For the VMAs, singer Alessia Cara wore a black top and black, flared dress pants, sporting an “all-natural” look. The 20-year-old singer wanted to spread her message about self-acceptance to challenge stereotypical standards in today’s society through her performance of “Scars to Your Beautiful.”
Starting the performance in a red dress, wig, and a face full of makeup, by the end she stood without the wig and dress, wearing no makeup at all: all natural.
“How could I be preaching a song about being yourself and being beautiful and perfect with the way you are – and have a full face of makeup?” Cara said to Billboard Magazine.
She wants to show her audience that you don’t have to have a full face caked with makeup to be beautiful; you should be your remarkable self without it. So when she sings “Scars to Your Beautiful,” she won’t be wearing makeup or hide behind a fake image. Instead, she will be sporting an everyday look without any makeup.