The Beauty of Retrospect: Supermodel Beverly Johnson . . . Without Makeup!

Beverly Johnson never looked more beautiful than in this picture, taken by fashion and celebrity photographer Francesco Scavullo, in which she doesn't wear any makeup at all.

And, dare I say, she never looked sexier. :-)

I've always appreciated women's natural beauty, and I've come to prefer women who were less makeup or, ideally, none at all. True feminine beauty comes from facial contours, eye color, and skin tone. Lipstick, rouge and mascara can get in the way of all that.

This picture of Beverly Johnson accentuates her best features - her deep, dark eyes, her soft, supple lips, and her glowing complexion. It's an astonishingly breathtaking portrait.

I'd been wanting to post this picture for a long time, but I'd never been able to find it on the Internet. Then two things happened. First, I got a scanner. Then I found the Scavullo book this picture appeared in.

It was worth the wait.