We’re not lovinf the photo choice for the cover but the shoot was flawless! Straight on shots aren’t Rih’s strong point. She looks best in a slight profile which flatters her features. But wheter your a fan or think she is talentless, there is no denying Rihanna’s star power

Read excerpts from her interview in InStyle magazine below…

On breaking fashion rules:

The idea of not wearing brown and black together seems so dated. The other day I wore a black T-shirt, black Nobody jeans, a brown leopard-print belt by Dolce & Gabbana, and brown Giuseppe Zanotti shoes, and it looked awesome. Also the rule about not matching your makeup to your outfit. I do that onstage, matching red lipstick to a bright red jacket or neon-pink eye shadow to a pink jumpsuit. And I also love to mix prints.

On life in Barbados:

I wore my brother’s clothes, dresses with sneakers, or no shoes at all. I would always get into trouble with my mom. She would say things to scare me like, ‘You’re going to get cut!’ But I couldn’t help it. I would climb trees, steal mangoes, catch birds—silly things that were fun to us at the time. My cousin and I were the only girls in the group. We would have to stand up for ourselves because the guys didn’t want us around