Here's What Marilyn Manson Really Looks Like Without Makeup

For years on end, fans have wanted to see what Marilyn Manson — real name Brian Hugh Warner — looked underneath the makeup. The music videos for iconic tracks such as "Tourniquet" and "The Beautiful People" always saw the rockstar sporting his stylistically androgynous attire, but as his career unfolded, so did his will to uphold the aesthetic of his early career.

But later, Manson was spotted without makeup several times. For instance, he went sans makeup in the indie comedy "Wrong Cops," a screenshot of which is pictured above. And in a 2016 interview with Nylon, Manson revealed that he began taking a step back with his makeup, opting for a "less is more" approach. "Lately I've mostly been wearing, I don't know if I'd call it a more masculine version of makeup, but it's less," Manson revealed at the time. The artist also discussed not wearing lipstick at times because "it looks like I got beat up in a Russian prison or something" and rocking eyeliner "because I shave my eyebrows and it brings out the strange shape of my head."

Interestingly enough, Manson noted that "People don't recognize me if I'm not wearing makeup or if I grow a goatee or something," allowing him to be more "chameleon-like" in public.

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