"Beauty Marks begins unsteadily with a reflective pop ballad that, despite being one of its most personal songs, features a disruptive guest verse from Macklemore. Still, the ballads - more specifically the love songs - easily prevail over the up-tempo numbers, not one of which is a match for the singer's previous dancefloor conquests"

"The singer's seventh album moves between frothy pop-R&B and stale empowerment anthems that leave her talents largely underused"