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Barely There: 15 Celebs Who Dared to Wear No-Makeup in 2015

From Jourdan Dunn to Beyoncé (and every hot celeb in between), we spotted the best Instagram photos of bare-faced celebs.

By Deena Campbell · December 17, 2015October 27, 2020
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Bare Faced

From Jourdan Dunn to Beyoncé (and every hot celeb in between), we spotted the best Instagram photos of bare-faced celebs.

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02
Laverne Cox

The Orange Is The New Black star took to Instagram and posted photo without a trace of makeup. Her caption: “#AuNaturale #NoMakeup #NoFilter #NoWeave #washfacenobase #TransIsBeautiful” was spot on!

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03
Zendaya

Zendaya, the ultimate woman defender, proves that makeup doesn’t make the woman.

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04
Zendaya

In September, while saying goodnight, Zendaya mentioned her bare-faced Instagram photo was “edit-less.” Total confidence!

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05
Beyonce

Lemon fresh! Beyoncé takes a moment to smell a fresh lemon with a bare-face.

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06
Beyonce

Even without makeup, Beyoncé is still flawless!

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07
Rihanna

In January, Rhianna posted a black and white bare-faced selfie on Instagram. We’re still amazed at her relaxed, cool and confident look.

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08
Jourdan Dunn

Jourdan captured her beauty in a whole new way by sneaking a bare-faced selfie while posing in bed.

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09
Joan Smalls

Even with wet hair and no makeup Joan manages to look better than ever.

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Joan Smalls

Sans makeup, Joan looks fabulous in her own skin.

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11
Lupita Nyong’o

Even without Lancome makeup, Lupita looks as beautiful as she does made up.

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12
Ciara

Only Ciara could pull off a makeup-less selfie with style. Here, she strikes a gorgeous pose while vacationing.

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13
Taraji P. Henson

Taraji makes tussled hair and no makeup look refreshingly sweet.

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14
Tyra Banks

It’s hard to determine when Tyra has on makeup, but one thing is certain: a barefaced Tyra is always beautiful.

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15
Teyonah Parris

Who knows how we would look without makeup, but Teyonah manages to look like a million dollars only wearing a smile.

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Teyonah Parris

A bare-faced Teyonah Parris not only makes the no makeup trend look great, but she also manages to rock a plastic bonnet with style.

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