Ever since I first watched Selena Gomez act and sing on Disney Channel as a child, I have never been disappointed by her as an actress or musical artist.
On March 12, Gomez released her first fully Spanish-language EP titled “Revelación.” This is not the first time that Mexican American pop singer has embraced her Hispanic heritage through her music. Gomez’s fifth solo project comes almost a decade after she first recorded Spanish versions of her hit songs “A Year Without Rain” and “Who Says.”
Gomez experiments with a slew of different genres in comparison to her previous albums, with “Revelación” having a series of sultry Latin trap and reggaeton beats. In the first track “De Una Vez” (translated as “At Once” in English), the singer belts out a bittersweet melody describing a sense of healing and empowerment after a breakup, which I have to assume is about her tumultuous relationship with Justin Bieber that ended in 2012. Gomez had released this song back in January, which led it to becoming the first ever all-Spanish song sung by a female to debut as #1 on the Worldwide iTunes Song Chart.
The second track titled “Buscando Amor” “translated to “Looking for Love” in English) is about letting go and having a good time on your own with little distractions, A.K.A. men. Gomez described “Buscando Amor” on “Revelación Stories” by Spotify as a song that “every girl needs” that celebrates how beautiful women are.
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Everything You Need to Know About Selena Gomez’s Skincare Routine
To wash away the day, Gomez uses a soothing foam face cleanser. “It actually helps because I have dry skin,” she told Vogue . “But in certain areas, I have oily, which is really annoying.” A cleanser like SkinCeuticals Soothing Cleanser Foam has calming ingredients like cucumber extract, glycerin, orchis mascula extract formulated for sensitive skin.
To hydrate and plump up the skin, Gomez loves Tatcha’s Dewy Skin Cream. “It’s so thick and yummy that you don’t actually have to use that much of it,” Gomez told Vogue . “I think when I was younger, I didn’t really take care of my skin, because I didn’t really know why. I was working since I was seven and had makeup on and figuring all that out. So I would say I didn’t care until the last few years and I realized how important it was.” To apply, Gomez uses her hands to massage the product in an upwards motion.
Gomez never leaves the house without wearing a protective shield of SPF. “I like to put sunscreen on because not only is it important to keep your skin looking fresh but I have lupus, so being in the sun is difficult for me, so I like to put my sunscreen on,” she told Vogue . Her go-to is Drunk Elephant Umbra Sheer Physical Daily Defense SPF 30, which is sheer, lightweight, and fragrance-free.
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Review: Selena Gomez ‘Revelación’ and Nick Jonas ‘Spaceman’
But just like the Phil Collins catalog, Spaceman runs a little too wan and quiet between the hits. These songs all flow together, zooming from track to track as if the radio station were being changed between them, but there are stretches that are more fit for sleep playlists than as a soundtrack to waking activities. There’s a fine line between music that’s calming and music that is literally sedative; Spaceman delivers a bit too much “Long Long Way to Go” when more “Sussudio” was needed.
