After 20 Years On Stage Using Makeup Christina Aguilera Does A Shoot Without It, And We Can’t Recognize Her
She’s never been shy about dolling herself up with vivid eyeliner and her trademark deep shades of lipstick, but now Christina Aguilera has joined the make-under trend, and she looks just stunning.
Following on from Demi Lovato’s revealing revealing video for Vogue, Aguilera stripped bare for the cover of Paper Magazine cover. In a series of close-up shots titled Transformation, we discover that she actually has freckles, and beneath the bold, brash persona she usually presents to the world is a softer, younger-looking woman whom many commenters agree, looks even better!
“I’ve always been someone that obviously loves to experiment, loves theatrics, loves to create a story-line and play a character in a video or through a stage,” she said in her interview with Paper. “I’m a performer, that’s who I am by nature. But, I’m at the place, even musically, where it’s a liberating feeling to be able to strip it all back and appreciate who you are and your raw beauty.”
Similar to the reactions after Lovato’s makeunder, some people have expressed skepticism with the ‘bare’ trend. Pointing out that the stars are still wearing some make-up, have undergone cosmetic surgery and have the luxury of a team of beauty advisers around them, not everybody is convinced that these pampered celebrities going ‘natural’ does anything to inspire or empower other women to do the same. It is just a new standard of barely attainable beauty to aspire to.
Scroll down below to check out the pics of Christina Aguilera with no makeup, and decide for yourself whether you like this new trend or not.
Christina Aguilera has never been shy about dolling herself up with vivid eyeliner and her trademark deep shades of lipstick
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However, she decided to strip it all off in a series of revealing close-up shots for Paper Magazine
Image credits: Zoey Grossman/ Paper
Image credits: Zoey Grossman/ Paper
Image credits: Zoey Grossman/ Paper
Image credits: Zoey Grossman/ Paper
Image credits: Zoey Grossman/ Paper
Don’t be fooled though, the girl still loves her makeup
Image credits: Zoey Grossman/ Paper
Image credits: Zoey Grossman/ Paper
Image credits: Zoey Grossman/ Paper
Image credits: Zoey Grossman/ Paper
Here’s what people had to say about the photoshoot
Or photoshop free. I agree that the "natural" look is still better than all the make-up.
Load More Replies...Looks like celebrities wear make up to protect their privacy, so they could live their lives in peace. I say this because she looks unrecognizable (kind of). Gorgeous, of course, but like a totally different person.
(I know I've just "discovered hot water", but it's good to remind ourselves every now and then.)
Load More Replies...I love her freckles ! she shouldn't hide them, they are so pretty and unique. You go glen coco
Does she naturally remove her pores as well? Haha what a joke
Of course, she is gorgeous in those pictures etc. I don't care if she got any surgeries or not - perhaps she had because she's rich. But (I don't know like You Pandas) I'm a little bit tired of the new "celebrities natural look" trend. I mean - when strong makeup and plastic surgeries and that whole "artificial luxury appearance" was fashionable, we have got a lot of idealized pictures of actress and models or singers in magazines and that's why we got complexes. Now a whole Hollywood and every kind of celebrity try to prove us that even without makeup the celebrities still looks "so beautiful", "so natural", "so gorgeous" or in another word: better than us - usual people. I think it just makes the whole thing getting worse than it used to be.
I see what you're saying, but the natural trend is just another illusion. I have yet to see any of the celebrities "natural" trend photos where the celebs really weren't wearing make-up and the photos weren't retouched. The pretense is what annoys me.
Load More Replies...Ok, so she gets surgery, a Vampirelifting, needling, spa, some fillers, some botox, extensions, facecream made of the tears of colibries mixed with ambrosia, styling and nude make up by highly paid professionals, good lightning and fuckloads of retouching...aaand she looks like a fifteen year old, what a freaking natural surprise! I bet, Hodor could look like that with enough effort.
obviously not 100% makeup free, but more beautiful than her usual makeup look
No woman whether celebrity or not needs that c**p on their faces.
It's a subconscious desire to look like a clown, I'm pretty sure. Clowns paint their faces ... so do women. QED
Load More Replies...Is she 17 again? *.* In my opinion, there are beautiful photos, no matter how much editing had been done to them.
