In a world with tough beauty standards, we’re showing what some of your favorite stars look like without makeup or Photoshop. While some of these images might be surprising, our goal isn’t to criticize them. Instead, we want to show their real, human side.
The Normality Behind Fame
Our aim isn’t to criticize these celebrities but to show that they are ordinary people, just like everyone else. They can have facial imperfections, wrinkles, pimples, and other normal signs of aging. We want to remind you that these stars are as normal as you are, and you might also use editing tools on your Instagram photos.
Demystifying Perfection
You might think celebrities are perfect, but that’s not true. We often see them looking flawless due to makeup and Photoshop, but the reality is different. Celebrities face constant pressure to meet society’s beauty standards, and they’re not immune to imperfections.
A Look at Reality
Instagram user @ssstructure has shared images showing what some famous women really look like without editing or makeup. Her post aims to break the illusion of perfection and remind us that these celebrities are real people too.
THE TRUTH ABOUT PERFECT SKIN
Unfortunately, the perfect skin we see in photos is an illusion. In real life, things are different. Below, we show you what 15 stars look like au naturale, without editing tools or Photoshop.
I Told My Friend She Married a Useless Man, and Now She Hates Me
I take it that everyone of us must navigate our own lives and take responsibility for our decisions? However, it is in our nature as humans to want to help friends who are actually in need. However, what would you do if your friend—the one you always stand by—started confiding in you about all of their issues, repeatedly, and with no sign of stopping? This Reddit member is exactly in that predicament. She wondered if she was managing the matter with her buddy correctly, so she looked to the large internet community for advice.
I(32F) am a single mother of two kids (6M and 5m F). I am a single mother by choice (my kids are donor conceived).
I am lucky enough to have a good job (French teacher in a private school), and a paid off house (parents’ life insurance and inheritance).
Before I had either of my kids, I made sure to have a year’s living expenses saved, then I would take a sabbatical to recover from birth, as well as bond with my kids. While on sabbatical, I still tutor some kids for some extra income.
My friend (34F), just had a baby 2 months ago. She is the breadwinner in her household, and her husband has been unemployed since he was laid off during COVID.
It was great to be pregnant at the same time, as well as having a friend with a newborn. But it has turned sour.
She has been saying how jealous she is of me being able to take off a whole year from work, how she would have loved to not worry about losing their home, how she doesn’t even have a couple hundred dollars in her savings account, let alone a whole year’s worth of living expenses….
I usually ignore it, or brush it off, because I kind of can understand the stress she is under.
Well, starting about 10 days ago, she started hinting at not being able to afford daycare, and any mention of her husband taking care of their kid is brushed off. Then she started remarking on how much free time I must have, which I deflected by saying -truthfully- that being a single mom to a baby and a small kid left me no free time actually.
Then last night she came out with it, and asked if I could “do her a favor” and watch her kid while she’s at work. I was firm, but polite, when I said that I couldn’t, that I am not capable of watching two kids under 6 months.
She started almost begging me, saying she can’t afford daycare, and if she is not back at work, she will lose her job, and they will end up homeless. I again brought up her husband, and she said that he was not good with kids, and isn’t capable of taking care of her kid.
I kept saying no, she kept pushing, until it escalated to her calling me heartless, and me telling her that it’s not my problem she chose to have a kid with a useless man.
Now she blocked me, I am feeling very guilty about what I said, and feeling like an AH.
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