Selena Gomez knows exactly what she’s doing. Rare Beauty sent fans into a spiral this week after dropping a trio of 2016-inspired throwback photos on Instagram with a caption that read: “When we said 2016 was coming back, we meant it… See you on March 1.”
Selena Gomez stuns in 2016 throwback photos for Rare Beauty’s new surprise campaign
In the first photo, Gomez wears her layered brunette hair loose around her face, with slightly messy, damp-looking strands that feel natural and undone. The vibe feels more raw, like a casual “model off duty” look from 2016. She keeps the smoky eye strong, with darker color near the lashes and softly blended edges.
In the second photo, Gomez wears her hair in big, loose waves over one shoulder. Her smoky eye looks darker and more defined, with fuller lashes and softly bronzed skin. In the third image, Gomez goes all in on a 2016 glam look. She wears a deep, blended smoky eye with thick lashes and sharply contoured cheeks.
“Just casually freaking out over here,” one fan wrote. Another added, “Oh now THISSSSSSS was an era we would HAPPILY RELIVE!!!!” A third user wrote, “SMOKEY EYE PALETTE?! 2016 IS SO BACK.”