If you think she isn't wearing makeup in those after photos.........you aren't paying attention
But...what does she REALLY look like. She may not be wearing makeup, but these have clearly been photoshopped
She is absolutely stunning without makeup (or with less makeup. whatever)
Still looks like she wears "natural" make up but damn??? I didn´t thought she looked like that, she looks nothing like her stage-self and she looks flawless all natural.
So wearing no make-up is a bigger deal than leaked sex tapes and pictures :-D
Fascinating. Too bad this is garbage and people shouldn't give a f**k about it. Why do people care care about this s**t?? Why is this kind of "important information" what some people are into? This is something I have never understood since I was little and watched my aunt read People magazine.
They're called "human interest" stories, and sometimes it's what a person needs after reading about war and murder ad nauseum. It's okay. Calm down, have some fruit or something.
Load More Replies...I wish she would go back to making great music and not wasting away that incredible voice! And did she lose weight again?
Wow! Naturally beautiful, and gorgeous without makeup you can see her....Loving it!!!
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Wow! She's WAY better looking au naturel! And the freckles cooked it for me ... just lose the bleached hair (ugh!) and go natural color, babe, and I'm all yours!
I'm glad she finally #stripped since it didn't really happen in the actual album.
I think she is beautiful. I believe the reason why these women cake on the makeup
Wow. She is so beautiful with or without makeup, but really striking without.
Without the makeup she looks like an actress from a 1980's Chick Flick...
She's so beautiful! But it's most likely that those pictures aren't "makeup free". But I'm living for those freckles!
Cuter in the "natural" pic than in the first one, but the duck lips are a turn off for me.
She looks amazing but she is still wearing make-up. I'm all about the natural look so good on her...
Does anybody really believe that she isn't wearing an make-up? BS!
She looks better and younger without all the makeup. I like her "natural" look much better than her regular look. Much prettier.
shes beautiful dont recognise her love her beautiful nails. i heard she has a bad temper
Christina is adorable. She looks like a completely different woman and a real beauty!
She is still wearing make up and the photos have also been touched up,but Yes,she looks stunning.Even with the heavy eye make-up she looks so much better thank usual.Maybe it's time for her to up date to this much more modern look.
She’s beautiful....all you jealous wannabes need to look in the mirror and fix yourselves!
It's great that she has two personas. One for the stage and one for real life. I would have never guessed that in her "real life" photos that that was her. I think she actually looks better in the more "real" pics. In the first pic. I know that was done for the RuPaul Drag Queen show so she was especially dolled up, but she was way to made up for my tastes, even for the show. Just my humble opinion of course, the lady is still fabulous!
Christina does NOT need makeup. If she wants it, I won't argue. Beautiful either way.
She is soooooooo much more beautiful without all of the clown makeup. Why do women continue to wear layers of the stuff? At some point, they all look the same.
It Need Guts to do shoot without makeup for celebrity. She looks too adorable without makeup!
The natural look does not mean make up free. She is obviously wearing makeup, it is just a different look for her. These are beautiful in a different way and she would also be beautiful without makeup.
She can do whatever she likes. But just as my personal opinion, I think she looks ridiculously more gorgeous without the makeup.
They may look natural but it's actually minimal makeup enhancement, plastic surgery and photoshop. Look at past photos of her, where are the chin scars she always had??
She's gorgeous. Why has she been hiding all her natural beauty? To the idiot who said she has had botox around the eyes, that would not be necessary until your late fifties or sixties. Her pouty mouth is much cuter then her usual over made up lips. In fact the over made up face that she usually wears has always turned me off. I'm not a guy but I would guess the natural beauty that she was blessed with would be more appealing to men.
I never really thought she was that petty, but she is STUNNING with the natural look.
She looks good but there is still a lot of photoshop and camera trickery that is being used alongside subtle make up! Why not have some pics right out of bed, now that would be something shocking. Another publicity stunt for a sinking career. All she does is screech her way through ever annoying bland pop ballad... Why not work on her craft rather than publicity. Rule of thumb is to keep quite if you don't have something to say.
I wonder if she knows how beautiful she is without the heavy makeup! Unrecognizable!
Wow! I did not recognize her. She looks like Juliana Hough--and her made-up lips look nothing like they do without.
I have been telling people since her movie burlesque that she is the most beautiful singer celebrity out there . This proves it.
Yeaa! No Photoshop.... The poor girl was born without nipples. That would be great.
