CeleBeauty Watch: Rihanna Covers December 2014 Elle

November 5, 2014 / 1 Comment

With a message to “Get Money,” Rihanna covers yet another Elle magazine — the December 2014 issue. Her barely-there makeup (add bold lip) and “natural” hair are refreshing and beautiful. Photographed by Paola Kudacki for ELLE

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Toya

December 21, 2014 at 5:53 pm Reply

I’m not sure how I feel about the messy hair lol but everything else is a thumbs up

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