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''Fold your clothes neatly away"''
▲{{quote|''"Go upstairs, take off your makeup''<br />
The fashion industry would have you believe that without make-up, expensive designer clothes, and fancy hair-care, we all look like trolls. [[She Cleans Up Nicely|And Hollywood is all too willing to pass that message along.]] Some people, though, are always gorgeous, even when they first wake up in the morning, and are walking around their breakfast nook in their sweatpants, all bleary-eyed, [[Messy Hair|their hair in disarray]], [[Too Much Information|scratching their--]] Well, you get the idea. In fact, sometimes they're even hotter that way.
For men this trope has slightly more mainstream recognition, probably because personal grooming [[Metrosexual|is often seen as unmanly]] - this is the reason for "bedhead" hairstyles, the ''déshabillé'' look ([[Everything Sounds Sexier in French|which, while the English use it to mean "dishevelled",]] [[Freud Was Right|actually means "undressed" in French]]), and [[Perma
It may also stem from the line of thought that a person who seriously puts a great deal of effort into fixing themselves up, on a regular basis no less, could be seen as shallow and superficial, only caring about their looks.
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This trope is the inversion of [[She Cleans Up Nicely]], where a woman (or man) is equally sexually appealing dressed down and casual as when they're actually trying to be sexy. It can also be an [[Misaimed Fandom|audience's reaction]] to [[Hollywood Homely]], in which case an attempt at [[She Cleans Up Nicely|SCUN]] will likely be seen as an [[Unnecessary Makeover]].
Somewhat of a sister trope to [[Wrench Wench]], [[Tomboy]], [[One of the Boys]], [[Girl Next Door]], and [[When She Smiles]]. Also, tangentially related to [[Meganekko]] and [[Nerds Are Sexy]].
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== [[Advertising]] ==
* 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 ''ten years older'' when cleaned up.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Cher from ''[[
* [[Moe Anthropomorphism|Greece]] from ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]''. He says in one strip that he doesn't want Japan to see his hair getting frizzy in the rain, but Japan honestly doesn't see any difference from the way his hair looks normally. And him having 'bed hair' all the time doesn't stop Japan from [[Ship Tease|implicitly finding him attractive enough to sleep with]].
** England has frizzy hair (well, as [[Generic Cuteness|frizzy as the series allows]]) and has bushy eyebrows and is still very attractive. However, [[Word of God]] did say that his eyebrows are plucked.
** America has messy-looking hair.
** There's also France, who's hair England envied when he was young but was described by Canada as unkempt.
* L from ''[[
** In the ''[[
* Rei Ayanami from ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' is often considered this by fans. [[Memetic Sex God|Not that she would need a makeover to look nice...]]
** For that matter, whenever Asuka gets rid of those ridiculous signature hair clips of hers, but especially near the end, when she just stops cares, manages to look infinitely more mature.
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** Takatsuki's hair is often unkempt, though she does also tend to comb it into a very tidy look.
* ''[[Ouran High School Host Club]]'': As shown in episode 17, Kyouya still looks good even when he's literally dragged out of bed in frumpy clothes and bed hair.
* Misty of [[Pokémon (
== [[Film]] ==
* In the film ''[[Not Another Teen Movie]]'' Janey Briggs is said to be ugly because she is wearing [[Hollywood Homely|overalls with paint on them, glasses and a pony tail]]. [[Parodied Trope|This is considered worse than girls with actual deformities]]. Of course, she is good looking that way, as well as when [[She Cleans Up Nicely]] later.
** This is actually a parody of the [[Unnecessary Makeover]], specifically the one from ''[[She'
* ''[[Withnail and I]]''. Both title characters wear odd clothing and look like they haven't combed their hair in days, yet are nonetheless fashionably unkempt.
* In ''[[Better Off Dead]]'', French foreign-exchange student Monique looks very sexy fixing Lane's car with grease on her face.
* In the old [[John Wayne]] and [[Robert Mitchum]] western ''[[El Dorado]]'', Mississippi ends up in a brief scuffle with the daughter of a nearby rancher when he thinks she is one of the bad guy's Mooks sneaking up on the Sheriff's office. Mississippi remarks after they stop fighting that she looks like "A mustang in need of a comb".
* [[Zooey Deschanel|Trillian]] in her first main story scene in [[The Film of the Book]] of ''[[Hitch Hikers Guide to The Galaxy]]''. Pretty much looks like she just got up. And yet, Arthur is the one who never changes his damn clothes.
* [[Darya Melnikova]] in ''[[Cinderella
* Invoked in ''[[Red Cliff]]'' - top model and idol Lin Chiling plays Xiao Qiao, whose very first scene has her very sweaty and untidy indeed as she's involved in the difficult delivery of a newborn foal.
