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Interviewers like Ellen DeGeneres repeatedly prodded her about her romantic life. 'And my comedic timing, my improv skills, everything I experienced made me a better actress.'ДЄfter a couple of seasons, though, things started to change. 'I think the female characters on Disney Channel have a lot of strength,' she says. In fact, she considers her role on Wizards of Waverly Place, as Alex, a plucky teen with magical powers, one of the main reasons she still commands audiences today. 'I was extremely blessed to get picked out of Texas and chosen to become a part of one of the biggest machines in the world - it was my high school,' Selena says, with a laugh. Unlike some Disney alumni, Selena makes no attempt to downplay or discredit her launchpad. And the Blot & Glow compact kept me looking nonshiny and noncakey on the set of a shoot where I had to be my own hair and makeup artist. The liquid blush looks like a real flush and stays on all day. The liquid liner is not annoying to use, even for those who typically hate liquid liner. (Come to think of it, that does feel pretty inclusive.) The Lip Souffle Matte Lip Cream is blurry, punchily pigmented heaven. The foundation, which I eventually try, is the closest match I've ever had to my skin's precise mix of olive-yellow-brown. The Illuminating Primer is so skin-perfecting I feel compelled to skip foundation. I can't promise that you will feel a deep level of inclusion in the midst of a pandemic that literally requires isolation, but I can say that you will very likely think you look amazing while wearing Rare Beauty products (which is the next best thing). has become the identity of my brand and who I want to be, which is showing people that being diverse and different, whatever was happening, I wanted it to feel like you were included,' Selena says. Speaking of lashes, brows, and the like, we are here to discuss, among other things, the launch of Selena's cosmetics line, Rare Beauty, which she's been keeping under wraps for the past two years.

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Her full lashes and arching brows contrast strikingly with the rest of her facial features, which read as cherubic - until she flashes a wide, toothy grin that disarms you like a sudden bloom. Even through the blurry haze of Zoom video, it's apparent why she's caught the eye of casting agents since she was knee-high. The rest of her appearance is also timeless: She has pulled her hair back into a ponytail gathered at the crown of her head. She's wearing a long-sleeve, loose-fitting cream tunic so simple and elegant that it would look equally at home on a Celine runway and in a Renaissance painting. We're sitting in our respective bedrooms. They happen at a distance, of course, yet there is an artificial intimacy. There is a paradoxical quality to interviews these days. In Selena's defense, nothing about this year feels celebratory for anyone. 'I don't know, it just feels like maybe something like 30 should be celebrated. Selena (with all due respect to her and the Allure copy desk, let's just call her by her first name here) has left the party-planning to a handful of friends she's been seeing during the pandemic. 'I'm not really good with birthdays,' she says, waving her hand as if to shoo them away. When we talk, her 28th is only days away.