unretouched
adjective
un·re·touched
ˌən-(ˌ)rē-ˈtəcht 
: not having undergone editing or retouching : not retouched
unretouched photos
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The brand’s commitment to showcasing unretouched smiles—from diverse age groups and ethnicities—wasn’t framed as edgy or provocative.
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Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The feed is fueled by content generated by customers themselves, including unretouched images and videos, which imbue a sense of spontaneous involvement and authenticity to the label.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 4 Feb. 2025
The site’s staff caught backlash for singling out non-public figures for ridicule, putting a bounty out for the unretouched photos from Lena Dunham’s Vogue photoshoot, dabbling in bodily gross-out stories that some found lurid, and for knee-jerk reactions that a cynic might read as rage-bait.
—Erin Gloria Ryan, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2023
Such alterations became widespread, raising doubt as to whether unretouched photographs had themselves been manipulated.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2023
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Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The feed is fueled by content generated by customers themselves, including unretouched images and videos, which imbue a sense of spontaneous involvement and authenticity to the label.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 4 Feb. 2025
The site’s staff caught backlash for singling out non-public figures for ridicule, putting a bounty out for the unretouched photos from Lena Dunham’s Vogue photoshoot, dabbling in bodily gross-out stories that some found lurid, and for knee-jerk reactions that a cynic might read as rage-bait.
—Erin Gloria Ryan, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2023
Such alterations became widespread, raising doubt as to whether unretouched photographs had themselves been manipulated.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2023
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“Unretouched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unretouched. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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