By Sophia Panych, Allure
Seems everyone on the blogosphere freaks out when Lady Gaga tweets pictures of herself without any makeup
on. The only "news," as far as we can see, is the non-news that she
looks the exact same — her selfies reveal the same brows, same nose,
same lips...they're just not decorated in stage paint and multiple
strips of false lashes. She's not really revealing anything we didn't
know, except that maybe she's getting a little tired of the whole
trying-to-freak-the-whole-world-out act she's been playing the past few
years.
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There have been plenty of times Lady Gaga has boldly gone barefaced on social media. Here are five of our favorites.
5 Lady Gaga No Makeup Selfies
1. This is Lady Gaga without makeup, and it's beautiful.
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3. Peace, love, and a million reasons to go makeup-free.
As much as I usually like to hate on the whole "celebrities without
makeup" fixation, I will admit that Gaga's naked face tweets still
resonate with me on a personal level. There was a time when I was banned
from wearing any eye makeup — left bare-lashed and bespectacled thanks
to an unfortunate case of conjunctivitis caused by an equally
unfortunate bout with a sinus infection. Now, you need to understand
that while I don't wear a ton of makeup, I never, ever, EVER leave the
house without at least concealer and mascara. For me, a few coats of
mascara makes me feel put together and ready to face the day, and on
those first few days without it I felt uncomfortably exposed. "Will I
still look pretty? Will people notice a difference?" I vainly thought to
myself, counting down the days until I could coat my lashes in black
pigment —
and basically put back on my armor.
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As it turns out, being forced
to lay off the eye makeup has been a positive experience. It's been a
lesson in accepting my natural beauty (sappy I know, but it's true).
It's helped me get over the fear of letting people see me without makeup
on, and all-in-all it has been a real confidence booster. That's not to
say I can't wait until my lashes look a bit more dramatic again (the
better to bat them at you, my dear), but at least I can now say that I
don't feel like I absolutely need it to look good, and I cite Gaga on
this one, "Because baby, I was born this way."
Rock on, Lady Gaga — no makeup selfies are definitely working for you!
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