History Main / WakeUpMakeup

* Averted in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12696961/19/Stallion-of-the-Line Stallion of the Line]]'' after Ranma and Robin spend the night together. The next morning they go to kiss but are promptly repulsed by each other's morning breath, especially since they'd been drinking heavily the night before.

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-->-- '''Annika-709''', ''[[http://www.tomparisdorm.com/viewstory.php?sid=4084 Plan 7 of 9 from Outer Space]]''

->"My hair and makeup are impervious to anything short of thermonuclear armageddon."

* Lampshaded in ''Series/TheNanny'' - Fran sleeps in make up an with hair done just in case there's ever a fire at the mansion so the firefighters wont forget her over the pretty, young, blonde heiress. Then made fun of when her mother simply wants to know if Fran didn't forget her gold earrings. However it still remains a mystery how Fran's make up has not the slightest smudge. Or how it doesn't even run in the bathtub or after a shower or any of the many big and minor catastrophes she encounters during the show.

** Hilariously inverted in ''{{Disney/Frozen}}'', where we are treated to the sight of Anna waking up on Elsa's coronation day with a ridiculous bedhead that looks like it's gone through a tornado, is drooling out one side of her mouth, and is nibbling on a lock of hair with the other.
** ...and then it happens again in ''Disney/FrozenFever'' when Elsa is rousting Anna for her birthday.
* In ''Disney/FrozenII'', Elsa goes to bed with eye shadow on.

* In Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''Disney/SpringtimeForPluto'', when a male caterpillar transforms into a [[SlidingScaleofAnthropomorphism perfectly humanoid]] [[InsectGenderBender female]] butterfly, she pops out of the cocoon complete with dark purple eyeshadow and lipstick, as well as being fully clothed even though the caterpillar had gone into the transformation completely naked save for gloves and shoes. Considering how vigorously the caterpillar was spinning his cocoon, and how much effort it took the butterfly to emerge, you'd think something would be out of place.

* Hilariously inverted in ''{{Disney/Frozen}}'', where we are treated to the sight of Anna waking up on Elsa's coronation day with a ridiculous bedhead that looks like it's gone through a tornado, is drooling out one side of her mouth, and is nibbling on a lock of hair with the other.

-->-- '''Annika-709''', ''Plan 7 of 9 from Outer Space''

* ''Series/TheMarvelousMrsMaisel'': Invoked. Midge waits until her husband falls asleep then puts curlers in her hair, some exfoliating cream on her face and goes back to bed. Then, she wakes up before him, takes out the curlers, puts on her makeup, and pretends to sleep through the alarm so that she can look perfect the second he wakes up. She spends a somewhat disturbing amount of time on her appearance in general; she also takes her measurements every single day to make sure she's not getting flabby anywhere.

* Playing with the idea: On ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'', in one episode the title character filmed a documentary about her sister Quinn, a shallow, appearance-obsessed fashionista. She tried to ambush Quinn in the morning before she had time for makeup; Quinn, stumbling from her room with frizzy hair and frumpy clothes, spots Daria coming up the stairs. She dashes back in her room, and by the time Daria throws open the door and frames the shot, Quinn is dressed in a wrinkle-free pink nightgown, has perfect straight hair and makeup, and is laid out like Sleeping Beauty as she pantomimes waking and greeting the day with grace and poise.

* ''TabletopGame/VampireTheRequiem'': {{Justified|Trope}} with the "Doll Face" Merit that vampire characters can gain. As an animated corpse, vampire has a static physical appearance and reverts to it whenever they awaken; the Merit extends that power to affect their hair, makeup, and grooming as well as their body. Whether this looks glamorous or uncanny depends on the vampire.

* Played straight in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' - in "The Terror Within", Asami shows up to the fight with the Red Lotus looking as made-up as ever despite it being the middle of the night. Considering that Asami goes ''swimming'' more than once without so much as smearing her trademark lilac eyeshadow—other characters who wear makeup are seen either entirely without it ([[ColdSniper P'Li]]) or with it [[YourMakeupIsRunning visibly running]] ([[{{Yandere}} Eska]]) at some point—[[{{Fanon}} a certain percentage of the fandom is convinced]] that it's ''tattooed'' on.

* Characters in ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'' don't ''ever'' take off their makeup. Only one character (Roxy) appears sans makeup, and only for a few seconds, in a MakeoverMontage. We even see Jem trying taking a nap while still in her makeup, and she also still has perfect hair. Admittedly, in her case it's a hologram but Jerrica is still wearing makeup underneath that.

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* ''Series/OurMissBrooks'': Memorably averted in the episode "The Model School Teacher". The catty female reporter is pleased to see Miss Brooks unmade up, so she could portray her as poorly as possible.
* Averted in ''Series/{{Dexter}}'', in the opening credits which show the titular character engaging in a morning routine that includes shaving off the stubble and flossing his teeth. It makes his PermaStubble that much more noticeable in the show proper.
* ''Series/{{LazyTown}}'':
** When Stephanie is seen in the morning in a few episodes, she's not only got perfect hair, she slept in her headband (presumably because the headband is actually part of the wig), and she's wearing pink dance tights under her nightdress.
** An interesting, gender-swapped version is that villain Robbie Rotten wears obvious eye make-up, yet it is consistently perfect when he is seen waking.
** Hero Sportacus's clearly waxed pencil mustache is also always perfect upon waking.

