Do you need your own star make-up artist?

Annalena Baerbock’s beauty expert costs taxpayers 7500 euros a month.

The Federal Foreign Office, under the leadership of Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, paid out 137,000 euros for a make-up artist in 2022. The news from “Focus” not only angered the AlexxTV team. The expensive beauty services of the German Taxpayers’ Association (BdSt) were made public after it suggested ways to save money in a “savings book for the federal budget”. The BdSt was alarmed by the high costs for photographers, hairdressers and make-up artists, which amounted to around 1.5 million euros. According to “Focus”, one example of this is the fee of 7500 euros per month for the 42-year-old Green’s star make-up artist, including travel and material costs.

Trend towards make-up artists

Let this figure melt in your mouth. The average consumer now thinks every month about whether the average 60 euros for a beauty treatment at her trusted salon is still enough. However, the Potsdam woman occasionally treats herself to a special treatment. According to the “Berliner Morgenpost”, Ampel actually spends a lot more money on her public image than previous governments. In addition to the ever-increasing cost of photographers, there is a new phenomenon called make-up artists.

“Preaching water and drinking wine”

During the Grand Coalition’s term of office, hardly any financial resources were spent on this. In 2022, the amount increased under the leadership of Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD). “I really can’t think of anything more to say. Except perhaps the saying: “Preach water and drink wine”. I therefore agree with the BdSt, which advises: “It would be a good signal to the taxpayer to reduce spending on expensive make-up artists and to think twice about hiring a photographer.”