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As any beauty enthusiast will tell you, the best makeup looks start with a healthy base.
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Dobrev likes to begin by hydrating her skin with a couple of drops ofDr.
Barbara Strum’s Hyaluronic Acid Serum.
The last serum she applies isSunday Riley’s C.E.O.
15% Vitamin C Brightening Serum, which gently exfoliates to reveal,smoother, brighter skin.
After the face is sufficiently dewy and supple, Dobrev moves on to the lips.
“I have this amazingLaneige [mask],” she says.
“This is a sleeping mask, but honestly I wear it all day, every day.
Her favorite?Supergoop Unseen Sunscreen SPF 40.
“It’s important to wear sunscreen to protect yourself from potentially gettingskin cancer.
It’s sort of like a primer as well for your makeup so your makeup stays on better.”
And she’s correct, everyone should wear the dermatologist-recommendedSPF 30 or higherevery day.
Then it’s time for the makeup.
Because both formulas are lightweight despite their full coverage, the final effect is satin-like, not cakey.
And then it’s brow time.
“It’s so funny how, in the early 2000s, having reallyskinny eyebrowswas very trendy.
I remember tweezing, and tweezing, and tweezing until I had nothing left,” Dobrev winces.
And that’s it, seriously.
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Watch Nina Dobrev’s 10-minute skin and brow routine below.
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