Mary J. Blige was the MVP of Super Bowl LVI – Her Makeup Breakdown

Was it the über blond wavy locks gracing her waist that made Mary J. Blige the Super Bowl LVI MVP? Or was it the custom designed silver, mirror-embellished thigh-high boots by Peter Dundas that brought the most swag to the Super Bowl LVI Half-Time show? Perhaps it was just Blige herself in all her hip-hop queen majesty that stole the show.

It really doesn’t matter because Mary J. rocked the house. And she rocked every house tuning in to Super Bowl LVI. For those of us who follow Blige’s over-the-top ensembles and glam looks, the MVP did not disappoint. We hope we don’t disappoint the step-by-step breakdown for Blige’s makeup, created by fabulous Celebrity Makeup Artist Porsche Cooper.

Cooper created a strong and feminine look using all Fenty Beauty. The look featured a bold, exaggerated smoky eye with a natural-pink lip and stunning copper highlight.

Porsche created a soft matte base layered with show-stopping highlight for the “ultimate glow factor” featuring Fenty Beauty Diamond Bomb All-Over Diamond Veil in Cognac Candy – pure copper microfine sparkle mixed with Fenty Beauty Liquid Killawatt Fluid Freestyle Highlighter in Honey Hawtie – copper gold liquid shimmer.

Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Diamond Bomb All-Over Diamond Veil $40

Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Liquid Killawatt Fluid Freestyle Highlighter $28
How to get Mary J. Blige’s Complexion:

To start, Porsche applied Fenty Beauty Pro Filt’r Soft Matte Longwear Liquid Foundation in 420, followed by Fenty Beauty Pro Filt’r Instant Retouch Longwear Liquid Concealer in 400 and 420 to create a flawless base before layering on highlight across the highpoints of cheekbones. To create contour, she used Fenty Beauty Match Stix Matte Contour Skinstick in Espresso – the perfect contour with a cool undertone for medium to deep skintones – and Fenty Beauty Sun Stalk’r Instant Warmth Bronzer in Mocha Mami for overall warmth. Lastly, she set the makeup with Fenty Beauty Pro Filt’r Instant Retouch Setting Powder in Honey plus Fenty Beauty Pro Filt’r Soft Matte Longwear Powder Foundation in 440 to keep skin looking radiant, but not shiny, as the ultimate performance-proof beauty trick.

How to get Mary J. Blige’s Eye Exaggerated Smoky Eye:

Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Snap Shadows Mix & Match Eyeshadow Palette

in True Neutrals $28
Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Snap Shadows Mix & Match Eyeshadow Palette in Smoky $28

To accentuate Mary’s beautiful eye shape, Porsche created a dark smoky eye using Fenty Beauty Snap Shadows Mix & Match Eyeshadow Palette in True Neutrals Palette in shade Cumin Get It in the crease and Smoky Palette in shade That Deep? across the upper and lower lids. For definition, she used Fenty Beauty Flypencil Longwear Pencil Eyeliner in Cuz I’m Black across the upper lid, lower lid, and waterline, followed by Fenty Beauty Flyliner Longwear Liquid Eyeliner in Cuz I’m Black. To punctuate the eyes, Porsche used Fenty Beauty Brow MVP Ultra Fine Brow Pencil & Styler in Dark Auburn to shape and style Mary’s strong brows.

How to Get Mary J. Blige’s Lip Color:

With the focus on Mary’s dark, dramatic eye look, Porsche created a natural pink finish to the lips with NEW! Fenty Beauty Icon Refillable Lipstick in Motha Luva, a light pink nude, and Fenty Beauty’s best-selling Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer in Fenty Glow, a shimmering rose nude, for a final glamorous finish.

Fenty Beauty Icon Refillable Lipstick in Motha Luva $20 &$12 for refillable case

Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer in Fenty Glow $20