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Assistant beauty editor Victoria previewed the M.A.C x Giambattista Valli collab

The princess-pink hue of Rihanna’s 2015 Grammy gown (you know the one) is now available in lipstick. Giambattista Valli has teamed up with long-time collaborator M.A.C to produce five limited-edition matte lipsticks and a pot of high-shine gloss. “The first thing I thought of when designing this collection was the idea of dressing your lips with Giambattista Valli,” the designer told us at his New York showroom. “This Valli girl, she’s a passionate kind of woman. She laughs, she kisses, she talks—she’s very alive.” How she wears the collection—matte lipstick worn solo or layered with gloss, gloss used as a highlighter on cheekbones—is entirely up to her, says Valli, who counts Amal Clooney and Diane Kruger as clients. “I always need the support of the woman. Even though I created these lipstick shades, it’s the woman who gives them life.” From top: Lipstick in Bianca B, Charlotte, Margherita, Eugenie and Tats ($21 each)