MAC x Rihanna Collection Discussion (2013) - Page 4

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Originally Posted by luvlydee 

Just wanted to post some of her makeup looks. All this talk of her personal life is no use for me lol 

 

 

Her makeup is always gorgeous!

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Originally Posted by trayceeee 

I'm going to make a bold statement and hopefully stick to it... I'm not going to buy any more makeup until these collections. I have way more than I need and only want 'special' stuff now...

Let's see how long this lasts...lol

LOL Can I join you? I need to slow down on my 'personal' makeup purchases and enjoy what I have for a while.

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Originally Posted by MacAddictNurse 

Same here I loveeee her makeup it is always flawless, and I for one don't care about her personal life specially the weed smoking considering that I am also from the islands and its such a normal thing for us I just care bout the makeup and OMG it looks really promising!!

Exactly.. Smoking weed is normal for a lot of people from the islands.

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I wouldn't say I'm a Rihanna fan, I do like some of her music, not all though.  I don't judge her for her personal decisions, they don't affect me, and judging by her music I don't think she targets a younger audience so I wouldn't consider her a role model for young girls.  That being said, I am really excited for these collections.  After reading the article it sounds like Rihanna has been a MAC fan for years and covets LE items like everyone on here.  She seems like she was very involved in making her products and with her love of makeup she knows what makes products great. I think we can expect top quality from this collection, as well as some edgy shades.

I guess I'm the only one that doesn't care for the packaging? It looks like just red Sharpie to me...

As far as Rihanna, I wish she'd give us a chance to miss her. Don't get me wrong- I like some of her music but she's everywhere (which is a good thing especially for this collab!). I used to like flipping through the radio stations & hearing one of her songs pop up but now that's all you seem to hear. I basically only listen to cd's or my playlists now because stuff is so overplayed. She just annoys me sometimes lol As far as her personal life, I don't care either way. Her makeup looks are beautiful. I will make a purchase if I like the product, not based on her. We shall see...

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Originally Posted by honey on boost 

Her makeup is always gorgeous!

 

LOL Can I join you? I need to slow down on my 'personal' makeup purchases and enjoy what I have for a while.

 

Exactly.. Smoking weed is normal for a lot of people from the islands.

lol I don't know why people are so surprised she smokes weed anyway and there is nothing wrong with it. What about the the celebs that do hard core drugs and alcohol that have REAL long term affects.

I'm not a fan of Rihanna, but for the most part I'm not much of a fan of any of the artists MAC collaborates with.  I do like the packaging minus the "ri ri" business 

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Originally Posted by champagneshadow 

I'm not a fan of Rihanna, but for the most part I'm not much of a fan of any of the artists MAC collaborates with.  I do like the packaging minus the "ri ri" business 

I like the rose gold but the writing just kills it for me :(

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Originally Posted by admmgz 

I like the rose gold but the writing just kills it for me :(

Yup.  Too bad because I do love rose gold.  Unless a product really catches my eye this will be a skip.  I'm so bummed that this is going to be so much Rihanna this year. Oh well, my wallet is happy.

I will probably be getting every single piece...this is a collection I have been waiting for.

Yeah, they got me on the packaging...  I even want the brush...   DAMN...  I am going to HAVE to get a brush for mom too. 

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Originally Posted by Mac4Megan 

I wouldn't say I'm a Rihanna fan, I do like some of her music, not all though.  I don't judge her for her personal decisions, they don't affect me, and judging by her music I don't think she targets a younger audience so I wouldn't consider her a role model for young girls.  That being said, I am really excited for these collections.  After reading the article it sounds like Rihanna has been a MAC fan for years and covets LE items like everyone on here.  She seems like she was very involved in making her products and with her love of makeup she knows what makes products great. I think we can expect top quality from this collection, as well as some edgy shades.

Yeah, what you said.  I don't really know anything about her outside of the Chris Brown thing.  I wish she hadn't gotten back with him.  But I've made questionable love decisions too. I know her music isn't for me.  That's all I know.  But I will check out how she does her makeup and the different hairstyles she has.   That's about it for me with most of htese celebs. 

I'm curious: Why do pop stars, actors, actresses, sports figures and those in the spot light have to be role models?

Isn't that where your parents, friends, associates, teachers etc. should come in?

Just asking!

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Originally Posted by Prettypackages 

Yeah, they got me on the packaging...  I even want the brush...   DAMN...  I am going to HAVE to get a brush for mom too. 

Yes that brush is bomb.com. If I get that brush I will sell the one I already have.

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Originally Posted by Fiberluver 

I'm curious: Why do pop stars, actors, actresses, sports figures and those in the spot light have to be role models?

 

Isn't that where your parents, friends, associates, teachers etc. should come in?

 

Just asking!

Theoretically, yes, young girls should look to parents, teachers, etc as role models...

But unfortunately unless you live in a cave your kids are going to look to celebrities as well. 

I myself would feel I failed as a parent if my daughter made the life choices Rihanna does.  

All I know Twitter has ruined A LOT of celebs persona.  THey need to stay off twitter.

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Originally Posted by admmgz 

I like the rose gold but the writing just kills it for me :(

Yeah I really wish it didn't have an "autograph" on it. I was kind of bummed about that. 

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Originally Posted by KMQE716 

i think that's what counts, the fact that it's more to her than about just putting her name on something!

