How to Wet a Makeup Sponge, According to Rihanna's Makeup Artist
glamour.comin New York City last week. Like anything Rihanna puts her name to, the event was executed to perfection; activations included foundation shade-matching, makeup bag customizations, and a holiday gifting station, where influencers and editors snapped photos between bites of soft pretzels and chocolate chip cookies.But the experience's biggest draw was access to Fenty Beauty's renowned experts, including , Fenty Beauty Global Makeup Artist and .
Ono led a makeup master class focusing on the new Eaze Drop Blur + Smooth Tint Stick, demonstrating to both her in-person and virtual audience on TikTok how to get a glowing look using Fenty products.
Of course, she revealed makeup secrets along the way, including one in particular about how to best use a makeup sponge. (Spoiler: I've been doing it wrong this whole time.)“I completely submerge them with water and then I wring them out completely so there’s not even a drop left inside, and then I wrap them in a paper towel, so they’re just damp,” explains Ono. “You don’t want them too wet because that can separate your makeup, and you don’t want them too dry because that can take some of your makeup off."She says the sponge "has to be that perfect dampness.
There’s a science to it.”Eaze Drop Stick Blur + Smooth Tint Stick Foundationsephora.comPrecision Makeup Sponge 100Shop NowBut that wasn't the only trick Ono shared.
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