Rihanna’s new video Hard has taken over the music channels and my iPod. I love the song, although while watching the video, I was more and more confused by all of Rihanna’s looks – from modernist spikes on her shoulders to the thong under sheer tights and finally the black electrical tape as pasties. Instead of saying “I’m so hard” like her lyrics, her outfits scream “I’m trying so hard”.
The one thing that I instantly thought of when I saw the video was how similar to MIA Rihanna looks. Her make up in the badass look below seems like a total rip off from MIA’s Paper Planes video.
There’s nothing wrong with copying or taking inspiration from other artists, but I just wish Riri would be more original.
I finally tried the pale/nude lip look today, just as an experiment to add something new to my regular lip gloss routine, and it was surprisingly easy and actually looked good.
Step 2: Add a fews dabs of liquid concealer on your lips, and blend in with your fingertips. (I used the highlighter end of Maybelline’s 2-in-1 concealer + highlighter)
Step 3: One more coat of lip gloss to smooth it all out, and voila, you have a quick DYI nude lip without any fuss or extra make-up investment.
