What Top Celebs Look Like After They Take Their Makeup Off

We are used to seeing our favorite celebrities at their best, with make-up, tidy and beautiful. Maybe that’s why we think that the only source of their beauty is that make-up, but if you think that is the case, we’ll show you a big surprise below and we hope you are ready for it.

1. Lady Gaga

2. Beyoncé

3. Gwyneth Paltrow

Just as we could all eat well if we had personal chefs, we could all resemble celebrities if we had on-call glam squads. You’ve had these thoughts before if you’re anything like us. Here’s the thing, though—some with the most beautiful famous faces actually do their own makeup much of the time. And they’ve got some serious skills in that area.

This makes complete sense when you think about it: When they were trying to break into the business of acting, singing, or modeling, they had to get themselves looking on point without help from big-name pros. They’ve probably wasted too many hours studying YouTube tutorials just like us. (Or at least we’ll keep telling ourselves that.) To provide fresh encouragement to the makeup lovers among you—and new motivation to keep taking your game to the next level—allow us to present 17 celebrities who do their own makeup masterfully.