* ''Series/{{Highlander}}: The Series'': In the episode "Pharaoh's Daughter", when Duncan wakes up Nefertiti from her 2000-year slumber as a mummy, she still has perfect hair and makeup.
* Samantha on ''Series/{{Bewitched}}'' often emerged from bed with perfect hair and make-up, including false eyelashes. It could be [[AWizardDidIt magic]].

** The Fourth Doctor regenerates with tidy, wavy auburn hair. A look which lasts all of five seconds before he [[MessyHair messes it up]]. Clearly to set up a [[ItsAllJunk solid rejection]] of the Third Doctor's [[TheDandy prissy]] attitude.
** Vira in "The Ark in Space" is revived after being a frozen corpse for millenia with some very 1975 light blue eyeshadow and absolutely solid helmet hair. Noah revives with his hair slicked back (the actor's natural hairstyle at the time, visible in rehearsal footage, had been QuirkyCurls SeventiesHair similar to Tom Baker's look).
** Averted with Rose in the first episode of the New Series - she wakes up the morning after meeting the Doctor bleary eyed and with terrible bed hair.
** The Tenth Doctor regenerates with gelled hair - and, as he happily points out, sideburns (but no beard other than that).
** The vat-grown soldier Jenny emerges from the creation machine with styled hair and noticeable eye makeup. RuleOfSexy and all that, with bonus points for being played by David Tennant's (then-future) wife. You can be sure that she was going to look her best on camera.
** In "Let's Kill Hitler", [[spoiler: River]] regenerates with makeup on, in a different style to how she'd been wearing it in her last body. RuleOfSexy again - the makeup is fairly similar to how she'd been wearing it in her last body and what looks good on [[spoiler: a young black woman]] might not suit [[spoiler: a middle-aged white woman]].
** {{Downplayed}} but still present for the Twelfth Doctor's regeneration into the Thirteenth. The very first shot we see of her is a close-up of her eyes, and she's visibly wearing eyeliner and mascara despite having been Creator/PeterCapaldi just half a minute prior.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' almost always has its female characters in makeup, no matter what their previous activities. Averted when Faith comes out of her coma; she wakes up with no lipstick.
* Many characters on ''Series/{{Lost}}'' have impeccably styled hair, despite being stranded on a (presumably humid) tropical island without any obvious access to hair care products.
* The ''[[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]]'' episode ''Devil Doll'' features a DamselInDistress character who goes to bed with full mod '60's style makeup, complete with false eyelashes so long they could be used as diving boards. Later on in the story, she is stricken with a fever and the only alteration to her looks is a light mist that's been sprayed onto her forehead.

* ''Series/TheVampireDiaries'': Elena looks impeccable every time she's shown getting out of bed, and Vicky looked pretty damn good for a hospital patient. In 1X22 and 2X1 Caroline was a good looking waking up as a vampire.
* Agent Cooper's hair on ''Series/TwinPeaks'' was a particularly humorous aversion given his standard hair helmet. He wakes up with some truly amazing bedhead.

* Lampshaded on ''Series/WillAndGrace'': [[UpperClassTwit Karen]] emerges from the bathroom with her hair in a towel, but when she removes the towel, her hair is dry, blown-out, and shiny. When Grace asks how she did that, she simply shrugs, "Money."

* Played with on ''Series/ADifferentWorld'' where Whitley wakes up quietly, fixes her hair and make up, and brushes her teeth and then lays back down in bed beside Dwayne before he gets up. He later on comments about how she can look so beautiful first thing in the morning.

* In ''Series/TheCarolBurnettShow'' spoof of the Esther Williams movie ''Dangerous When Wet'', Carol/Esther dives ''out'' of the pool and wraps her wet hair in a towel. Moments later she removes the towel to reveal completely dry, fully styled hair.
* Max from ''Series/TwoBrokeGirls'' always wears heavy amounts of lipstick and mascara, even while sleeping. Of course, this is Kat Dennings we're talking about. That girl looks like she's wearing makeup even when she isn't.
* In Ben Higgins's season of ''Series/TheBachelor'' he wakes everyone up to find Amanda and take her on a date and the other girls comment on how nice and alert she looks. She appears to have makeup on and and have not fallen asleep.
* ''Series/TheMarvelousMrsMaisel'': Invoked. Midge waits until her husband falls asleep then puts curlers in her hair, some exfoliating cream on her face and goes back to bed. Then, she wakes up before him, takes out the curlers, puts on her makeup, and pretends to sleep through the alarm so that she can look perfect the second he wakes up. She spends a somewhat disturbing amount of time on her appearance in general; she also takes her measurements every single day to make sure she's not getting flabby anywhere.