Three of the best celebrity make-unders

I love a makeover show. You know the kind I’m talking about – where the dowdy (yet still pretty), perhaps overweight woman is sent to a camp of sorts where she works her butt off to lose weight, consults a plastic surgeon to rejig her nose a bit, and enlists the help of stylists and beauty professionals to turn her into a bombshell.
This love extends to even minor makeovers a la the ‘haircut episode’ in every Next Top Model series, and to the makeover’s more subtle, yet just as effective, cousin: the make-under. The classic tale of the beautiful – but completely way-too-done-up woman – who realises that sometimes less is more.
Case-in-point: the following three celebs who decided that over-the-top hair and make-up needed to take a break. Even if only for a moment.
Nicki Minaj
Miss Minaj is the queen of quirk. And I love her for it, I do. But when she rocked up on the red carpet looking like this I couldn’t help but applaud with excitement. Nicki has held onto her almost-white hair and slightly out-there lip colour, but the overall result is actually kinda classy. Her hair looks glorious and healthy, her eyes have that statement wing that isn’t stealing the show, and her cheeks have a beautiful flush of colour and just enough shimmer to give her that radiant glow.
Bravo, Nicki!
Nicole Polizzi
Ahhh, Snooki. The pint-sized reality star is pretty much known for looking over-tanned, over-bronzed, and ‘just a touch’ trashy. But then she became a mum, and she toned it down. She’s still got that flair for things a little left-of-centre, but in a way that’s much easier on the eyes. She’s ditched the two-tone hair colour for a beautiful eye-catching block colour and swapped her, uhh, orange skin tone for something that’s a bit more natural. She’s still the Snooki we know and love, but just a bit more grown-up.
Pamela Anderson
There’s no doubting Pammy was a stunner back in the day, but things got a little…interesting for a while there. But just one look at the photo on the right and you can see that the ex-Baywatch babe is back in fine form. Her uneven, dull, and super-tanned complexion is no more; that panda-esque eye look has been kicked to the curb; and her disheveled hair is looking so much better. Hooray for her glowing and radiant skin, the just-enough-black eyeliner, and her tousled and voluminous curls. Now we just need to bring back the red swimsuit…
Which celebrities do you think are in need of a make-under? What do you think of these make-unders?
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101 Member Comments
I think all 3 could have gone further with the make under. And the old adage that less is more doesn’t only have to apply to makeup.
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Only Pamela looks better after, these other two! Yikes! Especially first one OMG
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I didn't know which pic of nicki was mad under and which one was the bad one. :/
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Pamela Anderson looks the best.
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It's amazing how different each of them look made under!! All look gorgeous and still individual
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For some reason Snooki's face colour does not match her neck colour in the right picture...it's bothering me...
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I'm so proud of Snooki for growing up!
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They look soo much better
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Snooki looks gorgeous either way, Nikki Minaj looks better all colourful. Pammy's make under looks great
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pam looks amazing here
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They still all look scary
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I don't think these photos show much of a make under. These celebs are always OTT. Would love to see them really stripped back to their natural beauty. :)
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they all look terrible!
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they could all take it down another notch
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I think they can go another step more natural and still look fab
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Phew,hooray for the make unders
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Nicki looks awful and the under-done image isn't much better than her all out image. Pammie does look better more natural. And I never realised how pretty Snooki was, she always had her ugly fake makeup on but without all the crap she is so attractive. What on earth made her want to look the way she did, I would've been extremely happy to see her natural face looking back at me in the mirror of a morning.
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nicki looks great! snooki's makeup is a tab too light for her
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Snooki looks absolutely gorgeous.
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Oh Dear!! Pammy used to be so pretty before she gave herself those wonky sausagey lips. Why do they do that to themselves? Plus I can't go past what I really think regards to Nicki M. She looks like she's a fruitloop! Like she's lost her mind! What the?
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W-O-W their makeunders make them look so much youthful and vibrant!
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Love these make-unders! Less is definitely always more.
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Nikki , wow what i can say!
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