In the May Lenny Letter, Alicia Keys told us that she was quitting makeup forever.
“Every time I left the house, I would be worried if I didn’t put on makeup,” wrote Keys.
“What if someone wanted a picture?? What if they POSTED it??? … And I promised I would approach things differently this time regarding my image and allow my real self, as is, to come through.”
And so, fuelled by this illogical fear of her ‘real self’, Alicia called it a day with her make up brush, and has dared to bare ever since.
This journey of ‘uncovering’ her true self shines through in the lyrics from her latest album, especially in “When a Girl Can’t Be Herself“:
In the morning from the minute that I wake up,
What if I don’t want to put on all that makeup?
Who says I must conceal what I’m made of?
Maybe all this Maybelline is covering my self-esteem.
Top Comments
I don't wear make up. Well rarely. I don't ever have to worry about leaving the house looking a certain way. I get up and go shopping, classes, socialising ----- all without make up. Alicia is awesome. If I put on anything it is for my own enjoyment, most of my peers wear make up and I find we have gone back decades in the way we expect women to look. My favourite make up time was the 1970's. Glossy lip, dash of blue shadow was the most I ever saw.
Never wear it unless a wedding/engagement party hubby couldn't care less