10 celebs who look better tan-free
These beauties nail pale and interesting
By Bridget March and None
These beauties nail 'pale and interesting' – because fake tan isn't for everyone, is it?
1
Emma Watson
English roses take note; when your skin looks perfect porcelain ('washed out' never rained on Emma's parade) embrace it. As she proves, less is much more.
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2
Emma Stone
While Emma has naturally blonde hair, she describes her colouring as that of a redhead, so faking a tan can be a mistake. Her fair skin tone looks better gently kissed by bronzer – not a bottle of Sun Shimmer.
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3
Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer looks gorgeous whatever the weather but she doesn't need to fake a tan. Her creamy complexion suits her fair colourings and being bronze – although she glows well – doesn't look as chic.
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4
Gwyneth Paltrow
Being a beach blonde idol doesn't mean that an LA tan suits Gwyneth. In fact it can look ageing and makes her hair appear brassy. We favour her skin milky, spiced up with brick red lips.
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5
Khloe Kardashian
Khloe has two go-to looks; LA glamour girl with day-glow golden skin and brown sugar lips, or vintage vamp with a pale palette against blood red lips. Both hot, one decidedly cooler.
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6
Cheryl Cole
Cheryl looks beautiful bronzed and pale but we especially love it when she does the latter. There's something sophisticated about her natural look that lets her radiance glow through.
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7
Megan Fox
Megan's matte complexion looks super chic in comparison to her once-favoured baked bronze finish. No regrets, we bet.
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8
Victoria Beckham
She's even said it herself; VB looks better au naturel. While we'll probably never see her barefaced, she proves that pale is cool – if that's your real colour, of course.
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9
Lindsay Lohan
Synonymous with self-tan slip-ups, Lindsay now recognises the merits of her natural colourings. While bronzer looks great, a spray tan the shade of her ginger hair, doesn't.
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10
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Another lesson in embracing what Mother Nature gave you: Catherine looks ultra-elegant with a pale canvas whereas fake tan takes her look into tacky territory.
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Bridget March is Bazaar's Digital Beauty Director overseeing all beauty content, including wellbeing. From news and interviews to tutorials and treatment reviews, she answers the beauty questions you’re searching for with expert advice and takes deep dives into the latest trends. Bridget has written for various brands within the Hearst digital portfolio and was formerly Digital Beauty Editor at Cosmopolitan. She lives with her husband and two sons in the Cotswolds.
Follow Bridget on Instagram @bridgetmarch.
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