Since her announcement in 2016 [1], Alicia Keys [2] is staying committed to her new no-makeup lifestyle. She's looking pretty damn stunning while doing it, too.
While her decision has generated a conversation [3] both in the media and online, it's also brought up one very important question: what skin care products is she using? Thankfully, her go-to beauty specialist, who simply goes by Dotti, shared her routine [4] with W.
Some of Alicia's skin secrets are what one might expect. Dotti said, "Alicia gets regular facials, does acupuncture, and she eats healthy and exercises." She added, "She knows you have to invest internally for your skin to look great externally." Dotti did, however, divulge some of Alicia's additional tips and tricks apart from just being a generally radiant and gorgeous human being . . . and that includes some very subtle "no-makeup makeup."
Look ahead for Alicia's favorite formulas, including the few makeup products she actually wears.
Dotti said she uses a jade roller, like this White Lotus Intensive Massage Jade Roller [7] ($43), to stimulate the skin. She said, "I stick a jade roller in ice, so it's basically freezing when I roll it over her skin. I really, really work into all those areas where I want blood and water and energy brought to the surface."
According to Dotti, Alicia uses an oil cleanser, specifically the 9 Oil Cleansing Tonic [8] ($90) from MV Organic Skincare. Dotti explained, "People get freaked out about oils. They think if they've got oily skin they don't want oil," adding, "But yes you do!"
She also used the brand's Pure Jojoba Oil [9] ($42), which Dotti said is "so close to the natural sebum we produce in our skin."
Dotti said Alicia switches off between two masks. One of them is the Clear Skin Probiotic Masque [10] ($54) from Éminence Organic Skin Care.
Her other favorite mask is the SK-II Facial Treatment Mask [11] ($135 for 10).
As far as makeup, Dotti will fill in Alicia's brows with the Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Definer [12] ($23). She'll also use it sometimes to enhance Alicia's freckles!
For an additional glow, Dotti applies Vita Liberata's Self Tanning Anti-Age Serum [13] ($45).
To counteract a shiny appearance, Dotti uses the Mally Poreless Face Defender [14] ($40).