History Main / UnkemptBeauty

* There's an ad for ''Five Hour Energy'', where a guy gets up, grumbling about how he hates mornings, until he pulls out the product, then the next we see him, he's dressed and shaved, saying "Let's do this!" If you watch the commercial beginning to end, you may notice he looks about ''10 years older'' when cleaned up.
* Similarly, there's a Hulu [[http://youtu.be/xVxhBH9Dsxw commercial]] in which a BigBeautifulWoman goes out for a night on the town, then attends a board meeting at work the next day. She looks far more youthful riding a motorcycle, dancing with disheveled hair and jumping into a swimming pool than she does in a drab business suit.

** Yuki used to wear ''a lot'' of makeup and wore a wig whenever she was outside. In later volumes she ditched the makeup and grew her hair out after being inspired by Nitori's sixth grade teacher. Her hair is apparently not all that combed either, and she's switches between casual and feminine attire often.

* Souta's novelist sister [[MostWritersAreWriters Izu]][[{{Hikikomori}} mi]] from ''Manga/{{Working}}'' doesn't wear makeup, constantly has ink smudges on her face, has moderately messy hair, and just has a bedraggled appearance in general. Still, she is no less beautiful because of this, but is possibly ''more'' beautiful ''because'' of it.

* This is a plot point in ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' where Shirogane comments on Kaguya's beauty while she's soaking wet, covered in mud, and scratched up after she saved the Mass Media Club president from drowning in a garbage filled swamp. [[spoiler:In fact, it was the very moment he first fell in love with her.]]
* Sousuke of ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'' is noted to be quite attractive despite his disheveled, hapharzardly cut hair, prominent facial scar, complete fashion blindness, and intimidating demeanor. Though his IdenticalStranger's [[TeenIdol career]] implies he could be even moreso if he [[SheCleansUpNicely cleaned up a bit]] [[WhenSheSmiles and smiled]], he already draws more admirers (both [[ChickMagnet female]] [[EvenTheGuysWantHim and male]]) than he's comfortable with just rolling out of bed.

* ''Fanfic/ACrownOfStars'': Shinji always thought that [[FieryRedhead Asuka]] looked [[HeroesWantRedheads beautiful]] -[[AmazonChaser and/or hot]]- not matter what (although in the chapter 21 she had a makeover and his legs quit on him).

* In ''[[Fanfic/NotCompletelyAltogetherHere The Eternity Effect]]'', Glinda becomes more attractive after she stops wearing make-up. Glinda couldn't wear make-up after becoming a ghost. Even after passing on into the afterlife, she couldn't bare to look into a mirror due to traumatic memories. As a result, she stops wearing make-up, however her mother compliments her that she's looking fresher lately.

* Merida in ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'' has [[WildHair long, untamed hair]] and spends a significant portion of the movie in a ripped up dress and covered in dirt smudges. She still manages to look cute as a button, though.

* Janie in ''Film/AnotherTimeAnotherPlace'' does a lot of agricultural grunt work and looks suitably roughed up, but despite this she is by no means unattractive.

* ''Film/BlueIsTheWarmestColor'': Adèle, who's hair often gets in her eyes and is otherwise pretty messy.

* In the film ''Film/NotAnotherTeenMovie'', Janey Briggs is said to be ugly because she is wearing [[HollywoodHomely overalls with paint on them, glasses and a pony tail]]. [[ParodiedTrope This is considered worse than girls with actual deformities]]. Of course, she is good looking that way, as well as when SheCleansUpNicely later. This is a parody of the UnnecessaryMakeover in ''Film/ShesAllThat.''

* Creator/MaryElizabethWinstead in ''Film/TheThing2011'' prequel, all sweaty and her hair in disarray... Oh, and she's carrying what appears to be a flame-thrower.

* Norwegian movie ''Film/AnnMagritt'' from 1969 has the titular character going like this all the way: Mostly dressed in rough mining clothes, mud in her face and covered in a hood (her hair is, all Things considered, in a braid). She is played by ''Liv Ullmann'' - one of Norway´s international stars, who later worked with Creator/IngmarBergman.

* ''Film/Revenge2017'': Jen is gorgeous by conventional standards. However, over the course her ordeal, she is transformed into a completely different kind of beauty. Her blonde hair is dyed black by blood and dirt, as are her clothes and she becomes a savage goddess of retribution.

* ''Film/{{Ondine}}'': Syracuse looks like he's never even touched a comb or razor. General consensus is that this makes the already Mr. Fanservice Colin Farrell even more attractive. Ondine, although looking a lot more civilized than him, most definitely counts as well-she's gorgeous but her hair's messy throughout most of the film.

