Those Maxim / Blender shoots give off the same kind of confidence / boss energy she provided during Dirrty promotions. I think that's interesting because usually you can sense the photographer or director's influence, but here, it's clear Christina knew what she wanted and what she was doing.

I think one of the reasons she was so easy to stan - apart from that voice - was her vision. She was an actual artist. So many stars are disposable; some are lucky and work with the right people and get enough chances before finally coming through with their own vision, and some aren't. Christina bypassed all that. She knew what she wanted and didn't really care what others had to say about it.