ALICIA KEYS WITHOUT MAKEUP

Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is a 15-time Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter/producer, an accomplished actress, a New York Times best-selling author and an entrepreneur. Alicia often showed up on the red carpet with 3her glamorous appearance, but it is quite obvious that her style is changing recently as she usually appears at many events with little or no makeup.

It seems that Alicia Keys is trying to keep the makeup minimal and let her skin breathe. In 2016, Alicia herself announced that she would no longer wear makeup and we thought that finally, someone was standing up against the expectation of women having to spend hours styling their hair and putting on their makeup. And with that announcement, let’s take a look at these pictures where Alicia Keys puts no makeup on and see how she manage to do it.

When did she stop applying makeup?

As we mentioned above, Alicia herself decided to wear no makeup in public. It all started in 2016 when she was shooting for her new album ‘Here’. Instead of putting on tons of makeup, as usual, she opted for a no-makeup look. In her interview with Allure, she stated: “I think makeup can be self-expression. I have no intention to shame anyone at all who chooses to wear it. No one should be ashamed by the way you choose to express yourself. And that’s exactly the point. However, if you do want to do that for yourself, you should do that.” It’s been years seen Keys got rid of makeup, and yet her natural beauty is still inspiring.

 

Why did she go for a no-makeup look?

“Cause I don’t want to cover up anymore. Not my face, not my mind, not my soul, not my thoughts, not my dreams, not my struggles, not my emotional growth. Nothing.”

SEE MORE: NICKI MINAJ WITH NO MAKEUP

She also mentioned in the interview for Allure how her skin started breaking out at the beginning of her music career because “everyone covered me in makeup and then threw me under tons of lights,” which made her feel self-conscious, objectified and judged. This might be the inspiration for Alicia Keys to make makeup-less of a priority. She referred a no-makeup look to the true self of her, her flaws, her nature. It seems that the thought of removing all makeup has planted earlier than we thought as she wrote in her lyric for the song ‘When a Girl Can’t Be Herself’. It says: “What if I don’t want to put on all that makeup” or “Maybe all this Maybelline is covering my self-esteem.” This might be an important turning point for Alicia Keys to chose to swear off makeup.

How does deal with it?
You might be wondering why and how does Alicia Keys still look pretty without even a hint of makeup? The answer lies in her skin care routine, we believe. According to her makeup artist, the regime cost Keys spends for skin care is about $455 during her rehearsal time. Seems like all this amount of money is worth it because Alicia’s skin is actually glowing.

This picture was taken from the 2018 Grammy Music Awards, and Alicia Keys looked absolutely stunning. As she walked down the red carpet, she wore a black long-sleeve V-neck top tucked into high-waisted velvet loose pants. Her hair was braided into pigtails separated into sections with black zip ties. And her face, of course with no makeup, was indeed radiant, especially in front of the flashes came from all those cameras.

“But there’s definitely something powerful about the way your inner feels that reflects on the outer, on your skin. That, to me, is real beauty.” Apparently, Keys know how her daily basis would affect her skin both internally and externally, so she workouts more and eats cleaner. As her makeup artist explained, apart from Alicia Keys’ healthy habits, she also used natural oils and masks, and a little bit of anti-age serum for her eternally young skin. I mean, who would believe this woman is already 38?

Alicia Keys choosing no makeup doesn’t mean that she does not like it. In fact, she said herself that she loves makeup, “I love my lip gloss, I love my blush, I love my eyeliner”, but “I don’t want to feel beholden” to have to do makeup.

It looks as if she put all the colors of blusher, eye shadows and lipsticks in her beautiful hair.

Her appearance at 2019 Met Gala is probably my most favorite up to now. She looks magnificent and all with her luminous bare face, and her glittery outfit is everything. What a look!

That’s Alicia Keys, with no trace of makeup, yet being our biggest inspiration. How about you? Do you find her stunning in those no-makeup look? Make sure to leave us your opinion on the comment section.

