Well not every artist needs to look rational. Everyone has their own style she definitely has her own. Imagine if every artists had the same style when it comes to their choice of costumes? She probably choose to look cute in poker face because that's what she was aiming for.
I guess it's because she looks relatively normal with her clothes and make-up in the video and the lighting is "darklight" which means it subdues her facial features making her look less flamboyant or outrageous and more like "the girl next door".