My mother calls her fans “the special ones” because of their unyielding love and continuous support of my sister to keep her legacy alive. Rashad Houghton - I’ve been on social media for a while now, specifically Twitter, to stay in touch with her fans. How did this collaboration with M♺♼ come about? Read on to learn more about MAC x Aaliyah! So thanks to MAC for sharing their official Q&A with Rashad Houghton, which breaks down everything I wanted to know as a fan. I wanted to learn more about the origin of the collection and the decisions behind it. However despite the proudly announced sales, I’ve also seen online criticism from disappointed fans who yearned for more from this collection for a variety of reasons. I know so many who rushed to purchase More Than a Woman lipstick and One in a Million lipglass because of their love for Aaliyah’s music. So far the response online has been fascinating. When I got the collection, I honestly gasped – the packaging was so unique and I loved the lipstick colors. MAC Cosmetics released their official MAC X Aaliyah collection on June 21. If Aaliyah was alive today, can you imagine the fashion lines, the makeup collections, the acting roles and of course the music she would have continued to bless us with? So many of us fans have imagined, wondered, yearned and finally – via a petition – actualized a tribute to baby girl, in collaboration with a brand she loved. Aaliyah rose to fame in a time when the doors hadn’t been kicked in just yet, before major corporations started developing the visions of multitalented celebrities with unique style. Or I’ll wonder if she were alive, what she would be doing now. So often I see another singer or actress doing something major and it will flit across my mind – Aaliyah could have done that perfectly. Her look, her sound, her style, her demeanor – she captured the hearts of her fans and influenced a generation. Aaliyah left us at age 22, but in her brief life she made such an impact on the world. Seeing the dates of her life flash across the news felt so jarring and tragic - 1979 to 2001.

Her music was undeniably part of the soundtrack of my upbringing. I still remember exactly where I was when I heard the news, that awful day that the world lost Aaliyah.

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