NICKI MINAJ WITH NO MAKEUP

Celebrities’ no makeup has always been the hottest topics on social media, and this week we decide to go through one of the most well-known rapper-singer of all time – the talented Nicki Minaj. Just like any other celebrities, Nicki Minaj always sticks with her heavy, barbie-like makeup look, creating her own image in public. But don’t you ever curious about her bare face? Or are you dying to know what she looks like when she takes all that makeups off? If the later, then come and explore more with us!

A complete bare face

It is actually super hard to find a picture of Nicki Minaj with no makeup on. In fact, this picture is the only one we can find on the Internet up to now. It’s from a post of her shower selfie on Instagram, and the rapper looks almost unrecognizable here. Without eye shadow and lash extensions, her look is toned down from Cleopatra to Jessica Rabbit. Of course, Nicki Minaj still looks pretty without makeup, yet it still very weird and unfamiliar to us. Besides, we could obviously see how eyebrows are important for girls after the pic, right?

Casual look
Nicki Minaj’s beautiful without makeup, except that she really needs eyeliners and of course, brows. Apart from a total makeup-free look, we could simply look for a picture of Nicki Minaj with no-makeup, still using eyeliners and eyebrow pencils. With light makeup on her eyes, it is easier for us to picture out the Nicki Minaj we often see on TV. Actually, I kind of love this look of her more than her glamorous makeup look.

It seems that Nicki herself knows that eyeliners play important roles, she won’t ditch her eyeliners even with her no-makeup face.

This picture of her makeup-free face (as expected, except the eyes) with her messy side-braided hair is absolutely beautiful. She looks much younger than her appearance on TV and events, and her skin looks flawless. This is definitely my go-to bare face look of mine.

Nicki is definitely a goddess with her no-makeup face. Her messy dark hair totally complimented her beautiful brown eyes and chocolate skin.

Nicki Minaj has much more bare face selfies than we thought, and we are blessed! I’m in love with the dark fluffy hair of her and her thick lips. She looks chic and sexy even without makeup thanks to that beautiful hair and lips.

SEE MORE: ANGELINA JOLIE WITH NO MAKEUP

All these bare face selfies have completely shown Nicki Minaj’s intimate side that we all love. She is not only super talented; she is also gorgeous even in her most natural form. She indeed isn’t looking as polished as she is on stages, still, she looks as beautiful as ever.

Side notes: Can we take a moment appreciate her beautiful hair? How does it always look so good?

It’s hard to catch Nicki Minaj without makeup on as she always wears the most insane outfits and makeup. Seeing her posting no-makeup selfies is very surprising yet astonishing at the same time. Nicki not yet finishes her makeup showing her natural beautiful hair is definitely a rare one.

Apparently, Nicki doesn’t into showing off her no makeup as she said it herself, she felt naked without makeup, little does she know that she doesn’t need the barbie-like makeup because she already looks like one without a drop of makeup.

Not at all being afraid of the light from the sun, Nicki just casually exposes her beautiful lines with a no-makeup face and slays that bikini look hard.

This is actually one of the best pictures of Nicki Minaj without makeup. Along with the natural facial beauty of her, we have a clearer sight of her toned body and her glowing dark skin. She looks so simple yet so alluring.

It can be said that Nicki Minaj is one of the most natural beauties that chose to step into the music industry. She successes to impress all of us with her beautiful talent, her musicality and her natural captivating beauty. She was born beautiful, and she is still getting prettier and prettier as days pass. How about you? Do you prefer Nicki Minaj with no makeup or do you rather her full makeup face? Let us know in the comment section below.

EMMA STONE WITHOUT MAKEUP

Emily Jean "Emma" Stone is an American actress. The recipient of numerous accolades, including an Oscar, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards, she was the highest-paid actress in the world in 2017 (Wikipedia). Talented as she is, we couldn’t deny her charm and beauty (You have to see her flawless bare face!!). And while her beauty hasn't vacillated a bit, her style seems to adapt and eclipse as days pass. Let's take a look at how the classic Emma Stone has transformed yet still looked effortlessly elegance even with her bare face.

