She is one of the world’s most glamorous women, but Beyonce’s husband thinks she is sexiest when she ditches the make-up.
A casual Beyonce and Jay-Z gave themselves time off from parent duties on Friday to have a date night in West Hollywood, California.
All smiles: Beyonce and Jay-Z were in a great mood as they arrived at a West Hollywood, California, eatery on Friday night
Despite wearing no make-up and dressing casually, Queen Bey shone as the couple arrived at Ink restaurant.
With fans and photographers gathered outside to catch a glimpse of music’s power couple, the pair made a quick dash inside.
The couple obviously left little Blue Ivy at home with a babysitter so they could have some time to themselves.
Bootilicious babe: Beyonce showed off her famous curves in short denim shorts and high heeled boots
Clearly happy to be having a night alone with her husband, the 31-year-old beamed as they walked into the restaurant.
Jay-Z also looked like he was in great spirits as he put a protective hand on the back of his wife’s neck.
With the Grammy Awards just two days away, the Love On Top singer kept her look causal and comfy.
Keeping her safe: Jay-Z put a protective arm around the 31-year-old
The mother of one donned a white and blue knitted sweater with a large anchor on it and teamed it with high-waisted denim shorts and high heeled boots, which allowed the singer to show off her famous legs.
Her rapper beau also went for a relaxed look wearing jeans, a t-shirt and Timberland boots.
The couple had jetted into Los Angeles on Thursday, and have been enjoying the city’s top eateries.
On the day they arrived the dynamic duo enjoyed an upmarket lunch together.
Pop royalty: Beyonce and Jay-Z went for a meal in Los Angeles on Thursday
Guarded at all times: The musical couple had a sizable entourage of bouncers to keep fans at arms length
When the pair had finished their meal at the chic Gjelina’s in trendy Venice Beach they made their way into their chauffeur driven vehicle, tasking a minder with carrying their daughter.
It was a special day for the family as Blue Ivy turned 13-months-old on Thursday.
Big girl: Blue Ivy was turning 13-months-old on Thursday so it was a day of celebration
One fly in the ointment in their perfect day was a rude Twitter message mocking Jay-Z’s looks by tearaway actress Amanda Bynes.
She branded the Empire State of Mind star ‘ugly face’ on her Twitter page.
It was not long before the message was deleted, which suggests she either had second thoughts or her account was hacked.
The rapper, real name Shawn Carter, has obviously taken the proclamation in his stride, as he has not stooped to the level of responding with a message of his own.
The pair both have bigger things to worry about anyway as Beyonce is eagerly waiting to find out whether she will the best traditional R&B performance gong for the song Love on Top.
The star looks a strong bet to add to her impressive haul of 16 awards when the showpiece event is held on Sunday.
Her 43-year-old husband is no slouch either as he is up for best rap performance, best rap song, best rap/sung collaboration and best short form music video.
Meanwhile, Beyoncé experienced a huge boost in social media fans following her performance at the Superbowl half-time show on Sunday.
According to Musicmetric, the day after her performance, Beyoncé gained over 37,000 new fans followed her on Twitter, more than tripling the number of fans she gained on the previous day.
Her Superbowl half-time performance was seen by 104 million viewers and saw Beyoncé reunite with Destiny’s Child.
Her YouTube hits also soared – receiving 77,000 views. This was nearly double the 40,000 views her channel received across the whole of the previous week.
Greg Mead, CEO of Semetric, the firm behind Musicmetric, said: ’Social media activity has become more and more important in gauging how fans discover and listen to music.’
Post- Super Bowl Beyoncé enjoyed a 197% increase in sales of her music, combined with sales of albums of Destiny’s Child, when compared to the previous week.
Casuing a stir: A small crowd of people gathered to see the two musical powerhouses go on their merry way