Avril Lavigne: Punk rock icon Avril Lavigne goes for softer, eyeliner-less look in Allure magazine feature

Avril Lavigne opts out of her usual, heavy eyeliner and stripped down to a softer, less punk look for Allure magazine's latest interview. 

The "I'm With You" singer has been known for the signature look she's developed for herself and rarely seen not sporting the dark black eyeliner that's typical of the rocker's image. 

Thus, Allure decided to go for something entirely new and give Avril Lavigne a "makeunder," removing the heavy eyeliner and punk rocker image for the day.

"I wear the black eyeliner - M.A.C. Smolder - pretty much every day," Lavigne told Allure in an interview. "I do it when I'm just at home." 

Allure magazine stylists took Avril Lavigne took the singer into their own hands, to reveal her stripped down and simple beauty without the heavy eyeliner. Lavigne shared that for this particular magazine shoot, she and the team really wanted to do something different and switch things up. 

In the actual shoot, Avril Lavigne wore very little makeup, sporting a soft, natural look with a modern dress and feminine bangs.

The popular punk rocker also shared that she kept her hair long as a kind of safety net for herself. Avril Lavigne confessed that she really liked having long hair and wearing her hair down, especially since she leans more into the tomboyish style rather than outright soft and feminine. 

The "Complicated" singer also said that she has a very shy personality so her long hair serves as a safety net but at the end of the day, Lavigne just really loves having long hair. 

When Allure magazine asked how her own style had developed and grown throughout her career, Avril Lavigne admitted that during her teenage years, she always sported vintage t-shirts, black eyeliner, Dickies and stick-straight hair. Lavigne said she changed it up for her second album where she opted to wear bondage pants, put black streaks in her blond hair and started shopping at various Gothic stores. She considered the change as growth in her style.

Avril Lavigne added that for her "The Best Damn Thing" record, she played it up even more by going for the feminine look by wearing heels and dresses and sporting pink streaks in her hair.

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