Rihanna Subtly Referenced Fenty Beauty During Her Super Bowl Performance
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![Rihanna performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xjwJtTv7e52ZoKhMJRZi6S-415-80.jpg)
It's safe to say Rihanna knows how to stage a big comeback. In her first performance since the 2018 Grammy Awards, the singer took to the biggest stage in the world, a.k.a. the Super Bowl halftime show, on February 12. Dressed in head-to-toe red with a killer boiler suit and breastplate, RiRi performed some of her biggest hits, including "Bitch Better Have My Money," "We Found Love," and "Umbrella."
One moment from RiRi's performance that will live rent-free in our heads for the next several weeks, if not always: Her nod to Fenty Beauty. Midway through her performance, the Fenty Beauty founder stopped to grab a compact from a backup dancer for a quick touch-up of the brand's Invisimatte Instant Setting + Blotting Powder. Leave it to Rihanna to plug her beauty brand on of the most legendary stages in the world.
NOT THE FENTY pic.twitter.com/5sv6Hzv3WvFebruary 13, 2023
Ahead of her big halftime show, Rihanna was laser-focused on her performance. "Sunday, now that's the one. I've been so focused on the Super Bowl I totally forgot that my birthday's coming up. I totally forgot about Valentine's Day," she admitted during a press conference before the show.
And the roughly 13-minute set was no easy feat to prepare for. "The physical challenge has definitely been immense for many reasons, of course," Rihanna said. "I haven't done this in a minute. You're just running around for 13 minutes, trying to put a 2-hour set in 13 minutes, and you're gonna see on Sunday. From the time it starts, it just never ends until it's the very last second…It's a jam-packed show, and it takes a toll on your body, it really does." Not to mention, Rihanna's representative confirmed shortly after her performance that the singer is pregnant with her second child.
We're going to go ahead and say all of that hard work paid off, because Rihanna absolutely killed it.
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Brooke Knappenberger is the Associate Commerce Editor at Marie Claire, where she specializes in crafting shopping stories—from sales content to buying guides that span every vertical on the site. She also oversees holiday coverage with an emphasis on gifting guides as well as Power Pick, our monthly column on the items that power the lives of MC’s editors. She also tackled shopping content as Marie Claire's Editorial Fellow prior to her role as Associate Commerce Editor.
She has over three years of experience writing on fashion, beauty, and entertainment and her work has appeared on Looper, NickiSwift, The Sun US, and Vox Magazine of Columbia, Missouri. Brooke obtained her Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism with an emphasis on Magazine Editing and has a minor in Textile and Apparel Management.
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