Watch Kerry Washington reveal her top beauty secrets, from effortless eyeliner to the perfect lipstick shade for the holidays ahead.
Kerry Washington Shares Her Step-by-Step Guide to Foolproof Eyeliner and a Bold Red Lip
“I do think of my skin-care routine as self-love,” Kerry Washington says as she lights up a candle from friend Alicia Keys ’s new line, Keys Soulcare. Breathing in the smoky sage scent, the 43-year-old actress sets to work, reaching first for a face wash gentle enough to treat her eczema-prone complexion, followed by an aura-cleansing rosewater mist, an SPF serum, 24-karat-gold eye patches, and lastly a hyaluronic-acid-based moisturizer. “Self-care,” she continues, “isn’t about fixing yourself or twisting yourself into a pretzel to please other people. It’s really about being the best version of you.”
To achieve her signature lit-from-within finish, Washington then turns to a handful of skin-perfecting cosmetics. “When I first started working with Neutrogena, they did not make a concealer or a foundation to match my skin tone,” she recalls. When she signed on as a brand ambassador seven years ago, however, she set out to change that, ultimately helping to expand the collection’s shade offerings to accommodate “all different kinds of people with all different kinds of skin tones,” she notes. Today, she layers a bouncy, lighter hue with a slightly richer hue (along with a dollop of antioxidant-infused foundation) and then brushes her brows up with a spoolie—an admittedly pared-back approach to maintaining her arches. “I never want to do anything too permanent,” she reveals. “Obviously,” she adds, “Broomhilda von Shaft from Django does not have the same eyebrows as Olivia Pope.”
This story originally appeared on: Vogue - Author:Zoe Ruffner
