Mariah Carey is known for being a Diva, and she’s pretty much never seen without make up. Ever. I stumbled across this article that talks about a movie where she will be make up free. In the article there’s a photo of her and a movie trailer, sans 5 pounds of foundation.
My first thought was that “Wow, she’s really uh, ugly.” But then I found out that
she’s playing in a movie called “Precious” which is based on the novel “PUSH” by Sapphire.
The book is a powerful and heart wrenching novel that I read about 4 years ago when I was in 9th grade. I’m really glad that Mariah Carey was chosen for a role in the film, especially since she will be completely natural. It gives the movie that REAL feel that it needs to match the novel.
What do you think of Mariah Carey without make-up? Have you read the novel PUSH?

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i think her hair looks bad
but her face looks fine.
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AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
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I think she looks a lot older here than I thought she was.
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oh my LOLLL
daffodil / 1601 posts
It’s really her hair.
daisy / 651 posts
I honestly thought she looked ugly with makeup… >.> maybe if she had a different hair style, she would look better. Her bangs, maybe, side swept or something. [usually] no straight across bangs are ever good !
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She is NOT ugly without makeup. I agree with the others: that hairstyle is really ageing on her.
sunflower / 320 posts
she just looks a little tired, but other than that fine.
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frumpy mariah! :O
and we can see the left side of her face
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she wasn’t good looking to begin with….
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OMG, who is that?!
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wow
but all celebrities look like normal people without make up
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http://chiclooking.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/alba.jpghttp://celebritypop.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/taylorswiftwithoutmakeup.jpg
i think taylor swift is still gorgeous without makeup
they all just look like normal people
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Oh, she is still wearing foundation. Probably cover up. Maybe not primer and foundation powder and the finishing spray plus loose mineral powder shimmer and whatever makes her glowing. But there will be the movie/t.v. version of “no make-up.” I love it!
rose / 847 posts
I agree with the others – her hairstyle makes her look bad, but without makeup, she’s still pretty. Not ugly at all.
sunflower / 426 posts
wtf? she’s ugly? are you serious?
no. how about SHE’S NORMAL!
daisy / 630 posts
oh shit. and i thought she was ugly with make up!
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She’s not ugly, she just looks older than usual.
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lol.
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i’ll find the book in the library
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@Manstration@xanga - your pic gives me that reaction with make up. At least Mariah has an option not to make us vomit.
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she looks a lot older than i thought she was.
she looks more average too.
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She can still sang tho’
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Honestly, I don’t think she looks that bad. It is great to see her sans make-up playing a role in a powerful movie.
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I dont really see much of a difference, of course there is but, i was imagining worse. I look worse without make up then her dagnit lol
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she doesn’t look that bad seriously. She looks her age to me. I mean she is 40. everyone looks different without make up.
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@Erika_Steele@xanga - Yes! Exactly.
sunflower / 490 posts
wow. i wana watch this moviee.
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She’s still pretty, but she looks a little tired.
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I didn’t even realize that was Mariah till I read the blog.
daffodil / 1607 posts
She looks fine, just not as glammed up as she is on cd covers, mvs and tv
sunflower / 320 posts
Oh… I thought that was… somebody else… uhh…
orchid / 163 posts
she looks like a monkey with or without make up.
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What the fuck? That’s her? My GOD she’s hideous without makeup! Now I can see why she uses to much of it. XD! LOL.
magnolia / 1017 posts
she looks okay, just her age… o.o
magnolia / 1354 posts
Danngg, she looks somewhat creepier without all the pounds of make-up on. She actually looks her age…and normal. Never read that book before.
dahlia / 2747 posts
oh she looks old.
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that takes guts. I have never liked her, but now i respect her a little more. Because now people like u and others are going to be bringing up how ugly she is naturally. Shes brave
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I wouldn’t say she’s ugly without makeup, just plain. In that particular photo, though, she has bags under her eyes – she may just be really tired. But I wouldn’t ever say she’s ugly.
