We’re used to seeing our favourite celebs dressed to the nines on the red carpet, face full of makeup and hair curled to perfection.
But underneath those layers of blush, foundation and eyelashes is a person just like us.
As the age of iPhones takes over, more and more celebs are taking to social media with candid bare-faced selfies, usually accompanied by a message of love and body positivity.
From Chrissy Teigen’s makeup-less newborn snap with baby Luna to a barely unrecognisable but still beyond beautiful Christina Aguilera, we take a look at the best #NoMakeup celebrity moments.
Spanish beauty Penelope Cruz proves that a fresh face is the best face. Not even wearing a hint of mascara, the 44-year-old mum-of-two is every bit au naturale glam in this gorgeous holiday Insta snap!
It’s not every day you see Kylie Jenner without a full-face of make-up. However, the new mum, 20, shared multiple videos and photos of herself with her baby girl on Instagram Story and Snapchat from her home in Calabasas without a scrape of make-up on her famous complexion.
Kylie is reveling the quality mother-daughter moments with 11-week-old, as the pair smiled while the 20-year-old snapped sweet fresh-faced pictures.
To promote her new KKW Beauty concealer kits, Kim Kardashian wiped her skin free of make-up in an effort to prove to her fans just how well her products work hide under-eye circles.
“You can really see how dark my under-eye circles are,” she said on her Instagram story. “And how crazy they look, really honestly. But that is what concealer is for!”
Stripped back and raw as ever, Christina Aguilera fronts the cover of Paper magazine (the same magazine responsible for Kim Kardashian’s derriere breaking the internet) and it’s delightfully refreshing to see the singer baring all. Just look at those freckles!
Proving that she’s just as beautiful without makeup, Iggy Azalea shared this flawless makeup-free snap with over nine million of her closest followers. The singer simply captioned the photo, “Good Morning.”
Jesinta Campbell
Jesinta Campbell, relaxing after a “big day”, proves she’s a natural beauty both on the inside and out with this makeup-free bath selfie.
After the birth of her first baby girl, Luna, Chrissy Teigen posted this Snapchat-filtered photo showing off her pregnancy glow.
In promotion of her feelgood aging book, The Longevity Book, the beautiful Cameron Diaz shared this bare-faced snap, proving that she is equally as stunning without makeup, than with.
She’s usually all glammed up, but in a rare makeup-free moment, Kylie Jenner showed off her enviable skin. “Saw someone comment why I don’t embrace my freckles anymore. So here’s a freckle appreciation post,” she captioned.
Gigi Hadid celebrates her freckles with her 2.5 million Twitter followers.
While sister and model Bella Hadid proves that she is equally as stunning without makeup.
Gwyneth Paltrow shared this bare-faced snap, revealling the secret to her clear complexion. “Full of healing power. #iLoveWater”
In celebration of her birthday, Gwyneth Paltrow showed off her glowy complexion with a message of positivity for her fans. “#nomakeup for my 44th birthday, embracing my past and future. Thank you for the instalove,” she wrote.
Earlier this year, supermodel Cindy Crawford celebrated her 50th birthday with this stunning selfie. “First day at 50. Thank you for all of the birthday wishes yesterday!”
Adele shared a series of stunning no-makeup selfies from her hotel room in Phoenix, Arizona after she was forced to cancel her second show in the city due to a nasty cold. While she may be under the weather, her natural beauty still shines through. See the star’s heartfelt apology to her fans in the next slide!
Adele cancels Phoenix show due to sickness
“Sun kissed,” songtress Demi Lovato captioned alongside this sunny snap.
Kaley Cuoco has kept it natural for Instagram on more than one occasion, and this pic with her adorable pup is no exception.
The morning after the 2016 Oscars, Olivia Munn uploaded a pic this sleepy drive to the jewelers. “When you get home at 6am but have to give the jewels back at 10am. 😪 #yawn”
Tyra Banks shared this no filter selfie with a telling caption about body image. “This morn, I decided to give you a taste of the really real me. So…here I am. Raw. And there YOU are…looking at me, studying this picture. Maybe you’re thinking, “Whoa, she looks ROUGH.” And if you are, great! You deserve to see the REAL me. The REALLY real me.”
Katie Holmes
Katie Holmes isn’t afraid to show us what she’s made of! The star showed off her glowing skin in a makeup-free, wet hair selfie – and still looked glamorous. Suri’s lucky to have such great genes!
Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore is the latest in a long list of celebs to embrace the no makeup selfie. The 41 year-old was enjoying a day on the beach when she uploaded this stunning black and white snap to Instagram, along with the caption “Happy Sunday everyone! Happy Sunday!” With her hair worn loose and paired with a comfy beanie, we think the Charlie’s Angel’s star looks the epitome of casual-chic!
