Celebrity Beauty
The superstar chats with Bustle about her makeup line and her earliest beauty memory.
Dolly Parton doesnt have any beauty regrets.
Ill probably be doing something tomorrow that should embarrass me, but Ill keep doing it.
Do you remember the first time you were actually able to buy makeup for yourself?
Well, it wasnt local; it was about 40 miles away.
One of the first things I wanted to do was buy makeup.
Speaking of lipsticks, youve just launched a collection of them.
What does lipstick mean to you?
We all talk through our mouths, [and] everybody notices your mouth.
But I just think its sensual and sexy, and I think its just pretty.
How has your approach to beauty changed over the years?
And the older I get, the more of it I wear.
But Ive always loved makeup.
Id put them on my lips so they wouldnt come off and act like it was my natural color.
Of course, it couldnt be rubbed off.
My grandpa was a preacher, so he didnt think that I should be wearing makeup at all.
I love making my eyes up more.
Im like an artist, like a kid with paints and crayons.
I love to try new makeup, new colors, new designs.
And I just love lining my lips this way one day and then being a little bold the next.
Using makeup is really like making art.
Yeah, it is artistic, especially the way you put it on.
But I wear basically the same makeup during the day as nighttime.
When youre just relaxing at home alone, do you like to wear makeup?
It makes me feel better all day.
If Im going to go outside the house, I will definitely wear makeup.
What is your go-to makeup look?
Well, I do my foundation.
I always put that on.
I put on a little blush, but I use different moisturizers.
It just depends on what Ive used through the years that still works for me.
Eventually, I will have my own line of everything.
Were starting slow and building on up.
But I just feel like I have to start with my foundation and get on with it.
Is there a beauty trend right now that you love?
Im always looking for whatevers new, and I can do that through my nieces.
I have so many beautiful nieces, and theyre really into makeup.
Theyre always bringing me something and saying Have you tried this?
You have to try that.
She learned from me, I think.
But anyhow, if theyve got something that Im fascinated with, Ill try it for myself.
And if I dont like it, then Ill go back to doing what Im used to using.
Ive read that youre close to your sisters.
Are there any beauty tips that you guys have swapped over the years?
Never do I curl my lashes that I dont think of my sister Cassie.
[My sisters and I] are always giving each other little hints like that.
I also read that you once entered a Dolly look-alike contest and lost to a drag queen.
What are some makeup tips youve gotten from drag queens?
The particular year that I went in to do that, I just exaggerated my own look.
I entered that contest just for fun cause you got free drinks.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
