Savannah Guthrie told People that she mastered the art of applying her own makeup early in her news career, but after she welcomed her daughter Vale to the world in 2014, makeup was the last thing on the new mom’s mind while she posed for her first-ever photos with her child. “I figured everyone would be looking at little Vale, anyway. She is the star of the pictures, after all. … the only makeup I’m wearing is joy!!” Guthrie told “Today.” Many fans loved her decision to rock a natural look in the pictures. “I’m glad she looks like a real laboring mother in her pics and not all dolled up,” read one comment on the “Today” show’s Facebook page.
In a vacation photo that she posted to Instagram in 2017 (pictured above), Guthrie also showed off a feature of her skin that fans don’t often get to see. “Freckles! You’re forever young!!” one of her followers wrote in the comments. The following year, Guthrie spoke to “Today” about the reaction she gets when she goes makeup-free on social media, noting that it’s something her fans don’t seem to expect to see. She also confessed to using filters on her images to mask some flaws, but said that visible wrinkles are not a deal breaker when it comes to choosing which pics to post. “I’m 46 years old and I don’t mind looking 46 years old,” she stated.