Let's dissect everything wrong with Rupaul 's makeup since Mathu left

Where to even begin...... It's just SO very, very bad now. Hair is less bad than the makeup, but still not as close to being as good as when Mathu was doing it. Mathu Anderson MADE Rupaul, and she looks terrible now by comparison. I'll go into further details....hunting for pics.

by Anonymousreply 31February 19, 2019 3:47 AM

Did they fall out or something? I just read about Willem getting into it with Ru and it seemed to be about that. Willem also implied Mathu was sick and laid up in the hospital

by Anonymousreply 1November 11, 2018 12:29 AM

Useless without pics. And a mention of who the hell Mathu is.

by Anonymousreply 2November 11, 2018 12:38 AM

Yes r2, they had a falling out, and yes Mathu must be very ill according to everything Willam said. Cannot believe that in this day and age that it's HIV, but maybe. It sounded more like cancer.

by Anonymousreply 3November 11, 2018 12:53 AM

I know, R2, but I got called away to turn a trick. I have the pics on my computer, which doesn't work on DL. I'LL have to find links.

by Anonymousreply 4November 11, 2018 12:55 AM

Im not savvy enough to download pics on here from someones blog - but patrickjackdesigns has comparison pics of makeup done by mathu, makeup done by rupaul and makeup done by raven - mathu' work is far more elegant --- very vanessa williamsish.

by Anonymousreply 5November 11, 2018 12:56 AM

Yes r5, it's 's absolutely night and day. Mathu Anderson is an absolute artist unlike any other. You can't just copy it or even try to, obvi. The eye space he created on rupaul was over the top, but at the same time REFINED and blended. It MADE HER! HIS wigs were sculpture.

by Anonymousreply 6November 11, 2018 1:00 AM

So I assume "Mathu" is supposed to be Matthew?

by Anonymousreply 7November 11, 2018 1:06 AM

Hate how this site won't allow pics from your computer. I can't be bothered now, this site is trash.

by Anonymousreply 10November 11, 2018 1:13 AM

Mathu's aesthetic = fish, Raven's aesthetic = drag. I like them both, but there is a difference.

by Anonymousreply 11November 11, 2018 1:16 AM

No, R11, Rupaul' s look has NEVER been "fish". Fish is more Tatiana, Courtney Act, or Joselyn Fox. Rupaul's makeup and hair has always been drag and always over the top. The difference is the finesse and skill in which it was done.

by Anonymousreply 12November 11, 2018 2:18 AM

Wish I could post my own photos, but, here is the critique:

Brows are now too high, not arched, and just too straight or sometimes too rounded Lashes are not put on at the correct angle. They should be pointing upwards, not outwards. You see this distinction when it's pointed out. Lashes angled outwards makes the eye look heavy and dead. The lips are ALL WRONG. Someone did say that Ru got a top lip "implant" (using their words) . Her top lip does look like it's hanging low and like it's heavy. No idea if it's an implant or fillers. Lip implants are NEVER GOOD. Her contour is just off and not good.

by Anonymousreply 13November 11, 2018 2:25 AM

I figured Mathu had a drug problem that was impacting his professionalism or their friendship and Ru finally had enough, but I just made that up. There seemed to be a reason that it was swept under the rug, and I thought it was possibly out of respect for Mathu's privacy.

What's in the corners of his mouth in this video?

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by Anonymousreply 14November 11, 2018 4:10 AM

I have been fortunate enough to work with Mathu twice and see his work close up (not on Ru, unfortunately). His understanding of anatomy and ability to blend is beyond compare, and he's a very soft spoken man. The word on the street is that is contracted an illness that literally made him go mad- acting erratic, shouting, giving things away (this was the fallout between him and Ru), wandering the streets like a homeless person, and then becoming homeless. Ru tried helping, but he was beyond help. I did hear that he was in a hospital, but it sounded like it was more of a hospice situation.

by Anonymousreply 15November 11, 2018 4:24 AM

So now two people associated with Ru have gone nuts?

