Alicia Keys Is the Reigning Queen of No Makeup — See Her Best Bare-Faced Looks

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Alicia Keys Is the Reigning Queen of No Makeup — See Her Best Bare-Faced Looks

Happy Birthday, Alicia Keys! The award-winning songstress turns 39 on January 25, and we’re celebrating by paying homage to her minimalist makeup approach that has redefined red carpet beauty. Over the last few years, the “Girl on Fire” singer has eschewed overly made-up looks in favor of glowing skin and natural hair and, in the process, has helped spark a powerful conversation about the importance of natural beauty and being comfortable in your own skin. In honor of the music icon’s 39th birthday, we are taking a look back at some of her most beautiful no-makeup makeup looks. Keep scrolling to see our favorites!

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Alicia Keys Is the Reigning Queen of No Makeup — See Her Best Bare-Faced Looks

Happy Birthday, Alicia Keys! The award-winning songstress turns 39 on January 25, and we’re celebrating by paying homage to her minimalist makeup approach that has redefined red carpet beauty. Over the last few years, the “Girl on Fire” singer has eschewed overly made-up looks in favor of glowing skin and natural hair and, in the process, has helped spark a powerful conversation about the importance of natural beauty and being comfortable in your own skin. In honor of the music icon’s 39th birthday, we are taking a look back at some of her most beautiful no-makeup makeup looks. Keep scrolling to see our favorites!

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Red Hot

The singer rocked a scarlet Balenciaga suit, black wide-brimmed hat and radiant skin at the Billboard Women in Music gala in December 2018.

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Chart Topper

Bare skin and big sunglasses made for a perfect pairing in this Insta of the birthday girl at the Gordon Parks Exhibit at the Jack Shainman Gallery in NYC in early January.

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Color Theory

We can’t get enough of her technicolor braids at the 8th Annual Concert for UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital in San Francisco on November 7, 2017.

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Pretty Simple

We love that the singer’s ponytail is all “business in the front, party in the back” in this July 2017 Instagram, which allows her to show off those gorgeous hoop earrings!

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Crowning Glory

At a We Day California event in April 2017, the singer embellished her curls with a cool string of beads along her hairline that drew attention to her glowing skin.

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Black and White

At the Rick Owens Fall Winter 2017 show at Paris Fashion Week, she makes the case for matching your hair accessories to your outfit, while keeping the rest of her beauty look simple.

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Disco Queen

She stunned at the 2017 Grammys in a Diana Ross-inspired curls and jumpsuit combo, but we love that the trailblazer wore little (if any) makeup to perform at a major event and looked fabulous doing so.

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Barely There

For an appearance at the Women’s March in Washington D.C. on January 21, 2017, the songstresses gamely rocked loose waves, big hoops and a bare face.

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Knot It

Proving her hair wrap game is strong, she complemented her radiant skin with an iridescent blue, pink and purple design at the Tom Ford Fall 2016 show at New York Fashion Week. 

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Shock Factor

Known as one of the more daring award shows, Keys turned heads with her no-makeup makeup look and voluminous updo at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards in NYC.

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Pattern Play

Who says you can’t mix prints? The singer kept things bold with a colorful turban that topped off her black-and-white printed top during an appearance on Italian TV in June 2016.