I think I'm actually beginning to "get" the tragedy that is Rihanna's current hairstyle. Follow along as I share my theory:
I think she knows how damn flawless she is -- those eyes, those lips, that perfect café au lait skin, that body (!), the voice, the cutting-edge style.
I think she knows these things and doesn't want them to inhibit you from identifying with her, so she chose that hairdo to act as a stabilizing counterpoint.
It is just enough "flaw" to make her seem* less perfect.
*The key word here being "seem" as she can actually easily fix that trainwreck at any time and go back to being way better-looking than mere mortals.
Now you can feel like you and Rihanna share common, normal ground.
Rihanna says "YOU'RE WELCOME, regular people!"
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That lipstick looks like MAC Russian Red...
I love the spikes on the clothes and shoes, but I'd get injured with this trend!