Kim Kardashian has once again been pictured without a single drop of makeup on. However, unlike some of the alleged makeup-free and filter-free pictures and videos that she has shared on social media in the past (such as the one below) there is no doubting that the recent pictures are sans makeup and filters, as they were taken by members of the paparazzi.
The paparazzi pictures of the 43-year-old Skims founder – which you can check out here – were taken as she was leaving the Epione Los Angeles skincare clinic on Tuesday, December 19th. She wasn’t wearing a single drop of makeup, and as the pictures didn’t have any of her usual filters on, her skin’s real texture was exposed. We imagine that someone who heavily edits their pictures wouldn’t be happy to have such candid pictures taken of them and then published, which is why we weren’t surprised to see her make a rude gesture to the paps who took the pictures.
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Kim Kardashian Papped Leaving Los Angeles Skincare Clinic Without Makeup
Wearing an all-black casual ensemble, with black sunglasses on, the mom-of-four was pictured leaving the skincare clinic and heading to her car. Although she was wearing oversized dark shades, which therefore did shield a large portion of her face from the paps, they didn’t disguise her skin texture, which is perhaps what led to her sticking her middle finger up at the paps.
Seems like she is taking tips from her son Saint West, who flipped off the paps a few months ago. At the time, Kim seemed to be furious with her eight-year-old son for making the gesture, and appeared to scold him almost immediately after he did it. Let’s just hope that he doesn’t see these pap pics, otherwise she may have a hard time explaining herself!
Although Kim is still gorgeous in candid pap pictures, they’re certainly not as airbrushed and pore-less as the ones she puts on Instagram, as some of our own Instagram vs reality pictures using older pap pictures have proven.
Fan Comments
As expected, the internet had a lot of thoughts about the latest paparazzi pictures, ranging from Kim's appearance in them, as well as her rare and unexpected rude gesture to the paps. Many people thought Kim was angry with the paps for catching her without makeup, while others thought she wasn't happy because she couldn't edit the pap pictures in the way she seemingly edits her social media pictures.
Commenting on a December 20th Instagram post from Page Six featuring a picture of Kim flipping off the paparazzi, one fan said: "She is so rude! Wow." Another referenced Saint's previous rude gesture and said: "No wonder her kids are so out of control." "Like mother like son... real classy," concurred another.
"She's mad cause she doesn't have glam on," speculated one fan, as another added: "Why because she can't filter the pics or claim she never had any cosmetic things done?" Other fans quickly turned their attention to her unedited skin, which some people said they were "shocked" by, as she previously credited her Skkn by Kim line for giving her seemingly flawless skin. "This just proves her skincare line does not work guys! Don't be fooled," one person wrote. "Going to the skincare clinic after using her own skincare line! Ironic!" exclaimed another.
Other fans thought it was ironic that the Kardashians star was angry at the paps, considering how much she has seemingly loved them in the past. Kim and her family have been accused of calling the paps on themselves throughout their careers, which many people touched on in the comments. "Why is she pretending to hate the paparazzi! Who is she kidding," one fan wrote, as another concurred: "She calls them then flips them off? Good role model for her kids."
"She should be praising them she wouldn't have a purpose without them," thought another, as someone else agreed, writing: "This woman is excruciating. Half the time, her team is calling paparazzi letting them know where she is." "When you willfully live your life in front of the camera and make your money from it, flipping off the paps seems unnecessarily rude," thought another, as someone else quipped, "I'd be upset too if I staged all my pictures and ended up looking like this," followed by a crying laughing emoji.
