Alicia Keys is a mom trying to balance it all it home amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The 40-year-old singer opened up about her two children with husband Swizz Beatz in the stunning new cover story for Allure magazine.
‘I have two Capricorns, my sons, and both of them are the most emotional people I’ve ever met,’ she said about her sons Egypt, 10, and Genesis, six.
Stunning mom: Alicia Keys opened up about her two children with husband Swizz Beatz in the stunning new cover story for Allure magazine
Alicia put her toned tummy in display inside the issue, keeping her rainbow-colored Versace shirt unbuttoned over a yellow bralette and black skirt.
She kept her perfectly pedicured toes out in a pair of bright orange Versace strappy heels and pulled her curly locks into a tall updo to show off her Tiffany & Co. earrings.
In the April cover story, she talked about what a regular morning looks like for her now that her kids are alternating between in-person and remote schooling’
‘I try to wake up at 5:30. I want some things before the day goes away and then I can never get it back. I love to do my meditation early and usually piggyback that with a workout,’ she says about her early starts.
Emotional: ‘I have two Capricorns, my sons, and both of them are the most emotional people I’ve ever met,’ the 40-year-old singer said about her sons Egypt, 10, and Genesis, 6
Striking beauty: The Falling performer highlighted her natural beauty inside the issue with close-up shots of her striking face and incredible curls. She wore a Balenciaga top and shining Tiffany & Co. jewelry in one snap while promoting her beauty line Keys Soulcare
Cover star: The Grammy winner explained she’s more concerned about the state of her soul than her skin: ‘Make sure your oxygen is good — that is the theme of this year for me. It brings us back to this idea of filling yourself up’
‘I’ll be done maybe at 6:30, 6:45, and then I’ll start to wake the kids up. It takes me a hundred years to wake them up. We leave the house about 7:40 and bring them to school,’ she added about the struggle of getting her sons ready for school on time.
Elsewhere in the issue, the Falling performer highlighted her natural beauty with close-up shots of her striking face and incredible curls.
She wore a Balenciaga top and shining Tiffany & Co. jewelry in one snap while promoting her beauty line Keys Soulcare.
Alicia joined the likes of Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Halsey and Selena Gomez as a musician branching out into the beauty sphere.
Early mornings: ‘I’ll be done maybe at 6:30, 6:45, and then I’ll start to wake the kids up. It takes me a hundred years to wake them up. We leave the house about 7:40 and bring them to school,’ she said about the struggle of getting her sons ready for school on time
Keys Soulcare: Alicia joined the likes of Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez as a musician branching out into the beauty sphere, but believes beauty is about self-care: ‘I don’t want to sell people stuff… I want to share whatever it is that’s helped me become more centered’
For Keys, beauty is about self-care: ‘I don’t want to sell people stuff… I want to share whatever it is that’s helped me become more centered.
‘I like the way that I feel right now, and it took quite a while to get to this place,’ she added in her interview with the publication.
She explained she is more concerned about the state of her soul than her skin: ‘Make sure your oxygen is good — that is the theme of this year for me. It brings us back to this idea of filling yourself up.’
Family: The mother credited her family with helping to change her thoughts about ‘caring for herself’ in a February interview with The Telegraph
‘Once your soul is cared for, you become everything you need to be. And you can spread that as far and wide as you want to,’ she said.
The mother credited her sons with helping to change her thoughts about ‘caring for herself’ in a February interview with The Telegraph.
Alicia said having to care for her sons completely was ‘humbling but empowering’ as she had even found remembering to drink enough water while pregnant a ‘new concept’.
Keys and her music producer husband married in 2010 a few months before welcoming Egypt, and added Genesis to the family in December 2014.
True love: Keys and her music producer husband married in 2010 a few months before welcoming Egypt, and added Genesis to the family in December 2014