Shay Mitchell Breaks Down Her 58-Step Beauty Guide, From Face Masks to False Eyelashes

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Hi, guys.

Shay Mitchell here.

I m going to take you through my skincare routine

and my everyday makeup look.

There are quite a few steps, so, stick with me.

Every single morning, when I wake up,

I may or may not check my phone.

So when I come in the bathroom,

the first thing I have to do is wash my hands.

So my next step is my cleanser.

This cleanser is super gentle.

It s like the perfect sort of balance for my skin.

I found this at a drug store in Canada.

Then I add about that much.

And I feel like this also helps

just like exfoliate a little bit as well.

So I keep a little fridge in my bathroom

and this guy is one of the things that I keep in there.

It s a little ice roller.

Ah, it just feels so nice.

One thing I love to do is that do under eye masks,

it just allows your makeup to set on really nice

without being super greasy underneath.

Now, you re gonna see quite a few masks

and the reason why I like them,

is just because I feel like they re very hydrating.

I put them on, I don t have to think about it.

I love the drama of it.

I think I look funny.

I like to scare people when I m traveling, especially,

or when I m just at home.

So this is FlashPatch and it s Hydrating Lip Gels.

If I have time, I really go full out with my skincare

cause it s like, why not?

It feels good.

I m going to also do this forehead mask.

As you can see, I make a lot of expressions with my face.

This is by skyn ICELAND.

I, ah, just, everything feels so cool.

I m like a skin mask superhero right now.

So there we go.

I feel like these are very specific to the area,

but this next mask that I m gonna put on

is by one eleven or one, one, one skin, I don t know.

Okay, so now I am fully covered.

I never like to waste the juice of the mask.

So I pour it into my hands,

and I rub it on my neck.

I have this really cool item

that I actually found when I was in Japan,

cause I obviously scoured the whole skin section there.

Perfect Lifting Premium V Mask.

It looks like this.

So you just put it under like the,

and then you wrap it around your ears, like so.

I mean, it feels like it s doing something

and I kind of figured out like those bands you use

when you re working out,

this was also like that.

I actually got this from Honest.

Thank you, Jessica.

So, I wanna keep all of this on for like a good 15 minutes.

Then this is crucial to keeping everything untucked.

I have this wand.

This is actually by Nurse Jamie.

I also have a mask for my hoo-has.

24 Karat Breast Masks.

Your boobs need love too, you know?

Especially if you re going on an event

and you have a low cut dress.

So, here they are.

Okay, guys, so there you have it.

I m not being a little R-rated.

Trust that this is on correctly.

Goes right around here and here.

What I like to do for my chest area

while all this is sitting

is use this La Mer Moisturizing Cool Gel Cream.

I take a little bit of it out like that.

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Okay, so now that I ve taken everything off,

this is the time when I d like to go in

and just massage my face.

So if I feel like I need a little bit of extra serum

before I go in and do my facial massage,

I like to use this Rose Serum,

this is by 123 Farm.

And I just put a couple drops on my hand, rub it in.

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I do use my hands.

And, I m always pretty gentle with the skin,

and I would only do this if I had enough serum

that was easy to glide over on my skin.

So, this gua sha that I use is from Wildling.

I come in here about three strokes.

Always pretty gentle with this,

just cause you don t wanna pull your skin,

otherwise it will do the opposite.

I like to give it a little zinger when I hit the end.

And then I come in with this flatter side.

Pull back.

So, I am quite a believer in any thing you can do

to de-puff your skin.

So, if I m getting ready for an event,

or, you know, any sort of photo shoot,

then I like to make sure that a few days before,

I don t load up on sodium

because my skin does puff up quite easily.

So, I drink a lot of water before an event.

I don t eat a lot of salt.

And then I m a big believer in lymphatic drainage,

especially for my body, but also for my face.

You really do notice just how much your skin

has just released a lot of the fluid.

And, again, I sleep on my face,

that s why sometimes when I wake up in the morning,

I feel a little bit like a puffer fish.

So, last but not least, the last massager that I use,

this one by Shani Darden.

