I have it kind of the other way, a mild caulrophilia. It’s just a bit of a bump, but a girl that is already attractive to me, will likely be more so in well-done clown make-up. Which is ironic, because when it comes to normal makeup, I tend to prefer the look of a lighter touch.

Though I think it is probably more about emphasizing and exaggerating facial emotiveness. I tend to have trouble with facial expressions, so when someone can do something to make them clearer, or overact them, it’s very helpful/comforting. A clown-girl voice helps too for the same thing. They usually add more emotion to their speaking to go with the overacting.

Actually the characters alot of V-tubers portray is kind of the same thing.