“Keith Urban’s ‘Somebody Like You’ was the first country song I remember hearing and thinking, ‘This has a very special sound.’ I really love it. ” I was young, maybe 7 or 8 years old, old enough to search him on YouTube and see how attractive he was. [Laughs] But I never thought I listened to country music. I mean, at that point I was listening to Shania Twain, and I thought Shania Twain was Janet Jackson. It was exactly the kind of music I love.
This summer marks my third year in Nashville, and I feel like I’ve been working so hard here that I’m seeing the fruits of my labor come to fruition. To be honest, to this day I have no idea how Beyoncé found me, let alone decided to use me. cowboy carter. All I can say is that I have been working hard. She’s been sprinkling a little bit of light on me and it’s definitely helped open me up to a wider audience.
beauty
I always describe my mother as Ralph Lauren Polo. She’s more of a tomboy, and she’s been playing basketball since she was little, so her makeup and hair are no big deal. But grandma? She is someone I have always looked up to when it comes to fashion and beauty. She loves to style her hair. She wears all the makeup. She bought me my first pair of tiny plastic Cinderella heels at Claire’s. She said, “These are heels.” This is what I’m going to wear to church. ”Even when I was 16, she took me to get her ears pierced. But before that, my first memory of thinking, “Wait, makeup is lame” was when I snuck into her closet to mess with her makeup and got caught. I’m an adopted child and her grandmother is white, so let’s just say her shades didn’t sit well with me. [Laughs]
skin care
I only like foaming facial cleansers and youth. People’s Kale + Green Tea Spinach Cleanser It lathers perfectly. After that, what I’m using is: Dr.Ceuracle’s Kombucha Tea Essence. It makes my skin really glow and plump.Apply to skin before going to bed tatcha dewy skin cream, I can’t say enough about this. I’m a frugal person, but I feel like I can’t cut corners when it comes to my skin. So even though Tatcha is definitely at the top of the list of products I own, I always come back to Tatcha. Especially in winter, it prevents your skin from wrinkling.
i discovered La Roche Posay spot treatment When it went viral on TikTok. This is the best acne cream I have ever tried. When I apply it at night, my pimples are much smoother by the next morning. I travel a lot, and I always carry it with me so that I can put it on right away if something happens. Sunscreen, on the other hand, is not my thing. I couldn’t find anything that wouldn’t make my makeup look weird and splotchy.But if you’re going bare-faced, Starface sunscreen is the way to go. [ed. note: discontinued] It’s really really great because it goes clear.
When it comes to body care, I remember: Dr. Bronner’s Peppermint Soap It became a hot topic on TikTok a while ago.I didn’t subscribe much because I was happy with myself at the time sol de janeiro body oil— it smells great — but lately I’ve been feeling the need to wash away the entire world and all the energy that sticks to me at the end of the day. I don’t even know what a good analogy would be for Dr. Bronner, but your hole will whistle, that’s how I would put it. It can also be mixed with water and has an amazing cooling effect, although it is not very strong. I also suffer from acne little by little, but since I started using it, I haven’t had a single pimple on my back.
Applying lotion after a shower is very difficult for me. I don’t like my clothes to be sticky, but I also have extremely dry skin.So I just use vaseline cocoa oil Lock in moisture in the shower. And I shine all day long. To swear.
compensate
Yes, let’s put on makeup. Earlier this year, I had to do my own red carpet makeup for CMT’s Next Women of Country, so I watched a red carpet makeup tutorial. What I used was beauty blender Apply milk hydro grip primer, it’s very sticky and wonderful. I also use it on my eyes instead of a special shadow primer.
I go back and forth between several foundations. On a more natural day, Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation.I use either color depending on the season. 8.5 or 9, or maybe mix them. For bright days, NARS longwear foundation It is my favorite.mix tahoe and syracuse. That’s what I used for CMT. Then I use concealer.I love it if you’re doing a full beat Too Faced Born This Way Concealer. I’ve just started using it too, elf camouflage concealer in light ivory and middle sand And I swear by it now. It could probably be used on a full beat, but it’s an everyday product for me right now.
