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Jennifer Aniston made headlines for shooting the upcoming movie Cake without makeup or special hair grooming. Media outlets used phrases like “effortlessly stunning” to describe the former Friends star, but other female celebs have purposely faced Hollywood’s unflattering lights before.

Jennifer Aniston

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From magazine covers, television appearances and cover shoots for magazines, take a look at these famous women with no-makeup photo shoots.

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Scandal star Kerry Washington appeared on an October issue of Allue appearing to be makeup free. But in the weeks since, she appeared on The View and stated she had some makeup applied for her natural look.

Rashida Jones and Peggy Lipton

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In 2008 Rashida Jones joked to People magazine about being too lazy to wear makeup all the time. Then again, when your mom is model Peggy Lipton, you probably don’t need much makeup.

If singer Demi Lovato had any makeup on when she shot a series of Instagram selfies in July, it likely would’ve just ran down her face anyway. Lovato snapped the pics fresh out of the swimming pool showcasing a lot of skin and some freckles too.

Jessica Pare

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The former Mrs. Don Draper attributed her clear skin to a healthy diet. When talking to People magazine for their “Not A Drop Of Makeup” feature, Jessica Pare stripped off her makeup and credited eating raw foods for her clear complexion.

Eva Longoria

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In an infamous Us magazine edition of “Stars With No Makeup,” actress Eva Longoria bragged about how her husband Tony Parker loved her without makeup. The pair split in 2011.

She’s a 40-year old mother of twins who can still twerk her glorious backside next to Iggy Azalea. What’s a little makeup to Jennifer Lopez when she’s sharing selfies from the gym or the bathtub?

One would assume Beyonce had a few carefully selected Instagram pics featuring her sans makeup. That’s the best way to get thousands of women singing, “I woke up like this.”

When you call your fans monsters and drop an album named Born This Way, that means you’re probably Lady Gaga and can shoot selfies in blemish cream.

Kim Kardashian uploaded a makeup free selfie while promoting her sister’s book over the summer, and we all suddenly understood why Kanye acts so crazy sometimes. Look what he gets to wake up next to.

Turns out if you remove the blode wig and a massive amount of makeup, Nicki Minaj is still naturally fine.

Eva Mendes

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E! caught Eva Mendes shopping without makeup. See what Ryan Gossling gets to wake up to each morning and stew in your own jealousy.

Homeland actress Morena Baccarin told People magazine ditching makeup for their photoshoot was “really liberating.” It also looked “really attractive.”

Actress Monica Bellucci donned the April 2009 edition of Elle with no makeup and no photo retouching, and most red-blooded men had no problem with the end result.

Rosario Dawson

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Score another win for People magazine for choosing the ridiculously attractive Rosario Dawson for another one of their “Stars Without Makeup” issues.

Kelly Rowland

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The candid bikini pics are just further proof that even without makeup, Kelly Rowland is a seriously underrated beauty.

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