the beauty already there. My
makeup artist, Valerie Noble,
has done my makeup so well
that I’ve forgotten how to do
it on my own. We’re old, old
friends. She’s been doing my
makeup for 15 years. We make
sure to do just enough that I
don’t look so different when
I’m wearing makeup than
when I’m not.
The majority of the charac-
ters I’ve played were women
from a different time period.
They were relegated to pink or
red lipstick, and I don’t like red
because it dries out my lips.
I like to keep my lips neutral.
Some colors might thrive in
nature, but I’m like, “I don’t need
to put them on my face.” Green
doesn’t look natural on my face.
I love it when my eyes are done
with eyeliner and mascara, and
very minimal eye shadow, in
browns and purples with a little
hint of iridescence, but that’s it.
I did lash extensions, and they
were beautiful. Beautiful. And
then all of a sudden, when they
started dropping out, I was like
a bald man. Bald! I did it for six
months, and then I said, “No.
No more of that.” I looked like a
dandelion once the petals had
been blown off.
I break out with oil of any
type on my face. So after I
cleanse my skin, I put on ice-
cold water from the faucet
to tighten up the pores. And
then when they settle down,
I use Olay as my night cream
and my day cream. It’s the
only thing that keeps my skin
smooth—and takes off my eye
makeup. It’s sort of my catch-
all. My mom’s first cousin
taught me the ice water move.
THINGS OF BEAUTY
- MAC Haute & Naughty Waterproof Lash Mascara
2. Nest Bamboo Candle
- MAC Pro Longwear Fluidline eyeliner pot
- Madam C.J. Walker Beauty Culture Thirsty Weightless
Hydrating Styling Serum
- Olay Complete UV365 Daily Moisturizer With Sunscreen
TALKING
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T
Y
Today she’d be 100. Her skin
was this beautiful dark choco-
late and her pores were super-
smooth. She looked like she
was 40, and she was 70-some-
thing! She used Dove soap,
Oil of Olay, and ice water. So I
thought, Well, let me catch on
to ice. I wouldn’t do anything
else to my face. People are
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starting to look very alien with
all the injections.
Over the past few years, I’ve
learned that I have to protect
time on my calendar for me:
just being home, going to get
a massage, or walking around
my neighborhood. Something
that is quiet enough. My job
requires me to be an extrovert,
Spencer in 2017,
the year she
costarred in The
Shape of Water,
earning her third
Oscar nomination
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