Jennifer Aniston: Going Makeup Free for 'Cake' Was 'Empowering' - PHOTOS

Jennifer Aniston took on a different very role for the film Cake, and it involves something she finds incredibly empowering: not wearing makeup.

Hey, it is an indie film.

Aniston plays Claire Simmons in the film, a woman who goes through a car crash that leaves her body riddled with scars. A detail which drew Aniston to the role.

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According to the actress, she found the no makeup experience, "so fabulous — so dreamy and empowering and liberating."

"The only time I had to sit in the makeup chair was just for the scars," she shared.

You can see Jennifer's makeup free visage above and below.

The film itself earned a standing ovation at the Toronto International Film Festival and is already generating Best Actress buzz.

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