* [[Mary Elizabeth Winstead]] in ''[[The Thing (
* [[Uma Thurman|The Bride]] in ''[[Kill Bill]]''. Being an assassin is hard work, and it shows - she's frequently sweaty and messy-haired, if not covered in dirt and blood.
* While she's known for straight out [[Beauty Inversion]], like in ''[[Monster (
== Literature ==
* In the ''[[Fearless (
* In the ''Symphony of Ages'' Rhapsody gains an unearthly beauty after traveling through the pure flame at the center of the world. Virtually every man she encounters after that are dumbstruck by her beauty, even though she's usually wearing highly practical clothing. Even when she was clad in rags, mud, and various pieces of debris from bushes, her beauty was enough that many locals mistook her for a nature spirit.
* Piper from [[
* Eponine from ''[[Les Misérables]]''. We're told that a life of poverty has been horrible to her, and now she's skin and bones with stringy hair, probably smudges of dirt, [[The Ophelia|an unhealthy mind]], even missing teeth. Despite all of this, she still looks good enough to be described with a star metaphor at one point.
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* In ''[[Firefly]]'', River Tam has long tangly hair, pale, unhealthy skin, bags under her eyes, and minimal makeup; this does not stop the fandom from adoring her, and several characters in-series remark upon her attractiveness. It helps that she's played by [[Summer Glau]], see below.
** [[Summer Glau]], of course, being one of the few people that can successfully pull off the look of being so adorable, yet kinda creepy at the same time.
** On the same note, ''[[
* [[House (TV series)|Dr. Gregory House]] has big bags underneath his eyes, [[Perma
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica
** [[She Cleans Up Nicely]] too, but is staggeringly gorgeous in her natural state.
* John Glover as [[Smallville|Lionel Luthor]].
* Misha Collins as the angel Castiel in ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]''. You'd think an angel with stubble, perpetual bedhead, rumpled tie, and hobo trenchcoat wouldn't be that attractive, but he ''is''. In fact, some people have turned every aspect of his ruffled appearance into outright [[Fetish Fuel
* Summer from ''[[Power Rangers RPM]]''. In flashbacks to her old life as a [[Rich Bitch]] she looks alright, all dolled up in a party dress and loads of make-up, but many will agree she's much hotter in her biker gear, with her hair loose and a little bit of dirt.
* Most will agree that Kate (Evangeline Lily) from ''[[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.
* There were four women on ''[[Robin Hood (TV series)|Robin Hood]]'' 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 [[Sweet Polly Oliver]] a true [[Bifauxnen]] and had [[Even the Girls Want Her|many straight females questioning their preferences]], and Isabella (Lara Pulver) was infinitely more beautiful with her hair wild and her [[Gorgeous Period Dress]] all askew. The [[Aversion]] was Joanna Froggat as Kate, who was given two rather dreadful hairstyles (one which was known as [[Fan Nickname|"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.
* In an episode of ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel
* Shane from ''[[The L Word]]''. Her hair was always a mess (this despite her being a hairdresser), she never wore makeup and dressed casually at best. And yet she never lacked for [[Even the Girls Want Her|appreciation.]]
* In the ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' short [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCcJJfhdf_o&feature=related "Body Care and Grooming"], we are presented with two versions of the same
* Jeremy Brett's morning hair is [[Adorkable]] in ''[[The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes|The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle]]''.
* The ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode ''The Doctor's Wife'' features Idris, a beautiful woman who is a mess due to having fallen through a hole in space-time. {{spoiler|She dies at the beginning of the episode and her body becomes host to the soul of the TARDIS.}}
* In [[Gilmore Girls]] Lorelai and Paris have each said that they envy Rory for being able to wake up in the morning and look great.
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''. Faith, in a [[Betty and Veronica|deliberate contrast]] to Buffy's ever-groomed look.
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* [[YMMV]], but [[Lady Gaga]] never looked prettier than in that shot of the "Bad Romance" video where she's only wearing mascara and no weird makeup or bizzarre clothes.
* [[Lights]], Even with hair that is often unruly (except for her [[Distinctive Appearances|trademark combed-over fringe]]) and a minimal amount of makeup (she is rarely seen without eyeliner), Lights still retains [[Moe|a natural cuteness]]. Many fans can't help but fall in love with her, especially [[When She Smiles]].
* The [[No Doubt]] music video for '"Underneath It All" shows [[Gwen Stefani]] gradually wearing more "plain" clothing and makeup, becoming more attractive with each step.
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* The country song [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmekzvbKrF8 "Gimme That Girl" by Joe Nichols] is about this trope.
