Up until this point, Rihanna and her beauty empire could do not wrong. They have been flawless and untouchable since day one.
But mistakes are inevitable, and people pointed this one out at lightning speed.
Up until this point, Rihanna and her beauty empire could do not wrong. They have been flawless and untouchable since day one.
But mistakes are inevitable, and people pointed this one out at lightning speed.
We already knew that Rihanna is an international super star who has given us hits like, SOS, Umbrella, Work, and many others.
Since she already had an incredibly successful brand name to build off of, the possibilities were endless.
Naturally, when Fenty was first released, people didn't hesitate to jump on the bandwagon.
If Rihanna is giving us her stamp of approval, you just know it's gonna be good. We trust her.
More specifically, people can't get enough of her highlighters.
The other products are great as well, but the highlighters have been the highlight (pun intended) of her makeup business endeavors.
While the colors and quality look stunning, fans noticed a small detail that was not sitting well with them.
But this grave error has tarnished their unsullied reputation.
Doubtfully, this will actually impact the integrity of the company or their sales — but surely, it was still something they would have liked to avoid if possible.
Naturally, they " got by scot-free, but the third shade's name wasn't welcomed so kindly by fans.
"I'm really excited for this launch, however this shade name 'Geisha Chic' is not great because it ignores the history, full weight, and overall experience of being a geisha," one user wrote.
There were several more comments from fans that followed, criticizing the name.
This fan explained that there isn't anything chic about being a geisha.
"This is a brand that wants to be inclusive, and yet... lol I put faith that RiRi learned from her 'princess of China' days but I guess not," referencing Rihanna's past collaboration with Coldplay.
"As an asian (not necessarily one with roots in geisha culture), I hate this. fenty is a brand that people look towards for inclusivity, so this is really disappointing," one fan wrote.
But they also pointed out how strange it is that not a single person on the Fenty team was able to catch that before launching it.
As soon as Fenty caught wind of the criticism, they didn't just sit on their hands and wait for it to blow over.
They removed the product from their Instagram and website until further notice.
Do you think that the complaints fans had about the shade name were warranted?