If you had to leave the house in five minutes, what are a few staple beauty products you’d apply or bring with you?

So, if I’ve only got five minutes, I

would do…I’m assuming I’ve already washed my face?

Yes, face is washed!

Then I would do the Clinique's Smart Clinical Repair Wrinkle Correcting Serum ($69), I would whack on some Moisture Surge 100H Auto-Replenishing Hydrator ($56), then I would do my mascara and a red lip. I could do that in five minutes.

Well, now I’m obligated to ask which red lip because you’re wearing a red right now, and it’s amazing. 

It’s good, right?! It’s—wait, let me just triple check—Clinique Pop Reds in Red-Handed ($20)! But what Clinique does which is just soooo smart is they match your lip color to your foundation so that it is the perfect red for your skin tone. Because that’s the hardest thing! A red can look amazing on someone else, and then you try it on, and it doesn’t work.

Totally. Okay, I wanted to jump back to your skin prep for a second, can you walk me through your skincare routine, both morning and night?

So my morning and night routine are actually exactly the same thing. I like to double cleanse, so I start with Clinique's Take the Day Off Cleansing Balm ($34), which is an oil cleanser that dissolves all the makeup and just gets everything off. I’ll remove that, and move on to the All About Clean All-in-One Cleansing Micellar Milk + Makeup Remover ($25) which really nourishes and cleanses my skin. Next, I’ll use my Clarifying Lotion ($29) which I use like a toner to make sure everything is off and everything is really clean and then the Smart Clinical Repair Wrinkle Correcting Serum ($69) which—whisper it—is an anti-wrinkle cream [Laughs]. So, I put that serum on, which has been transformative for my mid-thirties skin and top it off with the Moisture Surge 100H Auto-Replenishing Hydrator ($56). And that’s my morning and night!

Clinique is such an iconic brand. Do you remember the first product you ever used or do you have any other nostalgic memories associated with the brand?

Well, a nostalgic memory would be that it was just always so present in my life. I mean, my mum taught me Clinique's three-step routine when I was so little. But the product I first got hooked on was the High Impact Mascara ($21). It’s what I've consistently used throughout my life, and it’s always sold out because it’s what everyone else is using. It’s genius. Mascara is a big deal for me, so I just use it to whack on a lot of coats.