Celebrities Without Makeup: The 80 Best Bare-Faced Photos to Admire

Kelly Rutherford took a page out of Pamela Anderson’s Paris Fashion Week playbook and stepped out with a bare face. The 57-year-old actor and Gossip Girl alum is known to keep it real on social media—we’re always looking forward to her next elevator ’fit check. And while her more casual ensembles provide plenty of inspo, this high-fashion moment proves that no makeup can be just as glamorous as a full face.

To celebrate her single “Opalite” hitting number one on the Hot 100, Swift posted some behind-the-scenes clips from the making of the song and its görüntü, including one snippet from her songwriting sessions in Sweden, where she left her face bare. Hey, when you’ve got a day off from the Eras Tour, you take advantage!

Gomez matched her rustic surroundings and went au natural for a woodsy retreat, sharing two bare-faced selfies from a cabin in the woods to Instagram. Her then boyfriend, Benny Blanco, replied with three heart-eye emojis. Aw!

It’s tough to name one thing Martha Stewart can’t do. “After an eight-hour plane trip from Westchester to Palm Beach, horrible by the way, we went to bed early and wore my beautiful @sabbiarosa nightgown (linen with robe),” Stewart wrote. “I didn’t look so bad when I got up at least not as bad as I did when I went to bed.” As for the secret to her age-defying complexion? Stewart denies getting Botox, and credits adequate sun protection for helping to preserve her skin.

Breakouts don’t mean you have to wear makeup—just ask Glamour Woman of the Year Millie Bobbi Brown. The Stranger Things star shared a post of her bare-faced skin, blemishes and all, and tagged her own skin deva company requesting backup. “@florencebymills send help!”

Lopez is no stranger to sharing makeup-free selfies and swears by wearing SPF as her antiaging secret. “I’m getting ready, this is me, bare-faced, no makeup, and my JLo Beauty products I use every day,” the Marry Me star said in a Jlo Beauty görüntü. “I’ve been wearing sunscreen everyday since I was in my very early 20s. You should start at a very young age. There is no filters and no retouching on this görüntü; look at that!”

Simpson celebrated her 43rd birthday with a no-makeup snap on Instagram: “43 makeup free (kinda. Ha. I did curl my lashes),” she captioned the post.

Gaga celebrated the launch of her clean-beauty brand Haus Labs at Sephora UK by sharing a couple of fresh-faced selfies on Instagram. “I’ve always been so inspired by beauty and fashion from the UK, and how bold and innovative it is,” she wrote in her caption. “I started @hauslabs as a company that is also bold and innovative in its artistry and formulas, combining beautiful colors with skin-loving ingredients that make our makeup good for your skin!”

Hayek has officially posted what might be the most relatable celebrity selfie yet. “Me waking up and counting how many white hairs and wrinkles have crashed the party this morning,” she wrote alongside her unfiltered photo.

Look: We’ll take all the filterless photos of Gomez we can get. Fortunately the Rare Beauty founder is more than happy to oblige.

The rapper shared an adorable bare-faced görüntü to Instagram. “My hubby said take a görüntü like this,” she said. “No makeup, no filter.”

Kardashian shared a simple snap from her dentist’s office chair, and somehow it caused quite a controversy. Almost immediately, followers began bickering about whether or not the selfie in question was actually unfiltered or “natural.” “Yes an unfiltered selfie!!!” one responded, and another agreed, “Nice to see Kim’s skin without makeup or a filter.”

Many others, however, disagreed, implying that even a more natural-appearing Kardashian selfie is likely still tweaked prior to posting. That said, most were on board with Kardashian’s natural look. “See!!! Shut up all those haters she’s unfiltered unedited and still the most beautiful of all time,” one fan wrote.

Another day, another Selena Gomez makeup-free selfie. The actor shared a series of three bare-faced selfies, which show off her natural curls. She captioned the images simply, “Me.” Just in case you didn’t know!

The Rhode skin deva founder shared a bare-faced selfie from her literal bathtub in a Brazil hotel room. “Eu te amo Brasil voltarei em breve eu prometo,” she captioned the photo, promising fans she’d come back to her mother’s home country soon.

The former first lady posted a makeup-free picture on Instagram to thank followers on her birthday. “Thank you all for the lovely birthday wishes,” she wrote alongside a stunning black-and-white selfie featuring her natural curls.

Aniston showed off her literal beach waves in this bare-faced beach-side snap.

Stewart loves a bare-faced selfie. While quarantining in 2020, she tagged her glam squad writing, “Where is my hairdresser Megan? Where is my makeup artist @daisybeautytoye ? Where is my colorist Parvin Klein @bergdorfs ? Where is my manicurist Luda @johnbarrettnyc ? I think about you all daily as I attempt my own daily ablutions and preparations.”

