Scrolling through Instagram or watching a red carpet event can be pretty disheartening. Not only because it hammers home the fact that you will, in all likeliness, never breathe the same air as HRH Beyonce or Ryan Gosling, but also because WOW:Such beauty! Such glam!Such shiny, shiny hair!

But before the dollars started rolling in, these famous types were mere mortals like ourselves. Mere mortals who had to do their own hairand buy their own clothes. So in the name of bolstering self-esteem across the nation, let’s remind ourselves that maybe actually, it's just the fact that we don't have a team that means we aren't quite as well put together as celebs.

Ariana Grande

Let’s face it, none of us non-celeb types have the time, the patienceor the on-call hairdresser required to to execute a high-pony this perfect on a daily basis.

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Bella Hadid

Yes, the girl-next-door to world-class supermodel transformation can be, in part, attributed to puberty and bone structure of dreams. The rest of it? Dollah dollah bill, baybee.

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Kylie Jenner

Again, puberty happened. Fine. But puberty happened to us, too, with a very different outcome.

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Kim Kardashian

Genuinely,if you showed this to a person who has never seen or heard of Kim before (practically impossible), it’s unlikely they’d believe these two are the same person. Sisters? Sure. One of whom has unlimited access to a slew of dermatologists, glam squadand perhaps even a cosmetic ‘aesthetician’.

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Blake Lively

Nobody can deny that Blake has always been a bonafide babe, but there’s a layer of gloss and shine to her nowthat can only be achieved with a Hollywood level paycheck.

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Dylan and Cole Sprouse

In a non-celeb life these two are being increasingly worn down by the drudgery of boring 9-5 jobs, wear clothes that edge on the side of skater broand never perfected the chiselled smize either.

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Khloe Kardashian

Sure, Khloe works out hard, but there’s no way that hair is cheap. Or those clothes. Or that flawless skin.

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All of the Jonas Brothers

Because, seriously.

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Cristiano Ronaldo

Ooh, a sports star - such lad. No really, though - this guy 100% has more beauty and ‘upkeep’ appointments in a month than you do in an entire year.

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Iggy Azalea

Yeah.

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Cardi B

Cardi is relatable because she really hasn’t changed in terms of remaining her authentic self. However, you better believe that gown cost more than your entire wardrobe combined.

So yes. There’s that. But hey - at least we aren’t hounded by the paparazzi with our private lives splashed all over the internet. Right? 'Right?'

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