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Chrissy Teigen's No-Makeup Selfie Needs 'No Filter Necessary'

The sun shines, and Chrissy Teigen continues to be a bright spot on social media. The model and author has a voice entirely her own on Twitter and Instagram, and you could compare her updates to little pebbles of joy you collect and cherish during the times when social media takes a dark turn (as it’s wont to do these days). And when her husband, John Legend, gets in the mix, only good things ensue.

For example, there was that time Teigen and Legend prom-ified a movie night, complete with a homemade corsage and the quintessential prom pose photos. They’re like that couple that’s revoltingly cute, but just funny and self-aware enough about it that you want to third-wheel every date. And it’s not all jokes and faux Twitter feuds: Legend just posted a no-filter, barefaced photo of Teigen to Instagram, and his caption will yet again make your heart melt.

The two are currently vacationing in the Mediterranean, and yesterday Legend snapped a shot of Teigen and commented, “No filter necessary.” The man’s not wrong; Teigen is giving off a rosy glow. I mean, that skin! The photo takes on added significance when you consider what’s been going down with the star lately: as an avid social media user, Teigen’s recently opened up about the stress the platforms bring, saying that Instagram often makes her feel “insanely inadequate.”

Add in discovering an entire online forum created to hate on her, and it’s admirable that Teigen has the grit to continue standing up to trolls and mommy-shamers alike. So, this makes yesterday’s peaceful Instagram all the more impressive.

Even with the naysayers, the two appreciate Teigen as is. No makeup, period zits and all.

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Gabrielle Union Just Celebrated Her Freckled Skin With a No-Makeup Selfie

Even with our world’s recent surge toward promoting self-love and self-acceptance, posting a selfie on Instagram can still feel like a high-wire act. For example, for my best selfie, I apply a full-on face of makeup, look directly into an almost blinding lamp, and stick to my one favorite angle (I have found what works, and I will never change). And for celebrities with fans and paparazzi putting every picture under a microscope, all that stress has to be at least fifty-fold. So when one of them promptly says “Eff it” and posts a makeup-free selfie, it’s incredible—much like Gabrielle Union‘s skin in the barefaced selfie she just posted on Instagram.

But Union is a hero, we knew this. While she was promoting her hair care line, Flawless by Gabrielle Union, she outspokenly advocated for self-acceptance and loving yourself as you are. It’d be easy to take that with a grain of salt—I mean, she’s Gabrielle Union—but speaking to Glamour about her hair care journey in March, she explained it hasn’t always been simple. She said: “Over time I also got introduced to wearing weaves and extensions, and the immediate difference in the amount of attention I got was palpable. I felt like the longer my hair, the more attractive I was in the audition rooms.” Over 20 years later, she says, “I’ve finally gotten to a place of self-acceptance and recognizing that my natural hair is beautiful—and so is whatever weave I may wear. And that makes me a happy person in my life.”

Now it seems like she’s taking a similar approach to her freckles, captioning her selfie, “No filter, freckles galore.” It’s unclear if they were ever a pain point for the actress, but as the reaction to Selena Gomez’s “Fetish” video illustrated, freckles are something people have very many feelings about. Regardless where you fall, props to Union for walking the walk of self-acceptance that she talks about.

PHOTO: Instagram / @gabunion

Posted live from her aesthetician’s office in California, per her Instagram story, Union just got an Intraceuticals oxygen facial, and she legitimately glows (she goes to Glam Boutique Spa in Woodland Hills, California, so BRB, going to there immediately). Thank advancements in skin care technology: The facial involves 95 percent oxygen being shot into your skin to increase circulation and collagen production, and Union’s selfie alone is making a good, hard sell. If you can’t get to there, oxygenated face masks are the at-home alternative. Maybe while staring at Union’s photo with your fingers crossed, if you feel like it.

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