SEE MORE: What if Katy Perry puts on no makeup?

Departing Yoga class

If you are a fan of Emma Stone, you must notice Emma has been taking Yoga class lately. Obviously, wearing makeup when doing Yoga would adversely affect your skin as the sweat clogs pores and might even cause breakouts. It seems that Emma is well aware what will happen as she was spotted bare - faced when leaving her Yoga class recently.  She donned her perfect natural face, with a simple bun and her classic brunette hair. The sunglasses are perfect option if you don’t want to show up with you no-makeup puffy eyes or dark circles. Still, the actress looked pretty much as perfect as ever.

Going Shopping

Emma looks beautiful with no makeup and her casual style is actually our favorite. Here is a picture of her wandering around New York, dressing in an all-black outfit with a hood covering her blonde hair and completely without makeup. Yet, as always, she looked like a goddess.

Casual styles

If you look at Emma Stone and compare her pictures with and without makeup, you could realize the fatigue on her no-makeup face. However, the tiredness couldn’t hide her beauty as she makes smart choices covering her exhaustion. Though she is now an A-class actress, Emma always keeps things simple as she avoids makeup when doesn’t have special events to attend. It is as if she knows she still looks gorgeous even without makeup.

Going for a walk

It appears that sunglasses are Emma Stone’s best friend when it comes to her no-makeup looks. Found strolling down the New York streets, Emma looked stunning without any makeup; plus, her smile just radiated happiness. It seemed that she really enjoy the walk.

This is another picture of Emma walking down the street locking hands with her boyfriend. She looked absolutely relaxed with paparazzi around and just appreciated the walk.

In movie stills
Little did you know Emma went for a bare face look in some scenes from her movies. This nerdy look exhibits her completely natural authentic face, and she still looked very captivating I must say.

This is another still of her from a movie ‘Aloha’, take a longer look and you can mark that there is no sign of makeup on her face in this still.

Beauty in blonde

Emma Stone is certainly one of the most beautiful blondes in Hollywood. Her luminous skin and her naturally blonde hair are complimenting each other well.

Spotted coming out from her favorite hair salon, Emma has never looked this chic with her messy hair look.

This is another picture of Emma Stone rocking her no makeup look with blonde wavy hair.

In brunettes

When Emma first come to Los Angeles, she had to struggle a lot to do auditions and to get a role. Once she got a role, she had to change her hair color, that was when Emma’ s classic brunette hair came through. With her beautiful green eyes, her hair straight and blunt bangs, her smile shined brighter than ever.

With sunglasses and specs

Like we have mentioned before, Emma really loves using sunglasses for her no-makeup look, but not only sunglasses, specs are also her choice for the look. You can easily spot her anywhere on the street with her glasses on and looking like an angel. After all, she looks really attractive in glasses. Her authentic beauty vamps up every time she wears them, no wonder she loves glasses so much.

The carefree look for a carefree soul

Emma is really living a healthy life as she is a really carefree person, she is living her own life and she doesn’t care about what others say about her. Apparently, her fame couldn’t make the best of her as she stays humble and lighthearted all the time. Besides, the carefree look really does suit Emma with her uniquely beautiful and feminine face. And her freckles are just so naturally stunning.

We hope you enjoyed the post. Which of Emma Stone looks did you think is suited to her? With makeup or without makeup? Make sure to leave us your comments below.

ANGELINA JOLIE WITH NO MAKEUP

The beautiful talented actress Angelina Jolie has never hesitated to take on challenges, in both her movie and her personal life. Recently, the actress embraced her natural brunette locks and chose the glamorous looks for her appearance on red carpets. As Angelina Jolie is turning 44 this year, we would like to recollect all her unforgettable no-makeup looks from the years.

It’s actually not hard at all finding a picture of the beautiful Angelina Jolie with no makeup online, if not to say a lot. The star has always been a minimalist when it comes to her off-screen appearance, she always chooses to ditch the heavy makeup look when she doesn’t have to go on screen.

Sharing her without makeup picture on her official Facebook account, Angelina Jolie became the inspiration for women all around the world who are struggling with the pressure of being aged and of their body image. In her post, Angelina Jolie wrote: “Beneath the makeup and behind the smile, I am just a regular person. So many girls look up to me. I want them to know that natural is beautiful… At 40 now I’m beginning to accept who I am. I have flaws and that’s okay. I’m proud of all the women who are brave and real and can say that they are enough and beautiful just the way they are!” She added that she believes we should be carefree and loved who we really were, and it was what we were inside that counted. Following her inspiring post, Angelina Jolie shared the picture of her own with a complete makeup-free look and left a motivation note saying: “I hope you spread the message and let the world know that you value inner beauty more than the outer appearance.”

Lately, Angelina Jolie made her come back as she showed up enjoying a fun night out with her kids. She hit the town with her minimal makeup yet looking absolutely stunning in her fresh beauty. She wore a casual grey sweater and black pants with her hair pulled back into a low bun – not at all looking like an A-class actress. Still, with her natural glow, Angelina rocked the night with her simple look.

SEE MORE: EMMA STONE WITHOUT MAKEUP

One of Angelina Jolie’s iconic moments was back when she was captured leaving the UN building in New York in October 2017. She was wearing all black and covered her no-makeup face with a pair of Michael Kors Crocodile Arm Sunglasses. She definitely looked like a powerful chairwoman in this looks. 

It seems that Angelina Jolie didn’t go through any beauty issues in her pregnancy as she still looked the same in her picture taken in 2008 when she was pregnant with her 6^th child – Shiloh. It seems that black is Angelina Jolie’s priority since she wears black and neutral colored outfits most of the time. In the picture, she wore all black again with a black cardigan over black flowing maxi dress. And as usual, she
was spotted no makeup yet glowing in the look.

Obviously, a common place to come across a celebrity is at the mall. Spotted shopping with her children Knox, Vivienne and Shiloh, once again, Angelina Jolie stunned us with her flawless no-makeup face, not to say she looked a lot healthier and more beautiful as ever. She dressed in a black dress with a pair of nude flats and of course, her signature Louise Vuitton handbag. Her hair was pulled back into a perfect bun, creating a chic yet elegant look.

Angelina Jolie with no makeup looks so eye-pleasing. Her skin is radiant, her thin eyebrows look classic, her natural blush covers her face, and her lips look as perfect as ever. In fact, she looks much younger with a makeup-free look as her smile looks natural and the light her beautiful green eyes are glowing. She seems happier to be in her true self.

Living up to her reputation as a minimalist, Angelina Jolie wears no makeup even when suiting up. In a candid shot her attending an attire event this year, Jolie spotted jotting down the street in her black suit and straight brunette hair parted from the middle. She appeared to wear minimum makeup, yet she looked as if she was ready to snap a whole photoshoot with her look.

Considering cosmetic a useful tool to improve our visual appeal, Angelina Jolie still views makeup as mandatory only when she’s on screen. She has always maintained her personality, keeping her words not painting her face now and again, and sticking to her title as the most beautiful woman in the world.

30 Volume Developer to Lighten Your Hair

Girls love changing hairstyles and that’s the fact. They change their hair almost every day, for every event and every season. Summer passes by taking away all the stale accumulated heat, paving the way for all those autumn showers. And as we’re saying, this is the perfect time to get yourself a new hairdo. Lightning always matches the best with the autumn’s thunderstorms and humidity. The question is you’ve had your hair gone through too many chemical processes, and you don’t want to ruin your lock because of too much bleach, so what you’re going to do? Well, it is not at all easy to solve this problem, but it is actually not that tricky either. For today’s post, we’re suggesting you the 30 volume developer to lighten your hair.