And I just come in, and, again,

I m always just sort of holding my skin taut a little bit.

After all that is done,

I m actually going to take a warm cloth

and just take everything down a little bit,

just because when I m gonna be applying makeup after this,

I don t want anything to slip and slide.

And just kind of take all of these serums

and extra mask juice off.

Speaking of which, now I m gonna take off

my 24 karat boob masks.

First things first,

I like to come in with an undereye cream.

This one is by Kiehl s.

I ll take about that much.

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So, as you can see, I have a melasma spot there,

I also have a few more down here

that was courtesy of being pregnant.

I d say my skin actually didn t change that much

when I was pregnant, except for the melasma.

Thank you.

It s fine.

Just little reminders.

My little gift .

The next thing that I do for my undereyes,

which, honestly, is a big secret,

it s this Basic Organics Vitamin E Wheat Germ Oil Aloe Vera.

So, I put about that much on, rub it in,

and it s pretty sticky.

So, I just go in there and pat.

I also pat a little bit above my eye.

I put it on heavier before I go to sleep at night.

Cause in my mind it feels like it helps my eyebrows grow.

Just put that over, a little bit over my lips,

cause it s vitamin E, so it doesn t hurt anybody.

When I travel, I m a lot more curious about skincare.

So I always come home with a suitcase of new masks to try,

or chin straps, as you guys saw earlier.

I love seeing what other people use

and what also like natural things.

I know my mom growing up in the Philippines

is, you know, such a huge believer of coconut oil,

and just everywhere, skin, nails, cooking, hair.

You name it, coconut oil.

So I always find that to be really interesting

when I travel,

just getting a better sense of, like, what they use,

what they ve grown up using,

and what their, you know, secrets are.

This is a Super Serum Advanced+ by iS CLINICAL.

It just helps brighten your skin.

I do about three drops. [claps hands]

I always have to have sunscreen.

So, this is again by iS CLINICAL.

This is SPF 50+.

Okay, so now that that is sort of soaking in,

I also have to come in

and take care of my lips right now

just to give em some extra moisture,

so when I m applying my makeup, it s not all crackly.

So, I use Aquaphor.

Next, moisturizer that I like to use is by Tata Harper,

Illuminating Moisturizer.

My skincare is, as you can see, quite a lot.

I don t know if Matte has picked up on really any of it.

He s pretty simple with his skincare.

So, as much as I like to try and use him as, like,

a little guinea pig, when it comes to trying out new things,

he s pretty built basic and his skin is really good.

It s really just me that s extra in the house.

Atlas is now also, though.

Like, always wanting me to spritz her face

if I ever do sort of like a water spritz,

or a little hydration thing,

she always just stands there with her eyes closed.

So I give her a little spritz in some water

or something like that.

Super cute.

So, as you can see, there s like a little sheen to it,

but it s really subtle.

And I just feel like the makeup just sits on top of it.

So nice.

So, last but not least, before I move on to makeup,

I love to always start with this Fenty Beauty spray.

I also feel like, if this is what Rihanna uses,

and this is what gets her skin to glow,

then I probably should also drink it.

I m kidding, I m not gonna drink it.

Don t drink this.

Spray it, but, you know, I just always think Rihanna.

Now, I m gonna just jump right in

and I m gonna start with my foundation that I use.

Currently, I m really into RCMA.

Shinto II and III are my colors.

So, I like to actually take Shinto III,

which is a little bit of a darker color,

and start with that.

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I love this cream foundation,

just because I feel like I can be really detailed

with where I put it,

because I use two different shades,

it also helps with like the natural contour,

I feel, like, as well.

I also like to do a little color correcting.

So, as you can see, I use this quite a bit,

but, I ll just come in there

with a little bit more of the orange-y red.

Just to lighten it up a little bit,

and I think it helps when the foundation goes on top of it.

I like to come in with a little bit of the brightener,

which is like the purple under here.

Cause this, I feel like, you always wanna be super light.

And then I feel like, if I can remember from school,

green cancels red.

