The night before the 2026 Grammy Awards, most makeup artists were home prepping their kits or reviewing the next day\u2019s schedule. Sasha Glasser was at Staples. The makeup artist and prosthetics designer behind Chappell Roan\u2019s faux-tattoos and nipple-less nipple piercings was furiously printing out fake tattoo designs before the office supply store closed for the night\u2014designs she\u2019d be applying onto Roan\u2019s chest and back for the red carpet the next day. \u201cThere are different ways to design tattoos for makeup and companies that make really amazing options, but because we decided on the look the night before, I had to print the designs out at Staples 30 minutes before the store closed,\u201d says Glasser, who used one of the shop\u2019s laser printers and waterslide paper to create DIY versions of those at-home tattoo decals you might have applied as a child. \u201cIt\u2019s basically a paper that has this shiny wax on top, so the ink sits on top, and the moment you put water on the back, the ink falls off.\u201d<\/p>\n
While Glasser was tasked with creating tattoo decals that decorated Roan\u2019s torso, it was the singer\u2019s stylist, Genesis Webb, who designed them alongside her tattoo artist, Jenny Collins (known as @puppypuppyplaytime on Instagram). \u201cThe idea was to do something unique,\u201d Glasser says of the designs that mimicked delicate fabrics like lace and embroidery. \u201cThat\u2019s why we did them in a brown color, which feels uncommon.\u201d<\/p>\n But it wasn\u2019t Roan\u2019s beautifully faded tattoos that had everyone scratching their heads and losing their minds the next day. It was her nipple prosthetics, complete with piercings and, well, no nipples (a fact that not only had the internet wondering if she was wearing a bodysuit, but also laying bare, quite literally, Instagram\u2019s absurd and outdated censorship of female breasts). \u201cThe idea was for her to not be so naked,\u201d Glasser explains.<\/p>\n Glasser may have had to go to Staples to print out Roan\u2019s tattoos, but to seamlessly cover up the singer\u2019s nipples and<\/em> create fake piercings, she broke out her heavy-duty prosthetic supplies. The nipple covers, which Glasser described as \u201cprosthetic pasties,\u201d were from a new-ish prosthetic brand called Out of Kit. \u201cIt\u2019s not like any other type of prosthetic because it has a sticky backing, like a Band-Aid, so you don\u2019t have to glue it down.\u201d For extra insurance, Glasser and her team, makeup artists Malina Stearns and Chelsea Delfino, used Telesis glue, an extra-strong medical-grade prosthetic adhesive that can hold up against far heavier materials than nipple rings and a light-as-air chiffon dress.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Glasser was still nervous (as if a last-minute, late-night trip to Staples wasn\u2019t enough to wear on her nerves). The silicone prosthetics were incredibly thin, which meant that putting a ring through them could rip them if they were accidentally tugged or pulled too hard. \u201cGenesis and I tested it. We\u2019d put the ring in the prosthetic and tug, and it would rip out, so that was scary.\u201d Glasser\u2019s solution? Power mesh, the stretchy fabric often found in activewear, shapewear, and leotards. \u201cI cut a dime-size piece, glued it to the back of the prosthetic, and then we stuck the earring through both the prosthetic and the mesh,\u201d she explains. That extra reinforcement did the trick, allowing Roan\u2019s team to breathe easy as she stepped onto the red carpet.<\/p>\n Glasser still wasn\u2019t done troubleshooting, though. The Out of Kit prosthetics needed to be painted to match Roan\u2019s skin exactly, and it had to be done when the rings were already in. To keep the jewelry clean, Glasser covered them in bubblegum wrappers, removing them before clasping the dress in place. In the end, the team pulled off an incredible beauty illusion. And while Glasser was shocked at the size of the public\u2019s response, she had no doubt she and her team pulled off nothing short of spectacular\u2014and not just because of their MacGuyver-esque makeup tricks. \u201cIt helps when you have good prosthetics, but it\u2019s also a testament to our skills that we\u2019ve worked so long on perfecting.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more about special effects makeup:<\/strong><\/p>\n [analyse_source url=”https:\/\/www.allure.com\/story\/chappell-roan-nipple-prosthetics-grammys-how-to”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/media.allure.com\/photos\/698226dd07df147d10efb42f\/16:9\/w_1280,c_limit\/GettyImages-2259479993.jpg”] The night before the 2026 Grammy Awards, most makeup artists were home prepping their kits or reviewing the next day\u2019s schedule. Sasha Glasser was at Staples. 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