See Every (Under-$25!) Product From Ariana Grande's Debut Makeup Collection for R.E.M. Beauty
Ariana Grande for R.E.M. Beauty
Photo: Courtesy of R.E.M. Beauty
If a tree falls in the forest and there's no one around to hear it, does it make a sound? If a new beauty brand launches and there's no celebrity to put their name on it, does it even really count? These are the enduring questions of our time. On Friday, Ariana Grande will join the legions of celebrity beauty entrepreneurs with R.E.M. Beauty, a new color cosmetics brand with a futuristic bent — sprinkled with plenty of '90s and early-2000s nostalgia for good measure.
The inaugural R.E.M. Beauty makeup collection — dubbed "Ch. 01: Ultraviolet" by the brand — is a 62-SKU lineup spanning liquid eyeliner, kohl eye pencil, mascara, eye shadow palettes, lashes, liquid eye shadow, plumping lip gloss, matte lipstick, lip stain markers and highlighter. Each product will retail for between $15-$24. As for the name, R.E.M. seems to be a call-back to Grande's "Sweetener" track of the same name, which itself is a reference to the deepest stage of the sleep cycle, standing for "rapid eye movement."
"R.E.M. Beauty inspires you to make every dream a reality, in both beauty and beyond," reads a press release.
We know Grande is quite adept at catering to millennial nostalgia for the late '90s and early aughts (see: the "Thank U, Next" video; her entire aesthetic). This is reflected throughout the collection in the shade names, which rather delightfully incorporate AIM lingo (G2g, Ttyl, L8r) as well as references to pop culture, entertainment and style touch points of the era (Away Message, Waterfalls, VCR, Jelly Sandals, to name a few).
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There's also a futuristic/space exploration vibe to the brand, from the sleek, metallic packaging, to the campaign imagery (see above), to the product and shade names that aren't middle school throwbacks. The Midnight Shadows Liquid Eye Shadows, for example, come in shades like Comet (champagne), UFO (metallic taupe), Asteroid (bronze), Milky Way (teal) and Telescope (blackened silver).
R.E.M. Beauty launches on Nov. 12 at 9 a.m. EST on rembeauty.com. Click through the gallery below for a first look at every product, including pricing.
R.E.M. Beauty At the Borderline Eyeliner Marker in Midnight Black, $19.
R.E.M. Beauty Interstellar Highlighter Topper in Mama Earth, $22.
R.E.M. Beauty Interstellar Highlighter Topper in Miss Jupiter, $22.
R.E.M. Beauty Interstellar Highlighter Topper in Miss Mars, $22.
R.E.M. Beauty Interstellar Highlighter Topper in Miss Mercury, $22.
R.E.M. Beauty Interstellar Highlighter Topper in Miss Neptune, $22.
R.E.M. Beauty Interstellar Highlighter Topper in Miss Pluto, $22.
R.E.M. Beauty Interstellar Highlighter Topper in Miss Saturn, $22.
R.E.M. Beauty Interstellar Highlighter Topper in Miss Uranus, $22.
R.E.M. Beauty Interstellar Highlighter Topper in Miss Venus, $22.
R.E.M. Beauty Interstellar Highlighter Topper in The Sun, $22.
R.E.M. Beauty At the Borderline Kohl Eyeliner Pencil in Midnight Black, $17.
R.E.M. Beauty At the Borderline Kohl Eyeliner Pencil in So Mod, $17.
R.E.M. Beauty At the Borderline Kohl Eyeliner Pencil in Teddy Bear, $17.
R.E.M. Beauty Dream Lashes in Eternally Meowing, $16.
R.E.M. Beauty Dream Lashes in Grow n Show, $16.
R.E.M. Beauty On Your Collar Plumping Lip Gloss in Away Message, $17.
R.E.M. Beauty On Your Collar Plumping Lip Gloss in Chuckie, $17.
R.E.M. Beauty On Your Collar Plumping Lip Gloss in Detention, $17.