1. 30 Volume Developer

In case you haven’t used hair developers, they are types of chemicals existing in either cream or liquid form. Hair developers are mainly used for your hair coloring or lightening process as they can open the hair cuticles, allowing the coloring to penetrate the hair shafts. The 30-volume developers are usually most used as the chemical levels in this product are neither too strong nor too weak for your scalp. The other volume developers are the 10 and 20-volume developers, which are used for lighter hair shades, and the 40-volume developers, which is typically used only for extreme hair lightening. However, there are high chances of burns if your scalp touches the product, so you should only go for a 40-volume developer at the salons or when you have your professional hairstylist with you.

2. How to Use 30 Volume Developer to Lighten Hair:

User-friendly as it is, the 30-volume developer contains intense chemicals. So unless you have very dark hair, don’t consider having it on your bright color hair. A small note is that you should have your hair carefully cared and deeply conditioned the day prior to the day you use the 30-volume developer. That is to reduce unwanted damages that might be caused during the process.

#Step 1: The 30-volume developer package often includes hair bleach with a sufficient amount. All you have to do is to combine the developer with the bleach and blend them well. Depending on how you want your hair lightened, you can mix them with 1:2 or even 1:3 proportion.

#Step 2: Part your hair into 2 sections – top and bottom. Use hair pins or clips to separate and prevent them from getting in each other’s way.

#Step 3: You want to start applying the product from the bottom layer. Grab the layer and apply the mixture thoroughly on to the section to make sure to have even coverage.

#Step 4: Repeat the same process to your hair root and cover your lock with a dry towel. Wait for 15-30 minutes for the developer to do its work.

#Step 5: Once you have your hair with your go-to level of brightness, rinse off the chemicals from your tresses and wash your hair as normal.

#Step 6: The very last step is to apply toner, run it through your hair from the root to the end and let it sit for 5 minutes to completely absorb. By doing this you can prevent oxidative damages after using the developer and keep your lock hydrated and healthy.

Side note: You have to be super cautious not to expose your scalp to the 30-volume developer as your scalp might get irritated and even discolored if touched. Always wear gloves to protect your hand from the chemicals.

3. Can 30 Volume Developers Damage Hair?

No, they cannot damage your hair. You won’t have damaged hair if you use only the 30-volume developer to lighten your hair. The culprit causing damages to your hair is the products mixed with that developer. Still, it is impossible to get rid of these products as they play major roles in coloring the hair color. Therefore, once you decided to go for the 30-volume developer to lighten your hair, you should also plan for an intensive treatment for your hair later on. During the nourishing procedure, make sure to apply coconut oil regularly, take full advantage of the light shampoo, and stay away from heat styling.

The trick is that instead of using your own hair, why don’t you have your hair extensions lightened by the developer. You can completely rest assured using the 30-volume developer to lighten your hair extensions without concerning your hair will get damaged. Moreover, if you use your hair extensions to style, you can change the hair color from time to time not having to wait for months for your hair to recover from its bad condition.

Should you be looking for some reliable extensions, visit our website apostore.vn to get the best quality Vietnamese Remy Hair Extensions. We supply the best quality products and services to the international market, and we’re always available to talk hair care and answer all your queries about hair extensions. We always sure that all of the goods gain the highest values and quality, and they are made from the best raw material. As a result, our products get international standards to comply with “APO” brand.

What’s your opinion about using the 30-volume developer to lighten hair? If you have other ways to dye your hair, make sure to share us in the comment section below. If you’re interested in this post, find us at apostore.vn for more articles like this.