by Anonymousreply 16November 11, 2018 4:36 AM

Willam Belli got into a screaming match with RuPaul in a parking lot over Mathu recently. Google it. Ru, as documented by everyone and their mother, is a piece of shit.

by Anonymousreply 17November 11, 2018 4:48 AM

Yes, I read that story about Willam, and find it hard to believe tbh. It just sounds so made up because I can't believe Ru actually exerted that much energy over what Willam said. Surely it is a dramatic way to tell everyone what's going on behind the scenes with Mathu and Ru, but Idk, the reality star people are always making up stories to get some fresh attention. I'll put it in the "maybe" pile.

by Anonymousreply 19November 11, 2018 10:45 PM

Thank you for that video r14!!! WOW! Where did he post that?

by Anonymousreply 20November 11, 2018 10:46 PM

They only time I remember seeing Ru look rough in drag, is when he guest starred on Project Runaway. This was before Drag Race and he really looked terrible. You got the feeling he must need very careful lighting to look so good, and if he doesn't have it. he's just a big ol' man in inch-thick makeup.

by Anonymousreply 21November 11, 2018 10:53 PM

R21 I remember that! I was so freaked out that I emailed Lady Bunny and asked what the fuck is wrong with Ru he looks like he's got cancer or something. (Yeah, I know, MARY!) Bunion emailed me back saying he was absolutely fine. I later realized like an idiot that he was in drag as a death eater version of Anna Wintour. I'm glad I'm not the only one who didn't get that. I think he freaked a lot of people out with that stunt.

by Anonymousreply 22November 11, 2018 11:07 PM

Yeah it's odd that Ru seems to cut people out of her life so easily. Her philosophy is very self centered and pop psychology-based. An entire generation of gaylings has grown up thinking "Gettin the money honey" is the be-all and end all of existence.

by Anonymousreply 23November 11, 2018 11:08 PM

[quote]Willam Belli got into a screaming match with RuPaul in a parking lot over Mathu recently. Google it. Ru, as documented by everyone and their mother, is a piece of shit.

r17, uh, what about that part where Willam admits that Ru is paying for all of Matthew's hospice expenses even though they aren't on the best personal terms?

by Anonymousreply 24November 12, 2018 12:32 AM

World of Wonder is paying for Mathu's care....not RuPaul

by Anonymousreply 25November 12, 2018 8:41 AM

So many intimate details except for WHAT IS WRONG WITH HIM

by Anonymousreply 26November 12, 2018 9:27 AM

R20 I found it on Mathu's instagram account. It is the final post, dated Oct 27, 2016.

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by Anonymousreply 27November 12, 2018 9:33 AM

I'm guessing brain cancer if he was doing weird things and having random freakouts. That's shitty if Ru ghosted him for something that was causing actions out of his control. Where is the compassion NOW Ru?

by Anonymousreply 28November 12, 2018 9:58 PM

DISCLAIMER: I don't know any of these people. I am NOT an insider, and am NOT spilling any gossip or T. I do know this:

1) It is very hard to face a friend who is dying, regardless of current circumstances. Even healthcare professionals (like ICU nurses), who see death all the time, struggle when the patient is someone they know personally. I have heard some healthcare establishments do not allow staff to treat family and friends for that reason (can anyone confirm?)

2) It is MUCH HARDER to face a friend who is dying when you yourself are dealing with the same disease or condition - because in their dying face, you will see your own impending death. Even the most loyal, loving friend cannot help but think "that will be me soon".

Repeat: I do not know any of these people personally, and have no inside information.

by Anonymousreply 29November 12, 2018 10:09 PM

very very late to the game but I think this is the original link OP was referring to.

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by Anonymousreply 30February 19, 2019 2:52 AM

Who's looking at the makeup when the gowns have been so tacky, ill-fitting and cheap & dated looking.

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by Anonymousreply 31February 19, 2019 3:47 AM

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