Simone Biles is the G.O.A.T. — and not just because she snagged 11 Olympic medals, making her the most decorated gymnast in United States history. The athlete took home a gold medal for the women’s artistic individual all-around, women’s vault, and team all-around with Jordan Chiles, Suni Lee, Jade Carey, and Hezly Rivera — all without smudging her makeup. In fact, her makeup looked perfect throughout the entire competition, even when she had to break a sweat in the floor exercise category (which she additionally received a silver medal for).
How did Biles manage to keep both her glam and Yurchenko double pike vault flawless? Just take a look at this iconic photo of Biles retouching her makeup during the live events. The athlete used the Invisimatte Instant Setting + Blotting Powder by none other than Fenty Beauty, Rihanna’s highly-rated beauty brand. The $37 makeup product offers a long-wearing matte finish, with an available refill option at only $27 when you ultimately run out. The refillable finishing powder is meant to blur pores, absorb shine, and extend the life of your makeup throughout the day. It results in a matte look, bringing that social media blurring filter to real life.
To use, all you have to do is grab a beauty blender or compact and gently press the product onto the skin. One reviewer called the powder “incredible,” advising that “I blot this on, let it sit for a few min (1-3, I’m an inpatient girl) and sweep away the excess. HONEY, your makeup will not be going ANYWHERE.” Fenty Beauty really just received the ultimate wear test with Simone Biles using it at the Olympics.
The gymnastics portion of the 2024 Paris Olympics has officially concluded, as Jordan Chiles won the bronze in women’s floor after contesting the difficulty of her routine. As for Biles, it seems the door is open to compete in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. “Never say never,” she said this past weekend. “The next Olympics is at home, so you just never know. But I am getting really old,” she laughed. If we do see you at the next summer games, Simone, we’d expect nothing less than for you to bring Fenty Beauty’s pressed powder.
