Ever since she landed her breakout role as Cat Valentine on the hit Nickelodeon
series Victorious, Ariana Grande has been the picture of glamour. She was 17 years
old when she started playing Cat — a role she continued on the spinoff series, Sam and Cat,
co-starring Jeannette McCurdy.
"We have to give him C3PO!”
“CPR?”
“Okay, we'll try that first!"
Grande took her tween scene role and series and turned them into a successful pop career.
And she makes sure her makeup is flawless every time she steps out
on the red carpet or gives it her all at a sold-out concert.
With eyelashes that go on forever, dark liner that makes her eyes pop,
flawless foundation, and highlighter that always seems to give her face just the right contours,
Grande is a bit of a makeup maven. But like anyone else, she sometimes takes most of it
off and lets her skin breathe, giving herself a break from all those colorful cosmetics.
With that said, how does she keep herself looking so fab, both with heavy and minimal makeup?
Ariana Grande revealed to Byrdie that she aspires to look just like her mom.
And her mom might be the envy of moms everywhere. Grande said:
"My mom always does a cat eye, too — a thick black line on top. I remember being like,
'I wanna look like a mix of my mom and Scary Spice.' I remember saying those words when I
was a little girl — that was the goal, when I was, like, 4. […] My mom is fly.
She's the baddest. My whole life, she's always worn custom-made, black, tailored outfits."
Grande also admitted that her eyes are the signature part of her makeup look. She said:
"I love lashes. I feel like I could be completely naked but have lashes,
and I'd be fine. Like, I'll forget! Just walk out naked and completely forget."
So what about her flawless look with only a little makeup? What does Ariana Grande
do to make sure her skin looks fantastic even if she’s putting on the bare minimum?
It's a simple product you can find just about anywhere. Grande gushed to Byrdie:
"You know what I actually use on my face as well as my body? I feel like people
would think it would make you break out, but it doesn't make you break out: coconut oil! Like,
cooking oil. I put it everywhere — in my hair, on my body. It's the answer."
Even though she's only 28 years old, Ariana Grande still describes herself as over the hill.
But Grande says it means she doesn't have to worry about hormonal breakouts that
teenagers often suffer from. It allows her to take things a little bit easier
at night when she's tired and just wants to go to bed. Grande told Byrdie in 2020:
"It doesn't matter if I exfoliate or if I'm too tired — as long as my makeup is off, I'm fine."
She also has hopes for the future. Grande explained to Byrdie:
"I hope to be doing exactly what I'm doing now, which is making music,
spending time with incredible people whom I love and who love me,
and we're good around each other. [...] I'm not gonna take it for granted."
And Grande's future looks like it'll include a brand new business venture that capitalizes
on her sense of beauty and style. She already has a perfume line sold at Ulta
that uses names of some of her hit singles, including "R.E.M." and "God Is A Woman."
"I love body sprays, I love lotions that smell really good. I sort of,
like, collect perfumes and everything so it's hard for me to pinpoint my favorite ones."
And when Grande fans noticed a new Instagram page that even her mom followed,
speculation began. Billboards for the account — named R.E.M. Beauty — began
popping up around Times Square in New York City. Grande's friend,
Doug Middlebrook, even posted pictures of the billboard on his Instagram stories.
In September 2021, fans rejoiced when Grande announced on Instagram that R.E.M Beauty was
expected to be available in the fall. The beauty line will roll out over time, beginning with eye
products like liner, liquid shadow, mascara, and eyelashes. And like Grande's perfume,
R.E.M Beauty products look like they'll be named after her songs, with trademark applications for
items such as Flourishing Volumizing Mascara, At the Borderline Eyeliner, and Midnight Shadows.
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