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she looks like a mother. but thats good. coz i’m bored with her diva look all the time.
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You people make me realize why they say girls are bitches….
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I like that she decided to do the movie without make up. I haven’t heard of the book but i’ll check it out.
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She looks normal… and look her age. I wouldn’t mind learning some of those makeup tricks though!
magnolia / 1296 posts
I really don’t think she looks that bad without make up. She’s still pretty, I think.
Barely even looks like her.
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lol. maybe different hairstyle?
orchid / 240 posts
I think she looks beautiful, considering that she’s NOT young.
daisy / 565 posts
It’s the hair. she never has her hair like that. So what if she’s aged? At least she’s not afraid to show it.
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She doesn’t look bad, you guys. She looks average. Heaven forbid a celebrity is seen looking like an actual person.
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chill outt, she looks fine!!!
ahahaha
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I can’t wait for the movie precious! I have been listening to mariah for 16 years. She is so talented. I can’t believe how down they put her. The make up she wore etc. I’m excited for the movie!
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I don’t think she looks that bad. I’ve seen the trailers, she just looks older.
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haha , and this was for a MOVIE , people . it`s a wig
dahlia / 2382 posts
@Amarisa@xanga - agreed
magnolia / 1369 posts
never read the book ; but she looks fine. her hair on the other hand …
rose / 960 posts
actually, she’s really, uh, gorgeous. and she was casted because they couldn’t get helen mirren, who’s awesome.
i kind of want to see it too though.
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I don’t think she looks that bad without make-up. Everyone does look uglier without make-up.
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gosh, she looks so old without makeup…i didn’t even notice that was her.
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she looks alot older.. but it a beautiful and natural way
and for some reason she looked like a prettier version of lady gaga w/o makeup and brunette for a split second
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She looks her age like this..pretty disgusting!
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She’s quite pretty actually.
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Uhh. Wow.
That poor woman.
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I’ve never been a fan of Mariah, but I think we can safely say that make-up and fame do wonders! Honestly, she’s a normal-looking person who spends hours just to look the way she does to the public.
I think she’ s a pretty woman, but it’s nice for people to see how “real” celebrities are. Also, this movie looks amazing!
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For some reason, he looks a tad similar like michael jackson
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holy shit shes old…
hydrangea / 70 posts
even without makeup you still have to keep in mind she is rich beyond belief.. i recently grasped exactly how important skincare is and how one facial can go a long way to making your skin look amazing. imagine the power of my $25 facial, multiply that by however much she probably spends on all the best products spa treatments, and then you see just one more way celebrities have the edge on us normal people and why they look better.
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Never read the novel but DAMN I need to get me that makeup she’s using! lol
orchid / 182 posts
wow… she needs some sleep or cucumbers for those bags. gosh….
then again, she is climbing up that hill. she can’t be 21 forever like how we always picture her =/
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I think she looks real old without makeup. When I watched the trailer (which is totally awesome), I did not even know that was her until the cast part was shown. o_o
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she looks fine to me
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soo this is what nick sees when he wakes up in the morninggg.
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She wasn’t pretty in the first place.
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She really doesn’t look bad. She just looks more innocent. Plus, it’s the hair – nobody ever looks good with that hair cut – with or without make up.
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Lol yeah it’s the hair. Her face just doesn’t look airbrushed and pore-less.
If I remember Glitter right, she’s a horrible actress. D:
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OH MY GOD! CELEBS ARE HUMAN TOO?! NO FRICKIN WAY.
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@KliffyTaicho@xanga - Are u serious???!!!!
and that’s not her best look but she’s not ugly….
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looks older than usual
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She looks her age for once and I think thats beautiful isnt tring to look like she is in her 20s and its about damn time too!
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she aint that ugly…just her horrible hairstyle LOL…
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Look a lil like a monkey…
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They did things to make her look that way. For example, she’s wearing a prosthetic nose.
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It’s the hair, and the blouse…
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Haven’t heard of the story, but she looks fine. She just isn’t all made up, obviously!
