What 72 celebrities await similar without a lick of makeup

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Alicia Keys oftentimes performs and walks red carpets with minimal makeup or none at all.
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  • Many celebrities accept shown off their natural beauty by embracing the no-makeup trend.
  • Stars similar Alicia Keys and Kesha, for example, accept gone viral for their stripped-dorsum looks.
  • Other celebrities including Zendaya and Kylie Jenner take shared makeup-free selfies on Instagram.
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Brenna Opelka and Brianna Arps contributed to an earlier version of this commodity.

Kim Kardashian West seemingly went makeup-gratis for a photograph in 2014.

It'southward rare that Kim Kardashian West is photographed without makeup.
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While posing alongside a re-create of Love mag featuring Kendall Jenner on the cover, Kardashian Due west appears to have been wearing no lipstick, eyeliner, or mascara. She posted the photo on July 31, 2014.

The following twelvemonth, Whitney Port clapped back at critics of her no-makeup Instagram selfies.

Whitney Port also encouraged her fans to share their own makeup-free selfies.
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According to the "The Hills" star's post, which she shared on September 15, 2015, people often told her that she looked "expressionless or anemic" whenever she wasn't wearing makeup. She connected to say that she "struggled" with her peel while growing upward, and had "terrible acne" in high school.

"I've learned that keeping it healthy and clear is by and large due to keeping it clean," Port said virtually her skin. "I TRULY think the key to inner and outer dazzler isn't about all the things we tin buy to cover up our skin, only how we can embrace our skin and go on it good for you. Clean skin is in."

"The more I go on it clean, the better status it's in," she said. "And when you lot exercise determine to put a little makeup on ( I mean, we all do 😊 ) our skin is a pure foundation for it to live on! And so goodbye haters! I'chiliad gonna embrace my bare, colorless, stake, and ghostly peel considering I don't demand to hide backside anything. I urge all you lot out there to non exist afraid of showing that beautiful, bare face of yours to the world."

Bella Thorne left her glam makeup behind in this natural selfie from the start of 2017.

Bella Thorne is an outspoken advocate of embracing your natural skin.
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The musician and actress called her January 2017 photo a "real pare alert," and added that information technology's "no clandestine" she has acne.

"Sometimes it's clear and sometimes information technology's just not," Thorne said about her skin. "I'm very self conscious and constantly feeling bad virtually myself. Merely I shouldn't feel bad. It is normal to have acne."

"EVERY1 does!" she connected. "It's only our guild and social-media outlets similar this 1 that tells us nosotros take to take 'perfect skin' to be considered socially adequate. I'yard here to tell you rn F--- THAT. I'g going to show my skin for what is it and own information technology. No matter what any1 says."

Thorne also detailed her experience with cystic acne in a 2018 Vogue documentary.

While off-duty in February of that year, model Ashley Graham looked confident without makeup.

Ashley Graham often rocks bold eye shadow and vibrant lipstick at Hollywood events.
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On February 5, 2017, Graham said on Instagram that there was "No 💄Required" for her "WEEKEND VIBES" photo.

Too in 2018, Demi Lovato removed her makeup and pilus extensions in front end of the camera for Vogue.

Demi Lovato frequently uses her public platform to promote trunk positivity.
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At the cease of the empowering video, posted on March 8, 2018, the vocalizer appeared happy and confident while showing off her natural skin.

That aforementioned month, Hilary Duff jumped on the "no-makeup Monday" bandwagon.

Duff put her glowing peel on display for the relatable post.
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The thirty-yr-former extra documented her sweet and simple travel style on her Instagram story in April 2018. At the time, she opted for tousled waves and a cozy grayness sweater.

Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz recently went makeup-free together.

Drew Barrymore shared the photo with her followers.
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The two take been shut friends since their "Charlie'south Angels" days. Years after on July 13, 2018, Barrymore shared this photograph of a day they shared together on Instagram.

Kesha showed off her freckles in a Twitter postal service that quickly went viral that calendar month.

Kesha wants to let her freckles polish in 2019.
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"This twelvemonth my resolution is to beloved myself," the singer wrote on Jan 15, 2019. "Just as I am, all f------ up and imperfect and whatever else. And to let my freckles liiiiiiiive."

Alicia Keys went with another minimal makeup look for the 2019 Grammy Awards.

