Rihanna’s sexuality is one part vulnerability and two parts sheer hotness in new photos for the upcoming issue of Esquire’s UK edition. The magazine released a sneak peek of the photo spread today and it sizzles.

In the photos, Rihanna is topless, although she covers up her breasts with her arms. Still, she exudes a kind of sexuality that is alluring.

Photographed by Melissa Forde, Rihanna wears a just a pair of jeans in one shot and jeans with a fez hat in another.

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In two more photos she wears a sweater and bra and panties with a leather halter.

The images were captured in February at a studio in Dalston, East London. The only downside is that Rihanna has since changed her look. She no longer has dyed blonde hair. She’s gone back to a natural black color.

Rihanna has often said she has a dominant personality, but likes to be submissive in the bedroom. She also says she’s been pining for a new boyfriend.

Earlier this month, she was spotted at Veranda, a nightclub in New York City, with New York Knicks star J.R. Smith. Witnesses say they were kissing and flirty. “She was sitting on his lap and was really into him,” a source told InTouch Weekly.

Check out her latest photos above.