* ''Literature/DragonBlood'' has [[spoiler: Tisala]], who Ward remarks is very attractive ... even after having barely survived a fight against bandits, and looking like it. As he admired her toughness more than her beauty in the first place, that was to be expected.

* Piper from Literature/TheHeroesOfOlympus is described as looking beautiful to Jason, even though her hair is cut choppily, she's wearing a jeans and a parka, and her t-shirt is all torn up.
** Percy himself might qualify as a male variation. He suffers from a perpetual case of bedhead, can't afford to be a SharpDressedMan, and frequently "looks like death", in his own words, due to his....[[ItSucksToBeTheChosenOne exciting lifestyle.]] Still, he's never exactly hurting for female attention, or [[ClosetKey even male]].

* In Zilpha Keatley Snyder's ''Literature/TheChangeling'', Ivy Carson is repeatedly described in these terms. She is actually called "unkempt" and "pitiful looking" by adults who see only her huge mass of impossibly curly black hair and her scroungy clothes. Her friend Martha thinks she is beautiful. At thirteen, she looks worse than ever by normal standards; she can sit on her long thick braid, wears no makeup and cannot afford to dress stylishly, nor does she particularly want to. Martha still sees Ivy as beautiful, and so did illustrator Alton Raible, [[http://www.dreamshore.net/images/raible/newmagic.jpg who portrayed her as fairylike]] -- half-shoujo, half-[[Film/BigEyes Keane Painting]].
* Jam the [[TheJeeves butler]] from the ''Literature/ErecRex'' series. When he's done up in his usual fashion, with his hair slicked back and in fine clothes, he looks stiff and unapproachable. But when his hair gets mussed up and he loses some of the fancier parts of his uniform (like his jacket and bow tie), he not only looks more handsome, but much friendlier as well.

* ''Series/{{House}}'': Dr. Gregory House has big bags underneath his eyes, PermaStubble, and bed hair. His rugged, unkempt look is actually ''more'' attractive than the one and only time we see him clean shaven and smartly dressed. Too bad his [[JerkAss personality flaws]] take away from it. [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys Or not.]] Specifically a patient once said that Ashton Kutcher and House have the "same bedroom eyes."

* Most will agree that Kate (Evangeline Lily) from ''Series/{{Lost}}'' looked far, FAR more attractive with scruffy clothes, messy hair and minimal makeup on the island than she did all done up on the mainland.

* In an episode of ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'', Hilary's boyfriend Trevor comes over, finding her wearing baggy clothes, not wearing makeup and wearing her hair down. She's horrified that he's seeing her like this, but he's genuinely blown away by how attractive she looks. Then Jazz comes over and tells Hilary she could stand to fix herself up. Fortunately, we are meant to disagree with Jazz.

* Morgana and Guinevere play this out as part of their HourglassPlot in ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}''. Guinevere starts out as very plain and gradually becomes ProgressivelyPrettier, whilst Morgana is a perfectly-groomed lady who eventually ends up living in a hovel with dirty hair and dark makeup. Fan reaction varies wildly.
* In the Canal + series "Borgia"(no, not the ShowTime series ''Series/TheBorgias''), the characters Lucrezia Borgia, Giulia Farnese, and Sancia Squillace(d'Aragona) are played by German/Russian actress Isolda Dychauk, Italian actress Marta Gastini, and Czech actress Eliska Krenkova respectively. Since the series has actress in costume with either little or no make up at all, the actresses for these three characters are naturally quite pretty.

** In Season 5, the normally well-dressed and elaborately-coiffed Margaery Tyrell [[spoiler: is arrested by the Faith and placed in a dank dark cell and therefore]] is shown dirty, disheveled, and in rags. It's still Creator/NatalieDormer, though, and she still looks gorgeous!

* In contrast with the other women on ''Series/GoodGirlsRevolt'', whose hair is usually either done up, curled or bobbed, Patti wears her long hair down, showing that she's an independent free spirit.

* Speaking of Music/CourtneyLove, her husband, rock icon Music/KurtCobain was also seen as this. Once you got past the generic clothing, the messy hair (which became a trend setting hair style) and his messy facial hair, he was otherwise a handsome man to many people, including Love, who often compared him to Hollywood film stars like Creator/BradPitt, Creator/TomCruise or Creator/GeorgeClooney.

* This why Wrestling/SaraDelRey took to face paint and masks. Initially she just stopped wearing makeup to be taken more seriously but people kept [[ComplimentBackfire telling her]] she was pretty anyway.

