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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All this has a purpose: to get her noticed. In her business, practically any attention that's not sexual assault is good attention, and therefore, her style is not only a reflection of her personal taste, it's also a savvy business decision. It gives her a lot of recognition factor, which translates to being remembered and chosen for acts and songs and events, which translates into money. If you think about celebrities in the performing arts, you'll notice a lot of them have a dramatic style that is their own. It helps them stand out in their very cutthroat careers.

(Personally, I disapprove of her style choices entirely, especially the nose ring, because it emphasizes her nose, which is not her best feature... but that's entirely besides the point.)
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I get that but the style choices she chooses seem intentionally off-putting. Her septum rings are often large and extremely eye catching, which forces you to look right at her nostrils in the middle of her face. That's an odd choice for an actor -- normally a performer would rather having you look at their eyes or their mouth, which are expressive features, rather than ones nostrils, which are not.

Likewise the excessive ear piercings do the same thing -- draw your eye away from her expression.

Her nails are insane, they look like claws. They don't draw you in or make you interested, they seem aggressive and hostile.

None of this makes sense from the perspective of a performer, especially an actor. It all says "get away, I'm unknowable and untouchable." She's an extraordinarily talented actress, but when I see photos of her these days I actually struggle to think of what she did before Wicked, because her current look is so aggressive and I exclusively associate it wither her promotion of Wicked and the intensity of her and Ariana during this time. That sucks because I actually loved her in Harriet and the Outsider. Those were nuanced, emotive performances. You would think she'd want to present herself in a way that invites more rolls like that. Maybe not. Maybe she just wants to make money now, I don't know. I think it's too bad.[/quote]

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