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Alicia Keys' Beauty Evolution: From Flawless To Flawless

Oh, right, she looks gorgeous with makeup, too.
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Yes. To. All. Of. This.
Yes. To. All. Of. This.
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Today it might hard to remember a time when Alicia Keys, goddess of all things good and makeup free, actually wore makeup regularly. After declaring herself free of the stuff last June, her name became synonymous with natural beauty, her example responsible for an overhaul of our morning routines.

Keys recently explained that makeup and the effect it had on the skin made her feel "even more self-conscious, objectified and judged" in the early days of her career. But take a look back at her beauty looks of yesteryear, and you'd never know it. Her wide range of bold looks included bright eyeshadows, deep lips and more epic hairstyles than we can count.

Of course, starting with a pretty fabulous canvas helps, but looking back at our our favorite Alicia Keys beauty moments only solidifies that she's simply stunning, both with makeup and without.

In honor of her birthday on Jan. 25, join us in fallin' down one seriously gorgeous memory lane.

2001

At the 15th annual Soul Train Awards
At the 15th annual Soul Train Awards
Ron Galella via Getty Images
At the 15th annual Soul Train Awards –RON GALELLA VIA GETTY IMAGES

2001

At the 7th annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards
At the 7th annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards
SGranitz via Getty Images
At the 7th annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards –SGRANITZ VIA GETTY IMAGES

2001

During an MTV rehearsal at the Metropolitan Opera House
During an MTV rehearsal at the Metropolitan Opera House
Jeff Kravitz via Getty Images
During an MTV rehearsal at the Metropolitan Opera House –JEFF KRAVITZ VIA GETTY IMAGES

2001

At the MTV Europe Awards
At the MTV Europe Awards
John Rogers via Getty Images
At the MTV Europe Awards –JOHN ROGERS VIA GETTY IMAGES

2002

At the Essence Awards
At the Essence Awards
Frank Trapper via Getty Images
At the Essence Awards –FRANK TRAPPER VIA GETTY IMAGES

2002

At the Grammy Awards
At the Grammy Awards
SGranitz via Getty Images
At the Grammy Awards –SGRANITZ VIA GETTY IMAGES

2002

At the MTV Europe Music Awards
At the MTV Europe Music Awards
Tony Barson Archive via Getty Images
At the MTV Europe Music Awards –TONY BARSON ARCHIVE VIA GETTY IMAGES

2003

At Clive Davis' Pre-Grammy Party
At Clive Davis' Pre-Grammy Party
KMazur via Getty Images
At Clive Davis' Pre-Grammy Party –KMAZUR VIA GETTY IMAGES

2003

At the VIBE Awards
At the VIBE Awards
Jean-Paul Aussenard via Getty Images
At the VIBE Awards –JEAN-PAUL AUSSENARD VIA GETTY IMAGES

2004

At Clive Davis' Pre-Grammy Party
At Clive Davis' Pre-Grammy Party
SGranitz via Getty Images
At Clive Davis' Pre-Grammy Party –SGRANITZ VIA GETTY IMAGES

2004

At the Grammys
At the Grammys
Dan MacMedan via Getty Images
At the Grammys –DAN MACMEDAN VIA GETTY IMAGES

2004

At the Palais des Festivals during the 57th International Cannes Film Festival
At the Palais des Festivals during the 57th International Cannes Film Festival
Evan Agostini via Getty Images
At the Palais des Festivals during the 57th International Cannes Film Festival –EVAN AGOSTINI VIA GETTY IMAGES

2004

At the 19th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
At the 19th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Stephen Lovekin via Getty Images
At the 19th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony –STEPHEN LOVEKIN VIA GETTY IMAGES

2005

On MTV's "TRL"
On MTV's "TRL"
Scott Gries via Getty Images
On MTV's "TRL" –SCOTT GRIES VIA GETTY IMAGES

2005

On MTV's "TRL"
On MTV's "TRL"
Carley Margolis via Getty Images
On MTV's "TRL" –CARLEY MARGOLIS VIA GETTY IMAGES

