Nikki Glaser “Goes Crazy” With a $10 Serum That Keeps Her Hydrated All Day

Nikki Glaser’s been splurging on exosomes. While sharing her Beauty Secrets with Vogue, the Golden Globes 2026 host massages Plated Skin Science Intense Serum into her face with care. “This stuff is pretty damn expensive,” she says. “I think it’s $7 a squirt…I don’t let this go to waste at all.” While the high-tech treatment doesn’t come cheap, Glaser’s routine also includes a serum that costs $10. And that’s for the whole bottle, not just a squirt.

“Guys, this is truly my only secret,” she says. “I’ve been using this for probably seven to 10 years: The Ordinary 100% Plant-Derived Squalane. Obsessed!” As she applies the product, the comedian shows far less restraint than she did with the prior serum. “I can go crazy with stuff,” she says, noting its budget-friendly price. But it’s not just the value that has Glaser hooked: “This stays on all day,” she raves. “It doesn’t come off on clothes; it soaks in so well. It’s so slick and so hydrating. I’m obsessed.”

The 41-year-old’s makeup look features a similar mix of prestige and drugstore picks. For example? Her pink, glowing cheeks are the byproduct of Dior Forever Glow Highlighter blended with E.L.F.’s bubblegum-pink Putty Blush.

Glaser’s easygoing approach to beauty mirrors her work philosophy: “I just look at everything through the lens of, am I going to have fun doing this? Will the crowd sense that I am?” she says. “That’s the trick to performing: you need to make the audience comfortable, and not nervous for you.” As if to prove it, she smiles calmly through lips she’s dabbed with concealer as an experiment. “See you at the Golden Globes!” she trills in parting. “I’ll fix this lip by then.”

Director: Gabrielle Reich
DP: Dominik Czaczyk
Editor: Michael Suyeda

Producer, On Set: Marisah Yazbek
Line Producer: Natasha Soto-Albors
Production Manager: Kristen Helmick
Production Coordinator: Tanía Jones
Talent Manager: Phoebe Dishner

Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
Post Production Coordinator: Holly Frew
Supervising Editor: Kameron Key
Assistant Editor: Andy Morell

Shop Nikki Glaser’s routine, below.

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Ouai

Leave In Conditioner

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Nutrafol

Women’s Balance Hair Growth Nutraceutical

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Laneige

Water Bank Gentle Gel Cleanser

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Plated Skin Science

Intense Serum

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Plated Skin Science

Eye Serum

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Peter Thomas Roth

Water Drench Eye Patches

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The Ordinary

Plant‑Derived Squalane

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Kosas

DreamBeam SPF 40

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IT Cosmetics

CC+ Color Correcting Cream SPF 50+

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Jouer

Soft Focus Hydrate + Set Powder

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Dior

Forever Glow Powder Highlighter

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Pat McGrath Labs

Blitz Astral Eyeshadow Quad

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Fenty Beauty

Pro Filt r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation

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Benefit Cosmetics

Gimme Brow+ Volumizing Brow Gel

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Make Up For Ever

Eye, Lip Brow Pencil

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E.l.f Cosmetics

Putty Blush

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Make Up For Ever

Artist Color Pencil Extreme

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Ilia

Sunshift Cream Bronzer

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Kosas

Brow Pop Brow Pencil