Alicia Keys kept it low-key for the Grammy Awards on Feb 10, 2019.
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She turned heads by walking the ruddy carpet in a assuming, red gown by Armani.

Carrie Underwood shared this post-workout selfie on Instagram.

Carrie Underwood updated her Instagram followers on her conditioning progress.
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"When your face matches your shirt = y'all had a good workout!" the vocalizer wrote in the caption of the photo on March thirty, 2019.

Ciara also ditched makeup for a "vulnerable" Instagram mail that month.

Ciara embraced her natural pare in the photograph.
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"The existent me ... and I honey it," the singer wrote in her caption on April 22, 2019. "Finally embracing myself fully! It feels good."

Jennifer Lopez also looked radiant while swimming without makeup that month.

Jennifer Lopez looks stunning with and without makeup.
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The musician'due south YouTube video, posted on Baronial 27, 2019, was a visual diary of her "It's My Party" international tour. It included clips of her swimming with her children, traveling, and performing all over the world.

Sarah Jessica Parker went barefaced while hanging out with her friend Andy Cohen.

Sarah Jessica Parker's natural wait was shared to Instagram.
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Cohen shared a selfie of himself and Parker to Instagram on August 31, 2019, writing "Magic Hour, Magic Lady."

Selena Gomez posted one of her most casual selfies to date on Oct 7, 2019.

Selena Gomez recently launched her ain cosmetics line called Rare Beauty.
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"Me, all the fourth dimension," she wrote underneath her photo, in which she's seemingly non wearing makeup.

In December of that year, Kate Bosworth filmed her peel-intendance routine while vacationing in St. Lucia.

Kate Bosworth tin can pull of glamorous makeup and glowing skin-care looks.
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"I'm non wearing whatever makeup at the moment," she said in her video, posted on December 13, 2019. "I start with washing my face up."

Rita Wilson near attended the Golden Globe awards at the start of 2020 without wearing makeup.

Rita Wilson eventually got her hair and makeup done for the awards anniversary.
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In an Instagram post on January 5, 2020, the extra shared that her pilus and makeup creative person was an hour-and-a-half late, despite booking the engagement in September.

The next day, Rihanna seemingly ditched makeup — except for some lip gloss — in a stunning selfie.

Rihanna does appear to be wearing a lip product in her selfie.
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"Commencement selfie of the yr doe. #2020," she wrote in her post on Jan 6, 2020.

Lovato brought back the #NoMakeupMonday hashtag with a mail service that month.

It was the outset makeup-free selfie Lovato had shared in years.
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"Haven't washed a #NoMakeupMonday in yearssss only I figured after posting then many glamorous pics with tons of makeup and hair pieces, it'due south important to testify myself underneath it all," she wrote on February 24, 2020.

"This is what I look like 85-90% of the time," she continued. "Proud of my freckles, proud of haul chin, and proud of myself for loving and accepting myself the way I am. 🖤 #ILoveMe."

Hilary Duff shared her "mom makeup routine" in a tutorial for Vogue posted on March 9, 2020.

Hilary Duff seems to exist a big fan of glowing skin and bronzer.
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According to Duff, the look she created is one she'd article of clothing when she'southward spending the day with her kids, while also attending some meetings. She starts with a base of operations of numerous moisturizers, and afterwards applies lots of bronzer and glowing face products.

Dakota Fanning used a barefaced video of herself taking her temperature to encourage people to stay home.

The actress typically opts for glowing makeup looks.
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In add-on to her video, shared on March sixteen, 2020, Fanning besides used the caption of her post to encourage others to social distance.

"Stay at HOME (if you tin can) and stay Healthy," she wrote.

Gabrielle Union glowed while posing makeup-costless with her husband Dwyane Wade.

Gabrielle Spousal relationship and Dwyane Wade accept been married since 2014
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"Couples in quarantine exist similar..." she wrote in the caption of her Instagram photo alongside numerous emojis on March 17, 2020.

Zoë Kravitz chose to forgo makeup while posing with her dog.

Zoë Kravitz seems to be a big fan of natural beauty, as she often wears minimal makeup.
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On March 17, 2020, Kravitz included a social-distancing pun in her Instagram post, writing: "cocky(ie) quarantine." She also encouraged her followers to "stay inside" and take things "i day at a time.

Vanessa Williams celebrated her 57th birthday by lounging in bed with no makeup on.

