Selena Gomez Laughs Off a Comment About Shaving Her ‘Mustache’

Selena Gomez laughed off a comment on her “mustache.”

In a video she shared via Instagram on Tuesday, December 16, Gomez, 33, explained why it might look like she has a shadow on her upper lip while going makeup-free.

“Someone made me laugh because they asked me, ‘How do you shave your mustache?’” she said. She then confirmed that she doesn’t have an actual mustache, but the shadow is actually “melasma.”

“I take care of it and treat it, but yeah, it’s there,” the Only Murders in the Building star added. Gomez noted that she wasn’t upset at the fan who asked. “I totally get it,” she said. “It’s from the sun.”

Melasma is a skin condition that causes dark spots on the face, which are triggered by sun exposure.

Gomez has been open about what beauty treatments she’s tried. In December 2023, she revealed that she got Botox while clapping back at an internet troll who told her to “remove [her] cheek fillers/implants,” because it was “messing with [her brain.”

The singer replied, “Hahahaha I’ve had Botox bb girl.”

In July 2024, she again shut down rumors that she’s had any other work done after a social media user asked an injector to guess what Gomez had done.

Selena Gomez Laughs Off a Comment About Shaving Her ‘Mustache’: ‘It’s Melasma’ — Courtesy of Selena Gomez/Instagram

“Honestly, I literally have no idea what she has gotten done,” the injector said. “I think she’s been through so much in her life, especially medically related, so I don’t think it’s fair to speculate whether or not she’s gotten cosmetic things done.”

Marissa, the New York City based injector, added, “I don’t know what to attribute any of these changes to. I think when it comes to Botox and filler I do [these celebrity videos] when I’m pretty confident I know what someone has gotten done, but when it comes to Selena, I literally have no idea.”

The TikTok user continued, “people say Lupus, people say other things; I don’t know and at the end of the day, lets just leave her be. She’s beautiful regardless.”

Gomez then saw the post and commented, “Honestly, I hate this. I was on stripes because of flare up. I have Botox. That’s it. Leave me alone.”

Gomez was diagnosed with lupus, an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in the skin, joints, kidney and other organs, in 2013. Four years later, in 2017, she underwent a kidney transplant, which she received from her friend Francia Raisa.

After healing, Gomez shared a pic of her and Raisa, 37, holding hands in the hospital.

‘I’m very aware some of my fans had noticed I was laying low for part of the summer and questioning why I wasn’t promoting my new music, which I was extremely proud of,” she captioned the post. “So I found out I needed to get a kidney transplant due to my Lupus and was recovering. It was what I needed to do for my overall health.”

Gomez thanked Raisa, adding, “There aren’t words to describe how I can possibly thank my beautiful friend Francia Raisa. She gave me the ultimate gift and sacrifice by donating her kidney to me.”