How Selena Quintanilla Signature Style Stood the Test of Time

Selena Quintanilla‘s Signature Beauty Style Stood the Test of Time

Selena Quintanilla

Selena Quintanilla’s impact goes far beyond music 25 years after her tragic death.

iexclusive News Nigeria reports that Tejano superstar’s life was cut short in March 1995 at the age of 23 years old, however, despite her untimely passing, she left an indelible mark in music, fashion and beauty.

Take one look at 2020’s pop culture moments and you’ll notice Selena was the subject of conversation throughout. In late April (her birthday month), MAC Cosmetics released its second collection in honor of her memory.

And just last Friday, Dec. 4, Netflix dropped the highly anticipated show, Selena: The Series, which quickly shot to number one on the streaming service.

For many fans, Selena was the first significant Latinx celebrity they could connect with and relate to.

While many have celebrated her one-of-a-kind voice, record milestones and extraordinary eye for fashion countless times, it’s important to share how she’s cemented her status as a beauty icon.

Selena was a rare gem who radiated beauty from the inside out.

From her infectious smile, which she famously accessorized with a bold lip, to her fabulous acrylic nails, the star’s signature glam has stood the test of time even after all of these years.

In an era when being wafer-thin or “heroin chic” was considered the ideal beauty standard, the Texas native embraced everything that made her different—especially when it came to celebrating her Mexican-American heritage.

Because unlike the trends we see today, big lips and curves weren’t en vogue in the early ’90s.

“Even though there were Latinas on TV, they had blonde hair and blue eyes,” Suzette Quintanilla, Selena’s sister, told Refinery29 in May. 

“There was never that representation of who we were, with darker hair and being fuller on the hips. Selena has made an impact in the beauty space by representing Latinas.”

When the singer stepped on stage and swayed her hips from side-to-side in one of her iconic outfits, she always wore an electrifying red lip to go with it.

In fact, many of her microphones were stained with the crimson color, including the mic she used for her record-breaking Houston Astrodome concert in 1995.

One of Selena’s go-to reds was Chanel Beauty’s lipstick in the shade Brick. Sadly, the brand has since discontinued the product.

However, according to Allure, MAC Cosmetics’ Russian Red ($19) and So Chaude ($19) were also some of her faves. And luckily, they are still available to shop.

To get the perfect application, the magazine reports Selena used MAC Cosmetics’ Lip Pencils in Cherry ($18) and Mahogany ($18).

Although the “Si Una Vez” singer was known for wearing red lipstick, Suzette revealed to E! News in April that her sister also gravitated towards “lighter tones.

” Suzette pointed out, “If you look at her older pictures, where she’s got her hair pulled back, she’s got the lighter, normal, everyday makeup on. That was her everyday look.”

One lighter shade the Tejano star frequently used, per an Instagram fan account that shared pictures from the Selena Museum in Corpus Christi, Texas, was from the drugstore: Revlon Softsilver Rose ($4.97), a frosted pink. It’s a color she donned at the Houston Astrodome in 1993

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