Cynthia Erivo recently revealed that much like her ornate manicures, her skin-care routine is rather extravagant. We love a girl with an intensive skin regimen, so we had to dive deeper. During a recent interview with W Magazine, she revealed the exact products she uses to reset her dry skin.
The star’s tried and true skin-care brand is Augustinus Bader, as is true for many celebrities. “ I have dry skin, so the Rich Cream ($185) is my go-to,” she says. She also loves the brand’s serum ($400), foam cleanser ($73) and gel cleanser ($73). “In the morning, I’ll use the gel cleanser because it’s a little softer, and I’ll use the foam at night to get rid of all the grime that has accumulated throughout the day,” she tells W Magazine.
Her ultimate beauty secret is real shea butter, “the kind that is rock solid and hard before you put it on. You have to warm it up in your hands so that it becomes soft.” She asks her mother to bring it back for her when she goes to Nigeria. “That stuff is a miracle worker. It keeps my skin really smooth and supple. I’ve always been very mindful of making sure to moisturize my skin. I treat it like it’s a meditative and nourishing practice in the morning. It’s a step that I will never skip.”
Erivo recently discovered a brand long beloved by NewBeauty, Biologique Recherche, which she’s been using for the last seven months. “L’Eauxygénante ($60) is a miracle spray. It’s wonderful, it sort of resets the skin immediately,” she says. While she loves the brand’s iconic P50 Lotion ($88) for exfoliation, she finds it a bit harsh, so she only uses it occasionally.
“I also use Paula’s Choice BHA ($25). I recently went to a dermatologist and told her that I use the BHA and that I use an AHA, and she was very impressed,” says Erivo, and so are we. “Micellar water feels really nourishing. So after I finish washing my skin, I’ll do a double cleanse with Bioderma Micellar Water” ($19). We can’t help but wonder if she used it to remove her layers of green makeup.