Lauren Boebert’s New Look: Unrecognizable Without Her Glasses

Striding through Washington, D.C. in a power suit and her librarian-like glasses, it can be hard to believe that Lauren Boebert was only born in 1986 — her tenacity (or bombast, depending on who you ask) rivals that of a more established politico. But when Boebert slips off her glasses, she takes on a more youthful and approachable vibe. For example, in January 2025, Boebert doffed her glasses to get a selfie with some Republican volunteers in Douglas County, Colorado. Perhaps she felt like they were detracting from her white-and-gold iteration of the notorious MAGA hat, though we’ve previously seen her wear her glasses with everything from the archetypal red version to a cowboy hat. Either way, glimpsing her without heavy lenses offered a new perspective of the politico.

Understandably, the politician also left off her specs during an April 2024 hospital stay. After her leg suddenly swelled up, Boebert was diagnosed with May-Thurner syndrome and had to undergo emergency surgery for a blood clot removal. Fortunately, she wasn’t short of love and support — for one, her baby grandson was on hand to cheer Boebert up. “The best little visitor came by before surgery!” Boebert wrote on Facebook, sharing a glasses-free photo with the infant. While she looked incredibly young without the frames, we couldn’t help but notice that she didn’t forego a full face of glam makeup for her procedure. Even sick in bed with an IV in her arm, Boebert apparently remains conscious of her image. And with makeup as such a mainstay of her public persona, it’s no wonder that her aesthetic changes even more when she both skips her glasses and adjusts her beauty regimen.

Lauren Boebert may not be one of the worst “Mar-a-Lago face” offenders, but she does go for the MAGA trend of more-is-more glam makeup. So, when she doffs her glasses and eases up on the cosmetics, Boebert’s transformation is all the more pronounced. For instance, in April 2025, Boebert shared an unusually casual selfie with her Facebook followers, posing with her son, Kaydon, at a track meet. “Made it home from DC just in time to catch my 400m superstar tonight!” she captioned the post. Sans glasses, Boebert looked happy and relaxed, and while her brows and eyeliner were done to their typical standard, Boebert had taken a lighter touch with her blush and let her natural pink lip color shine through. Altogether, it gave the representative a fresher vibe than her sometimes aggressive on-the-clock makeup.

If you’re wondering what Lauren Boebert looks like completely makeup-free, there aren’t too many examples — apart from a 2017 mugshot she earned for skipping court on a careless driving charge. But some other famous MAGA figures are happier to go au naturel, like conservative pundit Megyn Kelly, who has repeatedly gone makeup-free.