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PHOTOS: These Celebrities Look So Different Without Contour

January 8, 2018 by Emily Belfiore
shefinds | Beauty
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It's no secret that celebrities love to contour. I mean, the beauty trend has pretty much become a red carpet essential! But believe it or not, there was a time when your favorite celebs didn't contour! Seriously, take a look for yourself... 

 

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britney spears contour

Britney Spears

90's Britney only needed some blush and a bold eyeshadow to get red carpet ready. Now, the singer stuns with her flawless contour!

Christina Aguilera contour

Christina Aguilera

Back in the day, Christina's signature look included an edgy smokey eye and glossy lips. Now, she loves to rock a full-contoured look. 

gwen stefani contour

Gwen Stefani

Gwen's always been a fan of a natural makeup look. Now, The Voice judge gets her glow with the help of contour! 

brandy contour

Brandy

Did 90's Brandy even need to wear makeup? Flash-forward to 2018 it looks like the singer loves a good contour! 

jennifer lopez

Jennifer Lopez

When she was Jenny From The Block, J.Lo barely wore any makeup. Now, she loves to rock a bold contour and smokey eye! 

mariah carey contour

Mariah Carey

Mariah has always loved a sun-kissed glam, and now she gets her glow from a gorgeous contour.

tyra banks

Tyra Banks

Tyra's signaure blush would always add the perfect flushed look back in the 90's. Now, she combines her old beauty favorite with a good contour to get red carpet ready. 

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Associate Editor

Emily Belfiore is a former associate editor of SheFinds. She wrote beauty, weight loss, wellness and celebrity stories for the site. She is a pop culture enthusiast.

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