Selena Gomez in New York City in December 2022.Photo:Cindy Ord/Getty Images
Cindy Ord/Getty Images
Three years after launching herviral makeup brand Rare Beauty, Selena Gomez is feeling a new sense of fulfillment.
“It’s unbelievably humbling. You really become outside of yourself when you’re listening to someone else’s story andsomeone else’s struggles,” the singer and actress, who launched the company with the purpose ofbreaking down beauty standards, tells PEOPLE exclusively. “I think that I’ve felt [less] alone working on this company, and now I hope that people can get that same access I’ve been able to have.”
Gomez, 31, has been open about her struggles with mental health,including a bipolar diagnosisshe first shared with fans in 2020.
Selena Gomez.courtesy of Rare Beauty
courtesy of Rare Beauty
Since 2020 one percent of all Rare Beauty sales have been donated to Gomez’sRare Impact Fund, which is raising $100 million over the next 10 years to provide access to mental health services and education for young people around the world.
In honor of World Mental Health Day (Oct. 10),Sephorais committing to donating 100 percent of Rare Beauty product sales to the fund.
“I’ve done so many cool things in my life, but there’s never been a moment quite like this. I’m so grateful,” says Gomez. “I actually feel that way aboutmy gala that’s coming upas well, and to know that my partner Sephora is actually supportive of [my mental health] mission is so incredible.”
Still, Gomez says her confidence comes from within: “I know it seems easy, but I promise you it’s been years of constant back and forth in my head, and now I’m just really happy, and I guess it’s showing, which I’m really honored.”
source: people.com
