Sexyy Red is known for her ostentatious wigs, outfits, and cosmetics. In fact, Red is one of the celebs who look totally different with no makeup, as the “Pound Town” artist has shown on social media on multiple occasions. Taking to Instagram in May 2023, she uploaded a carousel with the caption “NO MAKEUP ON BIG SEXYY SUPA RAW,” which was mostly true. The rapper uploaded multiple selfies in a revealing pink top as she accessorized with a “Big Sexyy” chain, glasses, and her signature red wig. As several fans were quick to point out, the caption was a little misleading. Red may not have slathered on the beauty products, but there was definitely some help from the makeup bag. She looked comparatively fresh-faced but seemingly had on eyelash extensions, glittery eyeshadow, and lip gloss.

Advertisement

The following year, Red inched closer to giving fans a look at her face sans makeup. She uploaded an Instagram carousel of mirror selfies in September 2024, where she sported a cropped gray tee and matching sweats. There were barely any products on the “SkeeYee” rapper’s face besides small eyelash extensions and light lip gloss. The near-natural look earned her praise from fans. “How do yall call her ugly she literally the only artist that don’t wear makeup,” one defender wrote. Months later, she lost the extensions and gloss and showed off her bare-faced look. The untold truth about Red is that she may look even better makeup-free.

In January, Red posted a TikTok of her fanning out a stack of $100 bills as she wore a striped halter top with her real hair in a bun. Flashing racks was typical rapper behavior, but what made the video atypical was that Red was makeup-free except for light lip gloss. Not long after, she posted a clip with absolutely no makeup on.

Advertisement

Sexyy Red posted a funny TikTok in February where she answered a call on speaker while sitting in a car. It was a collect call from an “incarcerated individual at St. Louis County Jail,” and the “Fat Juicy & Wet” artist declined to accept the charges and said, “I ain’t takin’ that call.” That was a genuinely candid moment as Red wore a baby blue hoodie with the hood up and shared a wide-eyed look at the camera while rejecting the call. Fans were given an eyeful of the rapper’s makeup-free face. Gone were her eyelash extensions, and instead, she had barely-there lashes. Red was truly sans makeup, without even mascara, and she didn’t even have lip gloss on — which was a rarity for the Northside Princess brand owner.

Advertisement

@sexyyred314

Would yal pick up?😂😂 #sexyy #fyp #sexyyred

♬ Fat Juicy & Wet – Sexyy Red & Bruno Mars

A couple of months later, a photo went viral claiming to show “Sexyy Red without makeup.” It was a doctored pic that made the “Get It Sexyy” rapper look haggard without caked-on beauty products. The pic was so widespread that it led to Red firing back with no makeup snaps of her own. “Dis me wit no makeup REVEALED,” she wrote on X, formerly Twitter, in April alongside two photos. In the first one, her face was photoshopped onto an image of someone holding a gun, but she had her trademark red hair, which is how Red earned her stage name. The second picture was a car selfie that Red had taken barefaced (except for a little lip gloss), with her natural brown-colored hair tied up in a bun and long bangs hanging down her cheeks. Fans showed out in the replies. “You don’t need the makeup. Pretty without it,” one wrote. Even haters conceded Red looked good makeup-free.

Advertisement