31 August check out Zoom interview with Selena written by Holly Rhue

Check out exclusive interview “7 Life Lessons I Learned From My Zoom Date With Selena Gomez” written by Holly Rhue

I first met Selena Gomez after one of her concerts in 2015. Backstage, I asked her to sign an autograph for a friend of mine, and I’ll never forget what she said to me in response: “You’re getting this for your friend instead of yourself? That’s so thoughtful, you’re a rare kind of friend.” While getting an autograph isn’t exactly my definition of moving mountains for someone, I’ve always tried to carry that philosophy along the way—be rare in kindness, in what you’re willing to do for someone else, and what you’re willing to do for yourself. It seems like this mantra is lifeblood for SG, too.

This week, Gomez officially launches her beauty brand, Rare Beauty. And after that 2015 encounter, it only seems fitting that I should get to sit down with her to hear how the brand came to fruition (it’s certainly a full-circle moment for me as a journalist). Since Rare Beauty was announced in February of this year, Gomez and her team have teased very little about the brand and its products (on Instagram, we’ve mostly just seen macro texture shots and close-ups of little corners of products). But over Zoom, I finally got the first look at everything that Rare Beauty is made of.

Meet Rare Beauty: