Eva Herzigova

Eva Herzigova

Supermodel Eva Herzigova and a host of other celebrities have been snapped with no make-up on for the cover of French Elle.

The cover girls, including Eva, Monica Bellucci and Ines de la Fressange were photographed by Peter Lindbergh and French Elle editor Isabelle Maury says it was Peter who convinced the girls to appear bare faced, New York Magazine reports.

WWD reports that the stars all went through the usual hair and make-up process "to keep the photo-shoot ritual to which stars are accustomed",  but the make-up was then removed with a lotion.

Lindbergh told New York Magazine this was because "the lotion captures the light and gives the face its life."

Models without make-up, let alone air brushed to within an inch of their lives! It's a revolution in the fashion industry!

Eva's bare faced Elle cover