She looks icredibly young, I wonder how much editing is in it and how much is real. I think she looks beautiful without makeup anyway, though. And I never knew she had freckles! What a shame to hide those under makeup.
retouched or not, she earned lots already for the past 20 years. She could have possibly used some of those earnings to keep her beauty. Great job to the whole team! :)
You look like a young Meg Ryan. It's pretty awful how Hollywood tears Celebrities apart for not wearing makeup and especially if you gain any weight. They just move on to the next fresh faced younger person.
I wish girls would catch on to the more natural the better look. Some wear so much make up they don't look real anymore. She looks stunning without all that paint on her face.
She looks 16. And those freckles.... I wouldn't wear any makeup if I looked like that.
Looks like Paris Jackson now. I notice she has the stupid duck lips too now. Ugh.
Photoshop. There's no way she doesn't have bags or dark circles under her eyes..
J, she is only 37 years old. Bags and dark circles under the eyes do not not happen until your fifties or sixty. There is no reason why a 37 year old should have bags or dark circles.
Load More Replies...Or photoshop free. I agree that the "natural" look is still better than all the make-up.
Load More Replies...Looks like celebrities wear make up to protect their privacy, so they could live their lives in peace. I say this because she looks unrecognizable (kind of). Gorgeous, of course, but like a totally different person.
(I know I've just "discovered hot water", but it's good to remind ourselves every now and then.)
Load More Replies...I love her freckles ! she shouldn't hide them, they are so pretty and unique. You go glen coco
Does she naturally remove her pores as well? Haha what a joke
Of course, she is gorgeous in those pictures etc. I don't care if she got any surgeries or not - perhaps she had because she's rich. But (I don't know like You Pandas) I'm a little bit tired of the new "celebrities natural look" trend. I mean - when strong makeup and plastic surgeries and that whole "artificial luxury appearance" was fashionable, we have got a lot of idealized pictures of actress and models or singers in magazines and that's why we got complexes. Now a whole Hollywood and every kind of celebrity try to prove us that even without makeup the celebrities still looks "so beautiful", "so natural", "so gorgeous" or in another word: better than us - usual people. I think it just makes the whole thing getting worse than it used to be.
I see what you're saying, but the natural trend is just another illusion. I have yet to see any of the celebrities "natural" trend photos where the celebs really weren't wearing make-up and the photos weren't retouched. The pretense is what annoys me.
Load More Replies...Ok, so she gets surgery, a Vampirelifting, needling, spa, some fillers, some botox, extensions, facecream made of the tears of colibries mixed with ambrosia, styling and nude make up by highly paid professionals, good lightning and fuckloads of retouching...aaand she looks like a fifteen year old, what a freaking natural surprise! I bet, Hodor could look like that with enough effort.
obviously not 100% makeup free, but more beautiful than her usual makeup look
No woman whether celebrity or not needs that c**p on their faces.
It's a subconscious desire to look like a clown, I'm pretty sure. Clowns paint their faces ... so do women. QED
Load More Replies...Is she 17 again? *.* In my opinion, there are beautiful photos, no matter how much editing had been done to them.
If you think she isn't wearing makeup in those after photos.........you aren't paying attention
But...what does she REALLY look like. She may not be wearing makeup, but these have clearly been photoshopped
She is absolutely stunning without makeup (or with less makeup. whatever)
Still looks like she wears "natural" make up but damn??? I didn´t thought she looked like that, she looks nothing like her stage-self and she looks flawless all natural.
So wearing no make-up is a bigger deal than leaked sex tapes and pictures :-D
Fascinating. Too bad this is garbage and people shouldn't give a f**k about it. Why do people care care about this s**t?? Why is this kind of "important information" what some people are into? This is something I have never understood since I was little and watched my aunt read People magazine.
They're called "human interest" stories, and sometimes it's what a person needs after reading about war and murder ad nauseum. It's okay. Calm down, have some fruit or something.
Load More Replies...I wish she would go back to making great music and not wasting away that incredible voice! And did she lose weight again?
Wow! Naturally beautiful, and gorgeous without makeup you can see her....Loving it!!!
24K Gold Collagen Face Mask https://www.topmakeupstore.com/collections/face/products/24k-gold-collagen-face-mask
Wow! She's WAY better looking au naturel! And the freckles cooked it for me ... just lose the bleached hair (ugh!) and go natural color, babe, and I'm all yours!
