Mariah Carey’s new wax figure is perfect

On By Littum

Mariah Carey is ready for the holiday season, and so is her new holiday-themed wax figure, which is making fans do a double take.

As soon as Halloween ends, Carey has been known to immediately launch into the next round of holidays, especially Christmas. So on Nov. 3, she announced on Instagram that fans can embrace the festive spirit with her and visit her Madame Tussauds wax figure in New York City.

“Finally found someone to help me with the toy delivery this year!” she wrote a caption slideshow of photos that showed her posing with the wax figure, which is a spitting image of the icon. She also thanked the famous museum for honoring her.

Do you spot the real “All I Want for Christmas Is You” singer?

The real Carey smiles in a sparkly black dress as she holds an ornament next to the figure, which has a similar holiday decoration that complements her ruby ​​red dress. Madame Tussauds also perfectly reproduced the music superstar’s golden, wavy locks.

The singer’s post included a clip of her seeing the figure for the first time with her 13-year-old twins, Monroe and Moroccan, who she shares with ex-husband Nick Cannon.

“Oh my god,” Carey said as she approached the figure.

“Wow! It’s like I’m looking at you through a mirror,” Moroccan marveled.

The mum-of-two agreed, adding: “Wow! It’s surreal. Very good. Look at those shoes!”

She then pointed out that the sculptor even had the beauty mark on his chin.

“We wanted to do an ‘All I Want for Christmas’ all year round. This dress is inspired by Marilyn Monroe,” she explained in the video. She also revealed that the rubies the figure is wearing are her own jewelry.

She mentioned that the exhibit has more personal touches, such as nutcrackers and pictures of the Jack Russell terrier, her family’s favorite dog breed.

“Wax Mariah is my new best friend,” she said before the clip ended.

She wasn’t the only one impressed by the striking resemblance. Fans in the comments applauded Madame Tussauds for not missing the mark.

One fan commented: “Daaaaang!! They NAILED IT.”

Another praised: “It looks real! They did a great job!”

A third joked: “Will the real Mariah please stand up!!!”

Madame Tussauds USA Instagram also celebrated the wax figure’s arrival at its location in New York.

“The Queen of Christmas has officially arrived!” the museum cheered, later calling the figure Carey’s “wax twin”.

Carey’s fan-approved wax figure comes after other superstars, such as Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, were the subject of more controversial wax figures this year.

In February, Beyoncé’s fans thought the singer’s wax figure at Madame Tussauds, Blackpool – located in Blackpool, England – looked more like Leah Remini. Swifties voiced their disapproval in August after a wax figure of the “Fortnight” singer was unveiled at the Panoptikum museum in Hamburg, Germany.

Fortunately for Carey’s fans, known collectively as Lambily, there appear to be no complaints about Madame Tussaud’s latest tribute to her. The new wax figure is now on display.