Essex rivals go face-to-face

Getting fresh ... Essex pair Sam Faiers and Lauren Goodger

LOVE rivals Sam Faiers and Lauren Goodger have gone face-to-face to see who looks best without make-up.

The Only Way Is Essex pair, who have both been romantically involved with Mark Wright, washed off their slap to pose barefaced for a new shoot in heat magazine.

And the Essex girls both admitted that they felt much happier with the help of some cosmetics.

How we know them best ... Sam and Lauren sported a full face of make-up for racy shoots

Lauren, 24, said: "Being on television definitely makes you more conscious of how you look. I've actually had my eyebrows tattooed on.

"Normally I feel OK without make-up - yesterday, I went shopping without any on at all. But when I don't feel well or I'm tired, I feel rubbish being barefaced.

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"Then people want a picture and I think, 'Oh God, I've got no make-up on!' I feel nicer with it, but I like to let my skin breathe."

Meanwhile, Sam, 20, added: "It's quite nerve-wracking doing a shoot without make-up - especially not wearing my eyelashes, because I'm so used to having them.

"I'm a very girly girl, but I think it's good for me to see myself like this. I wouldn't usually go out without make-up, even though I'm naturally quite confident. I do love getting glammed up, and I definitely feel better with make-up."

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On Sunday night's episode of the ITV2 show Lauren and Mark hosted a lavish engagement party which threatened to be ruined after Lauren discovered he'd met up with Sam the day before.

He'd approached his former flame to ask if she wanted to be involved in his new modelling agency.

The blonde also decided to tell Mark, 24, she thought he still had feelings for her at the bash - moments before he took to the stage to make an emotional speech about how much he loved Lauren.

Sam previously told the ladies' man that she was in love with him - just a few weeks after his shock proposal to Lauren.

He hooked up with Sam last Christmas after stringing along his then ex-girlfriend Lauren and Lucy Mecklenburgh, 19.

Source: Thesun.co.uk