They're iconic women- singers, actresses, supermodels, who are constantly in the spotlight- at movie premiers, award shows, high-profile fashion shows, etc. These are the faces that grace the covers of the world's most popular magazines.
As a consequence, they constantly have to be dressed to the nines, primed, plucked and polished, posing for the never-ending shutterbugs.
However, ever so often, a few daring stars surprise us by going completely bare-faced.
And while they often look extremely different - they all manage to pull off the look rather triumphantly. These celebrities took to Instagram without the help of their makeup artists, capturing their beauty in a whole new way.
Click next to see your favourite stars at their most natural, sans any makeup...