Pamela Anderson just donned her iconic makeup and reminded everyone that she can still deliver Baywatch glam

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By stefan armitage

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It's Pamela Anderson... but as you haven't seen her in a while.

Yes, Pam-An won the hearts of millions of fans around the world when she skyrocketed to international stardom with her roles as Lisa in Home Improvement and CJ Parker in Baywatch.

These roles as cemented Anderson into the ultimate "girl-next-door", and following a number of appearances on the front cover of Playboy, the star soon became known as a global "sex symbol".

However, over the past few years, 57-year-old Anderson has attended red carpet events and public occasions with a noticeably different look than the one we all remember from the 90s and 00s.


Embracing her natural beauty and opting for more demure makeup choices, Anderson almost reinvented herself as she became a pioneering female figure embracing a "less is more" and makeup-free approach in the celebrity world.

When asked why she had made the change, Anderson told Elle in 2023 that she opted to change-up her look after her makeup artist, Alexis Vogel, sadly died from breast cancer.

"She was the best," Anderson said. "And since then, I just felt, without Alexis, it’s just better for me not to wear makeup," before describing the move as "freeing", "fun", and "a little rebellious".

Pamela AndersonPamela Anderson says her new look has been "freeing". Credit: Juan Naharro Gimenez / Getty

She would elaborate on this newfound "freedom" during an appearance The Drew Barrymore Show earlier this year. Opening up about her groundbreaking appearance at the 2023 Paris Fashion Week, Anderson said: "I didn't realize anyone would even notice."

Anderson added that she no longer wanted to be seen as all the "characters" she had played throughout her career - both on-screen and off - and realized she "feels great" as her.


But that doesn't mean Glam Pam still isn't in there and ready to come out and have some fun.

Over the weekend, Los Angles-based makeup artist David Velasquez dropped a jaw-dropping shot on Instagram that looks straight out of the ‘90s — but spoiler: it’s not.

He recreated the vintage vibe using Melt Cosmetics (a brand that didn’t even exist until the 2010s), with Pamela Anderson as his canvas. “Rock N Roll like the 90s,” he captioned the post.

And it wasn't long before the comments came flooding in.


"I love her no makeup look but this feels like home," one person wrote, with another adding: "THANK YOU! For so long I’ve been wanting Mama to give us a full face just to remind the girls who THE OG is!!!"

"Pammy out here reminding us she can eat us all up with or without makeup," a third commented.

While a fourth typed: "We love seeing a natural Pammy AND a full glam Pammy!!!!"

And we cannot deny that it kinda feels right to see Pam once again embracing the stunning glam look that we remember from the 90s.

Nevertheless, whether it is the more natural look or Hollywood bombshell glam, there is no denying Anderson's heart-stopping aura and beauty.

Featured image credit: Juan Naharro Gimenez/Getty