THE VANITY DIARIES: LUCY BOYNTON
The Politician STAR ON SENSITIVE SKINCARE, HIGH-MAINTENANCE HAIR ROUTINES AND THE MOOD-BOOSTING BENEFITS OF A GOOD LONG BATH
The actor takes us through her regime, from 20-minute make-up to the stylist keeping her blonde hair healthy
I HIT THE SACK AT… 9pm if I have an early call time – my sleep schedule usually fits in around my working life.
I WAKE UP AT… I love the novelty of 2am work call times, being up before everyone else, but I definitely don’t apply that to weekends.
THE FIRST THING THAT PASSES MY LIPS IS… Coffee. I now blend it with ice in my NutriBullet to make a Frappuccino (well, kind of).
THE LAST THING THAT PASSES MY LIPS AT NIGHT IS… Dark chocolate. I’m not much of a midnight snacker but that’s my top craving.
MY MAKE-UP ROUTINE… Takes 20 minutes. I don’t wear much, just a little La Mer concealer, my Jane Iredale powder and Burt’s Bees tinted lip balm. I love blue Chanel mascara for a bit of colour, too.
MY SKIN… Is really sensitive, so I’m cautious trying new products. I love Weleda’s Skin Food moisturiser and Gentle Cleansing Milk.
THE CRAZIEST THING I’VE DONE IN THE NAME OF BEAUTY IS… The Head To Toe Glow by Cynthia Franco – basically being rolled up like a burrito in an infrared wrap to help detoxify the body.
MY GREATEST BEAUTY DISCOVERY IS… My make-up artist Jo Baker gave me Chantecaille under-eye masks – I keep them in the fridge.
THE LAST BEAUTY ITEM I BOUGHT MYSELF WAS… A ReFa face roller. It looks quite aggressive but it’s transformed my puffy morning face.
I FEEL HAPPIEST… When spending hours in the bath reading or setting up my laptop to watch a series. I’m such a bath person.
I DEAL WITH STRESS… By calling my very, very patient mother or writing my problems down – it’s so therapeutic to leave everything on the page, rather than carry the weight of it around with you.
MY BIGGEST BEAUTY INDULGENCE IS… How much I dye my hair. The blonde maintenance is never ending. I see Mark Selley at Nicky Clarke. He’s probably the only reason I still have hair on my head.
TELL US A BEAUTY SECRET… Olaplex and Christophe Robin’s blue mask are my hair saviours – they keep it strong and banish brassiness.
THE BEST BEAUTY ADVICE I’VE EVER RECEIVED WAS… You should moisturise as frequently as possible, according to my mother.
THE LAST BEAUTY TREATMENT I HAD WAS… Before the Chloé show in Paris last February. I’d just wrapped The Politician and was free to restyle my hair, so my hairdresser Jenny Cho cut a fringe.
VANITY TO ME IS… The easiest way to dismiss people who are just feeling themselves. I don’t give it much thought or weight.
Lucy Boynton is the face of Chloé’s signature fragrance