** Henry and Walter from ''VideoGame/SilentHill4'' qualify as well, the former being a man who hasn't showered, changed clothes, or gotten a good night sleep in about five days; and the latter being a serial killer.

* [[ActionGirl Alyx Vance]] from ''VideoGame/HalfLife2''. Yet despite her patchwork clothes she does look rather good for living in a CrapsackWorld.

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'': Fang's hair is pretty wild, hangs in her face at times and generally can't be tamed... and she looks just wonderful like that.
* Nami from ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonAWonderfulLife'' wears more modern and casual clothes than most in the game; sneakers, a plaid vest, cargo shorts, and a tee. In the original game she had straight, combed hair but in all future titles she has messy hair that looks like she just climbed out of bed. Nami is by far the [[EnsembleDarkhorse most popular]] bachelorette in the Forget-Me-Not Valley games and even appeared in ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonMagicalMelody'' as a reporter.

* ''[[VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia Skies of Arcadia: Legends]]'': [[TomboyWithAGirlyStreak Aika]] is what you'd get if you re-imagined ''Literature/PippiLongstocking'' as an [[SkyPirate Air Pirate.]] Marco even calls her, "Scarecrow Hair", because [[MegaTwinTails her massive pigtails]] look more like corn stalks and stick out like a pair of handlebars. This didn't stop [[CasanovaWannabe Vigoro]] from getting [[VillainousCrush hot and bothered]] when he first saw her, and spends the rest of the game ''[[HopelessSuitor trying]]'' [[LustObject to get her in the sack.]]

* Ellie from ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''. Somewhat justified because she is in a post apocalyptic world where appearance care is far from being a priority. The rest is just her being boyish, but still noticeably pretty. The same can be said for other women seen in the game such as Tess, Marlene and Maria.

* ''VideoGame/Haven2020'': Kay says that Yu, without makeup, is more beautiful than the "Mate" [[ArrangedMarriage chosen for him]], with makeup. Yu claims she actually is wearing makeup, but trolls him by leaving him guessing on whether she is or isn't.

* Widget of the ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse''. She's very attractive, but she doesn't use makeup and she just slaps a bicycle cap over her hair, then jumps into baggy clothes and maybe a labcoat. She has a huge crush on Thunderbird, who thinks of her as a "pal".

** The three male leads (Alex, Jay and Tim) from ''WebVideo/MarbleHornets''. They dress in baggy thermals and hoodies, sport MessyHair and CreepyShadowedUndereyes, and generally look as if they haven't slept in weeks (as per the nature of the mythos). This hasn't stopped the fanbase from crushing on them ''one bit''.

** The male protagonists of WebVideo/EverymanHYBRID don't give much thought to how they look -- particularly Evan, who sports messy hair and baggy, somewhat ratty clothes. The fanbase couldn't care less. Evan once had to address the audience in-character, requesting that they stop writing erotic fanfiction about him and his friends. (Unfortunately, the attention only escalated -- and didn't end with the completion of the series.)
** Many protagonists in the mythos seem to fit this trope (not to mention a few ''[[EvilIsSexy an]]''[[EvilIsSexy tagonists]]). It's become a running joke in the fandom that in order to star in a Slenderverse vlog, you must possess the kind of good looks that hold up under constant insomnia, SanitySlippage and being [[{{Squick}} splattered with blood.]]

* Most of the female characters in ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' fit the trope, including Marceline, Betty, Doctor Princess, Canyon and even Princess Bubblegum (especially in [[HotScientist her scientist attire]]). [[spoiler:Finn's mother]] in the 2-part fifth season premiere.

* TruthInTelevision: Sometimes tabloids print photos of celebrities caught without makeup. The point of this is obvious; as pointed out in the header, the fashion industry wants us to think we all look like trolls without their products. A while back, a paparazzi caught a snapshot of Creator/MaggieGyllenhaal coming home from some awards show. Apparently, even tired, disheveled, and (possibly) hung over, [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Maggie_Gyllenhaal_11.jpg she's freaking gorgeous]]. She's most definitely wearing make up, though, and neither her hair nor her clothes are below average for any woman in public.

* Seychelle Gabriel dons a make-up free face as Lourdes in the post-apocalyptic universe of TNT's ''Series/FallingSkies''.

* According to legend, Richard Burton proposed to Creator/ElizabethTaylor after seeing her freshly awoken, without make-up and with pillow hair, and wearing a decidedly unsexy flannel pyjamas.

