2 days Ago By Alex Portée
Selena Gomez faced one of makeup lovers' single greatest trials: a significant other wanting to do their makeup. In a March 6 post to her Instagram page, the "Emilia Pérez" actor gave fans a glimpse of fiancé Benny Blanco 's attempt at executing her makeup routine as it unfolded in real time. The love shared between fiancée and fiancé was undeniable amid Blanco's well-intentioned and bold approach to re-creating her makeup routine with cosmetics from her beauty line, Rare Beauty.
“Letting my fiancé do my makeup using @rarebeauty ♥️ @itsbennyblanco,” Gomez captioned the video. "Today I'm going to let my fiancé do my makeup using Rare Beauty," Gomez explains at the top of the video, seemingly unaware of what's to come. Blanco — a record producer and songwriter — then takes Gomez’s makeup palettes and brushes and gets to work.
Signs of disaster revealed themselves early as Blanco's various questions hinted at struggle. "Where do I start? What is that?" he asks, wielding a pressed powder compact. "Do I do it with my fingers?" Seconds later, Blanco appears to knock over the camera — a foreboding sign, to be sure.
Then came the contour. "What is this called?" Blanco asks next as he unsheathes liquid contour from its case with enthusiasm. "Where do I contour? Maybe here?" Continuing onto her cheeks, Blanco applies bronzer to the apples in uneven, non-symmetrical strokes that leaves Gomez laughing.
“When you do it, it looks so good,” Blanco says as he struggles to blend the dark contour with a brush that seems to be meant for blush. "Pick a lip oil now," Gomez suggests. Before long, lip oil makes an appearance on her teeth.
In the end, despite Blanco's unorthodox techniques, Gomez wound up with a face full of makeup, despite questionable level of blending. Blanco felt confident about his work, writing on the post: "i feel like i did pretty well." As for Gomez's actual makeup artist, Hung Vanngo left two laughing-crying emoji.
The singer's supporters were also able to share laughter in the chaos and praise the couple for their dynamic. "Your beauty saves the day no worries," one user replied. "HAHAHA GUYS, Benny is Ross doing Rachel’s makeup when she had a broken arm," another responded with a reference to an episode of "Friends.
" "He tried," the "Only Murders in the Building" official Instagram observed..
