Sure, one celebrity's barefaced selfie on Instagram will not change the world. That said, stars such as Priyanka Chopra and Laverne Cox have used the platform as a way to share inspiring messages of self-love and acceptance. So, if you need a little pick-me-up, keep reading to see the most empowering no makeup selfies in recent memory. It doesn't hurt that each one is pretty damn gorgeous to boot.
Empowering No-Makeup Selfies From Celebrities
These Barefaced Celebrity Selfies Have Everyone Talking — in the Best Way
The Quantico star opted to pair her makeup-free selfie with a hopeful message in the caption: "A winner was once a dreamer who never gave up . . . which one are you.."
A fresh-faced Gigi Hadid captioned her Instagram story, "Mamma I wear sunblock I promise." She added a reference to her on-again boyfriend Zayn Malik: "My baby says he likes my sun spots, so."
The Modern Family star is no stranger to a glam face beat, but she offered a different mentality to her Instagram followers. Hyland captioned this barefaced look, "Monday Mantra: Be patient. Be kind. Be free. Don't stress. Don't overthink. Don't worry. Just be. #nomakeupmonday #theresnofilterforlife."
Under her poolside caption, the Orange Is the New Black star wrote, "#TransIsBeautiful."
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It's safe to say that the iconic '90s supermodel and mom to Kaia Gerber knows her way around a smize. "[This is] to help support the journey back to realness," she wrote of her sans makeup look.
Lili has taken to Instagram many times to normalize her struggle with cystic acne. Our favorite instance? The time she joked that her zit-cream-slathered face would make it into her "Tinder profile."
Ten days into the new year, the former Bachelorette contestant "messed up" her "aesthetically pleasing" Instagram feed with an undone selfie. "Just wanted to remind you today while scrolling, that you're beautiful, Instagram is a highlight reel, and we all have things to work on," she wrote. "But work on the inside this year, scroll less, love more, and the outside will fall into place."
We said it before, and we'll scream it from the rooftops forever: J.Lo ages backward. We're consistently amazed with the 48-year-old's no-makeup snaps, but the one above hit close to home. "Not my most glam look," the singer admitted in the short video, before urging fans to donate to organizations supporting Puerto Rican relief efforts post-Hurricane Maria.
Shortly after the release of Wonder Woman, the film's star shared a no-makeup selfie taken a morning after a "sleepless night" spent with her 3-month-old newborn daughter Maya, who was suffering from colic. Later in the morning while relaxing with her family, Gadot wrote, "It always amazes me how the most simple things are the ones to make us the happiest."
The singer got real on Instagram and wrote, "On days where I don't get primped and made up for my show, this is the real unglammed me… so nice to meet all of you!!"