2006

On MTV's "TRL"
On MTV's "TRL"
Bryan Bedder via Getty Images
On MTV's "TRL" –BRYAN BEDDER VIA GETTY IMAGES

2006

At Clive Davis' Pre-Grammy Party
At Clive Davis' Pre-Grammy Party
Jon Kopaloff via Getty Images
At Clive Davis' Pre-Grammy Party –JON KOPALOFF VIA GETTY IMAGES

2006

At the Tribeca Rooftop in New York, New York
At the Tribeca Rooftop in New York, New York
Bennett Raglin via Getty Images
At the Tribeca Rooftop in New York, New York –BENNETT RAGLIN VIA GETTY IMAGES

2007

at BET's "106 & Park" at BET Studios
at BET's "106 & Park" at BET Studios
Scott Wintrow via Getty Images
at BET's "106 & Park" at BET Studios –SCOTT WINTROW VIA GETTY IMAGES

2007

At MTV's "TRL"
At MTV's "TRL"
Michael Loccisano via Getty Images
At MTV's "TRL" –MICHAEL LOCCISANO VIA GETTY IMAGES

2007

At Z100's Jingle Ball
At Z100's Jingle Ball
Jim Spellman via Getty Images
At Z100's Jingle Ball –JIM SPELLMAN VIA GETTY IMAGES

2008

At the Black Ball
At the Black Ball
Philip Ramey Photography, LLC via Getty Images, XPOSUREPHOTOS.COM
At the Black Ball –PHILIP RAMEY PHOTOGRAPHY, LLC VIA GETTY IMAGES, XPOSUREPHOTOS.COM

2008

At the BET Awards
At the BET Awards
Frazer Harrison via Getty Images
At the BET Awards –FRAZER HARRISON VIA GETTY IMAGES

2008

At the American Music Awards
At the American Music Awards
Jon Kopaloff via Getty Images
At the American Music Awards –JON KOPALOFF VIA GETTY IMAGES

2009

On the "Today" show
On the "Today" show
NBC NewsWire via Getty Images
On the "Today" show –NBC NEWSWIRE VIA GETTY IMAGES

2009

At the American Music Awards
At the American Music Awards
ROBYN BECK via Getty Images
At the American Music Awards –ROBYN BECK VIA GETTY IMAGES

2009

At the Collette Blanchard Gallery in New York, NY
At the Collette Blanchard Gallery in New York, NY
George Napolitano via Getty Images
At the Collette Blanchard Gallery in New York, NY –GEORGE NAPOLITANO VIA GETTY IMAGES

2010

at the Gotham Magazine annual gala presented by Bing
at the Gotham Magazine annual gala presented by Bing
Bryan Bedder via Getty Images
at the Gotham Magazine annual gala presented by Bing –BRYAN BEDDER VIA GETTY IMAGES

2010

At a screening of 'Biutiful' hosted by the Cinema Society
At a screening of 'Biutiful' hosted by the Cinema Society
Jamie McCarthy via Getty Images
At a screening of 'Biutiful' hosted by the Cinema Society –JAMIE MCCARTHY VIA GETTY IMAGES

2010

At the Keep a Child Alive Black Ball
At the Keep a Child Alive Black Ball
rune hellestad via Getty Images
At the Keep a Child Alive Black Ball –RUNE HELLESTAD VIA GETTY IMAGES

2011

In the portrait studio at the iHeartRadio Music Festival
In the portrait studio at the iHeartRadio Music Festival
Kevin Mazur via Getty Images
In the portrait studio at the iHeartRadio Music Festival –KEVIN MAZUR VIA GETTY IMAGES

2011

At the opening night after party for "Stick Fly"
At the opening night after party for "Stick Fly"
Walter McBride via Getty Images
At the opening night after party for "Stick Fly" –WALTER MCBRIDE VIA GETTY IMAGES

