Alicia Keys

At a pool, the platinum selling artist, Alicia Keys was spotted wearing a sexy purple bikini that accentuated her toned figure. The purple bikini had sequined outline that provide a dash of sparkle to the otherwise simple bikini. The bikini was halter styled and covered her assets well. It was quite elegant and sophisticated. Alicia certainly loves showing off her perfect bod in a stylish bikini. Plus, they help her make a strong style statement and her evolution from being a simple girl next door to inspiring fashionista.

Recently, Alicia Keys was spotted in Hawaii, enjoying with her sweet little son and her husband Swiss Beatz. She wore a halter neck black and golden bikini that worked well her figure. She spent the weekend after entertaining Hollywood’s hottest actors during the Producer’s Guild Awards. She teamed it up with a cool multicolored wrap around that added funkiness and colorfulness to her style. For the beach, this was a perfect bikini.

Swiss Beatz is a music producer who had known Alicia for long. The two were into a relationship for more than 2 years before they both decided to get married. Swiss had earlier had one marriage that lasted for about 4.5 years. As of now, Swiss and Alicia have a baby boy, Egypt. At times, media has reported tensions between the couple, but they have always been spotted supporting and loving each other. They married in 2010.

Alicia Keys is strong and independent. But she is emotional, sensitive and wants strong, last lasting relationships. Over the years, she had been in three relationships, each lasting for an average of 5 years. She was in a relationship with Krucial or Kerry Brothers Jr. a music producer. They were in a relationship from 1999 to 2008 and broke up due to mutual differences. Alicia believes that the relationship taught her a lot and helped her nurture a positive attitude towards relationships.

Alicia is totally in love with black. She knows that black can do wonders for your figure and can make you look stylish, sexy and elegant at the same time. So, at Stella McCartney’s show in Paris, she decided to wear a Stella McCartney black and white cocktail dress. The knee length dress was a safe choice for the fashion capital, Paris. The outfit had a simple circular neck and the white pattern looked pretty flattering for her curves. The colored block heels worked great with the outfit.

Any artist needs to appear his/her best for the Grammy Awards. Alicia Keys knows this very well and manages to surprise us every time on the red carpet. For this year’s Grammy Awards, the actress decided to go for a black colored Alexandre Vauthier Spring 2012 couture. The black, knee colored outfit was fitted with padded shoulders. The figure hugging dress accentuated her figure at the right place. The deep plunging neck was teamed with a golden necklace that made the ensemble quite graceful. We totally love her bold black color sandals and her up do.

At times, being too safe is not great in the fashion world. So, Alicia decided to experiment with a cute and funky hairstyle that made a fun fashion statement. She had curled her beautiful, thick black color hair and piled them high on one side of the head. The curls looked elegant and didn’t cover up her face, flattering her eyes and her skin. To get the look, she got her hair scrunched and used curl enhancer and used mousse, wax and sculpture lotion to get the perfect curly, side ponytail.

The 50’s up do can look perfect if you know how to team it up with a perfect ensemble. Alicia Keys knows how to style her hair in a classic look. So, she was seen wearing a sexy and attractive 50’s style up do. Although, her hair is really long, but in this hairstyle they look short and sleek. The hair has been styled off shoulders and bangs cover her forehead. The rich brown color of her hair looks pretty awesome with her rich color skin. She styled her hair using a blow dryer, some mousse and sculptured the look with a smoothing shine that gave her hair an instant boost.

Alicia has a perfect oval shaped face which looks quite attractive in a ponytail. For an event, Alicia was spotted with a long, ponytail hairstyle that looked graceful and chic. Her long hair is pretty thick and therefore, the ponytail has been built up high on the top. The hairstyle is fuss free as her face is free from any hair. The best part, you just need to blow dry your hair and use a little bit of hair gel or spray to get this classic, attractive look that goes along with almost every face shape and hair texture.

