Unless you?ve been living under a rock for the last few months, you?ve seen Alicia Keys in all of her no-makeup glory on The Voice, on the red carpet, and, well, pretty much everywhere else. And unless you are superhuman with a face as smooth as marble, you?ve probably wondered how the hell Keys has such perfect, blemish-free skin. Welp, according to her, she wasn?t born with it?it took some work.
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?It took me forever to get this skin,? said the singer in Elle UK?s December 2016 issue. ?I mean, I know how it feels to have a face full of bumps and pimples. I lived through that in the public eye.? Though Keys doesn?t break down her full skin-care routine, we have to believe that not wearing makeup is definitely contributing to good skin, since any of us who have worn a full-face of foundation for 14-hours straight knows how lackluster your skin looks afterward. Source: Instagram
But Keys isn?t trying to be the leader of the makeup-free revolution?her bare-faced move was simply a personal choice. ?Some have called this a crusade,? she continued in the article. ?Well, I died laughing at that. I used to feel the pressure to appear as the music industry expected, but I don’t now.? Still, even though Keys? skin journey wasn?t an overnight one, we will say that having a team of expert facialists and derms at your disposal can only bring good things.
So next time you wake up with a zit, don?t fret; eventual...