5 Ways You’re Damaging Your Hair Without Realizing

Taking care of your hair is always one of the top priorities for women. However, it is a pity that not all people can know how to protect their hair properly. Sometimes, there are some unwanted mistakes that cause a lot of damages to our natural hair, which leads to hair breakage or many other consequences. Apohair would explain right on this page about 5 ways you are damaging your hair without realizing. What are they?

1. Dry your hair too roughly

It is easy to understand that there are some specific situations that you want to dry your hair as quick as possible. You have just had your hair washed but in some minutes later, you need to go out. You come back home late and shampoo your hair but you are too tired to keep on awake and you decide to dry hair to go to bed immediately. All the circumstances above are very normal things in daily life but you should realize that they are never good.

When your hair is wet, it faces the most delicate state. At this sensitive time, a bit of rough handling may unexpectedly split hairs, break them or pull them out completely. This is also the very first among 5 ways you are damaging your hair without realizing. How to deal with it if you want to dry your hair in the right way? Instead of scrubbing your hair with a towel and wringing it out, try to gently pat your hair with your towel and avoid pulling on the hair when it is still wet. In case you need to get rid of all of the moisture hanging in the bottom of the hair, gently wrap the loose hair in a towel and lightly squeeze out the excess water – being careful not to twist the hair. You should always learn to treat your hair a bit more delicately if your way is too rough.

2.Expose the hair to too much heat

The second mistake in 5 ways you are damaging your hair without knowing is when you let your hair be in high levels of heat. Through this way, the heat can change the hydrogen bonds that hold your hair together. That happens when you blow-dry your hair on the high heat of the hairdryer, use a curling iron or straightener. A similar effect can also appear when you don’t try to protect your hair from the sun.  Your hair can gradually become dull and dry.

How to stop it? We highly recommend that you should let your hair dry naturally if possible. Also, don’t forget to use heat protective products in your hair when you are about to go out.

Apohair's bulk hair 

Some of Apohair’s customers ask us if they could use heat-protective for our hair extensions. Here we confirm that “Absolutely!” Due to the fact that we make all hair extensions from 100 Vietnamese human Remy hair, the hair is natural as your own hair. It is really important for you to protect hair extensions like the way you take care of your hair. All promises to bring you the best hairstyle.

3. Over-washing and over-shampooing

Washing your hair is good as it will make your hair clean but washing it too often is not necessarily good. When you try to shampoo your hair too much, your hair will become dry, thin and brittle. No matter how effective the shampoo is, overusing it is never encouraged. Even, if you keep on washing your hair too often, this can cause a lot more damaging than you think. Washing hair too much, you are directly stripping of the natural oils that are designed to keep it healthy.

4. Apply tight hairstyles

Some popular hairstyles such as braid or cornrow are usually applied as they are pretty and lovely. However, not too many people can realize that when you pull your hair too tightly into a hairstyle, it can break the hairs and then pull the hair back. This is also one of the 5 ways you are damaging your hair without realizing. Now, you can create much tension on your scalp and irritate the roots of your hair.

The best way to protect your hair is by giving your hair a breather and wearing mostly loose hairstyles. In case you still love tight hairstyle, try to avoid keeping it tied back for long periods of time. If possible, don’t forget to give your hair and scalp a break.

5. Over-brushing hair

You should know one thing that not all brushes are made equal. As a result, there are different types of brushes that are meant to be used in different ways and different jobs. Make sure of your decision when buying a hairbrush by determining whether it is the right one for you. For example, brushes with finer bristles are for finer hair and respectively, brushes with individually spaced bristles are for thick and curly hair. Over-brushing your hair can cause more split ends and breakage as well as the shininess of the hair. This is also the last among 5 ways that you are damaging your hair without realizing.

It would never be a good experience if you keep on following these bad habits as the consequence can never be guessed. Above are just only 5 typical ways that you can damage your hair without realizing and besides, there are many other potential mistakes if you don’t know and learn how to take care of your hair in the right way. Apohair hopes that this blog post is really useful for you on the way to protect your hair.