The rapper and Glamour Woman of the Year celebrated some much-needed me time with bare skin and a cozy robe.

For her 47th birthday on February 22, 2022, Drew Barrymore shared a makeup-free bathroom selfie on Instagram. She wrote in the caption, “2 22 22 this is 47.”

The singer accessorized her cute bikini with a heart-shaped necklace and not a stich of makeup. “Happy Valentine’s Day from Hawai’i love you 💋💋💋,” she captioned the snap on Instagram.

The actor is the definition of beachy beauty with makeup-free skin and slicked-back hair. She simply captioned this Instagram snap “#selfiesunday#nomakeup.”

Paltrow shared this selfie in honor of Goop’s latest skin deva launch. “IT’S FINALLY HERE. Our Cloudberry Exfoliating Jelly Cleanser dropped on @goop today,” she wrote on Instagram on January 16, 2022. “If you know me, you know I love a good exfoliator, which is why I am so excited to introduce this new addition to the GOOPGLOW family. It’s this amazing soft jelly, and as it cleanses, it really amps up your glow.” If it gives us a glow like hers, we’re sold.

Jennifer Aniston treated fans to a cute makeup-free selfie. She also gave us a rare glimpse of her natural waves, shouting out the humidity and her hair brand, LolaVie, in the caption.

In November 2021, Shay Mitchell dropped her entire skin-care routine in a YouTube görüntü, and calling it intense would be an understatement. Come for her glowing skin, stay for the seven different masks (including a 24-gold boob one). 

Demi Moore took to Instagram to share a glimpse into her winter morning. She captioned the photo “early morning hot bath and meditation. Solitude and Wind Songs,” and accessorized her bare skin with some great glasses.  

In September of 2021 we got to see the softer side of Gaga in this makeup-free snap.

While Hailey Bieber’s cute bikini is making a case for the scene stealer of this photo, our attention goes right to her gorgeous skin. 

Halle Berry took to Instagram in November 2021 to show us a little BTS of her at-home spa day, including a facial steamer and cozy robe. 

Gigi Hadid often goes makeup-free, but we’ll never pass up a close-up of the model, especially when golden hour is involved. 

Selena Gomez may be the mastermind behind one of the buzziest new beauty brands, but that won’t stop her from gracing our grids with a bare-faced selfie from time to time, like this one from December 2021. 

“Thirty Free,” the “Someone Like You” singer captioned this black-and-white snap of herself, which she posted to Instagram on her 33rd birthday, May 5, 2021.

We’re extremely here for the energy Salma Hayek’s been putting on Instagram. The actor was all about her gray hair on September 24, 2021, referring to them as “wisdom” in the caption of a makeup-free selfie. “The white hair of wisdom. Las canas de la sabiduría. Les cheveux blancs de la sagesse,” she wrote with the hashtags #whitehair and #hairspiration. 

“Me writing songs in the bed. gn hotties,” Megan Thee Stallion wrote in the caption for this stunning makeup-free selfie. When are we getting that music?!

Jennifer Lopez took to Instagram on August 1, 2021, to share a stunning “morning face” photo that will inspire you to embrace your natural beauty first thing every day. The singer and selfie queen, who had just celebrated her 52nd birthday, showed off her flawless skin in the post, captioned, “Good morning everyone!!! #MorningFace.”

Helen Mirren shared a selfie of her makeup-free face for a good reason during the coronavirus pandemic. “In return for this pic of me literally first thing in the morning, please donate to the intensive deva support,” she wrote on Instagram. “Thanks so much.” The link goes to a donation site for England’s Intensive Deva Society, which is helping to provide necessary ventilators for COVID-19 patients. 

Chrissy Teigen—chilling in her bed, taking a no-makeup selfie with her dog—is all of us.

To celebrate a recent episode of American Idol, judge Katy Perry posted an image from the taping in Hawaii as well as a makeup-free shot from her home. “Pre-quarantine → mid-quarantine,” she captioned the slideshow on Instagram. “Blackheads and all baby,” she added in the comment section. 

For skin this great, take the advice of two-thirds of Charlie’s Angels: #SUNSCREENALWAYS, as Barrymore captioned this pic on Insta.

Posted live from her aesthetician’s office per her Instagram Stories, Union had just gotten an Intraceuticals oxygen facial when she took this selfie. She goes to Glam Boutique Spa in Woodland Hills, California, so BRB, heading there immediately.

Garner went free of makeup in this selfie, which she posted during “Yes Day”—a family tradition that involves her indulging her kids’ wishes. “You’ll never need coffee more than the day after ‘Yes Day!’ #fiveyearsrunning #wesleptinatent #inthebackyard #coffeeismyyesday #yesday #nationalcoffeeday #imgettingthehangofhashtags,” she captioned the photo.

