Ellen Barkin is taking a stance against photo retouching. The 60 year-old actress chose to go au naturale in her latest photo shoot—refusing any form of retouching. In the series of black and white photos shot for beauty siteViolet Grey, Barkin looks beautiful while embracing the natural lines on her face—under-eye circles and all. She further explained her decision to go sans photo editing:
"I feel strongly about retouching. I looked at those pictures and I knew they expected like seven x's to come back on the bags under my eyes or the lines around my mouth or my neck but I thought we could do something special here. Those pictures with the dark circles under my eyes are exactly what I look like."
All about embracing aging and natural beauty, Barkin's new photoshoot and interview prove one thing: she certainly is "owning it."
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See the full shoot and read the interview with Ellen Barkin here.
Lauren Alexis Fisher is the Senior Editor at Cosmopolitan, overseeing digital content across fashion, lifestyle, beauty, sex, and culture. Previously, she was the Market Editor at Harper’s BAZAAR and has written for publications including WWD, Bustle, and W Magazine. When she’s not busy taste-testing her way through every dirty martini in New York, you can follow her on Instagram for bad jokes, good outfits, and annoying vacation pics.
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