It’s always a welcome departure from the norm to see an unairbrushed image. Sadly, it is not as common as it should be. We wanted to show a little love to some of our favorite ad campaigns and magazine covers that were left untouched by Photoshop. Click through for 10 of the best unretouched images in media.
Related: Photoshop Fails: The Top 10 Most Over-Retouched Ads
Best in Unretouched Media
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Cate Blanchett, Intelligent Life March 2012
The Economist's culture magazine, Intelligent Life, released this very refreshing cover of an un-Photoshopped Cate in 2012. Wrinkles and pores — who knew they looked so gorgeous up close?
Image: Intelligent Life
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American Eagle Aerie, 2014
Earlier this year, American Eagle released a series of ads for its Aerie underwear line that left the models' bodies unaltered by Photoshop. The campaign garnered a lot of attention for promoting a positive body image for teenage girls.
Image: Aerie
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Claudia Schiffer, Tank September 2009
Claudia showed us all that at 39, she was still a bad chick. She posed topless — and unairbrushed — for Tank magazine back in 2009.
Image: Tank
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Vanessa Hudgens, Bongo Fall 2014
Bongo just recently rolled out its Fall 2014 campaign, featuring an unairbrushed Vanessa.
Image: Bongo
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Jessica Simpson, Marie Claire April 2010
Jessica posed for Marie Claire's April 2014 cover makeup- and Photoshop-free. No surprises here: The fashion mogul still looks flawless when she's bare-faced.
Image: Marie Claire
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Make Up For Ever HD Invisible Cover Foundation, 2011
To promote its HD range back in 2011, Make Up For Ever released a series of unretouched ads to showcase just how darn awesome the range is. To prove the authenticity of the images, the brand made sure the ads were certified by a notary.
Image: Make Up For Ever
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Kim Kardashian, Life & Style April 2009
If you didn't know whether Kim had cellulite or not, the headline on her unretouched Life & Style cover from 2009 will clue you in. The reality star claimed to love her size 2/4 figure — not at all hard to do when you're that deliciously curvaceous, but carry on Kim, carry on.
Image: Life & Style
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Dove Real Beauty Ads, 2005
Who could forget Dove's Real Beauty campaign from 2005, which featured women of all shapes and sizes proudly posing in their skivvies? Dove says it did not alter the womens' bodies for the shoot.
Image: Dove
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Marion Cotillard, Vanity Fair Italy September 2010
A Photoshop-free Marion posed for Bruce Weber for the cover of Italian Vanity Fair back in 2010.
Image: Vanity Fair Italy
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Jennifer Hawkins, Marie Claire Australia February 2010
This former Miss Universe caused quite a stir in 2010 when she posed nude and unretouched for Marie Claire's February issue. The image was supposed to encourage body confidence, but many women argued that seeing Jennifer's slim figure didn't really do that.
Image: Marie Claire Australia
