Love or hate a celebrity brand, you’ve got to admit, Rihanna knows her sh*t when it comes to makeup.
Fenty Beauty made a big splash upon launch thanks to extensive shade range and skin tone savvy products, but it’s the performance, longevity and pigment pay-off people really rate, leading to the Sephora favourite overtaking Kylie Cosmetics in sales.
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And as it turns out, it’s not just formulas RiRi can comfortably advise on; she’s also a contouring whiz.
To celebrate the launch of Fenty’s new cream blushes ($33, Sephora) and bronzers ($55, Sephora), Rihanna took to Youtube to share her ‘Summer Fenty Face’ and low and behold, girl’s got some good hacks.
You can watch the video here, but to save time here’s the two major takeaways:
#1 Use two shades to contour
The first half of the video starts with Rihanna’s bronzing ritual, where she buffs a cream bronzer into the hollow of her cheeks, along her forehead and across the jawline using a brush.
“The shade I’m using right now is ‘Honey Glaze’ it’s really warm and fits with my complexion perfectly. It gives me dew, it’s natural and it’s summer time,” she says as she blends.
Youtube / Fenty Beauty By Rihanna
AND THEN. She doubles down with a second shade, for the cheeks only, pressing it in with her finger for sharpened definition.
“What I like to do is use this shade, ‘Amber’, and use it on the contour region as it creates a natural shadow. It’s not lighter or darker, it’s just a shadow,” she explains.
The result? Chis-elled.
#2 Use your cream blush on your lips
Multi-tasking wizards will already be well aware of the versatility of a cream blush (cheeks, eyes, lips – yes please), but Rihanna makes a damn good case for lip layering too.
Youtube / Fenty Beauty By Rihanna
She starts with blush shade ‘Summertime Wine’ which is a deep berry, dabbing it into her pout with her fingers. She then takes Fenty Gloss Bomb ($31, Sephora) and layers over the colour “so you have a little pigment behind the iconic Fenty lip shine”.
A bonus perk for sure when looking at cream vs powder makeup.
Have you tried any Fenty products? What do you think of Rihanna’s hacks?
Double contouring takes quite a bit of skill to get right and not looking stripey.
Adore contouring! I use cream products under my foundation then powder on top. Really interested to try her new bronzers
Rihanna looks amazing! Contouring for me is only for special occasions.
I love contouring but it’s hard to get right! I love cream products, they look more natural
I’m not into contouring, because I just can’t seem to get it right. If it’s not done properly it looks terrible. But Rihanna looks gorgeous.
Rihanna has her beauty routine down pat, she is gorgeous. It’s all about trial and error and not be afraid to try new beauty techniques.
Rihanna looks very lovely and this double contouring suits her beautifully but it certainly wouldn’t suit mature women I don’t think.
My bony masculine long face does not need contouring. Would look freaky. I do contour my body though….with yoga =P
Not something I’ve tried before. Haven’t worn makeup for weeks now since I haven’t been leaving the house except to exercise or buy groceries.
I like the plummy shade she is wearing.
I’m not confident contouring with one colour let alone two! I love the colour of the blush she’s used on her lips. I wonder how it would wear?
I must check out the Fenty range, I’ve heard a lot about it.
Fenty looks nice, I also want to try Charlotte Tilbury
Never tried the Fenty Products here but I would like to.
When you know what you’re doing it looks so easy! I should practice before I cleanse in the morning while I have plenty of time.
I do like the sound of the two shades of contour. I must try this. I haven’t mastered the art so this may work for me.
I’ve only tried her lip gloss which was too natural and didn’t give enough colour
love her new range
I only contour when I have a lot of time or for special events. Really scared it’ll look muddy so I put aside time for blending. Riri’s trick is interesting. Might have to try it.
I haven’t tried any Ferny products but would love to, people seem to to love them.
I love the pink shade she’s wearing.
Stunning look !
We definitely need this
I never contour but I love the Summertime Wine on her lips I want it!
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Her skin looks lovely
her eyes are beautifull
One layer of contouring is hard enough for the time poor me, let alone two! Most days I don’t contour at all due to lack of time.
I love cream blushers, but not sure about two cream contours. I just use some powder bronzer as a contour.
Not something I do once
It looks good!
Great trick to try!!!
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She has very beautiful eyes
Totally agree -unusual and lovely
She looks nice with the make up.
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I haven’t tried Fenty’s products because I have to order through Sephora. I order everything online and Sephora’s customer and delivery service has a very negative reputation.
This seems more like using bronzer and contour as opposed to ‘double contouring’
I was already using 2 shades as contour powder
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I am not the best at contouring and this really helped me. Thanks.
Contouring and layering is not for me. I end up looking like a clown.
Sick of these spammers posting. Can’t BH delete their posts and comments?
Didnt know much about contouring till i read this.
Lovely eyes rhianna and great tips.
I haven’t tried any Fenty products yet
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Some great Tips on Contouring haven’t heard of Double Contouring before. But I don’t know if I could get the Look Rhianna has