ROSE: SEAN ZANNI/PATRICK MCMULL AN VIA GET T Y IMAGES. STILLS:TIM HOUT;ST YLIST: JOHN OLSON FOR HALLEY RESOURCESBeauty / Star
Amber Rose
Isn’t Here for Your Opinions
My latest project: I still have no idea
why [Flirt Cosmetics] even wanted
me! I thought they were going to
come in and say, “Hey, can you grow
your hair out? Cover your tat-
toos up?” Instead it was “We love
your buzz cut. We love all your tat-
toos. We love your feminism. We’re
obsessed with your SlutWalk.” They
embraced me for me. And that’s what
makes them extra cool. My lash love:
I have very small eyes, so lashes open
them up. That’s always been my thing.
I was super excited when I heard about
the amazing eyelash applicator from
Flirt [left]. My lawbreaking beauty
past: Back in Philly, all my friends were
wearing dark brown lip liner and lighter
brown lipstick. And everybody had their
baby hairs, like, plastered down to their
forehead. That was the move. We were
really poor, and I couldn’t afford the lip-
stick. So I went into a drugstore and stole
one because I
had to have
it. I stuckit up my sleeve, and I felt really bad—
but I did it all in the name of beauty. My
buzz-cut icons: One was the rapper
Eve. She’s from Philly too, and she had
short blond hair, which was very strik-
ing on her. Also Sinéad O’Connor; the
“Nothing Compares to You” video was
so be aut i f u l. She wa s just so power f u l i n
her look. Those two really inspired me to
do it. The first week, though, I was like,
Holy shit. I can’t believe I just shaved my
head. I’m so stupid. My glowing-skin
secret: Masturbation.I wish I had the
time to masturbate every day in reality,
but I don’t. I say a lot of those things on
[The Amber Rose Show] because I am
very sex-positive. I do say those things
in a way where I am very serious, but it’s
also a joke. My go-to scent: I’ve worn
Perry Ellis 360 [$65, perryellis.com]
forever. I was wearing that in Philly,
and I still wear it now. My red carpet
regrets: None. I just don’t give a shit. I
do what I want. Then I put it out in the
universe, and people talk. And then they
get over it, you know?The model (and new face of Flirt Cosmetics) does beauty her
way. Read her rules of independence.HER BEAUTY
COLLABORATOR
“Flirt creative director
Donald Robertson,
who made this
illustration for
our launch party,
first reached out to
me on Instagram.”HER FAVORITE FACE POWDER
“[Blac Chyna] and I are very
different when it comes to
beauty, but the powders from
her line are really good.”
Lashed by Blac Chyna
Translucent Powder in Nude
($30, ilashed.myshopify.com)HER EYE-OPENING TOOLS
“Lashes have always
been my thing.”
Flirt Cosmetics Flashes
Lash Applicator ($28,
flirtcosmetics.com)102 glamour.com
HER SIGNATURE LOOK
“Pink cheeks and a red
lip. I like the new MAC
gloss that turns matte.”
MAC Retro Matte Liquid
Lipstick in Fashion Legacy
($21, maccosmetics.com)