It’s hard to imagine Rihanna looking anything but flawless and camera-ready, but the powerhouse performer, clothing designer and beauty boss would beg to differ. And that’s what we love about her. In an era where social media is breeding ground for bullying and unnecessary comparison, the 29-year-old is here to remind us that everyone, including her, deal with everyday beauty struggles.
In an exclusive interview with InStyle Magazine, she reminisced on some of them while dishing on her earliest makeup memories, most of which are way tamer than what you’d expect. For starters, she wasn’t even allowed to wear makeup in her teens, despite having a lifelong obsession with cosmetics.
MORE: How Rihanna Dresses for Her ‘Fluctuating Body Type’ ?Lipstick in Barbados" Not unless I was a bridesmaid in a friend?s wedding,? she said. “My mom wasn?t flexible. I wore no makeup.” And although Rihanna’s mother kept strict rules, it was her work as a makeup artist that partly inspired everyone’s new obsession: Fenty Beauty.
“She worked behind a cosmetics counter at a department store in Barbados, and she did makeup for weddings. That?s where my obsession for cosmetics and perfume came from,” Rihanna said. “I wanted to do a line for years, but it needed to be credible, something that industry pros and girls around the world would respect.”
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