Celebrities are often chameleons. One minute they are looking sexy and smoldering on the cover of a magazine. The next time we see them, they are covered in fake blood or dirt and starring in some big budget blockbuster of a movie. Then they turn up on the red carpet looking like old Hollywood glamour in some couture or vintage gown, dripping in jewels and with hair and face done to absolute perfection, thanks to a troop of stylists and makeup artists.
So it isn't actually that unusual, we suppose, for the average celebrity (Wait, is there such a thing as an "average celebrity?") to be on the receiving end of a makeover. But it probably is a little unusual for them to be on the receiving end of a makeover that actually makes them look a little, well, ridiculous!
That being said, it's always a good idea to remember that celebrity parents have at least one thing in common with the rest of us: Kids almost always love getting a chance to play with makeup or pretend to be a fashion designer or a hairstylist. And, like kids everywhere, their favorite clients are usually mom or dad.
Scroll on to see 15 examples of hilarious or sweet celeb-kid makeovers that have some of our favorite stars looking a lot like the rest of us!
Jamie Dornan
Here, Belfast star Jamie Dornan is looking like 50 Shades of a hot mess, thanks to this amazing transformation, courtesy of his daughters. As he shared on Instagram, "Dressing up with my daughters took a turn. Meet Jenny (with the blue hair). She's sweet." Love the heels, Jenny!
Derek Jeter
Perhaps one of the best things about being a girl dad is that when it's time for manicures, it's a 2-for-1 situation. Baseball great Derek Jeter has three daughters and — as we can see from this August 2022 Instagram post — a super-fresh new manicure for his nails.
Diane Kruger & Norman Reedus
Actress Diane Kruger and her partner, Walking Dead star Norman Reedus, share daughter Nova Tennessee, who is 4 years old and clearly has an eye for how to do a dramatic double celebrity makeover. As Diane quipped, "A family that make-ups together…"
Jimmy Kimmel
During the early days of the pandemic, Jimmy Kimmel was broadcasting his late-night show from home and getting his pre-show makeup and fashion advice from someone nearby. Very nearby — like in the same house! Yep, his look was "classic makeover by a 5-year-old."
Kim Kardashian
We've seen Kim Kardashian in so many versions of a sexy glam look over the years, so we can be forgiven for thinking that she couldn't surprise us anymore. But we forgot about the wild card: North West. Nine-year-old North grabbed some of her mom's many makeup palettes and didn't stop until Kim was looking like the world's sexiest Minion!
Mark Wahlberg
Mark Wahlberg has been a rapper, a model, an action star, and, after a dramatic manicure from his then-11-year-old daughter Grace Margaret, maybe his next career is going to be as a hand model? Those nails are fierce, and we think he has the confidence to pull them off.
Jenna Dewan
Jenna Dewan has been in Hollywood long enough to have worked with countless talented makeup artists, but she's got her (very sparkly) eye on one up-and-comer who happens to be her own daughter. As she said, "Evie just might take over the beauty industry one day. Her finest work I dare say ."
Chrissy Teigen
Some people say "less is more." Chrissy Teigen and John Legend's daughter, Luna, clearly is not some people. She managed to get both of her famous parents to sit still long enough to get made over into something a little less famous and a lot more robotic. We hear metallics are very in these days!
Channing Tatum
Yep, Jenna Dewan and Channing Tatum's daughter strikes again! We love this bold makeover, care of a then-7-year-old Everly. Not enough people are rocking the purple eyeshadow on their foreheads, cheeks, AND eyelids in our humble opinion!
Dwayne Johnson
He's tall. He's strong. He's built like a brick house and can drop a one-liner with the best of them. He's Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and he's not afraid to let his daughter give him a makeover, starting with his fingernails. We're impressed with her work and with the fact that it appears he might be sitting in a child's chair somehow?
Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron is a mother to two kids (Jackson and August), and it looks like one of them is a budding makeup artist. Their work will be a big hit among celebs who love a smoky eye, a VERY dramatic blush, and a statement lip color (that is almost, but not quite, staying in the lines).
James Van Der Beek
James Van Der Beek, whom we all remember as the title character from Dawson's Creek, is a dad to six kids, so it was bound to happen that he'd eventually be treated to a home spa treatment and a makeover from one of his daughters. We dig the face mask, James! Always good to start a makeover with clean skin.
Adam Levine
Not every makeover has to involve makeup, right, Adam Levine? The Maroon 5 rocker posted this cute picture on Instagram with the caption, "Girls just wanna have fun." We strongly suspect it was the daughter wearing the matching dress who chose this look for him.
Jared Padalecki
The nice thing about having a dad who keeps his hair a little bit long is that, if you are a 5-year-old named Odette and your dad is Supernatural star Jared Padalecki, there is a chance to play at-home hairstylist to the stars. How cute is this?
Rose Byrne
No, Rose Byrne isn't starring in a new horror film, and this isn't an outtake from the special effects department. Instead, it is a very, very red makeover care of one of her two children whom she shares with actor Bobby Cannavale.