Vanessa Williams looks as stunning with and without makeup.
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"Good Morning 57!" she wrote alongside the photograph on March 18, 2020. "Another year on this wondrous planet that continually surprises and challenges me to grow in dear and adventure. I cherish all the endless back up I am given and am grateful for the #more that is in my daily prayers. Many thanks for all my birthday wishes."

She besides included the hashtags #nofilter, #nomakeup, and #nocorona.

Later in March, Kelly Clarkson covered a song by the late Kenny Rogers while not wearing makeup.

Kelly Clarkson tin pull off both glamorous and laid-back looks.
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The Instagram video, shared on March 24, 2020, was inspired by ane she posted a few days earlier while her family was "hiding in Montana."

Katy Perry took a bluff selfie while "mid-quarantine."

Katy Perry was pregnant with her starting time kid when she shared the photograph.
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She too included a photo of herself "pre-quarantine" in her March 29, 2020 post to prove how her mode has changed in but a matter of weeks.

"Hope your stay-at-dwelling plans tonight include joining me for a beautiful and breezy episode of #AmericanIdol, taped in heavenly Hawaii dorsum in January and February," she wrote.

Nikki Bella opened up about her pregnancy in a "no-filter post" on Instagram.

Nikki Bella also showed off her natural hair in the photo.
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According to the old wrestler, her pregnancy had resulted in pigmentation and pimples on her cheeks. Though she wrote that she couldn't "wait to get a facial once again," she also said she was proud of her natural skin.

"It's pretty astonishing to start to run across the real, natural you again, correct? Without all the dazzler appointments and makeup everyday," she wrote in her Instagram post on April 12, 2020. "I hope in this fourth dimension nosotros tin commencement to honey ourselves more. Appreciate the flaws, the changes, our age."

"I'yard going through a lot of course because of pregnancy, just goodness when I feel my baby kick or motion, I don't intendance how many pounds I take gained, or peel changes I have, or pain that feeling is different annihilation I take ever experienced," she continued. "It makes me smile and then large every time."

Salma Hayek was seemingly in the pool when she took one of her latest no-makeup photos.

Salma Hayek tin pull off simply nearly any expect.
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On May 14, 2020, she wrote in the explanation of her photo: "Agua 💧 #h2o #nomakeup."

Lady Gaga temporarily ditched makeup while spending time outside.

The musician's skin was glowing in her Instagram postal service.
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"Thinking about the world and sending love," she wrote alongside her makeup-costless selfie on June 17, 2020. "I walk in circles and reflect sometimes well-nigh what I want to say. I want to say I love you."

Bethenny Frankel posted a no-makeup, no-filter photo to bear witness "a realistic female epitome."

Bethenny Frankel also wore her natural hairstyle in the selfie.
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"The more than I meet photos on social media that are filtered, contoured, eyelashed, extensioned, & retouched — the more of import information technology is to post #nofilter, real, everyday photos," Frankel wrote on September 1, 2020. "I desire to show our daughters (and sons) a realistic female paradigm. #THISiswhatilooklike #thisisme #unfilteredselfie #noglam #workingmom."

Selena Gomez showed her fans how she does her makeup from start to finish in a Vogue video.

Selena Gomez used a mix of products from her brand and others to achieve this await.
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As part of Vogue's "Beauty Secrets" video series, Gomez told the publication that she believes makeup and mental health share a connection. She added that dazzler "really is fine art" and tin "bring people together."

On September 3, 2020, Keke Palmer reflected on her journeying to clear peel.

Keke Palmer oft gets real most her hair and peel online.
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She also poked fun at her no-makeup photograph, writing in a tweet: "I know yous well-nigh to die at this photo cause of these lashes and these Mickey ears. Only ITS THE SKIN FOR ME, y'all know what I've endured!!"

"My skin used to accept me curled up in the bed crying," she continued. "Now I really truly understand information technology, I'k and so thankful, no filta Poohs."

"Jersey Shore" star JWoww posted a barefaced selfie next to ane that showed her edited with makeup.

JWoww posted this selfie before and after editing on March 21, 2021.
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JWoww, whose existent name is Jenni Farley, said the left portion was unedited, showing her with minimal makeup. The right side of the photo was altered using a photo-editing app, giving Farley a full-glam makeup look.

"Laying here bored and saw this app... so I said 'why not?'" she wrote in the caption. "WTF. I'd rather be old and ugly 😭😭😭 just seriously, don't do this crap to your pics... dearest yourself."

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