I'm glad she finally #stripped since it didn't really happen in the actual album.
I think she is beautiful. I believe the reason why these women cake on the makeup
Wow. She is so beautiful with or without makeup, but really striking without.
Without the makeup she looks like an actress from a 1980's Chick Flick...
She's so beautiful! But it's most likely that those pictures aren't "makeup free". But I'm living for those freckles!
Cuter in the "natural" pic than in the first one, but the duck lips are a turn off for me.
She looks amazing but she is still wearing make-up. I'm all about the natural look so good on her...
Does anybody really believe that she isn't wearing an make-up? BS!
She looks better and younger without all the makeup. I like her "natural" look much better than her regular look. Much prettier.
shes beautiful dont recognise her love her beautiful nails. i heard she has a bad temper
Christina is adorable. She looks like a completely different woman and a real beauty!
She is still wearing make up and the photos have also been touched up,but Yes,she looks stunning.Even with the heavy eye make-up she looks so much better thank usual.Maybe it's time for her to up date to this much more modern look.
She’s beautiful....all you jealous wannabes need to look in the mirror and fix yourselves!
It's great that she has two personas. One for the stage and one for real life. I would have never guessed that in her "real life" photos that that was her. I think she actually looks better in the more "real" pics. In the first pic. I know that was done for the RuPaul Drag Queen show so she was especially dolled up, but she was way to made up for my tastes, even for the show. Just my humble opinion of course, the lady is still fabulous!
Christina does NOT need makeup. If she wants it, I won't argue. Beautiful either way.
She is soooooooo much more beautiful without all of the clown makeup. Why do women continue to wear layers of the stuff? At some point, they all look the same.
It Need Guts to do shoot without makeup for celebrity. She looks too adorable without makeup!
The natural look does not mean make up free. She is obviously wearing makeup, it is just a different look for her. These are beautiful in a different way and she would also be beautiful without makeup.
She can do whatever she likes. But just as my personal opinion, I think she looks ridiculously more gorgeous without the makeup.
They may look natural but it's actually minimal makeup enhancement, plastic surgery and photoshop. Look at past photos of her, where are the chin scars she always had??
She's gorgeous. Why has she been hiding all her natural beauty? To the idiot who said she has had botox around the eyes, that would not be necessary until your late fifties or sixties. Her pouty mouth is much cuter then her usual over made up lips. In fact the over made up face that she usually wears has always turned me off. I'm not a guy but I would guess the natural beauty that she was blessed with would be more appealing to men.
I never really thought she was that petty, but she is STUNNING with the natural look.
She looks good but there is still a lot of photoshop and camera trickery that is being used alongside subtle make up! Why not have some pics right out of bed, now that would be something shocking. Another publicity stunt for a sinking career. All she does is screech her way through ever annoying bland pop ballad... Why not work on her craft rather than publicity. Rule of thumb is to keep quite if you don't have something to say.
I wonder if she knows how beautiful she is without the heavy makeup! Unrecognizable!
Wow! I did not recognize her. She looks like Juliana Hough--and her made-up lips look nothing like they do without.
I have been telling people since her movie burlesque that she is the most beautiful singer celebrity out there . This proves it.
Yeaa! No Photoshop.... The poor girl was born without nipples. That would be great.
She looks icredibly young, I wonder how much editing is in it and how much is real. I think she looks beautiful without makeup anyway, though. And I never knew she had freckles! What a shame to hide those under makeup.
retouched or not, she earned lots already for the past 20 years. She could have possibly used some of those earnings to keep her beauty. Great job to the whole team! :)
You look like a young Meg Ryan. It's pretty awful how Hollywood tears Celebrities apart for not wearing makeup and especially if you gain any weight. They just move on to the next fresh faced younger person.
I wish girls would catch on to the more natural the better look. Some wear so much make up they don't look real anymore. She looks stunning without all that paint on her face.
She looks 16. And those freckles.... I wouldn't wear any makeup if I looked like that.
Looks like Paris Jackson now. I notice she has the stupid duck lips too now. Ugh.
Photoshop. There's no way she doesn't have bags or dark circles under her eyes..
J, she is only 37 years old. Bags and dark circles under the eyes do not not happen until your fifties or sixty. There is no reason why a 37 year old should have bags or dark circles.
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