French President: Emmanuel Macron spends €26,000 on his personal makeup in 3 months

Macron’s personal makeup artist put in two claims for payment, one for €10,000 and another for €16,000, for doing his makeup during his travels and ahead of press conferences, according to the report.

French President Emmanuel Macron has spent €26,000  on his makeup just three months into office, Le Point magazine has reported.

Macron’s personal makeup artist put in two claims for payment, one for €10,000 and another for €16,000, for doing his makeup during his travels and ahead of press conferences, according to the report.

The French government has responded to the article saying, "we called in a contractor as a matter of urgency. Spending on makeup would be 'significantly reduced' in future."

Le Point also reported the amount spent by Macron's predecessors on makeups during the same three months period.

His immediate predecessor, François Hollande, spent €30,000 per quarter on makeup, including the salary of a makeup artist.

Mr Hollande also paid his hairdresser a gross salary of €9,895 a month. 

Nicolas Sarkozy spent slightly less on his makeup than Macron €8,000 a month.

Macron’s personal makeup artist put in two claims for payment, one for €10,000 and another for €16,000, for doing his makeup during his travels and ahead of press conferences, according to the report. Read Full Story