Rihanna seemed to want to create a distraction when she dined out while braless in a see-through white vest top on Tuesday night.

The outing was the first time the singer had been seen since a video emerged which appeared to show her preparing a suspicious substance and holding her nose at the Coachella music festival.

The 27-year-old was pictured leaving one of her favourite restaurants in Santa Monica, Giorgio Baldi, where she is often pictured.

Her top showed off not only her cleavage, but also gave her flash of her right nipple piercing.

Rihanna teamed the ensemble with a pair of matching white jeans, which were ripped at the knee and topped off the look with a pair of black Nike trainers.

Carrying a grey and yellow geometric bag on her shoulder, as well as a sports jacket, the singer wore a slick of dark berry lipstick which complemented her red locks.

She gave her outfit a glamorous flourish with a pair of diamond detailed hoop earrings, as she carried a bottle of red wine in her hand.

The hitmaker also showed off her intricate hand tattoos as she made her way back to her car at the end of the night.

Rihanna has been busy promoting her latest tour and on Friday, she tweeted: