Island life agrees with you Rihanna! Fresh-faced singer glows in LA after returning from  Barbados


A visit to her native Barbados certainly seems to have given Rihanna a much needed rest from her hectic schedule.

RiRi looked lovelier than ever for dinner with friends at Il Ristorante di Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica on Friday night, shortly after returning from her homeland.

The 23-year-old showed off her natural beauty, wearing minimal make up on her sun-kissed skin and her curly hair pulled away from her face.

Toned down: But Rihanna looked at her most beautiful

Natural: Rihanna looked beautiful last night as she attended dinner with friends in Los Angeles last night

Perhaps the singer's glow had something to do with her benevolence towards the victims the of Tuscaloosa tornado.

Good deeds can do that for you, and the people the Alabama city are voicing their thanks for the California King Bed star in their droves, which must feel good.

The singer's Benefit Concert in Birmingham raised a total of $89,000 for the Tuscaloosa Storm Recovery Fund.

City of Tuscaloosa’s Liaison for Private Development, Kristen Love, said in a statement, 'We are truly grateful for Rihanna and her team for this amazing contribution to the City of Tuscaloosa.

Conservative: Rihanna looked lovely in maxi dress, Louboutin heels and blazer
Conservative: Rihanna looked lovely in maxi dress, Louboutin heels and blazer

Conservative: Rihanna looked lovely in maxi dress, Louboutin heels and blazer

Natural: Rihanna looked beautiful last night as she attended dinner with friends

Natural: Rihanna looked beautiful last night as she attended dinner with friends

This donation will certainly help the long-term recovery effort as we continue to move Tuscaloosa forward.'

And that's not the only reason that the star should be feeling saintly.

Her look last time was so classic and demure, long maxi dress and blazer complementing the natural visage, that it counters recent criticism.

And today, she looked a lot more casual in a striped peach and black sweater black leggings and lace up shoes as she arrived to take a flight to LAX.

RiRi has been attacked for her overly sexualised performances, videos and outfits - but perhaps she is moving away from that now.

Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm recently spoke out about Rihanna’s ‘inappropriate' overtly sexual behaviour.

Casual: The singer looked a lot more low key in a striped sweater and black leggings and lace up pumps as she arrived at LAX today
Casual: The singer looked a lot more low key in a striped sweater and black leggings and lace up pumps as she arrived at LAX today

Casual: The singer looked a lot more low key in a striped sweater and black leggings and lace up pumps as she arrived at LAX today

The former Spice Girl believes that the singer has a responsibility to younger children to protect them, something which she has realised since becoming a mother.

Mel,37,  took to Twitter and posted: ‘For the record. I am a big fan of Rihanna, I am also a mother.

She said: ‘People have to take some responsibility because we’ve got to a point where over-sexualisation of young children has gone too far,’ the Mirror reported.

‘I think music is a big part of that. Women in music, very successful women, are extremely sexual and they have young fans. It is inappropriate.

‘Rihanna has responsibility and although culture’s always changing, it’s changed too much. It needs to be dealt with. It’s reached saturation point, we owe it to our kids to protect them.

Skimpy: Rihanna peforms at Loud concert in Barbados on August 5

Skimpy: Rihanna peforms at Loud concert in Barbados on August 5


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