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Does Lady Gaga Look Better or Worse Without Makeup?

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We've seen some of Hollywood's hottest stars without their makeup, from Katy Perry to Sofia Vergara, and for the most part, we've been pleasantly surprised.

This week we get to add one of the biggest names on the planet to that list, with a fascinating Harper's Bazaar photo shoot of the superstar in her uncommonly rare natural state.

Without further ado, Lady Gaga sans makeup.

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It actually doesn't make as big of a difference as we expected.

Granted, this is still a professional photo shoot, with professional lighting and, let's face it, probably a little bit of airbrush on top. Not to mention a fantastically full head of flowing hair that would put Cher to shame. But her complexion is imperfect and her lips look a little bit chapped.

Gaga said of the shoot, "I don't really view it as 'natural.' I think that artifice is the new reality. It's more about just being honest and sincere to the core of what you do. Whether I'm wearing lots of makeup or no makeup, I'm always the same person inside."

A nice sentiment, to be sure, but we somehow doubt that Ms. Germanotta will be dropping any part of the artifice for longer than a shoot.

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  • Selrisitai 2013/03/17 05:54:11
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    Selrisitai
    I don't consider her more than average (leaning toward attractive), but without the makeup there is the benefit of knowing if you kiss it or touch it (or look at it from a distance of three feet or less) it will be real flesh and not powder.
  • kimone 2012/03/10 19:55:25
    Better
    kimone
    she kinda look da same if she wasnt smiling like dat
  • LadyGagafan01 2012/03/10 19:49:58
    Better
    LadyGagafan01
    YALLL SHOULD SEE HER ;)
  • 3045317 2012/02/20 02:58:38
  • Nibz 2011/10/31 02:04:34
    Worse
    Nibz
    +2
    her eyes looks weird...she looks strange...maybe it's cause I'm used to her with all that makeup?
  • lol on B :D 2011/10/29 12:48:03
  • steph.cox 2011/10/13 12:16:27
    Worse
    steph.cox
    shes still pretty
  • shygurl 2011/10/01 19:36:35
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    shygurl
    +3
    she looks dead
  • ScoutLdr 2011/09/27 22:24:53
    Better
    ScoutLdr
    She looks plan, when she wears make up it's overkill.
  • d guy 2011/09/23 13:42:15
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    d guy
    but she can get used to not mak-uping
  • stupidsexyflanders007 2011/09/22 22:51:37
    Worse
    stupidsexyflanders007
    +1
    Oh what an intelligent comeback! Loser!
  • George Worley 2011/09/21 06:00:17
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    George Worley
    +1
    She's not that good looking either way.
  • Sherry 2011/09/20 14:25:46
    Better
    Sherry
    Just shape and maybe add a little color to her eyebrows, but definitely better au naturale. Kind of like not knowing who Priscilla Presley was when she was on Dallas, till someone pointed it out to me. She was a very pretty lady after all. All that god awful makeup she used to wear, she looked like a completely different person.
  • jesse thompson 2011/09/18 02:23:33
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    jesse thompson
    I'm just sayin 2 me she looks better with makeup
  • Hobbitt / Oldsquid 2011/09/17 14:14:09
    Worse
    Hobbitt / Oldsquid
    +3
    she has google eyes in either case..no help for that..
  • nefertari 2011/09/17 05:48:50
    Better
    nefertari
    A homely look but she's natural.
  • ADRIA 2011/09/14 15:41:21
    Better
    ADRIA
    +1
    Not the blonde eyebrows she is sporting here tho. But I saw some of her earlier day pics and she is cute. But the makeup makes her look distoted and odd. And I love makeup!
  • ADRIA ADRIA 2011/09/14 15:42:42
    ADRIA
    DISTORTED
  • Flo 2011/09/14 00:50:59
    Better
    Flo
    she looks soo... NORMAL!
  • katt 2011/09/13 08:23:06
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    katt
    i think she looks better. she has a natural beauty. i was pleasantly surprised.
  • Belle 2011/09/12 22:30:51
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    Belle
    The global perception of beauty is so small and boring that if you gathered what the world perceives as the most beautiful women they'd all share similar features in a similar pleasing arrangement.

