Trivia: I really loved seeing Rachel at home without makeup, but why....

[LAS14]

.... does she have to wear glasses at home but not on the set????

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[LSFL]

1. Contacts maybe?nt

[LAS14]

4. Why can't she wear contacts at home? nt

[soldierant]

13. See my response below - # 11

[Control-Z]

2. Contact lenses. eom

[LAS14]

6. Why can't she wear contacts at home? nt

[ecstatic]

3. I thought she was working from home for the past few months

With a green screen?

[dchill]

8. Yes, but she wasn't quarantined.

No makeup person.

[ecstatic]

12. Oh ok nt

[madaboutharry]

5. Contacts.

She wears contacts on her show. I am sure I once heard her talk about how she just can’t wear them for long periods of time.

[LAS14]

7. Ah! But why can't she wear them for the short time at home like on the set???? nt

[madaboutharry]

10. That's a good question.

Maybe it’s a different culture at the studio. They put a lot of makeup on her there too.

[Eliot Rosewater]

15. During Covid it is it is recommended not to put your fingers in your eyes

I was wearing contacts for the first few months and then got Lasik surgery and I was risking infection even though I was washing etc.

So she likely would not put them in unless she had to

[MontanaMama]

16. I'm curious why it matters?

I’m just happy to see her back. Glasses or no glasses. Welcome back Rachel.

[LAS14]

30. Just like you, just curiosity. About something different, of course. nt

[ecstatic]

17. If she wears dailies, she may not want to waste a pair just for 1 hour

Although I'm sure Rachel has more than enough funds to cover all the contacts she would ever need! Still, it would probably bother me regardless of how much money I had. I like to get at least a full day out of each pair. Lately I've been cheating and wearing them even longer than a day.

[StClone]

9. I believe she likes her relaxed nerdy girl look. In studio...

under bright lights with make up professionals, her contract may provide she look professional to their satisfaction on set.

[soldierant]

11. I have no idea whether this is true of Rachel,

but I do know there are lots of people for whom contacts are uncomfortable, yet they need to wear them for work. Actors for a role, Orchestra conductors to get better eye contact with the players. You can probably come up with others if you think about it.

[3catwoman3]

20. I wore soft contacts for many years until my close-up...

...vision started to go, right on schedule in my early 40s.

I usually was not particularly aware of them while they were in, but always noticed that when I took them out at night, it was like my corneas gave a sigh of relief and said, "Oh, thanks, that feels better."

[soldierant]

22. I knew one conductor for whom they were so painful

that he'd sometimes get noticed by audience members catching them while he was still bowing (trying to be subtle about it.)

[LAS14]

31. Yeah, I know that sigh. At middle age I started wearing a distance lens in one eye...

... and a near lens in the other. That worked fine until dryness put a stop to them. And, yeah. Big sigh of relief!! nt

[LizBeth]

14. Contacts can be irritating or whatever and just a relief not wearing them, like not wearing a bra.

We do it for work, not necessarily at home. Besides, who cares?

[3catwoman3]

27. I once took off my bra in the car after...

...work, even before driving home.

[LizBeth]

29. Lol, ya, that.

[Silver Gaia]

18. I *LIKE* Rachel in glasses! Not a damn thing wrong with wearing glasses.

She looks like her REAL self.

[LAS14]

32. Yeah, I do too. (I wrote the OP). I like her without makeup too. But I like her...

... studio self also.

[SunSeeker]

19. She needs to get glasses with an anti-reflective coating so we can see her eyes!

I have it on my Costco glasses--it's an inexpensive add-on when ordering glasses.

[GemDigger]

21. She doesn't "have" to do anything at home,

my guess is she chose to give her eyes a break. They look like she has been crying a bit along with not sleeping along with worrying so why does it matter if she wears glasses or not?

[Peacetrain]

33. Amen to that.. !! Her house, her rules.. As if she isn't dealing with enough in her life right now

You look good in glasses Racheal. ..

[relayerbob]

23. I prefer glasses

Tried contacts, hated them. Uncomfortable and serves mostly one purpose - vanity. Additionally, I like her in glasses, and in general I prefer seeing glasses on people - it means they probably read a lot.

[Bayard]

24. She was a sight for sore eyes

I have missed her astute reporting and analysis. And her description of her relationship with Susan was lovely.

I've actually been very curious/nosy about what's in the background of people working from home like this.....pets, artwork, decorating taste. I liked Rachel's barn door. We're going to be making those for our closets and interior doors here.

I gave up my contacts years ago. Just too much trouble.

[A Brand New World]

25. I liked her in glasses. Adds to her serious persona. Actually, I've

wondered how Biden would look in glasses and would love to see that. I am assuming though that he is wearing contacts, maybe not.

[Greybnk48]

26. She hates her contacts, has said in the past they hurt,

or are very uncomfortable for her.

Apparently they "insisted" she wear them on the show, and makeup, to look more attractive. She's talked about this in interviews not long after the show started.

[LAS14]

34. Thanks! nt

[malaise]

35. She wears them on the late night shows as well

I too have always wondered why.