(SOUNDBITE OF SELENA QUINTANILLA SONG, 'BIDI BIDI BOM BOM')īATES: Tejano star Selena is her heroine, and when Rodriguez saw a limited-edition Marilyn Monroe collection from MAC, she knew that was the place. She wanted a cosmetics company to honor the woman who owned this voice. She runs a small Los Angeles publishing house, but for the past couple of years, she's been working hard on something else too. KAREN GRIGSBY BATES, BYLINE: Patty Rodriguez has a day job.

Karen Grigsby Bates from NPR's Code Switch team has some background. And today, MAC Cosmetics announced it would be producing a limited-edition makeup line named for Selena. She's also revered for her poise and beauty. “As I extensively researched her makeup looks, I discovered that nude and red lips were always her particular favourite,” says Stapleton.Pop icon Selena Quintanilla has been dead for 20 years, but her music is as popular as ever. The collection includes neutral and red lipsticks and golden-toned eyeshadows created by John Stapleton, a Los Angeles-based M.A.C artist responsible for designing the makeup looks for Selena: The Series, a Netflix series based on her life, set for release sometime in 2020. Selena the artist had the bolder lip, the bigger hair, the rhinestone bustier.” “Google Selena, and if you see any pictures of her with her hair slicked back in a low bun, with a white t-shirt on, very minimal makeup – soft lips, soft eyes. While the first collection celebrated Selena the artist, the second collection is about Selena the person, says Quintanilla. “M.A.C has always understood the magnitude of what Selena represents to her fans and what she represents as a Latina,” says Selena’s sister, Suzette Quintanilla, who we reached by phone in Texas. Today M.A.C Cosmetics shared the first full look at their second collection honouring Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla’s legacy, Selena La Reina.

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