The best business owners know when to pivot, and when it came to revising her KNOW Beauty brand earlier this year, Vanessa Hudgens was ready. This fall, the line goes from a single SKU to two, and as the actress, singer and entrepreneur shared with us, she had quite the portfolio of personal product inspiration to pull from. “Skin care is such an important ritual for me,” she say. “Iight candles, burn some sage, and really make it a ‘me moment.’” Here’s what’s currently making her “must” list:
“Non Gender Specific Phytonutrient Concentrate really absorbs into my skin and nourishes it. I always use it with my Solawave, which I use every day. The combination of the light and vibration evens my skin tone by killing bacteria, tightening the skin and depuffing.”
“I love how thick the Augustinus Bader The Cream is. It is extremely hydrating and supports cellular renewal. It really brightens my complexion.”
“I’m big on textures, and Aēsop B Triple C Facial Balancing Gel is so fun. It’s almost like honey—extremely thick and hydrating. It’s packed with vitamins, it smells amazing and it gives that glass-skin finish.”
“Biologique Recherche Lotion P50W is my favorite toner. It does a great job at exfoliating my skin and keeping dead skin cells at bay.”
“SiO Beauty Cryodrop is great. It’s a very reliable depuffer and very cool to use.”
“I love Biologique Recherche Lait VIP O2 cleanser. It is so creamy and luxurious. It treats skin that’s exposed to pollutants, which I need living in the city.”
“Byredo Hand Cream is unmatched. It smells heavenly and melts into skin beautifully.”
“I trust Joanna Vargas, so if she tells me to use her Twilight Night Serum at night, I do it. I wake up with hydrated skin—it really
works some kind of magic.”
“Chanel Sublimage is the first eye cream I’ve ever used that I actually see results with. It is extraordinarily hydrating and erases fine lines with consistent use.”
”I made my Glacial Clay Mask out of necessity. I love clay masks, but they always dried my skin out…so I set out to create one that would pull out impurities, and leave my skin hydrated. I added sea kelp to reduce fine lines, and lactic acid to remove dead skin cells and even skin tone. I’m very proud of it and use it religiously.”
”Arctic Gold Vitamin C Mask came about after my makeup artist told me she loved the way my skin held makeup after I had a applied a vitamin C sheet mask. I went out and found the most potent form and threw it into this mask. It is amazing at targeting hyperpigmentation and giving me even skin tone, which is a huge part of feeling confident without makeup on.”
