Vanessa Williams Is A Natural Beauty Going Makeup-Free
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Not only is Vanessa Williams a jack-of-all-trades as a singer, actor, model, pageant queen, and so much more, she's also a natural beauty. This A-Lister has made that clear multiple times, including on her 62nd birthday, which she celebrated by sharing the most gorgeous photo via Instagram. "Woke up 62 years young today and promising to live life to its fullest!" she wrote alongside the photo, which appeared to show her bare face as she lay in bed. And, much like her "Hannah Montana: The Movie" co-star Miley Cyrus, she's gorgeous without makeup.
For the actor, it seems part of living her life to the fullest involves showing the world what she looks like first thing in the morning. The "Ugly Betty" star posed in bed and though there was no full-coverage foundation or layers of concealer in sight, her skin still looked smooth and even. Williams' complexion, which was full of freckles, also had a flattering, natural flush over her cheeks and she barely had any dark circles under her eyes. We did notice the star's eyebrows were a little less full than when she's walking the red carpet or posing for photoshoots though, which only made her more relatable in our eyes. The comment section was littered with praise over her cosmetics-free upload. One message from a fan read, "Natural beauty. Love to see it!" Another Instagram user commented, "Woke up gorgeous."
Vanessa Williams' beauty secrets don't include Botox or filler
Lucky for us, Vanessa Williams hasn't kept the products that help her maintain her au naturel glow under lock and key. In 2024, she talked fans through her favorite beauty products in an Instagram video and confirmed she hasn't had Botox or filler (though there's nothing wrong with either beauty treatment, especially Botox, which can have benefits beyond vanity). Instead, she credited the ZIIP Halo Facial Toning Device for her drop dead gorgeous appearance, as well as Aura Glow Age-Defying Facial Serum by Derrick Rutledge, which she uses every night. The "Desperate Housewives" star also revealed she exfoliates (and clearly avoids exfoliation mistakes) using Vivier Vitamin C Scrub and later told Page Six she visits her dermatologist every three months.
But while taking good care of her skin definitely helps her to look years younger, a key reason why Williams remains so alluring even without makeup is down to her refreshing attitude toward getting older. Williams is a celebrity confronting aging with confidence, as she explained on "The Jennifer Hudson Show" in 2023, "It's a privilege and there's a sense of ease. The older you get the less you care about what everybody else has to say. You're living in your own glory, you know. You accept yourself, you give yourself grace." She added, "...So there is a sense of satisfaction and ease the older you get. And I am embracing that and love it." And, clearly, Williams' beauty is exuding from the inside out.