Emmy Rossum is a self-proclaimed skincare obsessive who’s armed herself with an array of beauty tools to address her skin’s needs (when she’s not visiting famed facialist Shani Darden’s studio, of course) . As a result, the actress is diligent with her routines, thinking the only time in her life she hasn’t completed her nighttime skincare is when she gave birth. Her regimen includes a cocktail of moisturizers, always sunscreen and firming neck cream. “Having clear skin and hydrated skin really gives me confidence, more so than even makeup,” she says.
For his new television series, angelyne, Rossum fully transformed into the titular Los Angeles legend, sporting prosthetics and a blonde wig. But in real life, of course, Rossum’s curly brown hair is her beauty calling card, which makes her hair routine all the more essential. It all starts in the shower with Living Proof’s styler, followed by The Curly Co.’s bendable diffuser. 35 years old, although she admits to having spent years trying to change them. “Finally, embracing my natural hair is something that now makes me feel so unique.”
After a light coat of foundation, Rossum blends in a duo of Kosas and Kevyn Aucoin concealer for her under-eyes, but avoids covering the area’s subtle blue veins. When she was working on a film with her husband, director Sam Esmail, he would ask makeup artists to leave that part of her undereye uncovered. “Because he said it looked real and authentic,” Rossum says. “And actually the fact that he liked it about me made me love it at home.
Two Jillian Dempsey eyeshadow shades (one pink, one brunette) are followed by two coats of By Terry’s twist brush formula. “I really like more matte products. I find anything that has a kind of iridescence, those little particles tend to make me pop,” she says before dusting a Benefit Cosmetics bronzer and a Chanel blush on her cheeks, a brow pencil and gel enhance her brows, while a trio of pigments give a dewy hue to her lips, and with a spritz of Profumi di Firenze’s Vaniglia del Madagascar, she’s ready to start her day.
Below, discover Rossum’s beauty secrets.