* Creator/MiaWasikowska, when her hair is long, anyway, looks like a real life [[Series/{{Firefly}} River Tam]]. Her hair care routine seems to consist of two steps: 1. Wash it. 2. ''Maybe'' comb it.

* Invoked by the PowersThatBe behind the Official Stargate Conventions when they started offering two options for photo ops with Michael Shanks: scruffy, unkempt Michael or the suavely dressed, shaven version.

* Also, Creator/EmiliaClarke [[http://uk.eonline.com/news/406400/game-of-thrones-star-emilia-clarke-stuns-without-makeup.html with no make up]]

* [[GenkiGirl Sayori]] in ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub''. She has visibly messy hair and her school uniform is worn somewhat haphazardly. As the protagonist points out, her ribbon is not straight and looks loosely tied, her shirt is slightly unbuttoned because it does not fit her properly, the collar of her shirt is crooked and has a toothpaste stain, and her blazer is fully unbuttoned (though Sayori prefers it to be this way and the protagonist privately admits this). It doesn't harm her cuteness one bit. [[spoiler:However, it is a sign of her finding looking after herself difficult due to her depression]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Haven 2020}}'': Kay says that Yu, without makeup, is more beautiful than the "Mate" [[ArrangedMarriage chosen for him]], with makeup. Yu claims she actually is wearing makeup, but trolls him by leaving him guessing on whether she is or isn't.

* The two unnamed characters in ''Magan&Danai'' show off this trope. When one of the women wakes up her girlfriend is already getting dressed. The woman gets dressed and her girlfriend is ''still'' getting ready.

* Creator/PedroPascal merited an online ''GQ'' [[https://www.gq.com/gallery/pedro-pascals-rakish-mustache-breaks-all-the-rules-for-sexy-facial-hair article]] praising his ability to pull off neglecting to groom his mustache. Judging by [[https://www.instagram.com/p/CGVMz0iD5gF/?igshid=luf5npksz1pq comments]] on photoshoots he did in anticipation of ''Series/TheMandalorian'' Season 2 and ''Film/WonderWoman1984'', MessyHair and patchy stubble don't ruin his sex appeal, either.

* Creator/PedroPascal merited an online ''GQ'' [[https://www.gq.com/gallery/pedro-pascals-rakish-mustache-breaks-all-the-rules-for-sexy-facial-hair article]] praising his ability to pull off neglecting to groom his BadassMustache. Judging by [[https://www.instagram.com/p/CGVMz0iD5gF/?igshid=luf5npksz1pq comments]] on photoshoots he did in anticipation of ''Series/TheMandalorian'' Season 2 and ''Film/WonderWoman1984'', MessyHair and patchy stubble don't ruin his sex appeal, either.

* There were four women on ''Series/RobinHood'' and at least three of them looked much nicer when they were "roughed up" a bit. Marian (Lucy Griffiths) looked gorgeous when her hair was loose and her clothes unkempt, Djaq (Anjali Jay) made her SweetPollyOliver a true {{Bifauxnen}} and had [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer many straight females questioning their preferences]], and Isabella (Lara Pulver) was infinitely more beautiful with her hair wild and her GorgeousPeriodDress all askew. The {{aversion}} was Joanna Froggat as Kate, who was given two rather dreadful hairstyles (one which was known as [[FanNickname "the forehead braid"]]), but who looked her best during the only scene in which she had to tie her hair up off her face, showing off her high cheekbones.

* ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'':

* [[LadyOfWar Casca]] from ''{{Manga/Berserk}}'' is often noted as one. Being a mercenary, she keeps her hair short and wears men's clothing and non-{{Stripperiffic}} armor. While people comment on the way she dresses, she is often considered to be very beautiful.
** [[spoiler: After [[GoMadFromTheRevelation losing her sanity after the Eclipse]], Casca retains this trope in a very different way. While her hair grows out and she switches to simple dresses, she still appears disheveled as TheOphelia. This does not stop people from finding her SoBeautifulItsACurse.]]
* L from ''Manga/DeathNote'' looks like he just crawled out from under the bed with hair that he probably never brushes, solid black eyes, extreme bags under said eyes, wears the same plain, baggy clothing every single day, is extremely pale/thin, and DoesNotLikeShoes. That doesn't stop him from having a legion of fangirls.
** In the ''Manga/DeathNote'' vein, right after being released from fifty or so days of captivity, [[GenkiGirl Misa]] [[PerkyGoth Amane]] spends the entirety of the next scene [[LettingHerHairDown without her hair]] in her customary GirlishPigtails, not wearing a bit of makeup, and dressed in what looked like baggy, plain white pyjamas. [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/17DNNormalMisa_1688.jpg More or less like this]].

