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9 Times Alicia Keys Went Proudly Makeup-Free

"I don't want to cover up anymore," Keys said of her #nomakeup pledge. "Not my face, not my mind, not my soul."

By ELLE.COM AND MARIEL TYLER
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'I don't want to cover up anymore,' Alicia Keys wrote in Lenny Letter last month, as she declared her #nomakeup movement. 'Not my face, not my mind, not my soul, not my thoughts, not my dreams, not my struggles, not my emotional growth. Nothing.'

Indeed, Keys has been a living testament to those words; whether she's performing at a major sports event or on the set of SNL, the singer has gone in front of live audiences and on television cameras with no products, just her bare, radiant face on show. Here, all the times so far that she's stunned going makeup-free.

June 26, 2016

Headgear, Hair accessory, Fashion, Satin, Headpiece, Makeover, Costume accessory, Silk, Velvet, Fashion design,

In a shimmering silver turban at the BET Awards in Los Angeles.

June 26, 2016

Musical instrument, Guitarist, Musician, Plucked string instruments, Goggles, String instrument, Music, String instrument, Musical instrument accessory, Guitar,

On stage at the 2016 BET Awards in Los Angeles.

June 25, 2016

Eyewear, Audio equipment, Vision care, Glasses, Microphone, Electronic device, Goggles, Sunglasses, Technology, Fashion accessory,

On a radio broadcast at the BET Experience event in Los Angeles.

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June 12, 2016

Hair accessory, Headgear, Fashion accessory, Headpiece, Fashion, Leather jacket, Lipstick, Leather, Makeover, Costume design,

In a J.W.Anderson top at the Che Tempo Che Fa TV show in Italy.

May 31, 2016

Eyewear, Arm, Trousers, Jacket, Sunglasses, Hat, Fashion accessory, Bag, Cool, Leather jacket,

With son Gemini Genesis Ali Dean at the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris.

May 28, 2016

Hairstyle, Fashion accessory, Style, Headgear, Fashion, Jheri curl, Black hair, Street fashion, Hair accessory, Tradition,

During her performance at the UEFA Champions League Final in Milan.

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May 16, 2016

Hairstyle, Jheri curl, Style, Jewellery, Fashion accessory, Fashion, Black hair, Blazer, Ringlet, Street fashion,

At the NBC Universal 2016 Upfront Presentation.

May 7, 2016

Clothing, Hairstyle, Jacket, Style, Black hair, Jheri curl, Fashion, Leather, Cool, Street fashion,

Performing on Saturday Night Live.

May 3, 2016

Purple, Violet, Music artist, Magenta, Musical instrument, Stage, Hair accessory, Musical instrument accessory, Keyboard, Recital,

Paying tribute to her mother at VH1's "Dear Mama" event.

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