Olivia Culpo Is Gorgeous Without Makeup

As a former pageant queen and winner of Miss America and Miss Universe, Olivia Culpo is no stranger to wearing loads of makeup — and not just on her face. She revealed to Harper's Bazaar that the one thing contestants shouldn't forgo is body makeup to even out their skin tone. "Combine a foundation with a moisturizer and something with illumination, put that all over your body, then set it with a finishing powder," Culpo advised. Known for her glowing skin, she relies on regular facials and at-home masks that she leaves on overnight. "It's so hydrating and when I wake up, it's so absorbed that I often forget to wash it off and I'll be at the gym thinking, 'Wow, my skin is so dewy today,'" the model revealed.

With such an emphasis on skincare, of course, the "I Feel Pretty" actor has flawless skin, and her everyday routine consists of a slew of moisturizing products that give her the fresh glow that she's known for. Regularly sharing makeup tips through her tutorials, Culpo often gives fans a glimpse of her makeup-free face — and we think she looks absolutely gorgeous. 

The key to looking fabulous without makeup is taking care of your skin, and Olivia Culpo has her morning routine down pat. In a video for Harper's Bazaar Arabia, she detailed every product she uses pre-makeup. Starting her day with a glass of celery juice to hydrate from the inside, she then washes her face with Shani Darden Cleansing Serum, switching to an enzyme-based cleanser a couple of times a week. Culpo follows with an eye cream and a vitamin C serum. "Vitamin C is something that I'm learning is very important for the skin," she stated. Lastly, she applies a collagen-building serum all over her face.

In another video shared on her personal YouTube channel, Culpo revealed that her one favorite splurge was La Prairie's White Caviar Illuminating Pearl Infusion Serum. "It's one of the only products that I've ever used where like, I really, really saw a difference immediately with dark spots and any sort of pigmentation," she told the camera. Along with her various night-time treatments, Culpo shared that her trick for even skin is an LED red light therapy mask and stated, "Red light helps with stimulating collagen and this is something that I'll use for just a natural glow." She joked, "If you want to scare your boyfriend, it will work." While she naturally looks flawless without makeup, her 10-minute look is super simple and Culpo uses just enough product to enhance her natural beauty.

Olivia Culpo's skincare regime is obviously working for her, and she again proved in a YouTube video that she looks gorgeous even after just rolling out of bed. When she's not on the red carpet or going to an event, she shared her preference for a barely-there makeup look, focusing on evening out her skin and subtly enhancing her eyes. Using a concealer stick, she told fans, "I just put it under the eyes and then on the tip of the nose, the middle of my forehead, and the center of my chin." Culpo then went over the concealer with a liquid version, instructing viewers to make an inverted triangle shape underneath the eyes. For face coverage, she only used a tinted moisturizer, applying concealer to cover any blemishes. And finally, to bring out her eyes, Culpo gave herself a cat eye and shared, "I do like to do a little bit of liquid liner because I think it just adds a nice shape to the eye."

Lately, Culpo's go-to looks are way different from her pageant days. She shared during a Vogue beauty tutorial, "When I was doing Miss Universe, for example, I just felt like looking back on those photos, I don't even know who that person is because it was just too much." While Culpo seemed comfortable strutting the stage with a face full of makeup back then, fans may be surprised to learn that her high school days were spent completely bare-faced.

Olivia Culpo probably never went through an awkward phase, and her high-school and young-adult makeup-free pics prove just that. In an interview with Extra, she shared a snap as a teen and stated, "I went to an all-girls school, so I never wore any makeup. I would roll out of bed, literally, and all the girls would be like, 'Oh, I love your hair, your eyebrows are so nice,'" and expressed surprise at the comments. "I was a cello nerd, literally," she declared.

The influencer didn't always come armed with beauty secrets and it's hard to believe Culpo once struggled with makeup. "When I was really little, I had a little bit of money saved up, so I went to CVS and bought a product that I put all over my face. It was supposed to give this bronzy glow — but immediately, I broke out into little hives all over my forehead," she told Business Insider. Now, Culpo is definitely an expert in the beauty field and it's no wonder she has millions of followers who love to find out how she looks so flawless — both with and without makeup.