131BeautyMY BEAUTY RULESIf I had to describe myself in one sentence, it
would be ‘a city girl with a countryside heart’.
I am a total social butterfly, with an adventurous spirit,
but I also love the quiet and calm of the countryside.
In fact, my happy place is probably the English
countryside. There’s a specific bench overlooking
a lake in West Sussex, surrounded by rolling hills, that
I always go back to when I’m stressed or when I finish
a project. Luckily, now that I’m older, I can also just go
there in my head and feel the emotional benefits.
My beauty regime is full of nostalgia. When
I was younger, my mum and I would sleep in the same
room. She always had a very specific regime at night,
and I remember the soft powdery smells of all her face
creams, but also this really medicinal Carmex lip
balm. Now, when I go to bed smelling the same, it’s
like, ‘Oh, I’ve grown up’. I use Lancôme Advanced
Génifique Youth Activating Concentrate [£82.50], as
it truly makes my skin so much smoother and stronger.
The Lancôme Advanced Génifique Hydrogel Melting
Sheet Mask [£17] is brilliant, too, especially when I’m
on planes or before filming. And I always have a tube
of Kiehl’s Lip Balm #1 [£10] on me. When I was
shootingMirror Mirror, I learned that putting on SPF
is so important. I was playing Snow White and the
make-up department were like, ‘Lily, you really need
to protect your skin!’ So now I wear Kiehl’s Ultra Light
Daily UV Defense SPF 50 [£28] whether it’s sunny or
not. I also like Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra Wear Nude
Foundation [£ 33.50] and Giorgio Armani Luminous
Silk Foundation [£42] because as long as there is
coverage and it’s not cakey, I feel like my skin
is protected but still able to breathe.
I’ve had a love/hate relationship with my
eyebrows over the years. When I was younger,
I didn’t understand them. It was the 90s when thin
brows were in, and I thought, ‘oh my god, they are
bold!’ – bold being a negative. When you’re youngerTheEnglish-American actress talks anti-bullying, why beingdifferent is great and her journey to body confidenceInterviewby
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