I HONESTLY love the way Aniston looked back in '92 with that gorgeous red hair and that, i don't know, REAL-looking face? Now she looks false, over-done and almost witch-like. The way she smiles almost looks like she's in pain. Look what society's done to her! These celebs looks WAY more REAL in the "past" pictures as opposed to the "celeb" pictures. Although Kim Kardashian looks more.. "the way she should" now, she looked more real back in the day (minus the overly-done cleavage, which I feel could still be toned-down to a natural level), she looks way too fake and overdone now. :( sadface. As much as people "envy" celebrities, I actually pity these poor girls, who are almost expected to tell us to feel great about our natural selves while in reality they're forced to look like and almost become someone completely different than they were born to be! :(
Gee, I hope none of us has fair skin, acne, freckles, or any other flaws. Otherwise, we're just not good enough, are we? It makes me pity these women more than envy them.
I thought Ashlee Simpson's before was better. She looked anorexic in the after photo. Some of the comments were so wrong, Jennifer Aniston did not have a "big" nose before, and Sarah Jessica Parker's nose looked the same in both photos.
It is better to look natural. Every one looks beautiful in their natural self one way or another. As the saying goes Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder, it is better to love ourselves for who we are than to love/make others love for who we have changed surgically.
I see this as a reminder to women of all ages that no one is perfect, and that everyone can benefit from beauty advice in and out of the entertainment industry. Thanks, Total Beauty!
It's hard to believe that some of these celebrities weren't always as galmmed-out as they are now! I mean, some of them were still really pretty, but others (Katy Perry were kind of wierd looking. It's almost a relief that they got famous, so they could get "makeovers".
This is the shallowest article i've read hear so far and that is not saying a lot....I can take your selling out to promote stupid brands on your many articles, but to come here and promote, large nose, freckles, as such an offense, i truly think i am better off if i unsubscribe...thanks i don't need this
Wow, it's AMAZING what good hair/makeup stylists can do to a person's look! Some of the girls were just polished up a little, but some of them had huge makeovers. Can someone send a team of stylists over to my house?!
Some celebs looked great both before and after...
Blake Lively
Katherine Heigle
America Ferrara
The worst ones...
Sara Jessica
Katy Perry
Overall really fun article, always makes me feel better to know that they have issues with beauty too
Yeah...I agree with the other comments. To suggest that a nose job is needed to be a better you is a little ridiculous. And I take personal offense to the faded freckles!! lol I've had them since I was a kid and my mom always told me they were Angel kisses. Now why would you want to fade Angel kisses?! :)
i understand that this is a beauty website, but this before and after piece borders on inappropriate. pasty skin? acne? crooked teeth? this dissects these women and claims plastic surgery and makeup are the only way to success and happiness. kind of shallow.
I think a lot of these celebs were beautiful before their "makeover." Especially Katherine- I personally agree with Marlevolent that she looked better in her "before" picture.
I much prefer Katherine Heigl's "before" photo to her "after" one. She looked so much more natural and fresh. Now, she looks washed-out and over-processed. That hair color, in my opinion, does not flatter her at all.
Katherine Heigl's before photo looked much better than her after photo, her hair was more suited for her skin tone and the tones n her after photo was awful.
Calling Ashlee Simpson "chubby" in that shot is a crime against women. She looked perfectly healthy. Also, I wasn't aware that short hair, pale skin and natural eyebrows were the definition of ugly. Honestly, I'd like to see what the Golden Goddess of Beauty who wrote this article looks like.
Since one star was the lowest rating that's what I chose. If there was a lower rating, I definetely would have chose it. What is wrong with these people? This is another example of why people out there have self confidence and self esteem issues. This is also another example of why some people think that forty tons of makeup, burned hair and fake parts define beauty. Shame on you total beauty. What a mess.
this article says that people have to change to fit some standard to be beautiful. why must they pick apart every women's face? they are all so beautiful, and there is nothing wrong with a "different" nose.
Call me crazy, but I liked the women when they looked "real", not like a Stepford Wife. I guess I like a more natural look. Who set the standard of beauty as unaturally white teeth, spray on tan, and ridiculously large breasts (except for Salma and she looked anorexic)?
I didn't think any of the befores were that horrible. maybe that was the style at that time or maybe the pictures were taken at a randon event or moment when the celebs were not at their best. I like Kim K but she did look way too tan in the before. No one was scary or even that bad. I think the wording of the article should be toned down. Everyone already has issues with their looks and pointing put flaws doesn't make anyone better than anyone else.
I am looking at Jennifer Aniston side by side and I really want to know how anyone can think she had a "nose job" IT IS THE SAME NOSE! Any make up artist worth his/her salt knows the tricks of the trade to make a nose look better ... it's called shading people.
And I am with you - this article is ridiculous
It's articles like this that lead to young women having self esteem issues, eating disorders, etc. If not being "perfect" equals looking "scary", then 99% of women in this world are "scary". I'm done with this website. Hopefully, you don't damage too many young women.
Shame on you, TotalBeauty! "Scary"? "Chubby"? "Big nose"? What terrible language to describe these beautiful stars. Sure, some choices they made weren't their best but I think a lot of the ways you described these celebrities were so shallow and just plain offensive. I'd re-write or better yet, re-tract this article if I were you.
Scary??? How are they scary? It's insulting to every person. On a good day, I don't look as good as these girls in their "scary" pics. I'm not easily offended...but this did offend me.
What a mean spirited and useless article. To me, they all look pretty in their before pictures. Maybe not airbrushed, perfect and plastic, but there was nothing hideous or worth the snarky tone of the article in the before pictures. Being in the spotlight is not easy. We've all had our less than perfect days.
I don't like the language used when describing these pictures. It's often harsh and presumptuous. To whomever writes/edits this: you can make funny/clever/snappy remarks re: these people's looks but there's no need to use really dismissive, insulting language just to prove a point that may not be there. Don't make a "big nose" seem hideous compared to a "svelte little nose" [or curly hair inferior to straight hair]-- especially, when it appears that said body part is the one thing that HASN'T changed. The tone of this piece is just very.... off.
I agree---Katherine Heigl did look better in her 'before' pic. Also, Blake Lively and Jennifer Aniston had more character in their 'before' face than now.
Woah.....on alot of the after photos..they looked like they smelled something bad. I think some of them are pretttier without all off the makeovers && stuff.