Appearing at the Rare Beauty fundraising event on October 30, founder and billionaire Selena Gomez made fans “disgusted” by choosing a layout that made her look so pitiful. The video recording the moment the singer was interviewed on People’s Instagram quickly surpassed 6 million views with thousands of confused comments: “What is Selena doing to herself?”.

Wearing a plum pink silk dress by Danielle Frankel, matching satin shoes and diamond jewelry by Effy Jewelry, Selena probably wanted to bring a sense of intimacy and elegance with a sweet color scheme. However, this color scheme combined with a cool brown makeup layout, nude lipstick mixed with beige with gray lip line and matte foundation made her face look heavy, lifeless, and a decade older.

Many people commented that the mistake this time was not in her beauty but in the lack of subtle color coordination: the dress, lips, and blush tones were almost the same, making Selena’s face sink in the dim light.

Below the video, a series of comments expressed helplessness that many people agreed with: “I can’t believe she chose this lipstick color with that skin tone.”, “Selena looks so old.”, “Everyone, is this really Selena Gomez?”…

However, the singer’s heart and efforts in using her influence to spread a humanitarian message cannot be denied. Since founding Rare Beauty, Selena has always associated her image with campaigns aimed at the message of self-love. The Rare Impact Fund Benefit is an annual fundraising event now in its third year, with the main purpose of calling for donations for mental health care programs for young people. 

This year, the brand’s event continued to gather a large number of artists and philanthropists, affirming Selena Gomez’s position as not only a music star but also an inspirational icon in the field of charity. At the end of the night, the amount of 600,000 USD (15.7 billion VND) was added, bringing the total amount of donations to nearly 2 million USD (more than 52 billion VND) this year alone.