With red carpets being few and far between these days, our fave celebs have been swapping out head-to-toe glam for makeup-free, bare faces.
And as much as we love fawning over a star-studded event or the wild and wacky Met Gala beauty looks, there’s something quite humbling about seeing an A-lister hanging at home looking like, well, us.
Ok, maybe not exactly like us. Let’s face it, makeup or no makeup, supermodels are still supermodels.
Here’s our roundup of the latest and greatest makeup-free celebs.
Michelle Pfeiffer
Hitting three million Instagram followers might call for some champagne, maybe even an (enviro-friendly) balloon or two, perhaps? Well, Michelle Pfeiffer has chosen to celebrate a little differently by gracing us with a makeup-free selfie! We hope her skin care routine is in the next post because her skin is FLAWLESS.
Image Credit: @michellepfeifferofficial
Jennifer Lopez
Image via: @jlo
There’s no better advertisement for a skin care line than the brand founder’s crystal clear complexion. Particularly when said founder is Jennifer Lopez herself. During a recent Instagram tutorial, JLo showed her followers exactly how to nail a “makeup-free @JLoBeauty glow” — using nothing but the Marry Me actresses own products, of course.
Salma Hayek
With skin as glowing and brows as fluffy, why would you ever wear makeup? Salma gave her Instagram followers a glimpse into her relaxing weekend as she wished her followers a “Happy Sunday!!! Feliz domingo!!!!” The Frida actress even made sure to hashtag “no makeup” just in case anyone suspected a light veil of concealer or wash of lippy.
Image via: @salmahayek
Adele
After a near two month Instagram hiatus, Adele treated her 49.9 million followers to a series of makeup-free photos to mark her 34th birthday. The bare-faced images were captioned: “what a difference a year makes! If time keeps healing and smoothing out all the creases in my life like it does as the years fly by, then I can’t wait to be 60! I’ve never been happier! So many lessons, so many blessings to be grateful for. This is 34, and I love it here! Thank you for the birthday love as always.”
Image via: @adele
Gabrielle Union
When you’ve got glowing skin like Gab Union’s, makeup seems almost redundant. We’ve officially filed Gab under “celebrities who age backwards”.
Image via @gabunion
Jennifer Aniston
Jen always looks glowing on the red carpet, but looking THIS radiant without a scrap of makeup on? Unfair. The 52-year-old previously shared her top three anti-ageing tips with InStyle, citing, “water, sleep and sunscreen.”
Image credit: @jenniferaniston
Lady Gaga
If you didn’t recognise Lady Gaga sans wig, headpiece or crystal glasses, we don’t blame you. But here she is, bare-faced and looking as beautiful as ever.
Image credit: @ladygaga
Jessica Biel
Sharing to her 9.7 million Instagram followers, Jessica captioned this lowkey pic: “Portrait of a hungover woman who had cake for breakfast”. Oh to look this good hungover…
Image credit: @jessicabiel
Gwyneth Paltrow
After sharing the glow-inducing secrets of her skin care routine, it comes as no surprise that the queen of Goop looks this hydrated, plump and beautiful without a speck of makeup on.
Image credit: @gwynethpaltrow
Jennifer Garner
Check out that fresh, smooth and bouncy deliciousness. Oh, and Jen’s baked goods look alright too. Without a blemish, line or sag insight, it’s no wonder Jen’s skin care routine is well sought after.
Image credit: @jen.garner
Zoe Saldana
In true Hollywood A-lister fashion, Zoe Saldana is just as beautiful when she’s at home, freshly cleansed and hanging with her kids, as she is when she’s red carpet ready. .
Sandra Oh
Sandra Oh shared this makeup-free selfie to mark her 50th birthday. Yes, you read that correctly. She’s 50!?
Image credit: @sandraoh
Heidi Klum
It’s Heidi Klum, need we say more?
Cindy Crawford
A swim in the lake might’ve washed off her makeup, but nothing can jeopardise Cindy’s world-famous glow.
Image credit: @cindycrawford
Eva Longoria
While we can detect a lick of mascara, Eva Longoria is rocking her natural skin and showing off her freckles. Extra points for the sun-safe hat, too.
*This article has been updated since first published*
Do you prefer makeup free selfies?
Main image credit: @jessicabiel, @evalongoria
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous.
Yep, all looking so beautiful and fresh faced!
Yes they are all gorgeous.
Great photos, they are so real , love it.
They all look great but wow Gwyneth stop skimping on the SPF.
Jennifer Garner is so cute
Eva is lovely
They all look happy and relaxed
They do too!
Maybe it’s all the holidays and beauty products that their money can buy that does it! 🙂
Certainly helps doesn’t it
If I was going to take a selfie I would want to look my best with makeup
Natural beauty that more of us should embrace.
I think they look prettier and younger without makeup!
These celebrities all look amazing! Love seeing them with and without makeup… selfies should be a mixture of both!
They all look great!
Is it just me or do you think Jennifer Lopez is wearing makeup in that photo.
Yes I think she has eyeliner and lippy for sure
I don’t mind as much as I did before.
They look great 🙂
I agree! They have wonderful skin.
Gabrielle Union looks wonderful.
If I did not see Michelle Pfeiffer’s name next to her photo, I’m not sure that I would recognise her without makeup. Of course, she is beautiful with and without makeup.
Most of them look quite different around the eyes with no makeup – but wow, Jennifer Aniston and Sandra Oh!
Even celebrities don’t wake up looking like celebrities
Good to see
They all look good au naturale
They all look good.
The original Super Model Cindy is and always has been simply beautiful.
They all look amazing makeup free.
Pfeiffer looks so different, but still beautiful. I love these articles.
Most of them are unrecognizable.
Good to see they are no more special than the rest of us without all their glam.
All looking amazing
Michelle looks lovely as does Jessica, however J Lo looks like she has heaps of makeup on