The mascara Alicia Keys swears by for that no-makeup makeup look
Alicia Keys is the queen of the low-maintenance, no-makeup makeup look. Providing an endearing juxtaposition to the glamour of the music industry, she chooses to flaunt her natural beauty on every red carpet, and we are so here for it.
Now, we don’t know about you but our everyday makeup routine has changed somewhat due to quarantine, and has become a lot more Alicia Keys-esque than it used to be. We’re finding ourselves reaching for lightweight complexion correcting bases, hydrating, balmy textures on the cheeks and lips, and a subtle eye look that naturally accentuates without the need for eyeshadow or liner.
So, naturally, when Alicia revealed her go-to mascara recently in an interview with InStyle, we were all ears. “Chanel mascara in brown,” she told the publication. More specifically, the classic Chanel Le Volume De Chanel Mascara.

Chanel Le Volume De Chanel Mascara
It’s no wonder this little guy has made it on the singer’s list of current obsessions, with a lash-plumping formula and a wand that combines long and short bristles, Le Volume De Chanel promises that wide-eyed, fresh-faced look Alicia is so well known for.
Follow Alicia’s lead and pair subtle brown lashes with a fresh face and some paw paw lip balm (another one of her cult-fave beauty buys) and you’re good to go.
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Briar is the Beauty Editor at BEAUTYcrew. Her 'down for anything' attitude has resulted in more than a handful of hair transformations, and she doesn't mind being used as a guinea pig for the industry's most unusual products and treatments. Her work has also appeared on Refinery29, Girlfriend and beautyheaven.