Lauren London’s Guide to Concealing Dark Circles and Getting Flawless Brows

[mellow music]

Hey, what s up Vogue?

It s Lauren London

and I am here to show you my When I care skincare routine

and a little light beat.

This is a cleanser that I use.

A Black woman owns this company and it s non-toxic.

The back says, I like my products

how I like my people, non-toxic.

I ve always been very serious about washing my face.

I feel like when I was in high school

I learned the really harsh lesson

of going to bed without washing my face

and I had a really bad breakout on my forehead.

So I do some toner, which is also all-natural.

I have sensitive skin

so I try not to do too much.

I don t need a lot of harsh chemicals.

Rub it in like this.

You can do some deep breathing.

Get your mind right.

One of my favorite products.

Also a woman owns this, a woman of color.

Purple and Prosper Calm Complexion Serum.

Growing up, I don t remember

any Black-owned skin products around our household

and I feel like now it s more available.

It s out there.

It s skin products that actually understand

what s going on with my skin.

Therabody for my face and I use the red light.

Red light is really good for the rejuvenation of your cells

and fine lines cause this is not 22 anymore.

My handy dandy Lamier.

I ve been using Lamier since I was 21.

This is a soft cream,

so you don t have to make it warm and then pat it.

This is also good for being on the go.

I don t have time to be doing all of that,

patting her down.

Honey, it is giving moisturized skin.

And go down to the neck.

I m gonna add this under eye brightening turmeric eye cream.

A little dab like that.

I don t always have time to do this routine

especially in the morning

when I have to rush to take the kids to school.

If I have some time and I do wanna take time with myself

and be intentional about my face.

And you know, this is also very therapeutic.

I ll do all this.

If I don t have time,

it s giving face wash and a moisturizer.

When I do have time, I m very big with meditation.

Reading, I love to read.

I love writing.

Being in the room and listening to music.

Music is a really big form of medicine for me.

I m a really big 90s R&B, adult contemporary fan.

I m also, I m a big jazz fan.

Lalah Hathaway, Anita Baker,

Rachelle Ferrell, Kem.

Things that just kind of bring down my nervous system

because I m naturally very anxious.

I love the Tatcha lip mask.

I usually use this Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer.

So I rub it in like this.

Growing up, Rite Aid or CVS

would be where I would buy my makeup.

And it was really hard

finding a color that matched my skin complexion.

And I feel like you would have to mix and match

and I just am not good at that.

And I think as times have changed

and makeup has become more inclusive,

I hope everyone can find their shade in that.

I have really, really dark circles

because I don t get enough sleep.

I have two kids.

So I use this Tom Ford color correcting pen under my eyes

before I go in with concealer.

People always ask me how do I manage being a working mom?

Honestly, my kids come first.

Had a really rough couple years,

so their emotional wellness and wellbeing is my priority.

And then I take jobs that respect me as a mother

and honor my time as a mother.

Armani Luminous Concealer

in a lighter shade than the other one.

But I m going to mix these two today

cause I feel like the sun s been shining a little bit.

You can just put it on your hand like this.

Not too much.

You don t want people to think

you re doing too much in the middle of the day.

Or maybe you do, maybe you don t care.

Live your life.

Who cares what people think?

Okay bow.

Hit it up like this.

Okay, bow, bow, bow.

Bow, wow, wow.

these little eyebrows right here

need a little love in the club.

I just be talking and saying stuff.

I m an only child so I talk to myself a lot.

All the time.

I am my own best friend.

I m gonna bake this up because I get creased up under here.

I don t know why.

That s how the Lord made me, okay.

Tatcha the Silk Powder.

Now I m gonna go into some bronzer.

This cute Chanel bronzer.

Swirl her around like this.

And I heard Miss J Lo say that go up under here

because that s where the light, something like that.

So if Miss J Lo said something, I m gonna keep it.

Okay, bow, wow, wow.

Yippie yo, yippie yay.

I like to keep my eyebrows kind of thick.

And anybody who knows me knows I don t touch this.

High school, my eyebrows

were as thin as this black string, okay?

And I had slits.

Then I would tweeze two little slits.

Which, I really do like that look.

I might go back to the slits.

I don t use anything on my eyebrows

besides Anastasia, her dip brow.

When I get makeup done professionally,

I don t let anyone do my brows.

They can do anything else, my eyebrows are mine.

So on this new movie You People

I actually got the honor

to work with one of my beauty icons, Nia Long.

She s a professional the way she carried herself

as a Black woman on a set.

And she s so pretty on pictures

and much more beautiful in person.

I just...

Her face card does not decline.

I m in love with this Liquid Killawatt.

I just put a little bit right there.

Pat it with this beauty blender.

I m going to now get into to my blush,

which is Nars Torrid.

You can do a little smile.

Ooh, looks like I m blushing.

Lancome Hypnose Drama is, to me,

the best mascara in the world.

I m just gonna say it.

Look at that.

I love me some Fenty Beauty clear lip gloss.

My dad told me this advice one time

because I was going on auditions

and I was like rejection after rejection.

And he was like, Every no you get

is just one step closer to your yes.

So then I would rejoice in the nos.

Cause I would be like, Oh that means

it s getting closer to the yes.

Now that we re done with all of this

we re gonna set it with this.

I gotta cover my little edges, so.

This was a lot of fun.

Thank y all.