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It’s not uncommon to see celebrities looking glamorous onscreen and on magazine covers. They’ve created a standard and definition for beauty, which is generally unattainable for many others. 

However, these glamorized images are often enhanced through digital manipulation and a substantial amount of makeup. And once you strip it all away, we get to see these famous names in their most natural selves. 

So, here are photos of some of your favorite actresses, singers, and renowned figures without makeup. Many of them look starkly different compared to when they’re dolled up, which may leave you nonplussed.

#1

Taylor Swift

Side-by-side images of a celebrity with makeup and makeup-less, showing natural beauty behind the scenes.

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Hippopotamuses
Community Member
1 year ago (edited)

Not that there's any problem with it. She does look very different without makeup.

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    #2

    Michelle Pfeiffer

    Two makeup-less celebrities in casual settings showing natural looks behind the scenes in candid selfies.

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    Mari
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Still beautiful!

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    #3

    Rihanna

    Rihanna shown with makeup and makeup-less in casual setting, highlighting natural celebrity look behind scenes.

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    The Majestic Opossum
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Aww Riri is adorable without makeup! She really doesn't look that different, she's beautiful

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    #4

    Selena Gomez

    Left photo shows a celebrity with bold makeup and red lipstick, right photo shows the same makeup-less celebrity behind the scenes.

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    Mari
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Without make up she is even prettier!

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    #5

    Julianne Moore

    Actress showing makeup-less look in casual settings, revealing natural beauty behind the scenes with no makeup on.

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    Morgen Stern
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    She is stunning!

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    #6

    Zendaya

    Side-by-side images of a makeup-wearing and makeup-less celebrity showing natural looks behind the scenes.

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    The Majestic Opossum
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Gah, she's just always gorgeous!!

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    #7

    Salma Hayek Pinault

    Famous makeup-less celebrities showing natural beauty behind the scenes in candid and fresh photos.

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    veirdbuttrue
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Beautiful!

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    #8

    Adele

    A side-by-side comparison of a makeup-less celebrity behind the scenes and her glamorous look with full makeup.

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    Don Adams
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    The before looks great!

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    #9

    Ciara

    Two makeup-less celebrities in black tops showing natural looks behind the scenes with no makeup or filters.

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    The Majestic Opossum
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    IIRC she went full "natural beauty" a few years back? She's freaken stunning. I wish more celebs would do this on a regular basis (kudos to Pam Anderson and Alicia Keys for doing this as well)

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    #10

    Sofia Vergara

    Celebrity portrait in glamorous makeup and natural no-makeup look, showing makeup-less celebrities behind the scenes.

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    Datsuyama
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    She's beautiful without the makeup.

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    #11

    Vanessa Williams

    Side-by-side photos of a celebrity with makeup and makeup-less, showing their natural look behind the scenes.

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    Gingersnap In Iowa
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Vanessa doesn't age! This woman is beautiful.

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    #12

    Drew Barrymore

    Side-by-side images of two makeup-less celebrities showing their natural looks behind the scenes in casual settings.

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    Karen Terry
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Love her in her natural form. She’s beautiful!

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    #13

    Jessica Alba

    Makeup-less celebrities showing their natural look behind the scenes in candid, makeup-free photos.

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    veirdbuttrue
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Gorgeous with and without!

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    #14

    Katie Holmes

    Actress showing natural look with no makeup on a talk show and relaxing at home with a cat, makeup-less celebrities behind scenes.

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    Nina
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Is it me or is the left pic just an unflattering one? She looks a lot better in the right one

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    #15

    Simone Biles

    Side-by-side photos of a makeup-less celebrity showcasing natural beauty and a glamorous, made-up look behind the scenes.

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    Shaggy
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Have seen her many times, not all made up, at Bears games. Plus numerous olympic broadcasts + hard knocks. This is not earth shattering. She looks great ether way

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    #16

    Miley Cyrus

    Side-by-side images of a famous makeup-less celebrity with and without glamorous stage makeup, showing natural beauty behind the scenes.

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    Daisy Train
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    She looks better without makeup.

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    #17

    Megan Thee Stallion

    Makeup-less celebrities showing natural beauty behind the scenes in casual and relaxed settings, highlighting their true looks.

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    veirdbuttrue
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Gorgeous!

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    #18

    Eva Longoria Baston

    Side-by-side images of a makeup-less celebrity and the same celebrity wearing makeup showing natural beauty behind the scenes.

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    veirdbuttrue
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    I think she looks so pretty in the make up free one

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    #19

    Laverne Cox

    Two makeup-less celebrities showing their natural looks behind the scenes in casual indoor settings.

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    Kali Chaos
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Legend. Absolute legend.

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    #20

    Tyra Banks

    Side-by-side comparison of a makeup and makeup-less celebrity showcasing natural beauty behind the scenes.

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    The Majestic Opossum
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Tyra Banks started doing this years ago and I always loved her for it.

