From celebrities and socialites to politicians, the ubiquity of the selfie cannot be denied. It is now easier to snap a selfie with a presidential candidate than to shake his or her hand, and if there’s an expert on how to quickly commemorate a meeting, it’s those on the 2016 campaign trail. Hillary Clinton, whose face has appeared in countless self-taken photographs with countless eager supporters, recently found herself in a selfie with the queen of the camera herself — Kim Kardashian West.
Of course, this isn’t the most surprising of developments in the selfie world. The rise of Kardashian West and her gratuitous use of the medium has made it nearly impossible to take a selfie that feels entirely organic. Sales of her aptly titled book Selfish have now topped 125,000, and it is now in its fourth printing. And while the reality television star’s shots are certainly glamorous, spontaneous they most certainly are not.
So like them, hate them, or don’t care one way or the other about them, one thing’s for sure — the selfie is inescapable, and with the Smashbox makeup tutorial, you can be ready for one at any moment.