 

im actually also surprised that her packaging is the rose gold/pink bc i would think of her packaging being black with maybe a gold/silver highlighting points but then i guess that makes it MAC packaging lol.

That quad already is awesome as i am peeking through and looking at the colors...i pray that is not showstopper though lol

That's funny, 'cause I kinda hope it is. I never bought it as a single but it is worn out of all of the palettes I purchased it in. I  loved that shade to death.

I do hope that the quality of the quads is up to par with the collection. I have been disappointed in the past year or two. I am encouraged by the positive feedback I read about the Archie's quads though, and I wanted the Caramel Sundae Quad just because it had showstopper, but in reality I would only have worn that color and Caramel Sundae. I have stopped buying quads because most of the time I do not use all the colors. This would have been one of those times. I had no interest in the other colors.

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Originally Posted by KMQE716 

I'm so glad to see people's opinions where they touch on her personal decisions....because there have been others that MAC have promoted and collaborated with and they were not picture perfect. None of us are perfect for that matter, so how would you feel if you were moving forward and big in your career and people was still stuck on the past and discouraged you? just makes me sad to hear. But heyyyyy more lipstick and brushes and stuff for the rest of us.

 

I'm just super excited to see that Rihanna actually worked along with them and tested this stuff on all types of people as well to know that it would work for all, it's evident that does not work that way with other LE things (coughcoughPinkFridaycoughcough) lol

 

 

Lil Kim (drugs, alcohol, abortions, way oversexualized image for back then), Mary J. Blige (drugs, alcohol, committed domestic violence against men), Diana Ross (getting pregnant by your manager and then marrying someone else and not telling your daughter who her father was for a really long time, arrested for weed possession in the airport), Cyndi Lauper (doing drugs and writing songs about drugs), Lady Gaga (cocaine use and smoked weed on stage), Marilyn Monroe (a doozy- drugs, unprofessional, adulterer, mental issues). Those are the ones who readily came to mind.  But you know what, I bought and enjoyed all of the products that they promoted. 

Now, on to Rihanna. She smokes a lot of weed and got beat up by her boyfriend.  I could care less about the weed smoking, but the getting beat up by her boyfriend AND getting back together with him part bothers me.  It bothers me because thousands of women do it every day, but Rihanna has the means to get the psychological help to overcome the mental issues that make her want to go back to an abuser. But, she doesn't and I think that's sad. Still, I don't think she should be punished for being a domestic violence victim. And, all I KNOW is, is that I can't wait to see this collection. That bluer Ruby Woo is mine! 

Off Topic- I'd really like to see a Naomi Campbell "collection." Either from MAC or NARS. I hope that's in the works. 

I think entertainers can be role models its just some that gives a bad name for others. Beyonce for example excluding her music she just seems to be a really nice person in general, she's humble, she's a hard worker and she doesn't take life for granted. She doesn't live her personal life on display and as far as morals she went about things the right way dating, getting married and then having the kid. So some can be good I think it just depends on the person.

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Originally Posted by Fiberluver 

I'm curious: Why do pop stars, actors, actresses, sports figures and those in the spot light have to be role models?

 

Isn't that where your parents, friends, associates, teachers etc. should come in?

 

Just asking!

I would definitely be on board with Naomi Campbell. She is gorgeous! And fierce! I wouldn't mind a super models collection with MAC or another brand. Have a few of the old (er) models from the 80's & 90's. Naomi, Cindy Crawford, etc. I'd be down with that.

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Originally Posted by RaizinnthaSun 

Lil Kim (drugs, alcohol, abortions, way oversexualized image for back then), Mary J. Blige (drugs, alcohol, committed domestic violence against men), Diana Ross (getting pregnant by your manager and then marrying someone else and not telling your daughter who her father was for a really long time, arrested for weed possession in the airport), Cyndi Lauper (doing drugs and writing songs about drugs), Lady Gaga (cocaine use and smoked weed on stage). Those are the ones who readily came to mind.But you know what, I bought and enjoyed all of the products that they promoted. 

 

Now, on to Rihanna. She smokes a lot of weed and got beat up by her boyfriend.  I could care less about the weed smoking, but the getting beat up by her boyfriend AND getting back together with him part bothers me.  It bothers me because thousands of women do it every day, but Rihanna has the means to get the psychological help to overcome the mental issues that make her want to go back to an abuser. But, she doesn't and I think that's sad. Still, I don't think she should be punished for being a domestic violence victim. And, all I KNOW is, is that I can't wait to see this collection. That bluer Ruby Woo is mine! 

 

Off Topic- I'd really like to see a Naomi Campbell "collection." Either from MAC or NARS. I hope that's in the works. 

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Originally Posted by kimbunney 

I think entertainers can be role models its just some that gives a bad name for others. Beyonce for example excluding her music she just seems to be a really nice person in general, she's humble, she's a hard worker and she doesn't take life for granted. She doesn't live her personal life on display and as far as morals she went about things the right way dating, getting married and then having the kid. So some can be good I think it just depends on the person.

Hmm...ok. Beyonce married a man who has been accused of domestic violence toward women and stabbing a man.  That's what we know. Yet, she's very smart about not putting her life on display, so there's a lot we don't know.  Unfortunately for Rihanna, she got beaten by a man and the world found out about it.  Now, instead of just being a victim, she can be also be villainized along with Chris Brown because she got back together with him.