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    #21

    Lily Collins

    Left side shows a makeup-wearing woman posing outdoors, right side shows the same makeup-less celebrity behind the scenes indoors.

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    Lori T Wisconsin
    Community Member
    1 year ago

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    Another Nepo baby

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    #22

    Millie Bobby Brown

    Side-by-side images of celebrities, one with makeup and one makeup-less, showing natural behind-the-scenes looks.

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    The Majestic Opossum
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Maybe because she became well known as a kid, but it feels weirder to me seeing her with makeup

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    #23

    Mindy Kaling

    Celebrity shown in side-by-side images wearing makeup and makeup-less, revealing natural look behind the scenes.

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    Anthony Demazzo
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Kelley!

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    #24

    Taraji P Henson

    Side-by-side images of a celebrity with full makeup and the same celebrity makeup-less showing natural beauty behind the scenes.

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    ShyWahine
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    She looks fabulous all glam'd up but she's equally gorgeous au naturel....

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    #25

    Alyssa Milano

    Side-by-side images of a celebrity with full makeup and the same celebrity with a makeup-less natural look behind the scenes.

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    Ixanga Cancun
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    She looks much better without makeup. That clown mouth does nothing for her.

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    #26

    Cardi B

    Side-by-side images of a makeup-less celebrity showing natural skin behind the scenes with and without makeup.

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    The Majestic Opossum
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Ok that's just a bad angle, but I really would not have guessed it was the same person!

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    #27

    Lili Reinhart

    Makeup-less celebrity with sleek hairstyle in black blazer contrasted with natural look behind the scenes in sunlight.

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    Jane Doe-Doe
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Sorry, never heard of her but she looks lovely without the makeup

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    #28

    Jessica Simpson

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    Katarzyna Drozd
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Her lip filler looks so caricaturally stupid

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    #29

    Kesha

    Makeup-less celebrity with blonde hair wearing a white top outdoors and no makeup indoors showing natural look behind the scenes.

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    Michelle Carlson
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    I like her better without makeup!

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    #30

    Bella Thorne

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    Hailey Himalaylee
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Um..? Are you sure?

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    #31

    Jennifer Lopez

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    Lottie Arena
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited)

    Hmm, 57 and no turkey neck and no tear trough hollows.

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    #32

    Kyle Richards

    Two side-by-side portraits of a woman with makeup on the left and a makeup-less celebrity behind the scenes on the right.

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    Jane Doe-Doe
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    I don’t know who she is, American?

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    #33

    Amy Schumer

    Comedian Amy Schumer shown in side-by-side makeup-less celebrity photos revealing natural look behind the scenes.

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    She who must not be named
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 year ago

    This one is the most relatable to me 😅

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    #34

    Kris Jenner

    Left photo shows a celebrity with makeup, right photo shows the same makeup-less celebrity behind the scenes.

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    Ixanga Cancun
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    That's not just without makeup, it's pre latest plastic surgery, pre filler, and without special lighting and filters, that's pre the whole works!

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    #35

    Kaitlyn Bristowe

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    Neva York
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 year ago

    who?

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    #36

    Alexa Demie

    Two side-by-side photos showing makeup-less celebrities in natural light, revealing their real looks behind the scenes.

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    Katarzyna Drozd
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Looks way better without makeup

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    #37

    Ice Spice

    Celebrity with bright orange hair wearing makeup in a recording studio and the same celebrity makeup-less behind the scenes.

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    jasper
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Who?

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    #38

    Kim Kardashian

    Kim Kardashian with makeup on and makeup-less, showing natural look behind the scenes in a side-by-side comparison.

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    Ixanga Cancun
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    That's a really old pic of her, she's had her nose done, the philtre (gap between nose and mouth) made smaller and something done to her eyes too.

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    #39

    Tana Mongeau

    Side-by-side images of a celebrity with makeup and the same celebrity makeup-less showing natural look behind the scenes

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    Crispycritter
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Who?

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    #40

    Lea Michele

    Side-by-side photos of a makeup-less celebrity showing natural beauty behind the scenes with no makeup.

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    veirdbuttrue
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    She is wearing make up in both.

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    #41

    Ariana Grande

    Side-by-side images of a makeup-less celebrity showing natural skin and a glamorous look with bold makeup at night.

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    Sarah Kathrin Matsoukis
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    No way there's nothing done with the eyes/lashes in the right pic

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    #42

    James Charles

    Close-up of a makeup-less celebrity smiling outdoors, showing natural skin and colorful nails behind the scenes.

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    E. Rex Sean
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    i don’t like james charles, but i must admit he does very cool makeup looks

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    #43

    Kylie Jenner

    Side-by-side images of a celebrity with full makeup and makeup-less, showing natural looks behind the scenes.

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    veirdbuttrue
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    How much filler can a young face take, just weird looking

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