* The Adam Gregory song "Crazy Days":
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''Those faded cut-off jeans are my favorite pair''
''Don't go messing with your hair''
''Let it all blow around'' }}
* Here's what [[Taylor Swift]] looks like [http://www.taylorpictures.net/displayimage.php?pid=17538&fullsize=1 without makeup].
* Katiejane Garside of Daisy Chainsaw/Queen Adreena/Ruby Throat is an amazing exemplar of it [http://katiejanegarside.com/gallery.html\]. NSFW.
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* [[Pathfinder
== [[Video Games]] ==
* From other characters' dialogue in ''[[Neverwinter Nights 2]]'', Elanee (being a druid) is constantly rather dirty, has never touched a comb/toothbrush in her life, and smells rather earthy.
* In ''[[Amagami]]'', Kaoru Tanamachi's most distinctive feature is her {{spoiler|[[Memetic Mutation|SEX HAIR]]}}, and many fans believe that she's much more appealing because of it.
* [[Yggdra Union|Gulcasa]]'s [[Rapunzel Hair|knee-length hair]] is always rumpled-looking and
* Heather from ''[[Silent Hill 3]]''.
* Another male example is the protagonist from the ''[[Breath of Fire]]'' series. Although his later incarnations become slightly less unkempt with each game, the original has long, wild hair and a tattered cape that makes it look like somebody took a potential [[Bishounen]] and left him to be [[Raised
* [[Action Girl|Alyx Vance]] from ''[[Half Life]] 2'' should count. Yet despite her patchwork clothes she does look rather good for living in a [[Crapsack World]].
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== [[Web Original]] ==
* The [[Urban Dictionary]] refers to this trope as "[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hot%20mess hot mess]".
* Come to think of it, [[
** [[The Nostalgia Chick]] as well. Watch that bit in the Second Year Anniversary trailer where her hair is messed up. She's particularly unkempt at the start of ''[[Kickassia]]'', (until she turns into [[Sarah Palin]]).
** In the same vein, fully groomed and dressed up, [[The Spoony Experiment|the Spoony One]] is at most only dorkishly handsome, but during most of his videos when he's looking slightly scruffy both his [[Nerds Are Sexy|sexy]] and [[Moe]] count jumps up significantly.
** [[Marz Gurl]] as well, looks like she only occasionally combs her hair, and wears t-shirts that look like they might have just come out of the hamper.
** He's nowhere as sexualized as the Critic or Ask That Guy, but [[Bum Reviews
* A lot of "Natural Nudes" websites go for this angle, exemplifying the unaltered beauty of the female form.
* Widget of the [[Whateley Universe]]. 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'.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Bridgette and [[Cloudcuckoolander|Izzy]] from ''[[Total Drama Island]]''.
* Princess Cadence in some scenes of the season two finale of [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
== [[Real Life]] ==
* [[Amber Benson]], often seen at [[One of Us|conventions]], wearing such [https://web.archive.org/web/20160207144958/http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/nullasalus/amber%20benson/amber-benson-houston-convention--3.jpg casual] [https://web.archive.org/web/20160209170141/http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/nullasalus/amber%20benson/amber-benson-pop-culture-con-mar-6.jpg attire] as a [[The Ramones|Ramones]] t-shirt, cargo shorts, and gigantic boots. Ask any fanboy, they'll say she's just as sexy dressed down like that as [[Of Corsets Sexy|wearing a corset]] [http://crushingclams.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/amber-benson-31.jpg in Maxim].
* [[Summer Glau]] certainly seems to have this trait, as she looks more attractive and beautiful ''without'' makeup. This is especially noticeable with her characters in ''[[The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'' and is rather striking in ''[[Lifetime Movie of the Week|Deadly Honeymoon]]'', where there are scenes showing the characters without much makeup and later with it - and the difference is amazing. With the makeup, Summer looks like a doll, while without it, she looks very real and natural.
** On that note, behold: [http://www.summer-glau.net/gallery/albums/LA%20BTS/LA_BTS_001.jpg Summer Glau] [http://www.summer-glau.net/gallery/albums/LA%20BTS/LA_BTS_002.jpg in a] [http://www.summer-glau.net/gallery/albums/LA%20BTS/LA_BTS_003.jpg potato sack] (or approximation thereof).
* [[Truth in Television]]: 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 [[Maggie Gyllenhaal]] coming home from some awards show. Apparently, even tired, disheveled, and (possibly) hung over, [[media:
* [[Marilyn Monroe]] once posed in a <ref>form-fitting, tailored, with fringe on the bottom</ref> potato sack, just to prove to everyone what they already knew.
** Also, she was discovered ''[[Wrench Wench|working in a factory]]''. (It was [[World War II]].)
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