Alicia is currently married to Swiss Beatz, a music producer. The two entered into a relationship after Alicia broke with her ex, Kerry Brothers Jr. They married in July, 2010. Although, there have been reports time and again that their marriage have entered the trouble land, but the couple has maintained their stand stating that they both love, adore and respect each other. Their wedding was a huge gala event and they both had a fairy tale wedding.

Sometimes, looking sexy becomes synonymous with looking stylish and sophisticated. At the BET Awards, the smart singer went for a drop dead gorgeous, bold look. She went for low, natural makeup, minimum eye shadow and eye makeup and decided to boost up her fashion quotient by wearing a scarlet gloss. She has the near perfect lips that highlight her facial features and with the rose red lip color, they looked envious. She teamed it up with messy side plait that appeared quite chic. This was a perfect amalgamation of comfortable and bold style.

Over the years, Keys has understood the value of perfect makeup with a perfect dress. So, for the 81st Annual Academy Awards she went for stylish but simple makeup that highlighted her smiling eyes and her flawless skin. The pale lilac eyeshadow was just right, the major liner accentuated her eyes, little bit of lush popped up her cheeks while fuchsia lip color in matte completed her makeup perfectly. The makeup revived the charm of Old Hollywood and she looked sophisticated as well as glamorous in her new look.

Yes, Alicia Keys is not just a platinum selling artist, but also a fashion diva. Still, she has had her bad days. When Alicia was a new comer, she arrived for the Grammy Awards with kohl smudged eyes that made her look a little drunk. Plus, she teamed it up with bronze lipstick that made her look nothing less than a disaster. Although her beaded hair looked quite hip and rebellious, the light colored foundation didn’t flatter her lovely skin tone. Thankfully, she learned and rectified her mistakes.

Alicia essayed the role of June, an independent Broadwright sister in the movie ‘The Secret life of Bees.’ The movie starred Dakota Fanning and was a 2008 drama film adapted from a novel. The movie, set in 1964 received mixed reviews from the critic, but it garnered huge support from the fans and won the Favorite Independent movie award. With a small but important role, Alicia managed to woo the crowds and showed off her worth as an actress too. Surely, the singer has joined the likes of several other female singers who are also famous Hollywood actresses.

Alicia played a supporting role in Scarlett Johansson starring, ‘The Nanny Diaries.’ She played the role of Lynette. The role was short and the movie failed to impress the critics. But Alicia’s role received positive reviews. The movie failed to charm the viewers at box office, but for Alicia, it was a stepping stone in the world of movies. After this, Alicia starred in small roles in several artistic movies.

During 2011, Alicia Keys did several photo shoots for different magazines. Alicia Keys celebrates womanhood and this is reflected in her photos. The beautiful, rich skin and lovely looking Keys appeared incredibly womanly, independent and strong in her photos. She certainly has a different aura around her. Her photos reflected her strong sense of fashion, her intelligence, natural charm along with sexiness and grace. The singer cum actress did a stylish and chic photo shoot for the Black Enterprise cover shoot. She certainly poses unparalleled talent when it comes to singing, style and even modeling!

If reports are to be believed, then the five time Grammy award winning singer, songwriter and actress Alicia Keys underwent rhinoplasty or nose job to make her nose look perfectly straight for her face. The photographs from her yearbook and her photographs now indicate that her nose is now narrower, less pudgy and the bridge is squarer. It is rumored that she got it done to move away from her ancestry, but it is her African American ancestry has helped her to create soulful music and reach a variety of audiences. Other than this, Alicia has never gone under the knife to get the desired looks.

Most of the celebrities have tattoos that convey a bigger, inspirational meaning. But for Alicia, simple phrases and few words work the best. So, she got a tattoo engraved on her back. The tattoo says, ‘Think 4 urself.’ For someone like Alicia, this tattoo holds a strong meaning as she believes that life is about thinking for your own happiness, because once you do that then only you can think about others. While some might call it a tramp stamp, but for someone like Alicia who believes in female empowerment and the power of healing, the tattoo means a lot!