It’s not the Met Gala until Rihanna arrives! Last year, the musician and Fenty Beauty founder revealed her third pregnancy on the carpet, and this year, she turned the Met Gala into the Metallic Gala in a shiny, shimmery makeup look—and an outfit to match.
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The musician and Fenty Beauty founder wore a very cool metallic Maison Margiela gown with a dramatically jeweled, mock-neck bodice and crinkled circle cape with a slim-fitting skirt. She and makeup artist Hector Espinal carried the shiny texture and golden hue of her outfit through to her makeup with a true gold eye shadow across her lids, enhanced by a bronze tone in the crease and a light, pearly white under her slim, arched brows. Liner with just the subtlest hint of a wing and fluttery lashes anchored the fantastical gold shadow. Her skin gleamed, as did her lips, which were topped with an equally shiny golden gloss that caught the camera flashbulbs beautifully.
Espinal used a brand-new Fenty Beauty bronzer, the Sun Stalk’r Soufflé Pressed Mousse Cream Bronzer, on the star. (It launches May 15!) In addition, he applied the brand’s Killawat Freestyle Highlighter for all that gorgeous glow, and shaped Rihanna’s lips with the Trace’d Out Pencil Lip Liner in the cool taupe shade Amber Rose.
And that wasn’t all! Rihanna leaned all the way in to red carpet maximalism with bold face gems, including a cluster in a starry shape near the outer corners of her eyes and smaller gems placed like teardrops below the inner corners. She also wore gems in her hair; a portion of her hair was slicked down with a series of gold wire curlicues placed atop it, each one accented with a golden stone. The lengths were left loose, tucked into the drape of her oversized collar-slash-cape.
Summer events are just around the corner, and nothing says “Let’s get fancy” like the warm glow of golden tones on your lids and lips. If Rihanna says we’re wearing metallic makeup this summer, you better believe we’re ready to frost ourselves!
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