Meet the Man Turning Your Favorite Musicians Old

Key Points:

• Bad Bunny attended the 2026 Met Gala with a hyperrealistic old-age makeup look created by veteran makeup artist Mike Marino, who used prosthetics, paint, and detailed hand-painting to achieve the effect.
• Marino prepared the look by 3D scanning Bad Bunny’s face, sculpting the old-age makeup on a printed model, and custom tinting silicone pieces to match his skin tone, with the entire application taking about three hours on the day of the event.
• Marino, known for his work on over 100 films and collaborations with artists like Heidi Klum and the Weeknd, emphasized the challenges of live event makeup, where touch-ups are impossible, contrasting it with film sets.
• The makeup was designed to reflect the Met Gala’s “Fashion Is Art” theme, portraying Bad Bunny as a distinguished older man inspired by classic paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
• Marino highlighted the importance of his skilled team in managing multiple high-profile projects simultaneously and expressed enthusiasm for working with iconic musicians from the past, imagining creative prosthetic concepts.