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Best Celebrity Makeunders

These stars finally took that "less is more" adage to heart when it came to changing up their hairstyles and makeup

by Molly Roemer

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A transformation in the form of a makeover is hypnotizing to watch and there's just something voyeuristically fun about it. You know, seeing someone go from drab to fab, geek to chic, blah to beautiful, etc. And many budding starlets scream "makeover" when they are fresh off the boat -- before top makeup artists, hair and fashion stylists, nutritionists and trainers have had a chance to get their hands on them.

Then, while celebrities are in the throes of trying out different hair colors and styles and makeup trends, searching for their best look (and maybe themselves) in the process, hits and misses are inevitable. Unlike us though, they get immortalized via photos that the free world has access to (in places like "Us Weekly" not Facebook). Since some of the "hits" happen when celebs are wearing less makeup, more natural looking hairstyles and not committing any beauty crimes, we decided to do a round up of the best celebrity makeunders -- because really, makeunders don't get quite enough love.

See the makeunder photos now.

Not all of these makeunders are created equally though. For the starlets that regularly rock borderline trainwreck-y beauty looks, their "after" photo represents a serious makeunder moment. But for some of the other celebs, their over-the-top look might have simply been the result of an off night when they decided to take a big beauty swing � and missed. Nonetheless, less is usually more when it comes to beauty as the following photos of these famous women prove: Drew Barrymore, Christina Aguilera, Angelina Jolie, Avril Lavigne, Scarlet Johansson, Denise Richards, Beyonc�, Carrie Underwood, Ashlee Simpson Wentz and Kate Gosselin.

If you delayed gratification and made it this far, now go and check out the best celebrity makeunders.

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nice

by brianna121791 Monday, May 13, 2013 at 11:14AM Report as inappropriate

This was fun .... but, Kate? Is she a celebrity?

by islands4me Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 10:43AM Report as inappropriate

Nice

by EricaC123 Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 07:28AM Report as inappropriate

well, most look better with less obvious makeup. Christina Aguilera is a winner- drastic change :)

by venenumletalis Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 09:33AM Report as inappropriate

Love both Drew and Christina. Not sure if Avril is really a makeunder though because she still has alot of eye makeup.....Love her though either way ^_^

by BitterSweet1016 Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 10:16PM Report as inappropriate

It is amazing how a softer look can look so much more breathtaking.

by beautybody Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 06:25PM Report as inappropriate

Funny!

by CCochran Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 11:04AM Report as inappropriate

i like all of the makeunders except kate gosselin. she shouldn't even be on this list as a celebrity-blech!

by rebecca_moran_watson Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 12:50AM Report as inappropriate

nice....

by teema Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 09:42AM Report as inappropriate

"Johansson's too-blonde, almost yellow, single process color never really worked for us. She already has the pin-up thing going for her, so the super blonde hue and ultra smoky eye seen here makes her look more Playmate, less A-list" Why always putting down Playmates down? They can also look and be A-Class, for God sake! Stop putting them down!

by nikki_barrager Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 04:43PM Report as inappropriate