“What might be most striking about French Elle’s
\npictorial is how it actually appears to embrace and celebrate the
\norganic beauty of these famous faces (even if the lighting is
\nsuper, super flattering and the women are all unbelievably gorgeous
\nto begin with). In the U.S., when you come across a “stars
\nwithout makeup” story, there’s always a GOTCHA! element, a
\nmessage that says “Our gift to you: Derive pleasure from how
\nugly this person looks without cover-up for her zits!”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Do you agree that there’s positive messaging and social value to showing stars to be beautiful even without makeup?
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