Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck step out in Santa Monica before engagement announcement

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were spotted checking out a retail space in Santa Monica on Friday, hours before officially announcing their second engagement

The megastar, 52, looked stylish as ever wearing a striped long-sleeve top and blue bell bottom jeans as she stood next to her beau. Meanwhile the Academy Award winner, 49, sported a casual look, wearing a grey T-shirt, black jacket, matching jeans and black boots.

The outing happened just before the actress/singer posted a video of herself crying and looking at her sparkling engagement ring in a newsletter shared to her official website.

The veteran entertainer paired her fashionable ensemble with aviator sunglasses. Her brunette tresses were pulled into a slick bun atop her head.