. Martha Stewart, however—perhaps the least likely superstar to do so—is poking holes in that fantasy, giving us an iconic new selfie that feels wildly relatable to anyone familiar with the mayhem of getting ready.

The entrepreneur and modern-day Hestia posted an uncharacteristically disheveled yet predictably glamorous mirror pic on Friday afternoon, showing her mid-hairstyling sesh. Some of her hair is clipped on top, while some messy bangs fall forward over her eyes, which visibly have makeup smudges under them. She’s making her now world-famous selfie pout, her chin not quite clearing the top of her phone, which she’s holding with a rich, brown manicure that matches its case.

“While In @milan for a wonderful event called @isaloniofficial I had my hair done @bulgari hotel Milano by Salvatore and snapped a Selfie for my instagram account,” she wrote in the caption. “This is before makeup (except for vestiges of last nights mascara and some Elm sample lip serum – soon to be in our line) so you can see great clean skin thanks to @elmbiosciences !! Thanks Salvatore for the great blow dry @dazzle_dry nail polish.”

Wouldn’t The Vestiges of Last Night’s Mascara make an incredible memoir title? We just never thought it would be Martha Stewart’s memoir, considering her image is one that’s been carefully curated to seem absolutely impeccable.

Speaking of impeccable, we love that short and sweet, brown manicure. Although Stewart doesn’t mention exactly which Dazzle Dry shade she’s wearing, our educated guess is that it’s Fringe.

As of publishing, Stewart has yet to share photos of the results of her hair and makeup appointment, but this is Martha Stewart we’re talking about—she undoubtedly turned out her usual gorgeous self, with fresh mascara to worry about removing in the morning.

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