Rihanna's Makeup Artist Reveals the Most Useful Red Lipstick Hack

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Rihanna's go-to constitution artist should instrumentality a bow for her genius quality trick.

Priscilla Ono recently offered the most useful hack she does to keep reddish lipstick from smearing. "I besides bash this method for lips wherever I bash 'reverse articulator liner,'" the Fenty Beauty Global Makeup Artist told Bustle in an interrogation published May 1. "I instrumentality a small spot of instauration and spell astir the lip. It benignant of creates a obstruction astir the articulator truthful it locks it successful place."

She added, "It's astir similar making a small partition astir the articulator truthful it's not bleeding passim the day."

In summation to her smudge-proof method, Priscilla besides recommended the benignant of formulas she uses erstwhile her clients—such as Rihanna, Megan Thee Stallion and Kali Uchis—are going to person a jam-packed day.

"Especially for reddish carpets oregon performances, you request to usage products that are much durable," she explained. "Sometimes [that means] a instauration meant for oily skin, [and] a pulverization meant for oily skin."

And anytime Priscilla is applying a bold shadiness of red, she gravitates towards a matte oregon semi-matte formula. As she enactment it, "You don't privation to use too matte of a articulator connected a reddish carpet due to the fact that it does thin to look a small dry, truthful you privation thing in-between which is usually a satin finish."

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Priscilla utilized her tricks of the commercialized for the 2023 Met Gala, arsenic Rihanna ruled the reddish carpet in her signature reddish lip, which popped against her striking achromatic Valentino gown.

"Whenever we person a large articulator moment," the constitution creator described of the singer's look. "I lather Fenty Skin Plush Puddin' connected her lips, adjacent though the articulator colour exertion is the past happening we do. We utilized Fenty Beauty Stunna Lip Paint successful 'Uncensored' due to the fact that it's that cleanable lightweight, long-lasting cosmopolitan reddish that truly pops."

The quality adept previously told E! News however the Met Gala is her favourite lawsuit to hole the "Lift Me Up" vocalist for.

"That one's ever a large 1 due to the fact that it's the nighttime that you tin person fun," Priscilla said successful a 2020 interview. "It takes a batch of preparation, and it gets everyone excited. It's thing truthful peculiar that you conscionable consciousness truthful grateful to bash it. Everyone has specified large respect for each other."

She added, "For me, that's ever the astir breathtaking event. And it's not nerve-wracking for Rihanna, there's nary stress."

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From the looks of the Fenty Beauty founder's nighttime retired with boyfriend A$AP Rocky, it's wide they were successful their element. And though Priscilla's reddish lipstick method mightiness beryllium smear-proof, it's not entirely kiss-proof.

An imprint of Rihanna's celebrated pout was seen on the rapper's cheek, arsenic helium walked up the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The couple, who are expecting their 2nd kid together, astir surely had emotion connected the encephalon during fashion's biggest night. See their fabulous red carpet-photos for proof.

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Grand Arrival

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Baby Bumpin'

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Stylish Couple

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Princess Moment

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Hello

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Look of Love

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Mom and Dad

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Date Night

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Dramatic Train

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All Smiles

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