We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: Few celebrity trends are as refreshing as the makeup-free birthday selfie. It’s a moment of confidence, authenticity and proof that beauty only gets better with time. The latest star to embrace the tradition is Sutton Foster, who just rang in her 50th with a stunning bare-faced snap.
The actress posed in front of a dreamy beach sunset, soft-smiling for her nearly one million followers in a relaxed outfit with her hair styled in a simple middle part. Her caption was as effortlessly cool as the photo itself: “Oh hey 50.” Foster turned off comments on the post, but if she hadn’t, there’s no doubt fans would be flooding her feed with praise.
The Broadway star joins a growing list of celebrities who have marked their birthdays with a bare-faced selfie, including Alyssa Milano, Glenn Close and most recently, Jennifer Love Hewitt. Just last month, Hewitt celebrated turning 46 with a fresh-faced photo and a heartfelt message: “46 years old. No make up and no filter. One of my besties hates a filter so this is for you,” she shared.
Before that, Milano embraced the trend for her 52nd birthday in December, posting a candid shot alongside the following message: “This is 52,” she wrote. “No make up. No filters. Happiness. Sprinkle that sh*t everywhere. I love you all. Even the trolls. If you can hate a stranger—I can love a stranger. So…I love you.” She later updated the caption to clarify, “Yes, my eyebrows are micro-bladed,” after some followers speculated she was wearing brow makeup. (Classic.)