R.E.M. Beauty On Your Collar Plumping Lip Gloss in Jelly Sandals, $17.
R.E.M. Beauty On Your Collar Plumping Lip Gloss in Pink Razor, $17.
R.E.M. Beauty On Your Collar Plumping Lip Gloss in Roll Up, $17.
R.E.M. Beauty On Your Collar Plumping Lip Gloss in Scrunchie, $17.
R.E.M. Beauty On Your Collar Plumping Lip Gloss in VCR, $17.
R.E.M. Beauty On Your Collar Plumping Lip Gloss in Waterfalls, $17.
R.E.M. Beauty Practically Permanent Lip Stain Marker in Booked n Busy, $16.
R.E.M. Beauty Practically Permanent Lip Stain Marker in Full Out, $16.
R.E.M. Beauty Practically Permanent Lip Stain Marker in Miss Berry, $16.
R.E.M. Beauty Practically Permanent Lip Stain Marker in Popular, $16.
R.E.M. Midnight Shadows Liquid Eyeshadow in Asteroid, $16.
R.E.M. Midnight Shadows Liquid Eyeshadow in Comet, $16.
R.E.M. Midnight Shadows Liquid Eyeshadow in Experiment, $16.
R.E.M. Midnight Shadows Liquid Eyeshadow in Fembot, $16.
R.E.M. Midnight Shadows Liquid Eyeshadow in Hot Lava, $16.
R.E.M. Midnight Shadows Liquid Eyeshadow in Lab Coat, $16.
R.E.M. Midnight Shadows Liquid Eyeshadow in Milky Way, $16.
R.E.M. Midnight Shadows Liquid Eyeshadow in Nerd, $16.
R.E.M. Midnight Shadows Liquid Eyeshadow in Science Fair, $16.
R.E.M. Midnight Shadows Liquid Eyeshadow in Telescope, $16.
R.E.M. Midnight Shadows Liquid Eyeshadow in UFO, $16.
R.E.M. Midnight Shadows Liquid Eyeshadow in </3, $16.
R.E.M. Midnight Shadows Liquid Eyeshadow in As If, $16.
R.E.M. Midnight Shadows Liquid Eyeshadow in BRB, $16.
R.E.M. Midnight Shadows Liquid Eyeshadow in G2g, $16.
R.E.M. Midnight Shadows Liquid Eyeshadow in L8r, $16.
R.E.M. Midnight Shadows Liquid Eyeshadow in Nvm, $16.
R.E.M. Midnight Shadows Liquid Eyeshadow in Sup, $16.
R.E.M. Midnight Shadows Liquid Eyeshadow in Totes, $16.
R.E.M. Midnight Shadows Liquid Eyeshadow in TTYL, $16.
R.E.M. Midnight Shadows Liquid Eyeshadow in Txt Me, $16.
R.E.M. Beauty Flourishing Lengthening Mascara, $15.
R.E.M. Beauty Flourishing Volumizing Mascara, $15.
R.E.M. Beauty On Your Collar Matte Lipstick in Bubbly, $19.
R.E.M. Beauty On Your Collar Matte Lipstick in Drive-In Movie, $19.
R.E.M. Beauty On Your Collar Matte Lipstick in Roller Skates, $19.
R.E.M. Beauty On Your Collar Matte Lipstick in Tiramisu, $19.
R.E.M. Beauty On Your Collar Matte Lipstick in Twilight, $19.
R.E.M. Beauty On Your Collar Matte Lipstick in Wine n Dine, $19.
R.E.M. Beauty Midnight Shadows Eyeshadow Palette in Babydoll, $24.
R.E.M. Beauty Midnight Shadows Eyeshadow Palette in Midnight Snack, $24.
R.E.M. Beauty Midnight Shadows Eyeshadow Palette in Principessa, $24.
R.E.M. Beauty Utmost Importance Lip Plumping Gloss, $17.
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