Celebrities basically live in the glitz and glamour of the limelight, so it isn't often
that we see them when they aren't perfectly styled in the finest clothes and pristine
makeup. These celebrities, however, take "putting your face on" to a whole new level. Here are
some famous faces you may not recognize without makeup.
These days, it's hard to picture Geena Davis with anything other than radiant red hair.
Though, she has experimented with different colors. In her Beetlejuice days, her permed
locks were more of a chestnut color. She even went platinum blonde in The Long Kiss Goodnight.
You're also probably used to seeing the star all done up — but she's not afraid to step
out into the public eye with freshly washed hair and without a dab of makeup.
In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, the actress admitted that she used to have "crippling
self-esteem problems" when she was young. But, as she's gotten older, her confidence
grew. She explained,
"I like myself more, and I feel better about myself. It's just 100 percent different."
Gwyneth Paltrow seems like she's always got it together. It'd probably be easy to believe
she wakes up without a hair out of place, but she's given fans a peek into her arguably
camera-unready moments.
"My husband hates when I have red lipstick. He's just gonna have to cope."
Whether she's sharing a video with herself without makeup and sporting glasses on Instagram
or posing bare-faced and freckled for a selfie, it's at least a little comforting to know
she isn't constantly prepared for the red carpet, right? In fact, when it comes to her
inner and outer beauty routine, it's all about balance. She told Harper's Bazaar,
"You know, I use organic products, but I get lasers. It's what makes life interesting,
finding the balance between cigarettes and tofu."
Vanessa Carlton came back onto the music scene in late March 2020 with a brand new studio
album, Love Is an Art. Both she and her music have changed in the decades since first making
a mark in the early 2000s. The singer told Marie Claire that she underwent an unconventional
kind of therapy — LSD therapy — in 2018. Citing her "profound reaction to it," Carlton
believes it helped her come into her own as a musician and put aside her "A Thousand Miles"
image.
Although you may remember Carlton best from the song's accompanying music video, the 2020
Vanessa Carlton may be unrecognizable to you considering she's often pictured without makeup
and rocking micro bangs.
If comedian Sarah Silverman is out and about, it's unlikely she'll be completely bare-faced.
As she revealed in an Instagram post in 2017, the celeb has a pigment condition called melasma.
In the photo, Silverman can be seen sunning her body, but her face was completely shielded
from the sun by, as she detailed in the caption, "two hats, zinc, and a bandana."
You can bet she's lathered up in sunscreen if you happen to spot her outdoors. But when
she's inside, she can be free to go without makeup.
Helen Mirren is enviable in a number of ways — including her thoughts on beauty. The
actress told Woman & Home in 2019,
"I really do believe that beauty comes from within. It's those moments when you're well
rested and you feel that the world is a wonderful place to live in that you're at your best,
isn't it? It's not an outer beauty, it's an inner feeling of peace. [...] Having said
that, I also feel pretty beautiful when I've just spent two hours in hair and make-up!"
"The endless hunt for the perfect mascara."
Although you probably won't see her walking red carpets without makeup, the star did post
a makeup-free selfie on Instagram in March 2020 — and for a good cause. She requested
her followers donate to the Intensive Care Society in exchange for being to privy to
her "I woke up like this" selfie.
If you're used to watching Rachael Ray on her show, her at-home version of the series
may look more than a little different to you. She isn't bothering to get all gussied up
to cook from the privacy of her own home, and fans are loving it all the same — or
perhaps even more. They've got a more intimate view into Ray's life, as well as her casual,
bare-faced look. One fan commented on Instagram,
"You look so beautiful without makeup. I love it, Rachael."
Another said,
"My God you are more adorable without makeup."
Although we may be most familiar with Jennifer Garner all dolled up, she feels best when
dressed down. She admitted to People magazine,
"I'm the happiest and most comfortable when I just look like myself."
"I feel like I'm happier and feel prettier the less I look in the mirror and the more
I'm thinking about my impact outside."
Off the red carpet, she generally opts for very little makeup. Along with a little mascara
and some blush on her cheeks, the actress revealed she dabs a little blush onto her
eyelids. She explained,
"That's all I need. The less makeup I have to wear, and the more of my own skin that
I can see, the happier I am."
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