Celebrity Esthetician Joanna Vargas is telling Marie Claire exactly how to get dewy glowy skin perfect for the summer heat! Vargas is a facialist to stars like Mindy Kaling and Greta Gerwig while also running her own self-entitled skincare line. With her non-invasive and holistic approach, Vargas has helped transformed the skin of women across the world.
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00:00 You can get into a great routine and really change what you see in the mirror.
00:04 I'm not saying change your nose or your lips.
00:07 I'm saying brighten, control breaking out more, or control the moisture level of the skin.
00:13 Even you can tighten your skin up all non-invasively.
00:17 Anything is possible with the right tools.
00:20 Good morning, I'm Joanna Vargas. Welcome to my home.
00:25 I am up super early this morning because I have a ton of clients today.
00:30 I just finished doing my green smoothie
00:34 and now I'm going to take you to do my Marie Claire five-minute face.
00:38 Welcome to my bathroom.
00:42 So before I do any makeup, of course, I do a ton of skincare and big surprise,
00:49 I use my own products.
00:51 So the first thing that I'm going to put on is my Eden serum.
00:55 It's my hyaluronic acid stem cell serum.
00:59 I like as much moisture as possible on my face before I do my makeup.
01:06 And don't forget in the neck.
01:07 Hyaluronic acid really gives the skin a dose of hydration
01:12 that will stay with you the whole day.
01:14 Next, I'm going to do my rejuvenating serum.
01:18 Of course, me again.
01:20 This is one of my favorite smells out of my entire line.
01:24 This product reminds me of when I was a little girl
01:28 doing makeup and hair with my grandma.
01:32 She is the inspiration for my career.
01:35 My rejuvenating serum is made with five different oils.
01:41 It helps increase circulation in the skin so you get a nice rosy glow
01:45 and it will help hold hydration in the skin better.
01:49 I take a few minutes and just massage it into my skin.
01:53 It gives me a bit of a lift
01:56 and I feel like I look more awake once it's on my face.
02:00 Surprise, it's me again.
02:02 This is my Eden Pro moisturizer.
02:07 It serves as a perfect palette to finish my look with
02:12 so that I can start doing my makeup.
02:14 It just serves as a barrier layer between your skin and the outside world.
02:19 You want to lock in all the great skincare you just put on your face
02:23 and you want to create that perfect skincare palette
02:26 so that when you go to put on your makeup, you still feel like your skin is glowing.
02:30 Now, let's get into my makeup routine.
02:33 I always wear a tiny bit of foundation.
02:37 I'm in love with this Clé de Peau one because it is not too heavy.
02:42 I don't really think heavy foundation is appropriate for a skincare queen like myself.
02:48 So I only put a little bit and I use the Clé de Peau blender to apply it.
02:57 I love this foundation because I really love seeing my skin shine through throughout the day.
03:05 I want my clients to see my skin.
03:08 So I just really put this on because I feel like it evens me out a little bit.
03:13 Next, I'm going to do a little bit of concealer under my eyes.
03:18 This is a common situation for most of my clients as well
03:22 that you get a little bit of darkness under the eyes that just won't go away no matter what you do.
03:27 It is kind of hereditary and even though skincare and treatments does help a little bit,
03:35 I still find that I like a little bit of brightness under there.
03:38 Next, I am going to curl my eyelashes.
03:43 I don't have a lot of eyelashes so curling them will make my eyes look like they're more open and awake.
03:50 There, that looks so much better.
03:52 Next, I do eyeshadow.
03:55 I use a palette by Mario.
03:58 It is all neutral shades which is perfect for me.
04:01 So let me tell you a little bit about me.
04:04 I started the company 16 years ago with my husband.
04:11 I was inspired to start my own salon and my own skincare
04:16 because I really just felt like I had been in the industry long enough that I had a point of view.
04:22 A lot of people at the time in the beauty industry were doing a lot of filler and Botox
04:27 and I felt like all the facials were very much the same no matter your skin type,
04:32 no matter your skin tone and I really wanted to change it up and modernize the way that we looked at skincare.
04:39 We focus on non-invasive treatments for the skin.
04:45 I have so many cool technologies.
04:48 I actually patented a technology and we've grown the company
04:52 from a 300 square foot room to two salons on both coasts.
04:57 For brows, I love using this Kevin Aucoin.
05:02 My mother warned me not to pluck my eyebrows when I was young
05:07 and of course I didn't listen to her and of course she was right.
05:11 So I have to fill them in now.
05:13 I think I've been using black liquid eyeliner since 1988.
05:21 I think I look naked and weird without it.
05:24 I am absolutely in love with this Lash Rocket black liquid eyeliner.
05:31 It actually has peptides in it so it makes my eyelashes grow stronger and longer.
05:37 Prepping an actress for a big moment in their life really bonds you together as a team.
05:45 I have gotten to know many, many actresses over the years.
05:50 I am proud to call some of them my very good friends.
05:54 Elizabeth Moss, Rachel Brosnahan, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mindy Kaling
05:59 are all people that I cherish and hold dear to my heart.
06:04 I love this for my lower lash line. I like a perfect soft reddish brown hue.
06:10 And this one is by Flaveto and Albedo and it's just perfecto.
06:15 Mascara is the last thing with my eyes that I like to put on.
06:23 It's by Sochi Beauty. It doesn't smudge throughout the entire day.
06:29 For cheeks, I am obsessed with Ilia Beauty in general.
06:33 I combine two colors for contour and for a nice rosy glow.
06:40 I used to get made fun of all the time for the shape of my face when I was growing up.
06:45 And now I kind of love it.
06:48 But it still needs a little contour and a little bit of a rosy glow over it.
06:54 I really love Charlotte Tilbury. This is like a really cute pillow talk highlighter.
07:03 But I like to lay a little bit on my cheekbone and then I just put my finger in there
07:08 and pop a little bit on my lid just for some extra sparkle.
07:15 Last step is the lip. I love a very neutral lip and pillow talk by Charlotte Tilbury,
07:23 I feel like was made just for me.
07:26 I always do a bit of lip liner first just to give me a little bit of shape.
07:33 Next, I'm going to put on the pillow talk by Charlotte Tilbury lipstick.
07:38 It also stays on my mouth for quite a long time.
07:42 I finish with this Sarah Hap lip balm. I'm kind of obsessed with this product.
07:49 I keep one at my desk, one in my treatment room, one in the car.
07:55 I go everywhere with it.
07:57 Finishing touches. It is a perfect kind of setting spray
08:03 for everything that I just put on and it smells incredible.
08:09 I am at the end of my routine. Finally.
08:12 Did we go over five minutes? I feel like that was a lot longer than five minutes.
08:17 Sorry.
08:17 All right, we are out of here. I'm going to go get dressed.
08:24 Come with me to my salon. Let's go to work.
08:26 Your best self shouldn't have to include altering who you are or what makes you unique.
08:35 I love natural noses and natural lips.
08:39 And I think that that's something that should be embraced more as a society.
08:44 And I look to do treatments that really embrace your unique qualities
08:50 and really focus on the health and wellness of your lifestyle and your skincare routine.
08:56 And I truly believe that if you dive all in on that aspect of skincare, you will look your best.
09:04 My book, Glow From Within, came out right before the pandemic.
09:08 I wrote it because I was inspired to share my advice and my knowledge about skincare with
09:14 everybody. I wanted people to be reflective about what they're doing with their self-care routines
09:20 in general. And I also wanted to highlight the idea that I think everybody is beautiful in their
09:26 natural state. And my advice is meant to guide you to that point where you can finally love yourself
09:32 and give grace to yourself when you look at yourself in the mirror.