courtesy of Instagram/@rihannazoneLife & Culture / NewsLife & Culture / NewsRihanna popped up at Sephora to celebrate Fenty Beauty’s first birthdayFollowing up on her NYFW successShareLink copied ✔️September 16, 2018September 16, 2018TextThom Waite It’s safe to say Rihanna’s been pretty busy as of late. In the last week alone she’s closed NYFW with her first Savage x Fenty show (where Slick Woods simultaneously walked and went into labour), held her fourth annual Diamond Ball (with a performance from Childish Gambino), and, on Friday, made a surprise appearance to celebrate Fenty Beauty’s first birthday. While the glamorous Diamond Ball – a charity event for Rih’s Clara Lionel Foundation – was hosted by Insecure’s Issa Rae and saw appearances from comedian Seth Meyers, Tiffany Haddish, and Paris Hilton, the singer/designer’s arrival at Sephora in Brooklyn’s JCPenney for Fenty Beauty’s birthday was a slightly more low-key affair. Shortly after announcing the surprise appearance from the back of her car on the way to the event, she stepped out in a bright pink Calvin Klein gown, taking centre stage and taking selfies with her fans. Ok, so not very low-key, but it’s about as reserved as a public celebration featuring Rihanna is going to get, isn’t it? Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREListen to Tilda Swinton, Mark Ronson and more on Jefferson Hack’s podcastOpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s plan to put AI inside our mindsWant to take a stand against ICE? Here’s how to minimise risk How to date when... you’re chasing your dreamsYoung people are leading a snail mail revivalGrok: Is it possible to escape getting ‘undressed’ by Elon Musk’s AI?Björk slams Trump, Denmark and colonialismA list of very serious pop culture predictions for 2026Our most-read sex and relationships stories of 2025The 21st Century: Q1 Review2025 was the year of the Gen Z uprisingThe 12 most anticipated novels of 2026