Selena Gomez has a nice little interview with Glamour UK to promote the launch of her beauty brand, Rare Beauty. Rare Beauty already launched in the US, but now British peeps get to see Selena’s product. As I’ve said before, the celebrity beauty brands have gotten way out of hand and the market is completely oversaturated. Rare Beauty kind of stands apart from all of that because Selena insisted on making it cruelty-free (no animal testing) and vegan (no animal/dairy products). Some highlights from this interview:
Rare Beauty’s point of view: “My hope with Rare Beauty is that we have open conversations around beauty and mental health and can change the industry by breaking down unrealistic standards of beauty together. That’s why launching Rare Impact alongside the brand was so important to me. We created the Rare Impact Fund to help supply more people with more resources that support their mental health. 1% of all Rare Beauty sales is dedicated to the Rare Impact Fund – and with our launch in the UK, Space NK will be donating an additional 1% of their Rare Beauty sales.”
Her relationship to her appearance at a young age: “Being in the public eye from such an early age certainly comes with a lot of pressure. It’s hard to feel comfortable when you feel like everyone is watching, judging, and commenting on the way you look. Self-confidence is still something I work on daily, but when I stopped trying to conform to society’s unrealistic standards of beauty, my perspective entirely shifted.”
Feeling pressure to measure up to Hollywood beauty standards: “From the time I can remember, I’ve always felt like I had to be perfect or look a certain way. It took me a long time to realise that I only wanted to be myself – that what made me unique was also what made me beautiful.”
Affirmations: “I’m a big advocate for therapy. I also love to keep sticky notes around my house with positive affirmations. I have a lot of various ones, but “I am enough” is a favourite of mine – I call them “Rare Reminders.” And taking a scrolling break from social media helps!”
A memorable beauty disaster: “While I was getting ready for the Met Gala a few years ago, we put on a bit of tanning lotion and it looked beautiful – but as the night went on it kept getting darker and darker. When I sat down, I saw a photo of myself, and it looked completely orange. And here I am at this prestigious event – my first thought was – “I have to get out of here!”
Self-care advice she would give her younger self: “I’d tell her that makeup is something to have fun with, but not something you need. I used to think I needed to wear makeup to feel pretty, and I can definitely say that has changed as I’ve gotten older.”
I think Selena just had a worrying amount of pressure on her from a young age. She was the sole breadwinner for her family for years, she was torn up by the Disney machinery and then she was torn up by everything in and around the Justin Bieber relationship, which was on-and-off for so many chaotic years. It truly sounds like she’s found some kind of balance in her life these days. So many people are doing affirmations these days! I’ve never thought about it, but I probably would benefit from some affirmations by my desk or maybe even on the refrigerator.
Photos courtesy of Selena’s Instagram, British Glamour.
Rare beauty is an amazing brand when it comes to quality. I’m a sucker for her blushes and highlighters. I mainly use sunscreen and spot conceal for my face, but I always use her cream blush because of how natural it looks, how light it sits on the face.
Ooh, good to hear. I’ve been tempted to try it (especially the foundation and concealer) but now I’ll look into the blush too. 🙂
It’s a surprisingly great brand! I only buy cruelty free, but there is a lot of competition (thank God!) in that market now too. Her brand stands out. Excellent quality and the blushes are really outstanding.
I just bought the rare beauty bronzer stick and it is a “highly recommend.” It blends beautifully and is really easy to layer lightly if you just want that barely-there-glow.
Selena has come into her own in her acting career. She knocked it out of the park in ‘’Only Murders in the Building’’. And she had to stand up to heavyweights Martin Short and Steve Martin. She was fantastic, and really the heart of that series. I so enjoyed it, and her!
“Make up is something you have fun with, not something you need.” I am not a woman and I don’t wear make up but I think it is so easy for a young pretty woman to say the above sentence. Many women do need make up to complete a groomed look. It ticks me off when some people say “age is just a number.” Most of the time is young people saying that. Age is not just a number, and the more we all age the more grooming we need to look presentable including make up.
@lolo86LF I see what you’re saying but I disagree and I actually think that’s the point she was trying to make. Society has told us that to look professional/presentable we need makeup but it’s just not true and I don’t care if you’re conventionally attractive or not. If my face and hair are clean, my clothes are put together, that’s enough to be professional/presentable, or at least it should be. You can of course wear makeup if you prefer but it does not inherently make you more presentable than someone without.
One of the most empowering things I’ve ever done is released myself from the prison of daily makeup.
Me too! I was way obsessed with it
“I’m not a woman and I don’t wear makeup” basically invalidated your whole statement. And saying some women are so ugly they need it is pretty gross.
I don’t wear makeup. I’m lucky I live in Paris where it’s pretty rare to see a woman with a full face on. I go back to America and I carry that same energy. I get some women love makeup and good for them, but I cannot wear it, I don’t know how and I hope one day more girls will be able to have the confidence to go without. Bevause no, no one needs it no matter how unattractive the above posters finds women.
I came of age during another time I admit but this heavy makeup that is in vogue now (I blame the Kardashians) is actually aging, just as it was during the fifties. Lil peppa & Selena are right.