Hey, stunner! Alicia Keys hit the red carpet without makeup at the 2016 BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in L.A. on Sunday, June 26.
After vowing to wear #NoMakeup in a recent Lenny Letter, the “In Common” singer, 35, stunned with her fresh face, framed by a silver headscarf, knotted up top, and black-and-gold spiked hoop earrings. She also modeled a plunging, draped jumpsuit, accented at the waist with gold studding, and metallic peep-toes.
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The Grammy-winning artist was encouraged to go “raw” in a photo shoot for her upcoming album, and hasn’t looked back since. “I hope to God [#nomakeup] is a revolution,” Keys wrote in her Lenny Letter on May 31. “‘Cause I don’t want to cover up anymore. Not my face, not my mind, not my soul, not my thoughts, not my dreams, not my struggles, not my emotional growth. Nothing.”
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The “Empire State of Mind” singer walked the carpet alongside her husband, Swizz Beatz. The producer, 37, complemented his wife of five years in a black-and-white, shawl-collar tuxedo by Bally, teamed with Odone sneakers and circular shades.
En route to the festivities, Keys, who shares children Egypt, 5, and Genesis, 18 months, with Beatz, shared a snap of herself and her husband, all gussied up and holding hands inside an elevator. She captioned the sweet shot, “Stepping out… 😍.”
Inside the theater, Keys did a quick-change to perform her latest single, “In Common.” She crooned while clad in a sequin orange bomber jacket, paired with a leather ensemble. After her set, she wrote via Instagram, “🎹 🎸 🎤 That was DOPE! #BETAwards #InCommon.”
