See Backstage at the Fenty x Puma Show in These Exclusive Videos

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Being backstage at any NYFW show feels a bit like you're in a dream. Everything around you is a whirlwind — the music, the models, the seemingly endless array of makeup and hair products. It's mayhem in the most magical sense of the meaning.

This season was no different from any others, unless of course, we're talking about Rihanna's Fenty x Puma show. With the 29-year-old's hotly-anticipated makeup line — that's Fenty Beauty to any fools out there unaware — dropping the same week, it felt as if everything was turned up a cool ten notches. And no one can attest to this more than the key players behind the scenes.

For the official debut of her eponymous cosmetics line, Rihanna tapped the best of the best to spearhead the makeup for the show and beyond. She called on the inimitably talented James Kaliardos to take lead as Resident Artist, as well as Priscilla Ono and Hector Espinal as Global MUAs for the brand, each of who will bring their unique expertise and backgrounds to table.

Working with household names like Adwoa Aboah, Joan Smalls, and Duckie Thot — to name just a few — the artists conjured a makeup look that was so unequivocally Rihanna. Anywhere else the levels of highlighter worn might've been considered extra but not here. Models were doused in Killawatt Freestyle Highlighters, as well as the Shimmer Skinsticks from the line, their eyes, cheeks, and inner corners glistening akin to a disco ball.

What's more? There was no "mixing foundations" to be found here, as Rihanna ensured there would be a color that fit EVERY model's skin tone, including the fairest of fair and melanin rich. The diversity seen backstage was not a surprise — in fact, it's synonymous with Fenty x Puma, something RiRi has always made sure of.

As I'm sure you can gather from the aforementioned, the atmosphere backstage was something indescribable, and quite frankly I'm sure anyone who was there is still in awe of the experience. Fenty Beauty offered us (and all of you) an inside look at the magic that went on behind the mirror.

Without further ado, peep the exclusive videos below for a glimpse at the Fenty x Puma makeup in the making.