So I also take a little bit of the green,

and, if you know, I feel a little bit red-y on my nose,

I just come in with that there,

just to neutralize everything.

And, again, I m just gonna come in

a little bit with the purple

just to lighten up my chin area as well.

Back to the foundation.

So, I come in, my Shinto II.

Pat, pat, pat.

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So, the next step that I m gonna do is my contour.

I use a Tom Ford Shade and Illuminate.

I get quite a bit on.

Makeup for me has always been really fun.

I ve never taken it too serious.

Cause I don t know how you would.

And I feel like, you know,

there s some days where I don t wear anything,

and I just do my skincare and I walk out of the house,

and I feel pretty good about that too.

But then there s other days

where you just want a little bit of a base.

And the makeup that I m doing today

is kind of, like, a little heavier than I would normally do,

but this is, again, it s everyday makeup,

it s pretty natural.

And I just feel like I m ready for anything.

It s funny, cause as my skin is ever going through

some breakouts, I actually wear less makeup.

I don t even try and cover it.

I m like, I don t care what the world sees.

I need my skin to heal for itself,

so I want it to breathe.

And then, therefore, I use less products, I use less makeup,

and I really just try and be super minimal

with what I put on my skin just so it can heal itself.

Next, I m gonna come in with this little side, tap, tap.

So, I actually like to bring this, as you can see,

from my eyelid crease and down,

just cause I feel like it looks more natural.

Underneath, look at that.

So the concealer that I like to use is Tarte s Shape Tape.

This is in Medium.

I also like to come in with the NARS Creamy Concealer

in Macadamia.

I ll start with Tarte.

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I also like to come in with NARS a little bit.

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So I like to do like my concealer after contour

because I m actually gonna contour again after all of this,

it gives me a little bit of a base,

and then I blend it into the contour.

If I do it the other way around,

sometimes I feel like I just

completely take out all of the concealer

when I do my contour.

I mean, honestly,

I don t think there s any wrong way to do it.

It s also just a way

that a lot of makeup artists I ve worked with do

so I just try to emulate them as much as I can.

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I m going to come in with my two powders,

both by Laura Mercier.

This is just the Translucent.

I also have it in a Medium Deep color as well

cause I like to use a little bit of a darker shade powder

for my contour on the outside.

I use my sponge.

I just dip it in, pat-patting my hand a little bit

just so it s even,

and then I ll actually just

make sure I have no creases under my eyes.

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Powder is just, I mean, for me, it s crucial

so that it keeps my makeup in place.

Now, I m gonna come in

with a little bit of the darker shade.

Actually, I do a little mixing of my own.

So I m mixing it a little bit.

I use just a really small amount

and then I just use my wrist to, like, bang off the excess.

When I m playing a few shows,

I ve done my own makeup on set.

So, I actually, quite fast at doing this

when I m not filming it.

I could probably do my makeup in about 30 minutes.

For a little bit more contour, cause you can t get enough,

I m gonna come in with good old Hoola.

I love this by Benefit.

I just feel like this contouring color, as you can see,

is really good because it has cooler undertones.

So I m actually gonna attempt this TikTok trend

that I ve been seeing recently of how to contour your nose.

So I m gonna take this

and I m gonna put it in the middle of my nose.

I mean, not bad.

So, if you don t wanna do that,

you don t wanna test out that TikTok trend,

you can come in there, normal brush, like I normally do.

I ve learned so much on social media

from, like, little cooking hacks,

to different beauty things that I m always curious

just to see what other people are doing.

I want to just come in here one more time.

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Another bronzer that I absolutely love.

This is a little bit more on the pricier side.

This is the Serge Lutens.

Just the way it goes on and the color,

it s a little bit deeper

and just has a really warming effect,

I just use a little bit of it.

I m going to now come in with just a little bit of color.

Also love this one by Benefit.

When I do do blush, it s this one,

I don t know the brand of it,

but a makeup artist from Pretty Little Liars

gave this to me.

Okay, so I just like to come in super light with this.

I do a little bit in my nose cause I saw Doja Cat do that,

and I like it.

