Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato Recreate Princess Protection Program for Rare Beauty

The Disney Channel duo restaged their 2009 movie poster and revived their “Yo. Yo. Yo.” vlog energy to launch a blush set named Delena.

Selena Gomez

Featured image: Selena Gomez. Photo: Jennifer / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 1.0.

The Lowdown

Naming a blush after a friendship portmanteau is peak 2009 internet, and that’s the point. After years of reported distance, this reads like two people genuinely enjoying their own nostalgia.

Key Takeaways

  • Gomez and Lovato appeared in Rare Beauty photos dressed as their Princess Protection Program characters on October 28 (ABC News).
  • The launch is a set of two liquid blushes called the Delena (ABC News).
  • Their promo video features their film song “One and the Same” and opens with “Yo. Yo. Yo.” (ABC News).

The Story

Gomez posted the photos with the caption “Once a Princess, always a Princess.” The first image recreates the film’s poster, with both stars in the blue and yellow dresses their characters wore (ABC News).

The accompanying video is set in a teen bedroom decorated with photos from the Princess Protection Program set. “It’s been a minute, hasn’t it?” Lovato asks before the pair lip-sync to “One and the Same” (ABC News).

The two met on Barney & Friends in 2002. ABC News noted that after a reported fallout, Gomez attended one of Lovato’s It’s Not That Deep Tour concerts in April (ABC News).