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Ariana Grande is bringing some Wicked good makeup items to fans with her upcoming R.E.M. Beauty collection, which is inspired by the upcoming film adaptation of the Broadway musical in which Grande portrays Glinda the Good Witch.
“I pulled inspiration for the collection from the stage show, the movie, and the books,” Grande told Vogue in a new interview of the collection. “I am very much a nerd who likes to document things, like my fittings and hair and makeup tests.”
The nine-piece collection includes eyeshadow palettes, metallic matte lipstick, lip stains and even a pH adaptive lip oil that changes colors depending on the wearer. All the colors have names that are “all very specifically and Wicked-ly Ozian,” she explained to the publication.
Grande also opened up about transforming into the beloved blonde character for the film, where she stars opposite Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba the Wicked Witch. “We wanted to pay homage to the gorgeous Glindas who have come before me while also creating our own version,” she said, referencing Billie Burke in 1939’s The Wizard of Oz and Kristin Chenoweth in the first stage rendition of Wicked.
“My pop persona is such a characterized version on its own. Beauty really helped me deconstruct that person and find Glinda,” she added. “I just wanted to live in the DNA and mindset of the character. Now I love the color pink and it feels like part of me. I think it’s something I’ll be forever intertwined with in a very special way.”
The first part of the Jon M. Chu-directed adaptation of Wicked arrives in theaters on November 22, while the R.E.M. Beauty Wicked collection is set for release on October 1.
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Celebrities are just like us! Noah Kahan took to X this week to share that he’s been loving the content of viral pygmy hippo Moo Deng that’s been circulating the Internet recently.
“I’m late to whatever these creatures are but I enjoy them so far,” he shared in response to an edit of his Stick Season album art, in which his beloved dog Penny is replaced by Moo Deng herself. “Moo Deng Season,” the meme is captioned.
The baby, two-month-old pygmy hippopotamus in a Thailand zoo quickly become a viral sensation over the past few months after the zoo’s social media accounts began posting videos of her.
Kahan is having a similarly great year to Moo Deng. The Grammy-nominated singer brought his We’ll All Be Here Together Tour to Madison Square Garden and Boston’s Fenway Park earlier this summer. Kahan was also giving back throughout the trek, as his mental health initiative, The Busyhead Project, was present throughout the tour.
“In my own life and career, I feel like things have continued to build for me in small ways, and I want to make sure that my passion for talking about mental health and raising money for it is following the growth of like, my venue capacity, and my staff,” he told Billboard back in May. “I’m a big believer in striking while the iron is hot — if you see my tour schedule, you understand that — but along with that is taking moments where there is momentum and visibility, and doing as much good as possible.”
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