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14 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."

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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.

January 28, 2018

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Now in year two of her commitment to going makeup-free, Alicia attended the Grammy Awards with a totally natural face.

February 12, 2017

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Performing at the Grammy Awards.

August 28, 2016

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At the MTV VMAs.

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August 21, 2016

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As a judge on the Season 11 premiere of The Voice.

July 27, 2016

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 26:  Alicia Keys performs on the second day of the 2016 Democratic National Convention at Wells Fargo Center on July 26, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Philadelphia, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Democratic National Convention kicked off July 25.  (Photo by Paul Morigi/WireImage)

Performing at the Democratic National Convention.

June 26, 2016

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

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June 26, 2016

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On stage at the 2016 BET Awards in Los Angeles.

June 25, 2016

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

June 12, 2016

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

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May 31, 2016

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

May 28, 2016

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

May 16, 2016

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At the NBC Universal 2016 Upfront Presentation.

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May 7, 2016

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Performing on Saturday Night Live.

May 3, 2016

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

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