* ''Manga/{{Evangelion 303}}'': [[FieryRedhead Asuka]] is a {{Tomboy}} {{Tsundere}} but she always looks beautiful, even if she is [[http://eva303.smackjeeves.com/comics/920334/051/ sleeping]] or [[http://eva303.smackjeeves.com/comics/1794691/025/ she looks completely haggard]]. However when she has a makeover [[http://grummancat.deviantart.com/art/Something-About-The-Way-You-Look-Tonight-533558636 she is downright striking]].

* Creator/PedroPascal merited an online ''GQ'' [[https://www.gq.com/gallery/pedro-pascals-rakish-mustache-breaks-all-the-rules-for-sexy-facial-hair article]] praising his ability to pull off neglecting to groom his BadassMustache. Judging by [[https://www.instagram.com/p/CGVMz0iD5gF/?igshid=luf5npksz1pq comments]] on photoshoots he did in anticipation of ''Series/TheMandalorian'' Season 2 and ''Film/WonderWoman1984'', MessyHair doesn't ruin his sex appeal, either.

For men this trope has slightly more mainstream recognition, probably because personal grooming [[{{Metrosexual}} is frequently seen as unmanly]].

It may stem from the notion that a woman who puts a great deal of effort into fixing herself up, on a regular basis no less, could be seen as shallow and superficial, caring only about her looks. There may be an implication that a woman ignorant of or less concerned about rigid standards of beauty may be ignorant of or care less about restrictive sexual morés, and so may be more passionate or sexually available.

This trope is the inversion of SheCleansUpNicely, where a woman (or man) is just as appealing dressed down and casual as when they are trying to be fashionable. It can also be an [[MisaimedFandom audience's reaction]] to HollywoodHomely, in which case an attempt at [[SheCleansUpNicely SCUN]] will likely be seen as an UnnecessaryMakeover.

Be cautious about the application of this trope; RealityIsUnrealistic. An actor playing a role as a scruffy character has been carefully styled to appear that way on camera.

** The three male leads (Alex, Jay and Tim) from ''WebVideo/MarbleHornets''. They dress in baggy thermals and hoodies, sport MessyHair and CreepyShadowedUndereyes, and generally look as if they haven't slept in weeks (as per the nature of the mythos). This hasn't stopped the female fanbase from crushing on them ''one bit''.
** Jessica from Season 2 is an in-universe example. Same unhealthy pale skin, [[CreepyShadowedUndereyes dark circles]] and rumpled clothes, but Jay is noticeably tongue-tied around her. Many viewers also found her quite attractive.
** ''Most'' protagonists in the mythos suit this trope (not to mention a few ''[[EvilIsSexy an]]''[[EvilIsSexy tagonists]]). It's become a running joke in the fandom that in order to star in a Slenderverse vlog, you must possess the kind of good looks that hold up under constant insomnia, SanitySlippage and being [[{{Squick}} splattered with blood.]]

* Ivy of ''WesternAnimation/WhereOnEarthIsCarmenSadiego'' has wild, short cut hair, and dresses in clothes better suited for action than for fashion, and is still considered beautiful in-universe.

* Jeremy Brett's morning hair is {{Adorkable}} in ''[[Series/TheAdventuresOfSherlockHolmes The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle]]''.

* Betty from ''Franchise/ArchieComics'' is a tomboyish girl who doesn't wear make-up and, apart from early decades, dresses in attire like tees more than anything. This puts her in contrast with her friend Veronica, who dresses up in expensive designer brands and wears make-up. Veronica does tend to give some of her clothes to Betty though.

* Myth/ClassicalMythology has Beroe, daughter of Adonis and goddess Aphrodite. She was specifically noted for never using a mirror and not wearing make-up or jewellery, yet her natural beauty was still enough to drive her suitors crazy.

* Dionysus was often depicted as a PrettyBoy who spent most of his time at mad, drunken revels in the woods, sometimes without clothes.

* Oka Ruto, from "VideoGame/YandereSimulator". She stays up all night studying the paranormal, leaving her with MessyHair and ExhaustedEyeBags. Despite this, she still looks cute and is one of the rivals pinning for Sempai's heart.

A SisterTrope to WhenSheSmiles, {{Meganekko}}, UglyCute and NerdsAreSexy. Contrast with CurlyHairIsUgly for a hair-specific variant.