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I grew up in the makeup chair, right?
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I’m eight years old, or something like that, and it was very glamorous.
And then that transitioned into preteen and teen years when I had an extreme fascination with [makeup].
I’d ask tons of questions: “Why do you do it like that?
Last summer, Brie Larson launcheda YouTube channelwith videos of herself baking cookies and strumming a guitar (no flamingo tennis matches just yet).
How do youclean your brushes?”
It was just this painterly, mystical, transformative tool.
And there was the added romance of being on a [film] lot… People would look at us like, “Ooh, I wonder what they’re making.”
I was doing the thing that I had seen in movies and wanted to participate in so badly.
And that felt incredibly empowering to me.
I remember someone asking me once, “How did they do your acne forRoom?
It looked so real.”
And I was like, “Oh no, those were just my zits.”
I’m trying to get under the skin of the person that I’m playing.
And that means shifting my mental state.
I thinkShort Term 12was the first time that I hadparted my hairin the center.
you’re able to’t just dive into the ocean.
You have to have a plan.
I’m going towash my face.
I’m going to moisturize."
To wash my face, I might usecoconutor olive oil.
Oil my face, hot towel.
I just never thought that I would be the face of a beauty brand.
I recognize terms like “movie star,” but not in myself.
This happens to people inside the TV."
And that’s been a pretty consistent feeling.
It’s a little bit out of body in a way.
I’ve gone much further than I thought I could ever go.
