BET Awards 2021: Top Lifestyle Lessons From H.E.R. That You Should Add To Your Everyday Routine
With the announcement of her BET Awards performance and the release of her highly anticipated new album, Back of My Mind, H.E.R. is on everyone's lips right now. We all know her music is fire, but the elusive artist doesn't share much about herself with the rest of us. It's no secret that H.E.R. has serious mystique everytime she walks the red carpet wearing her signature shades or while performing her soulful music on stage. However, behind her designer specs—once a guise to conceal her identity and now her trademark—she’s just like you and me.
Although she prefers to keep her private life out of limelight, there’s no question that the multi-talented star holds a treasure chest of life lessons to share. From her casual approach to fashion to her biggest self-care secrets, below are some of the “Best Female R&B / Pop Artist” nominee’s valuable life lessons that you may want to “Focus” on, starting today.
Lesson #1: Stay Comfortable
We love every high-fashion moment H.E.R. provides when she struts down the red carpet in designer looks. However, you shouldn't be surpised to see the star rocking sweatpants on the day-to-day.
During an interview with Vogue, the “As I Am” singer revealed that she prefers to keep things chill with her everyday wardrobe. “[My style] is straight-up comfortable,” she said in 2018, adding, “like, I wear sweats on stage.”
Lesson #2: Keep Your Beauty Regimen Low-Key
While getting dolled up with elaborate hair and makeup can be fun, don’t be surprised if you spot H.E.R. rocking a fresh face and a messy bun. The “Feel A Way” singer doesn’t allow the pressure of society’s so-called beauty norms to interfere with her life, and neither should you!
“Sometimes, I could have no makeup on, and my hair could be a mess, but I feel beautiful,” she shared during the same interview with Vogue.
Lesson #3: Live In Your Truth
There’s no secret that musicians inspire each other. According to multi-instrumentalist, she received some great advice from classically-trained pianist and famous singer Alicia Keys.
While chatting with Refinery29, H.E.R. divulged that Keys provided her with some words to remember for when she’s in the creative process of writing a song. “[She] told me that when it comes to music, all you need is three chords and the truth,” H.E.R. explained. “I think you can apply that to life, too.”
Lesson #4: Meditate To Stay Grounded
Besides her signature pair of shades, there’s a secret to how H.E.R. maintains her cool and calm demeanor: regular meditation.
“I just take five or 10 minutes out of my day in the morning when I wake up to focus on my day, focus on myself,” she described. “It just keeps me sane.”
Lesson #5: Nourish Your Body
H.E.R not only works to maintain her mental health, but also her phsyical. Always aiming to put her best foot forward, the "Every Kind of Way" singer eats "generally healthy;" (avocado toast is reportedly one of her fave things to eat, "breakfast, lunch, and dinner), and takes her daily vitamins dutifully to avoid getting sick—especially when she's on tour.
To see H.E.R rock the stage, watch the 2021 BET Awards on June 27 at 8/7C.
