Ariana Grande says she's in a new phase of her beauty journey, years after having facial surgery.
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For a long time, beauty was about hiding for me, and now I feel like maybe it's not, since I stopped getting fillers and Botox
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she said in a Vogue makeup video posted on Tuesday.
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The "Wicked" star and singer walked viewers through her skincare and makeup routines while creating a "pretty in pink cat-eye moment.
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She used her 11-minute video to discuss her thoughts on beauty, aging, and plastic surgery.
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Grande stated that she was "exposed to so many" discussions about her appearance as a teenager and rising Nickelodeon star.
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As a result, she began to use "makeup as a disguise or as something to hide behind." She was applying thick eyeliner and "more and more" hair to her look.
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Grande, now 30, stated that she does not "love the intention of hiding behind" makeup.
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Makeup, according to the R.E.M. Beauty founder, is now about "self-expression" and "accentuating what is here."
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