Selena Gomez's Gorgeous Makeup-Free Selfie Has Subtle Nod To Miley Cyrus

By Sarah Tate

March 14, 2023

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Selena Gomez is once again showing the "real" her, sharing a gorgeous makeup-free selfie that includes a subtle nod to Miley Cyrus.

On Monday (March 13), the Rare Beauty founder ditched the makeup again in stunning pair of photos shared to her Instagram. In the first pic, a bare-faced Gomez stares directly into the camera while the second photo has her making a face. She captioned the post, "Violet chemistry," a track off of Cyrus' recently-released album Endless Summer Vacation. In the song, Cyrus begs her lover to "stay awhile with me, stay awhile, don't deny the violet chemistry... stay awhile, put your arms around me."

Gomez also tagged Cyrus in the pic, who caught wind of the post and shared it to her own Instagram Stories, along with other accomplishments for her new album.

Of course, this is not the first time the former Disney stars have shown their support for each other. After Gomez showed off her impression skills while hosting Saturday Night Live last year, faking a southern accent while trying to capture the advice her pal Cyrus had given her and claiming, "Hell yeah, I'm Miley Cyrus," the Plastic Hearts singer shared a photo of herself wearing a shirt with the phrase.

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