Pippa Middleton is an adventurous athlete whose sports of choice call for her to spend a lot of time outdoors. She travels the globe to participate in challenges that push her body to the limit, such as the Great Wall Marathon in China, the 3,000-mile Race Across America (RAAM) cycling challenge, and Sweden’s Ötillö SwimRun Championship, which consists of a 6.1-mile swim and 40.3-mile run. While putting on makeup for such grueling feats can seem a bit pointless due to the possibility of perspiration washing it all away, some sweat-resistant cosmetic formulations are impressively effective. Still, it seems that Middleton decided to skip the waterproof foundation completely when she participated in the Patrouille des Glaciers ski-mountaineering race in 2016.
The grueling endurance challenge requires competitors to complete a roughly 35-mile trek through the Alps, part of which requires skiing. Middleton looked shockingly fresh-faced after completing the race, and her shimmery eye makeup had even remained intact. Her skin, however, looked totally bare, providing a rare look at her smattering of freckles.
The bronze glow that Middleton was once known for was also nowhere in sight. In 2011, Really on Freeview conducted a study and found that she had the “most desirable” celebrity tan in the U.K. Per the Daily Mail, Middleton’s sun-kissed skin tone was dubbed “Royal Mocha.” However, not everyone was a fan of her dark tan.
