From Miracle Products To Style Secrets, Ritu Arya Shares Her Entire Beauty Regime With Bazaar Arabia
The Red Notice actress reveals her favourite make-up brand, off-duty hair looks, and her guilty pleasures here…
The British Indian actress shares her skincare, haircare, and beauty secrets with Bazaar here…
MAKE-UP / FRAGRANCE
Favourite make-up brand and why? Looking in my make-up bag right now, I have a lot of stuff from Benefit Cosmetics and Chanel. I use their products regularly and like to keep my look quite natural.
Foundation / concealer: I use the Armani Luminous Silk Foundation and my trusty Chanel Concealer (11. Dhs180).
Go-to lip colour: I like the Kinda Sexy Mac lipstick (4. Dhs95) or Soar lip pencil. To finish the look, I use a sigma lip oil on top.
Mascara: My go-to mascara is definitely the Colossal Maybelline (1. Dhs64); super-effective and natural.
Signature scent: I don’t particularly have one specific one. I love anything by Jo Malone (3. Dhs235) and Chanel (2. Dhs485), both brands have amazing different scents and I keep switching from one to the other.
Make-up hack: The Benefit primer, That Gal (5. Dhs151). I’ll use this rather than foundation sometimes for natural, bright-looking skin. It’s a magical product.
HAIR
Hairstylist: Araxi Lindsay. She was head of the hair department on Umbrella Academy season three. She knows exactly what suits me and is super-talented.
Hair schedule: This normally depends on the role I’m portraying on screen as I like to style my hair according to the character I’m playing. It changes frequently.
Style secret: Spray wax. A lot of hair stylists have been using Tigi’s Bed Head (8. Dhs95) on my hair which I like. It works wonders.
TREATMENTS
Favourite products: American Cream Conditioner from Lush (9. Dhs80). This started back in university, when a friend of mine used it and since then I love the product. It’s super-effective and smells great. I use it regularly.
Off-duty hair look: You can never go wrong with a messy top bun or a beanie, it looks cute and keeps your hair in control.
Bad hair day secret: I opt for a cap and low pony, it’s the best bad hair day secret.
SKIN & BODY
Skincare routine morning & evening: My skincare routine is quite straight-forward. It’s basically cleanse, tone, moisturise, and sometimes a hot flannel. I’ve been pretty regimented with this since I was a teen as growing up I had acne and my skin is prone to breakouts. Having a good skincare routine is vital.
Go-to product for skin emergencies: Definitely the Differin Ointment or PM Blemish from Arcona (7. Dhs198). Both skin emergency savers.
Moisturiser: My go-to is the La Mer soft cream (10. Dhs350) or Magic Dry Ice by Arcona.
Cleansers: White Tea Purifying Cleanser by Arcona (6. Dhs154) is the best.
Miracle product: My mum buys these face masks from India that are really good. They are made of sandalwood and rose water.
Manicure (colour and salon): I like to leave my nails natural but when I paint them, I usually go with white.
Sun cream: I hardly remember to use sun cream. When I do I have a tinted one from Kiehl’s I like as it’s very light and can be used as a light foundation.
INTERVENTION
Attitude to injectables: Not for me, but I think that everyone should do whatever makes them happy.
Most invasive procedure: None but I’ve had braces to straighten my teeth and still wear retainers at night.
DIET & FITNESS
Food intolerances: I’m vegetarian and avoid dairy.
Go-to snack: Protein bars.
Workout method: I am quite consistent, I work out five days a week.
Guilty food pleasures: Fizzy sweets.
Beverage preference: Decaf oat-milk latte for sure!
From Harper’s Bazaar Arabia’s January 2022 issue