As some of you may or may not know, the edgy pop/R&B singer Rihanna partnered up with MAC to release a collection by MAC & boy, oh boy, it have been something to wait for this collection. When I first seen the collection about RiRi Loves Mac collaboration collection, I will admit...I was not impress to say the least. I know how edgy the singer is & in my opinion, it did not reflect nothing about her...so with that being said, I was not going to buy it. After a few months & one night I was last night lipstick shopping, I see Rihanna & MAC releasing the lipstick called "RiRi Woo" on the MAC website. I was like hmmm, I might have to check this out when I wake up. So that day, when I made it to work & I went to buy the "RiRi Woo", the damn lipstick was sold out...it seem to sold out in minutes (but it actually sold out in 3 hours). I was in total disbelief & that's when I knew that this was real ish...Rihanna had fans & makeup lovers alike trying to get their hands on this overly popular lipstick.
After a few weeks, makeup bloggers, makeup lovers, & MAC fans were going ape shit crazy because they claim that "RiRi Woo" & one of the popular red lipsticks "Ruby Woo" was EXACTLY the same...the only difference is that "RiRi Woo" has Rihanna signature carved into the lipstick & that "Riri Woo" was drier (due to the lipstick had a matte finish). After first, I was like "Damn, they [MAC] did it again!". MAC does have a reputation for using older products & selling it again like it's a brand new product. After a few days of reading unhappy posts/comments about the lipstick, I found out Rihanna had a full collection & re-release of "RiRi Woo". When I seen the pics of the lipsticks "Heaux" (the berry colored lipstick) & "RiRi Boy" (the midtone lavender lipstick), I fell in love. The "Heaux" lipstick was my favorite from looking at the pics alone...it was so damn sexy! I had to get that "Heaux" [lipstick]...no ifs, ands, & asses about it! LOL! I wasn't worrying about "Riri Woo" anymore.
After searching for the date of re-release of the "RiRi Woo" & the rest of the collection, I made it my business to have some money in the bank & have my alarm set to wake me up to buy this lipstick. Monday, June 2nd (the day before the collection launched), I set two alarms to make sure I get up early so I could log on to the website to order my product...I wasn't trying to miss out on my opportunity to get the lipstick that I really fell in love with...& then it happened...MAC pushed RiRi Loves MAC collection back until June 18th. WHAT!?!?!?! I woke up early for freakin' nothing!!!! I was cutting up like MAC could hear my pain...smh.
The days drawing closer to the new launch date of the collection, I talked about the makeup collection with my male friend about what I was going to purchase from the makeup collection. He asked "Damn, bae...is it that serious behind lipstick?" My answer: "Hell yea, it is! Makeup collections are equivalent to you & Jordans.". After he let that thought marinate in his mind, he shrugged & agreed.
Tuesday, June 18th...the day all makeup lovers (including me) been waiting for...RIRI LOVES MAC COLLECTION IS GOING TO BE RELEASED at 12 noon (11 am CST)! I had to go to work late that day so I had some time shop & go back to sleep. I woke up at 10:55 & logged on to MAC website, waiting for the RiRi collection to show up to reveal all the RiRi carved makeup goodies she is ready for us to go crazy for & buy. I had in my mind that I was going to buy only two things from the collection. Personally, the blush duo & the drops didn't peak my interest so I passed on that. So, at 11am...it was on...& then...the website crashed. With the "what the hell" look displayed on my face, I simply closed out the window & logged back on to the MAC website. It seems like it took forever to load the site on my phone. By 11:04am, it was fully loaded & added "Heaux" & "Riri Boy" to my cart. I pressed the checkout button & instead of going straight to check out section, I had to be "processed" aka waiting in line. I definitely was happy that I was jamming to some good music while waiting because I was probably going to go crazy waiting. On the screen, it instructed me do not close out the window, refresh, or go back while your order is processing. I felt like I was in Wal-Mart waiting in the 20 items or less line & the line is still long as hell. My processing screen changed about 4 times & by 11:15am, I was in the check out section. I was half way done. I checked out using my PayPal account & it was very fast. When I finally made it to the "submit final order" section of the website, I was so excited...I felt like I was at the end of the race. By 11:28am, my order was paid & my confirmation email was sent. I was so happy that my order was not back ordered, I knew so many people was buying this collection. My total shopping experience was not as horrible as I thought it was. One of my Instagram friends said it took her 3 hours to process her order...I was like "come on, now...that is crazy!". So with "RiRi Woo" on my mind, I logged back on to MAC website & ordered "RiRi Woo" lipstick. When I ordered the "RiRi Woo" lipstick, from adding the lipstick to my cart to final check out took me only 8 minutes. I still don't understand why it took some people so long...I would have gave up on buying from the collection. So next week, I will be receiving my lipsticks & I can't wait to swatch them. So, with that being said, what did you order from the "RiRi Loves Mac" collection? What was your shopping experience like? Leave comments below...
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