All the praise for Britney's "peak beauty"
She was always cute but nothing outstanding. Your typical white and blonde young woman, average or a bit above average looks, nice skin since she's young, but made to look 100x hotter with the Hollywood treatment. She is/was very girl-next-door.
The fact that she doesn't look that great when she's not made up is proof of that. True striking beauties look great whether their wig is perfect and their makeup is done right, or they're bald and fresh-faced.