M.A.C creates Rihanna's tour look...

Did you know Rihanna had created her own red lipstick in collaboration with MAC? How did this pass me by?! Well, she has. It’s called RiRi Woo – a take on her favourite Ruby Woo red, and is part of a larger collaboration with the beauty company, which is out later this year – how exciting!

So, it’s no surprise that it’s been used as part of her beauty look for her Diamonds world tour, created by MAC’s Senior makeup artist, Christopher Del Castillo, which focuses on those bold lips, with subtle smokey eyes, long lashes and super contouring. Here’s the Facechart for the look.

Lots of MAC favourites were used, starting with Prep + Prime natural radiance  as a base, followed by Studio Fix Fluid to even and tone skin, blended with Mineralize Skinfinish Natural. Powder blush was applied to the apple of cheeks, while Gold Deposit Mineralize Skinfinish was used to highlight and contour.

For eyes, the Deep Brunette Veluxe Brown Liner created a full natural-look brow, while Eye Shadow in Copperplate and Print were mixed with the Antique Diamond Paint Pot, coupled with a hint of liquid liner. Two sets of false lashes added depth and definition. For the lips, RiRi Woo was combined with the Vino Lip Pencil to perfect the outline – with Lipglass in Rebel applied for the second half of the show for added oomph!

“For this look, it’s really about bringing a long-wearing, glamorous, stage-perfect vision of what you would already notice about Rihanna’s beauty look – if you were up close,” Castillo told The New York Times.

“Rihanna still needs to look like herself and the fans in the way back of the venue need to see her stunning features. To do this, it’s all about exaggerated highlighting and contouring her features. I really just think of this look as an amped-up version of her everyday look.”

For more info on the products, visit maccosmetics.co.uk