Summer House's Mia Calabrese on "Bad B*tch" Beauty and Her Relationships With Rihanna and Ciara Miller
Plus, her go-to products for beating the Hamptons heat.
Reality television fans know her as one of the latest additions to Bravo's Summer House, a series that follows a group of New York City friends and their many dramas in a seasonal share nestled in the exclusive, coastal Hamptons. Rihanna knows her as a close friend and trusted confidant. Las Culturistas hosts Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers just awarded her the title of Best Vibe, Hands Down at the 2026 Las Culturistas Culture Awards. If that wasn't enough to decorate her résumé, she's also a bona fide makeup lover, so it was only natural for Mia Calabrese to divulge her summer beauty secrets to us.
On a balmy summer day in late June, Calabrese curls up on a couch in a sprawling downtown Brooklyn hotel room, her face gently sculpted in a flurry of Fenty Beauty. "I feel like she and I have a very similar energy," Calabrese tells Who What Wear of friend and Fenty Beauty founder Rihanna in an Instagram Reel. The reality star and real estate salesperson credits their compatibility to the stars (Calabrese is a Cancer, and Rihanna is a Pisces), though she confesses to being a Fenty makeup stan for years before the duo met.
We asked the burgeoning star for her summer makeup tips ("How does she keep those looks locked in place in the Hamptons heat?" we often wonder), discovered what's on her beauty restock list, and dished on her sisterly relationship with costar Ciara Miller. Keep reading.
First, we asked, What's one beauty product that at least someone needs to have on hand in a share house? Calabrese's response—the Fenty Beauty Invisimatte Instant Setting + Blotting Powder—nearly came out before we finished the question. "It's so hot in the Hamptons in the summer, so I put the Invisimatte all over my skin," she mimes, dabbing the product on her face. The translucent pressed powder extends the life of your look, controls oil, and keeps sweat at bay for hours. "So you're glowy, never oily!" she tells WWW.
She also shares that sunscreen, specifically the Fenty Beauty Hydra Vizor, is a nonnegotiable. "It makes your skin so glowy and beautiful," she adds. "Some SPFs break me out, but this one doesn't. It sits on my skin perfectly. It gives my skin this natural glow, and I know my skin is being protected. I'm very serious about my SPF." Calabrese also calls out bug spray as a must in the house. "I can never pick just one!" she exclaims. Continue on for more.
You and Ciara famously live in the same apartment building—do you ever share products or clothes?
We joke that our closets are extensions of each other's. We're like sisters that don't fight. If I need to borrow anything, I'm like, "I need to go upstairs," or she'll come down [to mine] and be like, "I need to borrow these paper towels." I actually cannot think about not living in the same building with her; it makes me anxious.
Your friendship with Rihanna is iconic. What's your relationship like nowadays?
She actually texted me two days ago. I love her. That woman knows so much about my business. She's so sweet, such a good friend, and so thoughtful. She's just always checking in, which I appreciate as a water-sign girlie.
We know Rih's a reality TV lover. Did she watch your season and keep up with you as episodes came out?
She did! She was late to the reunion, though, and I had to text her. She's a big Summer House fan. When we were out, she was introducing me to people like, "Everyone, this is Mia from Summer House!" I'm like, "Everyone, this is Rihanna, period."
Do you remember your first Fenty Beauty purchase? What was it, and do you still restock?
Of course, I do!
Calabrese shouts out the Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb and Match Stix Contour Skinstick as her first purchases from the brand, though they are far from her last. "I still restock, obviously!" she adds.
What's your beauty vibe this summer?
"Bad bitch" is my look this summer. I'm going for glowy skin and overlined lips.
(Duly noted.)
Shop Fenty Beauty Picks Inspired by Mia Calabrese
The sweat-defying, oil-controlling, and makeup-preserving powder Calabrese depends on for long days of summer filming.
A daily SPF that not only protects your skin but also boosts elasticity, hydrates, and reduces the appearance of dark spots with the addition of niacinamide.
This is perhaps one of the most iconic Fenty products to date, so naturally, it's one of Calabrese's repeat purchases.
The reality star wants to overline, she says, so we raise her Fenty's Trace'd Out Longwear Waterproof Pencil Lip Liner in Rih's favorite shade, Rose Amber.
Calabrese's key to looking snatched under the summer sun and bright confessional lights.
It's never been easier to achieve glowy skin than with a few taps of Fenty's Diamond Bomb over the high points of the cheeks, nose, and Cupid's bow. (That last bit is Rihanna's makeup artist Hector Espinal's little trick.)
Sticky summer weather calls for lightweight complexion products, so we'd recommend Fenty's Eaze Drop Blurring Skin Tint for a smoothing, poreless finish and a sun-warmed glow.
This brand-new cream bronzer is already a summer staple. Tap the buttery product onto your cheekbones and forehead for a sun-kissed, velvety bronze that makes your skin look like it's golden hour around the clock.
