Blair Spent $3,130 on Makeup in Six Years

[tocqueville]

Blair Spent $3,130 on Makeup in Six Years Sun Jul 24,11:13 AM ET

LONDON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair has spent more than 1,800 pounds (US$3,130) of taxpayers' money on makeup and cosmetic artists over the past six years, according to the government.

In a written answer to Parliament, the government revealed Blair's Downing Street office had spent 1,050.22 pounds (US$1,826.66) on cosmetics for the prime minister's media appearances since 1999. In the past two years, a further 791.20 pounds (US$1,376.14) had been spent on makeup artists.

The details were released by government official Lord Bassam in a written response to a question tabled by Lord Hanningfield, a member of the main opposition Conservative Party.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=816&e=1&u=/ap/20050724/ap_on_re_eu/britain_blair_makeup

[Lord_StarFyre]

1. He has to look pretty

...for his Master, pResident dumbshitula

[tjdee]

2. That's only $522 every year. Not bad at all.

I am not even sure why this is a story.

Considering what makeup people charge per hour and various products (foundation can cost upwards of $30 for example), not a big deal.

Exactly the sort of thing a conservative would bitch about.

[spinbaby]

4. You're right

People forget that appearing on TV requires makeup and professional makeup is expensive. I'm betting that every U.S. president since Reagan has spent at least as much.

[tocqueville]

10. it's not necessary

several countries have stopped doing this, among them Sweden.
THey only use favorable angles and good lightning.

Nobody noticed the difference

[jmm]

3. Please, please please tell me

that includes the cost of having someone put it on him. I've never seen skin bad enough to warrant that kind of makeup even if we are talking about on a daily basis.

[tocqueville]

7. yep it's included

now the question is how much does Bush put on make up ?

[jmm]

9. Not as much as he spends on hair dye

despite what's he's said about other people who dye their hair. If he was smart he would've gotten something to cover up his pretzel scar.

$3,130 in six years sounds pretty damn good to me for 6 years of getting his make-up professionally done.

[ClintonTyree]

5. Covering up the "dirty sanchez".........

he got from relations with his buddy, georgie? :shrug:

Disgusting, but probably true!

[Imagevision]

6. That's peanuts - no amount of money would make Bush look good

[mr blur]

8. Well, it's not working -

he looks like shit these days.

[roguevalley]

11. ITs not easy spackling over that swastika on his forehead

[HysteryDiagnosis]

12. Girlfriends? Or is that what they use over there instead of

duct tape and plastic???