If I m applying blush, it is this brush and nothing else.

Now I ve done that, my blush, my base.

I m going to come in with my eyebrows.

The eyebrow pencils that I love and live by

are the Kelley Baker ones.

I feel like my brows have definitely gone through a journey

as has my whole, like, physical appearance.

When I was younger, all of my friends had blonde hair,

blue eyes.

So I would dye my hair light, stay out of the sun,

would wear colored contacts.

It was not a good time, but I wanted to fit in,

and I was in, you know, elementary to high school,

and that was a time where I, you know,

wanted to really just fit in with my friends.

But now I feel like, you know,

with all the different tips and tricks that I ve learned,

I really do just try to enhance what I have

and work with it,

and that s what I think just makes people beautiful

is when they just really enhance what they were born with.

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Well, I m going to show you guys

something you may or may not know,

but this is the definite beauty secret in Hollywood.

This göt2b by Schwarzkopf.

Glue is what I actually use to keep my eyebrows up.

So, I take a little bit.

Honestly, about that much.

And I just rub it into my hands, like so,

and then I ll take this little, like, wand brush.

When I was in elementary school,

I thought it was the best idea

to overtweeze my brows like crazy.

I m actually very fortunate

that they ve managed to grow back

after all the damage I had done to them.

Now, I m going to move on to my eyeshadow.

The eye shadow palette that I have in my kit, by Mario.

I love all the colors in here

cause I m pretty neutral when it comes to my makeup.

I m gonna start with, like, this color.

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All right, and then after that,

I come in with a smaller brush.

I ll again, come in with these two shades.

I ve had quite a few war stories when it comes to makeup

and being on shoots back in PLL days,

we d be doing a press or a photo shoot

and I d work with a makeup artist

I d never worked with before,

and I think just, like, my skin tone,

maybe they weren t used to working on it as much,

but I just, like, I would never feel comfortable

in my own skin when somebody new had done my makeup,

that, you know, I just didn t vibe with

or I felt like understood the coloring of my skin, you know?

And, it sucks.

It sucks that somebody who doesn t have, you know,

the colors that they need to your skin

or don t understand the undertones of it,

blah, blah, blah.

So, for me,

if I know how to do at least the bare minimum and a base

to where I can feel comfortable, then I m good.

This is Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish.

And I like coming in with this little brush,

just under my eye.

So this is something I will bring with me no matter what.

The Surratt eyelash curler and I m obsessed with it.

This is one that s really good.

Especially if you have almond-shaped eyes.

So, I like to start from the base,

then I come out to the middle,

and then I do the top.

So I do it in three steps.

Mascara that I love, BADgal Bang! by Benefit.

I just wanna do a little bit of a zigzag motion

from the base, up.

If it gets a little too clumpy,

I also have this metal little poker

which you really wanna be careful about.

I ve stabbed myself one too many times.

I am known to put on individuals.

I love individual lashes.

I put a little bit of my glue.

I use the DUO one in Dark.

So, I take my eyelash, dump it in the glue.

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Now, I m gonna go in it with a little bit of a highlight

by REFY.

So, I love this.

I put a little bit on my hand, about that much.

Take this brush, tap, tap, and then come in.

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I m a big fan of Kylie s blush.

Now, for my lip liner,

I m using Buxom s color in Hush Hush Henna.

My good friend, Camila Coelho, has Elaluz.

I m also gonna come in with Kylie s high gloss,

just a little bit lighter.

Okay, now, just a couple of final touches

that I always do at the end,

is I enhance my little bit mole here.

This is the Major Brow Lamination Gel.

And I just like to come in a little bit more,

mind these guys, that their job was to stay up for the day.

Like I said, I always pay attention to my chest as well.

So I tap this big brush.

Now, for my scent.

This is the new perfume fragrance by Cacharel.

It s Yes I Am Glorious.

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A couple spritz of that.

And we are ready for the day.

Thank you guys so much for watching.

I hope you picked up a few tips and tricks,

and if not,

well, you saw the million and one ways that I get ready.

So, thank you and I ll see you soon.

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