2011

At the BET Awards
At the BET Awards
Maury Phillips via Getty Images
At the BET Awards –MAURY PHILLIPS VIA GETTY IMAGES

2012

At the the MTV EMAs
At the the MTV EMAs
Luca Teuchmann via Getty Images
At the the MTV EMAs –LUCA TEUCHMANN VIA GETTY IMAGES

2012

At the Givenchy Fall/Winter 2012/2013 show at Paris Fashion week
At the Givenchy Fall/Winter 2012/2013 show at Paris Fashion week
Stephane Cardinale - Corbis via Getty Images
At the Givenchy Fall/Winter 2012/2013 show at Paris Fashion week –STEPHANE CARDINALE - CORBIS VIA GETTY IMAGES

2013

At the 40 Principales Awards
At the 40 Principales Awards
Juan Naharro Gimenez via Getty Images
At the 40 Principales Awards –JUAN NAHARRO GIMENEZ VIA GETTY IMAGES

2013

On "Good Morning America"
On "Good Morning America"
Raymond Hall via Getty Images
On "Good Morning America" –RAYMOND HALL VIA GETTY IMAGES

2013

At the 40 Principales Awards photo call
At the 40 Principales Awards photo call
Juan Naharro Gimenez via Getty Images
At the 40 Principales Awards photo call –JUAN NAHARRO GIMENEZ VIA GETTY IMAGES

2014

At the book release of "Blue Moon: From The Journals Of Mama Mae & LeeLee"
At the book release of "Blue Moon: From The Journals Of Mama Mae & LeeLee"
John Lamparski via Getty Images
At the book release of "Blue Moon: From The Journals Of Mama Mae & LeeLee" –JOHN LAMPARSKI VIA GETTY IMAGES

2014

At the Grammy Awards
At the Grammy Awards
Steve Granitz via Getty Images
At the Grammy Awards –STEVE GRANITZ VIA GETTY IMAGES

2014

At the Social Good Summit at 92Y
At the Social Good Summit at 92Y
Daniel Zuchnik via Getty Images
At the Social Good Summit at 92Y –DANIEL ZUCHNIK VIA GETTY IMAGES

2015

At the Tidal launch event #TIDALforALL
At the Tidal launch event #TIDALforALL
Kevin Mazur via Getty Images
At the Tidal launch event #TIDALforALL –KEVIN MAZUR VIA GETTY IMAGES

2015

At "Billboard Women in Music"
At "Billboard Women in Music"
Lars Niki via Getty Images
At "Billboard Women in Music" –LARS NIKI VIA GETTY IMAGES

2015

At the Harlem School of the Arts 50th anniversary kickoff
At the Harlem School of the Arts 50th anniversary kickoff
Michael Loccisano via Getty Images
At the Harlem School of the Arts 50th anniversary kickoff –MICHAEL LOCCISANO VIA GETTY IMAGES

2016

At the ''The Voice Of Germany" finals
At the ''The Voice Of Germany" finals
Clemens Bilan via Getty Images
At the ''The Voice Of Germany" finals –CLEMENS BILAN VIA GETTY IMAGES

2016

At a photo call for "The Voice"
At a photo call for "The Voice"
NBC via Getty Images
At a photo call for "The Voice" –NBC VIA GETTY IMAGES

2016

At the MTV Video Music Awards
At the MTV Video Music Awards
Allen Berezovsky via Getty Images
At the MTV Video Music Awards –ALLEN BEREZOVSKY VIA GETTY IMAGES

2016

At the BET Awards
At the BET Awards
Jason LaVeris via Getty Images
At the BET Awards –JASON LAVERIS VIA GETTY IMAGES

2016

Performing in Times Square
Performing in Times Square
Gary Gershoff via Getty Images
Performing in Times Square –GARY GERSHOFF VIA GETTY IMAGES

2017

At the Women's March on Washington
At the Women's March on Washington
Noam Galai via Getty Images
At the Women's March on Washington –NOAM GALAI VIA GETTY IMAGES

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