Stars Without retouching

eyradanira · Post time 21-4-2012 10:17 AM

Cate Blanchett

The actress appears Photoshop-free on the March/April 2011 cover of the Economist's Intelligent Life. The magazine's editor, Tim de Lisle, said, "When other magazines photograph actresses, they routinely end up running heavily Photoshopped images, with every wrinkle expunged." He wanted to try something different with Blanchett. "She looks like what she is--a woman of 42, spending her days in the office, her evenings on stage, and the rest of her time looking after three young children," said de Lisle of her cover photo.

Kate Middleton

While we recall the Duchess of Cambridge looking slim on her wedding day, we knew her photo on the May 9th 2011 cover of Grazia looked off. When you compare it with the original, unretouched photo it's obvious they whittled down Middleton's waist and created a fake arm to hold her bouquet. In the end, Grazia confirmed the allegations

Taylor Swift

Besides this photo being 100% unretouched, Swift is also sans-makeup. It appeared in People Magazine's 2008 "100 Most Beautiful People" issue.

Jessica Simpson in Marie Claire

"I don't have anything to prove anymore," Simpson told Marie Claire of her all-natural photo shoot. "What other people think of me is not my business."
Jessica Simpson

Tired of media scrutiny, Simpson appeared on the May 2010 cover of Marie Claire without makeup or retouching.

Heidi Klum

Following Taylor Swift's lead, supermodel Heidi Klum also appeared unretouched and without any makeup in People's 2010 "100 Most Beautiful People" issue.

Kim Kardashian, May 2009

After the Complex debacle, Kardashian's photos for the May '09 cover of Life & Style were deliberately unretouched. "I wanted to say, 'This is me, take it or leave it,'" she told the magazine.Kim Kardashian, 2010

As part of her ongoing quest to be "real," Kardashian posed in the buff for Harper's Bazaar and requested for her shots to be published 100% Photoshop-free. "The message [of this shoot] is embrace your curves and who you are," Kim told Harper's Bazaar. "I feel proud if young girls look up to me and say, 'I'm curvy, and I'm proud of it now.'"
Kim Kardashian, March 2009

When Complex accidentally posted an unretouched photo of the reality star on their website, readers trashed Kim's cellulite. Complex replaced the image with a Photoshopped version, but Kardashian posted the original on her website. "So what: I have a little cellulite," she wrote on her blog. "What curvy girl doesn't?! I'm proud of my body and my curves and this picture coming out is probably helpful for everyone to see that just because I am on the cover of a magazine doesn't mean I'm perfect."

Holly Madison

The former Playboy playmate and "Girls Next Door" star showed off her body on the cover of Life & Style in 2011. "I've always had a butt, and I want to keep it--cellulite and all," she told the magazine. "I'm not perfect, but I love my curves.

Kourtney Kardashian

Kim's sister was photographed for OK! one week after giving birth to her son Mason in December 2010. In order to sensationalize her amazing post-baby body, the magazine airbrushed out her entire belly. "They doctored and Photoshopped my body to make it look like I have already lost all the weight, which I have not," Kourtney told Women's Wear Daily at the time. She then published the original photo on her blog where she looks like a happy and healthy new mom.

Monica Bellucci
Belluci and seven other European celebs were photographed for the April 2009 issue of French ELLE "Sans Fards" or "without makeup." Even better: the gorgeous ladies (including Eva Herzigova, Sophie Marceau, and Charlotte Rampling) appeared without any airbrushing or retouching whatsoever. Why can't every magazine follow suit?

Faith Hill
When the original unretouched cover photo from Redbook's July 2007 issue surfaced, the singer said she was disappointed by the altered photo. Redbook stood by the image saying, "the retouching we did on Faith Hill's photo for the July cover is completely in line with industry standards." We think she looked pretty darn good in the original image.

Bethenny Frankel
When the reality star and "Skinny Girl" entrepreneur posed nude for PETA back in 2009, her Times Square billboard was criticized for being overly Photoshopped. Always the over-sharer, Frankel gave US Weekly the original photograph. "Everything I'm about is being honest and being upfront," Frankel told UsMagazine.com. "So if people are talking and saying [the photo] was airbrushed…then, you know what? Here's the picture. Have it your way."