16 Celebs Who Embraced the #NoMakeup Movement and Looked Gorgeous While Doing It

Alicia Keys’ ‘Empowered’ New Look

“It is the strongest, most empowered, most free, and most honestly beautiful that I have ever felt,” Alicia Keys said of ditching makeup. Before, the singer said she felt worried about being photographed without it. “These were the insecure, superficial, but honest thoughts I was thinking,” she said. “And all of it, one way or another, was based too much on what other people thought of me.”

Gabrielle Union Bares Her Face and Covers Her Tresses

Actress Gabrielle Union joined the #NoMakeup trend this year by posting a freckle-baring selfie on her Snapchat story in October. “No makeup, head wrap, hey Alicia Keys I see you!” she said, mentioning she joined the movement Keys began.