For years, celebrities have hit red carpets with their wildest outfits and fiercest faces. They became the inspiration for both professional and amateur makeup artists, and many started their own beauty lines or collaborated with big names like Maybelline and Revlon.
More recently, however, they have started to ditch their foundation and powder for fresher faces.
Whether it's at awards shows or using hashtags like #nomakeup, celebrities are showing the world that they aren't that perfect. They're just really, really close to it.
Here's what 40 celebrities look like without makeup:
The Grammy-winning singer is usually known for rocking some of the best winged eyeliner, but she recently took to Instagram to show off her bare face.
The Victoria's Secret Angel proved her pout looks just as good with makeup as it does without.
She made a statement (and started a movement) when she went makeup free in May 2016. She hit the VMAs sans makeup and stuck with it through her time on "The Voice."
She recently graced the cover of Vogue. Before that, she also graced her fans with a makeup-free selfie on Instagram.
Refaeli is one of a few models that's not shy about posting photos without makeup. She captioned this photo "No filter" on Instagram.
Thorne has definitely changed up her style throughout her career — but she's always been honest about her struggles with body image and acne. She goes makeup free pretty frequently.
The Queen Bee is known to relax off-stage without her makeup. She posed for this bare-faced Instagram photo with the same braided ponytail she wore with a full face of makeup.
"On days where I don’t get primped and made up for my show, this is the real unglammed me," Spears wrote on Instagram after posting this no-makeup selfie.
The "Riverdale" star posted about her hyperpigmentation in September 2016.
When she isn't tearing it up on stage, Underwood is shredding it at the gym, without makeup of course! She posted this sweaty selfie last August.
Teigen isn't one to shy away from telling the truth on social media. As well as posting no-makeup selfies, she has even shared a video of her hormonal acne.
Ciara decided to ditch her usual makeup routine when she hit the 2017 Makers Conference red carpet in early February. The pregnant singer also decided to arrive with wet hair.
The supermodel posted an au naturel picture on her Instagram in October 2015.
She's become a spokesperson for loving yourself so it's no surprise that she has gone makeup free for several pictures. After her own battles with self-confidence, she set out to inspire millions to love themselves just the way they are.
She may have started her own beauty line, but that doesn't mean Barrymore doesn't know how to rock a bare face.
When she isn't wearing foundation, she has a face full of freckles.
Longoria isn't the only one who's been hiding her freckles. Union also has a few clusters of angel kisses under the makeup.
When she's not saving the world as Wonder Woman, actress Gal Gadot chills out at home with her family makeup-free.
Many would argue that Hadid could pull off any look, whether she's on the runway or not, but her "I woke up like this" look might be the one to beat.
Rodriguez, aka "Jane the Virgin," shared her selfie with everyone during the summer of 2015 while spending some time in New Orleans.
The actress turned lifestyle blogger celebrated her 44th birthday by "embracing" her past and future with a makeup-free day. She posted the selfie and claimed that goop went makeup free, too.
In between makeup transformations, Klum loves to show off before-and-after shots on Instagram.
Like many other actresses, she decided to show off her natural look on Instagram as well.
She was known for her wild makeup and glitter clad face when she first hit the music scene in 2009. Now she's known for doing the exact opposite, but she still keeps things cruelty-free.
The reality star made headlines when she arrived at a fashion show during Paris Fashion Week without any makeup on. This was the same week she was robbed in her hotel.
She's become the second wealthiest sister in the Kardashian clan thanks to her lip kits and eye shadow palettes, but the youngest Jenner isn't afraid to show off her freckled face with fans on Instagram.
Before her big Super Bowl performance, Lady Gaga shared a very real picture of herself relaxing in bed. After people made comments about her body, she took to Instagram again to encourage everyone to love their bodies as they are.
Laverne Cox has always been an advocate for being your true, beautiful self. She showed her pride in a makeup-free Instagram in fall 2015.
This actress loves to rock a bold lip and fierce brows, but she still kills it when she's not all done up.
Lorde started to speak out after magazines began to Photoshop her acne away. She still spreads the real pictures around the Internet to make sure that people know celebrities have flaws, too.
The Oscar winner knows how to coordinate her colorful red-carpet looks with equally colorful makeup, but this selfie proves she glows without makeup too.
Like Lorde, Cyrus also takes to Instagram to show fans her makeup-free face, whether it has pimples on it or not.
RiRi is all about making fun of herself and embracing her flaws. She's known as one of the "realest" people in the industry, so it make perfect sense for her to show everyone what she looks like without the designer clothes and red carpet makeup.
We already know that her hips don't lie, but she recently confirmed that her makeup doesn't either. She's not exactly known for over-the-top makeup, but she washed it off for a makeup-free selfie anyway proving that she really doesn't need it in the first place.
Even though Vergara had a fever when she posted this selfie, she still looks amazing.
Before she deleted her entire Instagram, Swift wasn't shy about posting photos of her makeup free face.
This model extraordinaire is known for getting real about her looks. She took to Instagram a couple years ago to show off her fresh face without any touch ups or filters.
The Coachella queen herself is all about Instagram so it's no surprise that she jumped onto the no makeup bandwagon to spread some self-love.
Zendaya made waves after slapping back at a Twitter troll who said that he was "scared" by Zendaya without makeup. Since then she's taken to posting selfies of her bare face quite often.
She's been blue and green for her roles on screen, so Zoe knows a thing or two about how much makeup can do for a person. Still, that didn't stop her from posting a makeup-free selfie to her feed in 2015.
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