She had a simple response to her critics.

Earlier this summer, Alicia Keys wrote an essay on why she was tired of the pressure she felt to always look a certain way, and decided to stop wearing make-up. "'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," she said at the time. Since then she has appeared on television, in interviews, and on stage without make-up, and looked amazing. Her most recent public make-up free appearance was MTV's Video Music Awards. https://www.instagram.com/p/BJs54Qijh1s/?tagged=aliciakeys Of course, a lot of people praised her for her decision. https://twitter.com/SophElizabeth66/status/770550198003269632 https://twitter.com/WaqasDirar/status/770550760148983808 https://twitter.com/paoloarago/status/770549822000537600 But a lot of the comments were extremely harsh about the star's natural beauty. https://twitter.com/BELLEionaire/status/770063119255236609 https://twitter.com/sauvignonelle/status/770060060420628480 https://twitter.com/KelsoLovelyy/status/770059937233899520 https://twitter.com/Zachariyah/status/770059848989958148 https://twitter.com/itsmedarlando/status/770049608848384004 https://twitter.com/emilywilsn/status/770287417261592576 https://twitter.com/MACnMahalia/status/770291429121794049 With all the negativity, it seems that a lot of people are missing the point, so Alicia took to Twitter with a simple message to clear up any confusion. https://twitter.com/aliciakeys/status/770327503495958528 Her husband Swizz Beatz also posted a video on Instagram to defend his wife. https://www.instagram.com/p/BJt2hJKhdhN/?taken-by=therealswizzz