As a bronzer, I like it benefit hoola and A rare beauty’s warm wishes bronzer stick in It’s always sunnybut fenty sunstalker bronzer It’s also amazing.Depending on the time of year, use one of the following island tin or caramel cutie. Then finally apply blush. The blush is cream-based and is applied over the cheeks, which I think is a bit strange. fenty pro filter setting powder in banana or lavender, which I mainly use for red carpet situations when I need a little more brightness. But I really love the blush. I wear it even on no-makeup days.I mean, there’s no one I don’t love More glossy cloud paint?I think this is one of the top cream blushes on the market.?I love the colors soar, dawnand puff.I love mixing dawn and puff.of Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Blush in Happy and joy and fenty beauty cheek blush in strawberry drop It’s also amazing.At this point, if you don’t have freckles hidden, I like to add fake freckles by spraying Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray Take a small brush and dip into Fenty Bronzer.And on top of that, I Rare Beauty Positive Light Highlighter in refreshingchampagne gold hue.
What I’ve been using is Morphe Ultralavender Artistic Palette With my signature sparkling lavender eyes. Pink and purple are my favorite colors, but I never thought about why lavender is my go-to eye color until recently. mary poppins was a soothing movie for me when I was a child. Maybe a month ago, I noticed that the accent colors on my sets and clothes were shades of lavender. Perhaps there’s also a subconscious connection to Julie Andrews being her boss’ bitch. [Laughs]
When I did my own makeup for CMT, I realized that the lips really enhanced the overall look.That’s when I knew Maybelline super stay lipstick. They stay on all night.I love the colors trust your intuition and lead the way.Otherwise I really like it Laneige original lip mask Or just chopsticks Because I love my natural lip color.Oh wait, I love you too Giso honey lip oil. Last winter I had the worst case of chapped lips and nothing helped. I had seen the hype about Gisou Honey Lip Oil and thought, “How much are you going to pay me?!” But it’s incredible. It really moisturizes your lips.I got it too watermelon sugar, that sparkly shade of pink. When I’m on the go and don’t feel like doing a 3-step lip routine, I pull it out. cute.
hair
My hair is everything. I’m half black and half white, so my hair is really mixed. I have 4C, almost Afro-textured hair on the top of my head. The bottom part is also straight, and there are some 3B ringlets all over the head. However, being blonde comes with great responsibility. If you’re not ready to tackle it, don’t do it. It’s a full-time job.Switch wig from Noah Scott And my own blonde hair. Noah is a leading wig manufacturer in the industry. wigs, and he is very kind and talented. I like to wear a wig and oiled cornrows underneath—Gisou hair oil It’s that girl. I’ve never tried any other oil that took her hair from “oh this looks good” to “oh my goodness”. How did you do it? ‘This is not the cheapest product, but it is a life-changing product.
I wash my hair about twice a month and it doesn’t get all that greasy, but I’ve had a hard time finding a shampoo that I really like. I love something that glides on and makes it easy to detangle my hair in the shower. Dr. Bronner’s Peppermint Soap is rather neutral to me. The movement of the hair remains unchanged. It doesn’t make it more or less tangled. Perfect when you need a refreshing cleanse. Use that or a mixture of apple cider vinegar and water. I try to use natural solutions for my hair as much as possible.I like it too Briogeo curl charisma. This brand is not only owned by women; nancy twineThe founder is also a woman of color. Although it’s more expensive, it’s important to use really good products to protect both curly and blonde hair. I also really trust the conditioner and leave-in.
My hair is a chocolate brownish color at the roots, but as soon as I step out into the sun, my hair turns blonde quickly. In fact, when I was a kid, people would stop my parents and ask if I had highlights in my hair. Her parents were like, “No…she’s three years old.” My roots were really growing when I moved to Nashville and started living in a studio almost 24/7, but I really wanted to keep my blonde hair because it’s so special to me. I was thinking. It’s not just about beauty for me. I’ve never met her birth mother, but she’s always been close to me because she was naturally blonde and had the same shade of hair. It feels like a talisman.
maria grace We do both dyeing and cutting in Nashville. She’s amazing. How we met is actually a funny story. We lived in the same apartment complex. As she was trying to park her car in the parking lot next to me, she skidded my car. I knew she did it because we had assigned a parking spot. One day I called her up in her car and said, “I don’t know if she noticed, but you scratched my car.” I gave her insurance information. Can I exchange it? ” Of course she is, she said, adding, “I’m a hair colorist and stylist.” If you need your hair done, give me a call. ” I had just moved to Nashville and needed a hair person, so she ended up being the person I called.
nail
Right now, my nails are almond-shaped acrylic, but what I do with them changes depending on the season and whether I play guitar or not. OPI Funny Bunny Gel It’s my favorite shade. Very nice when your nails are short. That said, I love press-ons if I have a photo shoot or video shoot to do. I don’t discriminate. All the brands on Amazon are crap, but I love French Hints. I’m a French tip whore. ”
—As told by Dice Vedra
Brittany Bravo photographed in Los Angeles on May 1, 2024
