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elizabethan era
ELIZABETH OLSEN
(WHO PREFERS
LIZZIE) HAS DEFTLY
BALANCED ROLES
AS BOTH AN
INDEPENDENT-FILM
DARLING AND A
BLOCKBUSTER
AVENGER. NEXT UP:
BEING THE NEW FACE
OF BOBBI BROWN.
AND MAYBE—JUST
MAYBE—HER FIRST
WILD HAIR COLOR.
Q&A
On beauty school: My mom and my sisters don’t wear
makeup, so I learned [about makeup] through work.
The most important thing, especially for someone like
me, who doesn’t want to look like I’m wearing a lot of
makeup, is to prep the skin with a lot of moisturizer or
serum so whatever foundation you use looks dewy.
On avoiding bloodshed: When I started shaving my
legs, there was an article in a teen magazine about
how to shave your knees. The trick was to keep your
leg straight, so that’s how I did it. I still do.
On evocative scents: I love the smell of onions and
garlic. One weekend, I was coming home and all the
flower shops were closed, so my boyfriend made
eggs because he knew I would like that smell.
On spending wisely: I’m pretty committed to
Biologique Recherche’s whole skin-care line; I use,
like, 800 of their products. It’s the biggest splurge,
but I think of it as an investment in my career.
On injectables and surgery: I look at actresses who
haven’t done those things and see the wealth of
characters they get to play. Patricia Arquette gets to
play incredible roles because she has the freedom to
move her face and be all different sorts of people.
On hair regrets: I’m so annoyed that I didn’t get a
crazy cut or color in college, because now is really not
the time for me to be doing that, unless it’s for a part.
I’m keeping my fingers crossed for that.
—COTTON CODINHA
BIODERMA
SENSIBIO H20.
“It’s hard to beat
Bioderma makeup
remover. It’s French,
but there are
beauty-supply stores
that have it here.”
DIPTYQUE
PHILOSYKOS
PERFUME OIL
ROLL-ON. “I bought
one years ago after
smelling it on a
friend, and I’ve stuck
with it for six years.”
BOBBI BROWN
SKIN LONG-WEAR
WEIGHTLESS
FOUNDATION. “It’s
superlight and really
blends into your skin,
so no one knows I’m
wearing makeup.”
ELIZABETH ARDEN
EIGHT HOUR
CREAM INTENSIVE
LIP BALM. “I just
ran out of this.
I used it to the last
drop and had to
replace it.”
16 ALLURE APRIL 2019
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: COURTESY OF BOBBI BROWN; COURTESY OF BRANDS (3);
JOSEPHINE SCHIELE