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She is just the same as us.
sunflower / 295 posts
she’s still beautiful to me
not too keen on that hair though
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She looks older and tired, I’m sure they did make up for that. That wig is bad.
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Oh and Mariah looks pretty much the same to me. It’s not like people look completely different with make up on, make up just emphasizes certain features.
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I want to see Precious sooo badly. I cry every time I see the trailer. It looks amazing
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She just doesn’t look airbrushed to shit right there. She looks completely normal, which is a relief. But that hair is horrible on her!
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Yeah, if she was just a typical person, give her different hair and people would think she’s pretty. She was just never known to the public this way, so it just looks different and awkward. I’m sure people who knew her before her fame think she’s beautiful even without the make-up.
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But that isn’t her natural…she had to wear a prostetic nose. So even when she is natural she isn’t…lol.
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HAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA
Lee Daniels had so much faith in Mariah Carey’s acting……
HAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA
I’ll bet that movie wins an Oscar for best make-up xD
I didn’t even know she was married….or pregnant…x_x
cherry blossom / 37 posts
if she was just wasn’t a celebrity and i saw her on the street, I wouldn’t think “omg that lady is so ugly…” but if you compare her to the images she portrays, then yes.. ugly compared to that…
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I’m too lazy to google. So is this character in the novel Push, a frumpy sort of character? That picture is unrecognizable as MC, wow, sounds like an interesting movie though.
sunflower / 494 posts
she looks really old without make up. but the more i see, the more she looks normal to me.
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i dont think shes ugly
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She doesn’t look that bad, just old.
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No, you’re right. She is really ugly.
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i didn’t even know it was her!
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I liked the way she looked better when her first album dropped(fashion/make-up wise).. she’s trashy as fuck these days.
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I don’t think that she is not wearing any make-up in the movie ! She needs to be made-up and probably in such a way to give her the look the producer wants, i.e. homely social worker, working in a school in the projects . They don’t make a lot of money, so she has to look the way she does to suit the part in the movie. I have seen Mariah without make-up (years ago) she is a very pretty girl. So don’t believe everything you see and everything a publicist tells an actor to say, besides, they gave a bad wig in the movie!
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I happen to think she’s still beautiful without make-up.
She just looks tired. The woman is forty-something, after all.
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@modeliciouskinny@xanga - wow. makeup = photoshop..
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I actually think she looks cute without them. XD
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she kinda looks like a druggie ><
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Wow, at least she looks natural. I don’t like her hair though.
cherry blossom / 42 posts
actually, if you notice, it does not say anywhere that she doesnt wear makeup at all in the movie. She talks in her interview on Oprah that she wears a bunch of makeup that makes her look worse in the movie.
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Ive seen her w/out make up before,she is just naturally ugly. She wears no make up here because shes playing a school counselor,she really looks the part! Its not like she could have gone in as a diva playing a frumpy counselor! lol
and FYI shes over 40 yrs old,& she looks it here =] her extensions look funny here!
but hey she may be ugly inside and out…but shes talented!
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she looks…different.
orchid / 177 posts
I think she kinda looks like skelator. I haven’t read the book PUSH, but now I’m intrigued.
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=O
oh wow!! i didnt expect that!
wait, so her blond hair is fake?
well she is 40 now so she looks her age and thats not a bad thing
i think its just the hairstyle
not suiting her
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she just looks older.
and i think its the hair too
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I thought it was Mackenzie Phillips at first!
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when you’re a movie actors/actresses, you must protray your character with a certain image. they just happen to look different or worse than they actually look for their role.
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What’s with her hair….????
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She’s in CHARACTER… geniuses.
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well mariah carey wasn’t that goodlooking to begin with, but good for her for taking the movie role!
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it’s not that bad. The hairstyle doesn’t suit her
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well, one thing is looking like a diva (and she looks creepy anyway)
and other looking so bad without make up -_-”
and the worst part is that she is acting, REMENBER GLITER? T_T
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Mariah is that you???