Demi Lovato Bares Body, Emotions on Naked Magazine Shoot

— -- Demi Lovato always exudes perfection -- in her hair, makeup and costumes, but the pop star ditched the made-up look for a magazine shoot in which she appears nude.

In the Vanity Fair shoot last week, the-23-year-old’s face is bare of makeup. Images on the magazine's website show her nude as she poses, both standing and sitting, on a bed and in a bathtub.

She wears a wet T-shirt in some poses, and the nude images expose her tattoos.

"The reason why I decided to do this photo shoot was because, when I when I think of confidence I think of many things, but one thing in particular was feeling comfortable in your own skin," the "Heart Attack" singer said in a Vanity Fair video. "I thought there was something incredible about the idea of no makeup whatsoever, no clothes and no retouching."

Lovato has gone without makeup before. She started the hashtag #NoMakeupMonday, and posts images of her makeup-free face weekly on Instagram.

The singer has struggled in the past with eating disorders. In an appearance on "Good Morning America" in 2011, she said she had been "bullied because [she] was fat."

In the Vanity Fair video, Lovato said she never thought she would ever be comfortable enough to do a nude photo shoot.

"It's empowering and it shows other women that you can get to a place where you can overcome the obstacles of body image issues and you can feel comfortable and confident in your skin," she said.

She added that she "basically went from hating every single inch" of her body to figuring out a way to love herself.

"I learned that you can get to place where you can love the skin you’re in and I’m excited to share that with the world," she said.