Her new music video for "Where Have You Been" has been released and it's been in heavy rotation on my playlist ever since. What a visually orgasmic experience. I mean she only changes looks a half dozen times during the 4 minutes she seduces the camera. Which brings me to the reason for this post.
Cut to 3:17 of the video...
Did you see all that glorious sparkling gold on her face? I immediately started googling behind the scenes footage to find out anything and everything I could about her makeup and the vision behind it.
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| A still from Rihanna's "Where Have You Been" music video and a photo of legendary makeup artist, Kabuki. Photo: Courtesy of Def Jam Records/Kabuki |
MTV sat down with Kabuki for a chinwag as they called it and got the proverbial scoop here.
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| Kabuki behind the scenes touching up Rihanna's makeup. Photo: Courtesy of Kabuki |
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| A still from Rihanna's "Where Have You Been" music video and a sketch by Kabuki. Photo: Courtesy of Def Jam Records/Kabuki |
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| A still from Rihanna's "Where Have You Been" music video and a sketch by Kabuki. Photo: Courtesy of Def Jam Records/Kabuki |
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| A still from Rihanna's "Where Have You Been" music video and a sketch by Kabuki. Photo: Courtesy of Def Jam Records/Kabuki |
I am now unabashedly on a mission to recreate that seductive sparkly gold mask! And perhaps a few of the other looks. First stop. Party supply store to look for silver and gold cross confetti. Wish me luck as I plan to be sequestered in my cakery until the mission is complete. When I resurface I will reveal what I created in a follow up post :)
Stay tuuuuned....