    Gage looks unusual and to me that is beauty. Her features seem almost a little bit strange (mainly those eyes that pop out) but it works wonderfully on her face. I'd love to see her like this all the time
  • kevracer 2011/09/12 00:12:26
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    kevracer
    +1
    that is one ugly hermaphrodite
  • Amelia kevracer 2011/09/14 01:16:02
    Amelia
    +1
    screw you
  • kevracer Amelia 2011/09/14 06:07:49
    kevracer
    read my profile
  • stupids... Amelia 2011/09/22 22:52:26
    stupidsexyflanders007
    +3
    No sweetie SCREW YOU you brainless tw at!
  • Jay Calderone 2011/09/11 15:32:48
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    Jay Calderone
    +1
    Either way, she's the most beautiful person I've ever seen. <3
  • Wutnagkillabeeontheswarm 2011/09/11 10:53:21
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    Wutnagkillabeeontheswarm
    Isnt It Ironic... I was already aware that she is wearing a lot of make-up, but when you see these picturres without make-up you realize how much make up she actually is wearing. It is good thing for her to show her face O, Natural but I have to say that she looked better in the "Poker Face" viddy, just to give an example
  • SavageS0ul 2011/09/11 05:27:26
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    SavageS0ul
    She's definitely wearing lipgloss/lipstick. She's either wearing coverup or they airbrushed her complexion. She doesn't really look good here, but she looks better than usual. I think all she needs is chapstick, a light coating of mascara, & to darken her eyebrows. Makeup enhances beauty, only if you use a tad though. Otherwise, it's the makeup that's "beautiful", not you.
  • SavageS0ul SavageS0ul 2011/09/11 05:29:16
    SavageS0ul
    Have you guys seen the demographic results by age? It's clear that our younger generation is brainwashed by the media.
  • Selrisitai SavageS0ul 2013/03/17 05:56:33
    Selrisitai
    +2
    Yuck! Mascara.
  • Muver 2011/09/11 03:43:16
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    Muver
    Actually, I have no other choice, but I really feel she does not look better OR worse, she looks
    like she looks. It is just another phase of her personna. Further, I do not believe she is totally without makeup in this photo anyway. The main body commentary states that it looks like her lips are chapped, I disagree, I believe it looks like they have done her lips to look that way with makeup for the effect they are going for. Very few women look awesome or even good without makeup, it is just the fineness of our skin and as we age, makeup plays up our best parts, eyes or lips or cheekbones....Lady Gaga whole "schtict" is changing her appearance all the time, and I thing she does it very well, and it is interesting. This "no makeup" photography has been the thing to do this year, by many in her position, so it is not new. I am not a fan of her music however, I do not think it has any value whatsoever. I do think however, that one of the keys to success in her business, is the ability to reinvent yourself on a regular basis, Cher has done it to some extent over the years, and Madonna does it continually, and look at their success...So, to Lady Gaga I say, You Go Girl !!
  • Selrisitai Muver 2013/03/17 05:58:33
    Selrisitai
    +3
    What? You're insane. Almost every male that looks attractive is attractive without makeup.
    The same COULD be true for women if they were not so obsessed with wearing makeup.
    The only time I find women less attractive without makeup is either if they always wear so much that the chemicals have messed with her complexion and blocked the sunlight, or when the makeup is the only thing covering pizza-faced crater-acne.
  • Muver Selrisitai 2013/03/22 03:06:03
    Muver
    Different strokes for different folks...and further, you can not compare a man's skin to that of a woman...and thankfully men look better without makeup...altho, there was a point in time in history, that some levels of society, men did wear makeup...and they would often pencil on a mole...and yes, to me they look like idiots...but that was the look of the day, along with ruffled shirts, stockings and knee pants, and pointy toed shoes with buckles,,,
  • sunnierocker 2011/09/11 01:28:10
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    sunnierocker
    sorry but bcuz of that she's wearing makeup all the time, we dont even see her beautful face, and now...i dont like it. maybe if she smiled!
  • EricVanSingleton 2011/09/11 00:01:11
    Worse
    EricVanSingleton
    Lady Gaga is an attractive woman, but I chose worse because the whole point of make-up is to make one's self more beautiful. I've never seen a bride walk down the aisle undone. Why should we expect anything different from a performance artist.
  • Andrew 2011/09/10 23:31:13
    Worse
    Andrew
    Okay she definitely needs makeup.
  • chick 2011/09/10 12:08:23
    Better
    chick
    I tend to think that anyone who can call another person ugly has issues with their own self. Drawing attention to someone elses faults is a typical diversion used by insecure people to hide their own faults. Lady Gaga excepts people for who they are because she loves who she is.....now, that is beautiful!!
  • jsbustaman 2011/09/10 04:33:14
    Better
    jsbustaman
    She looks much better with makeup, like most woman do? She needs a healthy amount of touch-up to look fresh and natural!
  • Lolaita 2011/09/10 02:59:08
    Better
    Lolaita
    Could have used a better hairstyle but she is quite pretty, although, CHAPSTICK.
    Her eyes are big, but kind of puffy....I still like how she looks in the first pic.
  • Diane 2011/09/10 02:45:09
    Better
    Diane
    She is very pretty and natural in her own natural skin! God bless yer
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