Jennifer Garner’s ‘Quick as Possible’ Beauty Routine

Vogue

Garner doesn’t have time to “get fancy,” but she manages to achieve a radiant glow in six minutes flat.  Director: Gabrielle Reich DP: Matt Krueger         Editor: Michael Suyeda  Associate Producer: Lea Donenberg Production Manager: Natasha Soto-Albors Production Coordinator: Ava Kashar Associate Talent Manager: Phoebe Feinberg Associate Director, Video Talent: Meredith Judkins  Post Production Supervisor: Edward Taylor Post Production Coordinator: Jovan James Supervising Editor: Kameron Key Assistant Editor: Billy Ward

Transcript

00:00 [upbeat music]

00:02 Hi, I'm Jen, Jennifer Garner.

00:07 I'm gonna take you through my beauty secrets right now.

00:10 First of all, favorite ponytail holder.

00:12 I have a little bit of makeup on.

00:15 I'm really into this pre-cleansed balm.

00:17 Do you like this mascara coming off?

00:21 That's cute.

00:21 I had like, you know, hormonal acne when I was younger,

00:25 and so I got super into skincare.

00:28 Now, while this is on, I'm gonna do,

00:31 boop, boop, boop, Neutrogena Hydro Boost.

00:33 It's hyaluronic acid.

00:34 All right, taken care of.

00:42 This is your favorite exfoliating pad.

00:45 It's a good one.

00:46 I happen to know about hyaluronic acid

00:50 because I've been buddies with all of these chemists

00:52 for all these years.

00:53 And the thing about it is it brings and locks moisture

00:57 at the surface of your skin, so it adds like,

01:00 a layer of poof.

01:01 This is Biologique.

01:03 You've gotta take the under eye and the neck seriously.

01:09 Berry.

01:10 I need a little cream.

01:11 Sometimes I get really into the whole routine of it,

01:17 and I just really enjoy taking care of myself,

01:19 but pretty much, I'm getting it done

01:21 as quickly as possible.

01:22 Any kind of skincare, any kind of self-care,

01:25 it's like, pew, it just has to happen.

01:27 'Cause you can't get fancy about it.

01:29 Sometimes you just need to get ready or go to bed.

01:32 You always have to do sunscreen, it doesn't matter.

01:34 I'm sorry, but you must.

01:36 You gotta layer that SPF on.

01:39 See right here, I wasn't serious about SPF

01:42 when I was younger.

01:43 Nothing looks better in your 50s than sunscreen

01:45 in your 20s, ladies, you heard it here first.

01:47 That's enough on the skin.

01:49 It's fine, look, I glow.

01:51 This is my favorite thing that I have.

01:54 I have a couple of 'em.

01:55 That is how serious I am.

01:56 Like, if I use it up, I get another one.

01:58 And that's Westman and Tillier's Foundation Stick.

02:02 And I just use it wherever you see a little readiness.

02:07 I am not a doing my own makeup kinda gal.

02:13 This is as good as it gets.

02:15 Really, the biggest thing that happened

02:17 was during the pandemic.

02:18 We all had to do our own makeup for press.

02:20 So I would do Zooms with Adir.

02:23 Abigail, who has been my hairstylist

02:26 and is like one of my besties forever.

02:30 And then Cara, Yashimoto.

02:32 And we would do it together

02:34 and they would be laughing at me so hard

02:36 'cause I would have no idea what was going on.

02:38 But I figured it out and it actually did change

02:41 what I know about makeup forever.

02:42 For example, I now know the importance of a bronzer.

02:45 Chanel.

02:46 I do a little of this and then I put a little on my hand

02:49 so it's all mooshed in.

02:52 You gotta do the neck.

02:54 You don't wanna look like a Popsicle.

02:56 Ooh, look who's coming to life.

03:03 Let's do some blush.

03:04 Stila.

03:05 I mean, I'm not even sure if they make these anymore.

03:08 But it's an oldie and a goodie.

03:09 This is peony, but I like all the colors.

03:12 I think blush is supposed to go under the end of your eye.

03:17 Here, I'm liberal with blush.

03:19 'Cause why not?

03:20 It's my face, party if I want.

03:22 I really like my friend Chanel,

03:24 especially this eyebrow situation.

03:27 We're close friends.

03:28 This is something that I feel embarrassed to be seen

03:31 without my eyebrows done.

03:32 That is the thing that has changed in my life.

03:33 I used to have a lot of brows.

03:35 I don't so much anymore.

03:36 I gotta help 'em out a little.

03:37 All I care about my kids doing

03:43 is that they wash their face at night

03:45 and that they wear SPF.

03:46 Other than that, it's their business.

03:48 If they want serums and kids don't really need it,

03:50 but they're all into it right now, so good for them.

03:52 This is if I'm feeling dressy

03:53 and I'm feeling dressy for Vogue, so I'll do.

03:56 This eyelash curler is my favorite.

03:59 It's called Surratte and I bought it on this website

04:03 that I love for interesting, cool makeup.

04:07 Reed Clark.

04:08 Another Westman thing.

04:09 I just made a movie called "Family Switch"

04:12 where I have to trade places with my teenage daughter.

04:16 The makeup was a very big part of that.

04:18 We piled it on, we added sparkly stuff,

04:21 we added a lot of blush, a lot of color,

04:25 and a lot of eyeliner, just like a kid having fun.

04:29 Okay, this is my indulgence.

04:32 I really like an Hermes lipstick.

04:34 I know, don't tell my mom.

04:35 This one is Rouge Bois.

04:37 And what you should do, if you're getting serious,

04:45 is blot it and then reapply.

04:46 It just saturates the color so it'll stay a little better.

04:50 If I'm getting fancy, I'll do a liquid liner.

04:52 And you do mascara first, I learned,

04:55 and then that tells you where the liquid liner should go.

04:58 Let's do a little perfume.

05:03 This is like so, it's like everyone wears it,

05:06 but I've worn it forever, Gypsy Water.

05:08 I went to the Met Ball exactly one time.

05:10 I found it a little scary, so I haven't been back.

05:12 But I wore it that night, this magical red Valentino gown,

05:17 and I was his date,

05:18 and that was really like majestic and special.

05:21 For hair, I use the same two things when my hair is wet

05:24 as I do when it's dry.

05:25 I'm a virtue girly, like that.

05:28 And then this healing oil, it'll heal your hair.

05:32 Duh, I mean, it's literally the name.

05:34 It'll make you smell like a little angel.

05:36 It's great when your hair is damp and when it's dry.

05:40 To seal the ends, take care of flyaways.

05:43 You can't really screw it up.

05:44 I think it's always important to use something at the end

05:47 to take a little bit of your makeup back off

05:49 or to blend it.

05:50 My advice for moving through the world with confidence,

05:55 if you want to have self-esteem, do esteemable things.

05:59 Focus out more than in.

06:01 Focus on what you're doing for other people.

06:03 Hold the door.

06:04 Just be helpful to your friends.

06:06 Show up, say, "What can I do?

06:08 "You look busy.

06:09 "I'll get these dishes while you do whatever

06:12 "or I'll do that."

06:13 And it's a small, it's just small esteemable acts

06:16 that tell yourself that you are worthy of your own esteem

06:21 and then it'll start to radiate out.

06:24 This is my final look.

06:26 You have now witnessed my beauty secrets such as they are.

06:30 Thanks for being here with me.

06:31 Have a great day.

06:32 (laughs)

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