Rihanna’s only Super Bowl halftime show guest was her Fenty Beauty blotting powder
Crushing a Super Bowl halftime performance (like Rihanna just did) has to be a sweaty task. Especially in so many fabulous cherry red layers. And yet not everyone would have thought to bring (well, have a backup dancer bring) a sweaty skin solution onstage with them. But um, not everyone is Rihanna. And not everyone has founded a globally-dominating, industry-changing beauty brand.
And so what did she do? Took a moment to touch-up her face between songs to remind everyone of just that. Because of course she did! There’s a difference between shining bright like a diamond and just shining, you know? Rihanna would never allow the latter.
Twitter was eating up the product placement, too – again, only Rihanna could make a move like that not only not cringey, but actually completely iconic. “Plugging the fenty blotting paper. Get that bag sis. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾,” one user wrote, with another agreeing “Rihanna pulling out the FENTY blotting paper mid show is top tier marketing wow.”
One Tweet even confirmed what we were all thinking – that even with a performance like that under her belt, the Fenty founder’s heart seems to lie more with makeup than with music nowadays. “Rih said her special guest is Fenty blotting powder! She had to remind us that music is just her passion project but her one and true occupation is Avon lady!”
Now, did Fenty need the plug? Not exactly – everyone knows it’s in a league of its own. But hey, an entrepreneur never misses an opportunity!
We’ll bet no other Super Bowl ad will skyrocket sales quite like this (non-ad) one will. And we won’t lie, we’ll be among them! The Fenty Beauty Invismatte Instant Setting & Blotting Powder ($49 at Sephora) is rudely out of stock at Sephora right now, but if you’re desperate (and we are), you can grab one for $49 directly at Fenty Beauty.
Fenty Beauty Invismatte Instant Setting & Blotting Powder
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Delaney began her career in the Australian beauty media industry in 2015, landing amidst the glossy world of women’s lifestyle magazines (or more literally, in their beauty cupboards). Since then, she has gone on to write across a multitude of beloved Australian media brands, including OK!, NW, InStyle, and Harper’s BAZAAR. She’s covered every side of beauty content, from directing beauty editorial shoots to rounding up the best glossy serums for golden hour skin. Having spent nearly a decade immersed in the beauty realm, Delaney’s knowledge of beauty is as extensive as her collection of tinted lip oils (read: extremely extensive). Delaney is currently the Digital Managing Editor of BEAUTYcrew, and her beauty wisdom also appears across beautyheaven, ELLE and Marie Claire. She enjoys channelling her personal hobby (testing beauty products) into her professional work (talking about testing beauty products), and considers perfecting the art of a cat eye in a moving car her life’s greatest accomplishment.
