Girls Don't Sync star Matty Chaibi spills the tea on the beauty product that changed her life
This week, we caught up with the Girls Don't Sync star, Matty Chaibi, to find out her top beauty tips, tricks and secrets – from life-changing beauty splurges to affordable makeup must-haves, she spills all the tea...
Beauty is skin deep because how you internalise yourself reflects on the outside. For a long time I thought it was only the physical but my 20s has been all about redefining what beauty actually is and I quickly learnt, particularly through my career in the arts, that it's not always what I'm wearing or what size I am and more about how I feel about myself internally.
A balanced diet! My skin is the first thing to remind me of my poor food choices. If I've been working late, drinking lots, and ending the night with four wings and chips, my skin feels and looks gross the morning after. I'm always socialising or working late nights, but in more recent years, I have really tried to eat a balanced diet and stay hydrated (particularly during the week), and my skin has been thanking me for it.
Do lash extensions count? I have to make up for the lack of hair on my head somehow, right? I love a hybrid set, I almost always have my lash extensions in because it adds a feminine touch and where I'm constantly filming or performing, it makes getting ready 10 times easier. Lashes done and no hair? That's my hack to getting ready in less than 20 minutes.
When you're bald, every day feels like a wash day. No scalp routine is complete without moisturiser. After every wash, I have to use the Crème of Nature Creamy Oil Moisturising Hair Lotion. You can't have a crusty scalp!
I go to this gorgeous salon in South London called my bedroom *laughs*. People are often shocked to find out that I shave my own head!
When I first went bald, I would go to the barbershop up the road, but I quickly learnt that the barbershop is a safe space for men to be honest, open and have a laugh with each other! I don't need (or want) to put my two pence in about their relationship drama or 'offer a woman's perspective'. I could've tried a salon, but I'm such a DIY girl. Even when I had hair, I would do it myself, so I thought, you know what, clippers are £20 from Argos, how hard can it be? I gave it a go and it looked great, so whenever I need a haircut, I just do it myself. I'm like my very own mobile barber, it's fab!
No brainer – Weleda Skin Food Nourishing Day Cream. No face cream has ever compared to this one for me. I'm quite picky with my face creams because a lot of the time I don't wear makeup, so I need the perfect face cream to make me feel radiant on no-makeup days. Weleda is my go-to lightweight, long-lasting moisturiser and super hydrating. I love it!
From time to time, I really love splurging on the simple things. Why opt for a basic body wash when I can get the Space NK Caribbean Shores Body Wash (the horror of walking out of the shower and realising I'm not actually in the Caribbean). Why opt for a standard body cream when I can treat myself to the Fenty Skin Butta Drop Whipped Oil Body Cream (it will change your life).
The NYX Pro Fix Stick Correcting Concealer is 10/10. I get mine in the colour Cocoa, which does a great job of hiding my dark circles and tricking everyone into thinking I'm not wearing any makeup. I especially love it in the summer because I wear less makeup in the heat and I like to show off the natural glow, so this product under the eyes is my go-to. Best £7.99 ever spent!
Lia Mappoura (she/her) is the Beauty Writer at Cosmopolitan UK. Covering everything from viral celebrity hair and makeup news to the latest trend predictions, she's an expert in recognising the season's next big beauty look (before it ends up all over your social media feeds). You'll usually find her putting TikTok's recent beauty hacks to the Hype Test, challenging the gender-makeup binary and social stereotypes, or fangirling over the time Kourtney Kardashian viewed her Instagram Story (yes, it's true). Find her also on LinkedIn.
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