Gwyneth Paltrow shares makeup-free selfie ahead of Hong Kong gala

HONG KONG, March 17 (UPI) -- Actress Gwyneth Paltrow shared a selfie of her nude face on Friday as she arrived in Hong Kong for the amfAR's inaugural gala in the Chinese city.

The 42-year-old actress shared the image from the back seat of a car under the caption: "Gooooood morning Hong Kong! @amfar"

A photo posted by Gwyneth Paltrow (@gwynethpaltrow) on Mar 13, 2015 at 5:59pm PDT

Later on Friday the Oscar-winning actress, who served as honorary chair for the event, was among the many attendees at the gala at Shaw Studios -- a charity event benefiting HIV and AIDS research where the likes of Victoria Beckham, Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell were also in attendance.

The event raised $4 million.