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Gwen Stefani is seldom seen without her signature makeup look: a bold red lip and sleek black lashes. But in a rare occasion, we caught a glimpse of the singer with her “real face,” meaning a very natural beauty look!
Hollywood Life recently pulled together a compilation of sightings of the singer sans makeup. It doesn’t happen often, but over the years, Stefani has gone bare-faced at least a dozen times.
While Stefani opts for a red lip look most frequently, she has worn either a pink or nude lipstick that offers a natural look. Sometimes she has even gone without any lipstick altogether.
It seems that Stefani typically opts for a natural look when she isn't working and sticks to her red-lip makeup look when she is performing. She has said in the past that to her, makeup is an essential step when getting ready to perform. And she even does her own makeup.
She told Cosmopolitan, ""I do my own makeup whenever I play live. I don't know what it is, but something about that whole kind of war paint, you know, putting it on, building the confidence. Once I get the makeup on, it's show time, I've said that for years and its so true."
And as it turns out, Stefani has quite a few beauty tricks up her sleeve. She also mentioned to Cosmopolitan that she was a makeup artist in a mall when she was in her 20s and simply prefers the way she does her own makeup rather than relying on stylists.
She also follows several healthy beauty practices to keep her skin looking young. For example, Stefani has said that she washes her makeup off every night, avoids getting too much sun exposure and makes sure to get enough sleep.
Maintaining healthy skin is a great way to make sure you can go makeup-free and still look great. Here are a few of our favorite tips.
