Rihanna has shown that she can switch lanes and be a successful business owner as well as a successful musical entertainer. Since the release of the 31-year-old’s cosmetic line, Fenty, her fanbase has flocked to every product release and the brand has sold out within minutes. With products ranging from foundations, concealers, lip glosses, as well as highlighters. Rihanna and her team have catered to a diverse range of women with each release.
New Product Causes Backlash
Recently, Rihanna released 3 new Killawatt highlighters. Known for giving her products catchy names, the beauty brand released the new shades as ‘Afternoon Snack/Mo’Hunny’, Penny 4 u Thots’, and ‘Geisha Chic’. The last highlighter name did not go over well with some of Rihanna’s fans and it instantly received backlash. While some of the ‘Navy’ [Rihanna’s loyal fanbase] praised Rihanna for new makeup, others found it offensive and instantly demanded a name change.
Fans are Offended
One fashion social media site addressed the beauty brand’s new product in a post saying, “TF [is] this shade name? Being a geisha isn’t ‘chic’ it’s not an aesthetic to be worn??? I thought Fenty knew better.” The post was soon deleted but according to Cosmopolitan, a commenter referenced Rihanna and Coldplay video ‘Princess of China’ from 2012 to support claims that this isn’t the first time the beauty mogul has been offensive to the Asian community.
Fans continued to speak out and one Twitter user expressed that she found the highlighter name offensive because it was “coming from one marginalized people to another.”
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