We’re used to seeing Gaga with dramatic makeup on, but we love that she’s feeling herself without it too.

There’s nothing like a good vacation to bring out your most zen self (no stress will do that). From Cape Cod came a barefaced photo with a friend, along with the caption, “This special filter is called Crazy. It’s that BFF fun-time filter. Well actually, there’s #nofilter. It’s just some good, ole fashioned, natural, cray-cray fun with the homie.” Banks followed it with this shot, writing just “Me.”

Hadid looks amazing—with or without her $6 drugstore lipstick.

Rodriguez captioned this photo, “Sun kissed. No makeup. Messy hair. Me. Here’s to a badass day 🙌🏽❤️.” (And here’s to her beautifully glowing skin.)

We’d take Hough’s voluminous bedhead and fresh, no-makeup skin in a heartbeat (as well as the pup in her lap).

We can’t see Suri’s face in this photo that Holmes posted of their mother-daughter sleepover, but we’re betting that, talih makeup, the two look even more alike than they usually do.

Demi Lovato showed off their self-portrait skills with a no-makeup selfies. “Swipe to see how I discovered the self-timer feature for taking pics,” they captioned the photos on Instagram. They also tagged her usual photographer Angelo Kritikos, adding, “you in trouble boo boo 😝🌴.”

A #wokeuplikethis moment for the ages.

No stranger to the makeup-free selfie, Biel posted her most recent one with a shout-out to Kate Upton. “Spreading some self love today with zero filter and zero makeup for my girl @KateUpton,” Biel wrote. “She’s on a mission to encourage everyone to feel strong and love themselves as they are… and I’m so honored to help spread that message.”

Hudgens posted this no-makeup selfie—and took the opportunity to brag on her Kate Somerville skin deva regimen for keeping her skin on point. And we don’t blame her: Finally finding the right products that work for your skin is worth shouting about from the rooftops.

“Haven’t done a #NoMakeupMonday in yearssss but I figured after posting so many glamorous pics with tons of makeup and hair pieces, it’s important to show myself underneath it all,” Demi Lovato wrote on Instagram in February 2020. “This is what I look like 85%–90% of the time. Proud of my freckles, proud of booty chin and proud of myself for loving and accepting myself the way I am. #ILoveMe.”

Keys’s motto on wearing makeup (or not): “Do you!” We couldn’t agree more.

Before going blond, Williams posted this “no-filter no-FaceTune no-plastic surgeried” photo on her 28th birthday. Au naturel birthday selfies might be our new favorite Instagram trend.

We’re happy just looking at how happy Barrymore looks here.

Jennifer Lopez shared a photo of her signature no-makeup glow on her Instagram account.

With brows like those, who needs makeup? (Answer: no one.)

We’re used to her red lip and cat eye, but we think no makeup could be Stefani’s new signature look.

Swift posted this shot with the caption, “I woke up like thissss (With a cat on me).”

At 47, Turlington is glowing. No words.

Queen B in her #iwokeuplikethis state? Bow down.

Hold up—we almost thought this was her daughter, Kaia Gerber.

We’re elated RiRi has a wildly successful makeup line, but we wouldn’t mind stealing a few of her bare-skin saviors too.

Looks like someone snapped this smizing makeup-free pic during lunch. Is that her hubby Adam Brody’s finger we see in the edge of the shot?

Let’s all practice what Sarah Hyland is preaching in her caption to this selfie: “Monday Mantra: Be patient. Be kind. Be free. Don’t stress. Don’t overthink. Don’t worry. Just be. #nomakeupmonday #theresnofilterforlife.”

“Yes for my white shirt being the perfect light bounce,” Zendaya aptly captioned this all-natural ’gram.

In this Sunday morning selfie, model Ashley Graham is embracing the “woke up like this” lifestyle—and we’re here for it.

Kesha is vowing to show her freckles more. “This year my resolution is to love myself…just as I am, all fucked up and imperfect and whatever else,” she wrote on Instagram. “And to let my freckles liiiiiiiive 🛸🛸💃🏼💃🏼💅🏻💅🏻💅🏻.”

Kardashian has been opening up more and more about dealing with her psoriasis—and in 2019 took this Snapchat of her just-woke-up look, mid flare-up.

The Modern Family star showed off a constellation of freckles when she went barefaced at a puppy rescue event.

The Real Housewives of New York star posted a makeup-free shot. “This is a real photo of me, 55, without any makeup or filters,” she wrote in the caption. “I have accepted me, the 55 year old me and I love every bit of it. #selfcare #selflove.”

Honestly, Gal Gadot probably never needs to wear makeup again in her life.