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Christina Ricci is keeping her makeup routine a secret for now.
The actress and mother of 11-year-old Freddie and three-year-old Cleopatra has just spearheaded Merritt’s Solo Shadow Scene campaign.
In the campaign, the star wears the brand’s new eyeshadow shades with a pearlescent finish that’s suitable for day or night.
Rich said her routine is very conservative, and she loves hand-applied products like CC cream, and sometimes adds cream blush and eyeshadow, like those from Merit.
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But even though her occasional makeup routine (she says she only wears makeup for “important meetings” when she’s not filming) is as simple as 1-2-3, she tells PEOPLE that she keeps the process to herself as much as possible.
“I try not to do it in front of my daughter,” Rich says of putting on makeup in front of her daughter.
The reason is simple.
“I don’t want her to get the impression that this is what she’s expected to do as a woman and when she gets older,” the 45-year-old Wednesday actress added.
Rich, who had to wear makeup on screen and use skin care to remove it, says she knows teenagers are into adult skin care, but she’s not on board with the trend.
“I remember being 12 years old and really getting excited about glittery eyeshadow and fun makeup,” Rich recalls.
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“I think girls’ fun silliness is another thing, but 12-year-olds don’t need skin care,” she says of the trend of teens buying items for much older skin types.
Rich is most focused on skin care and says her biggest splurge is on a good mask. “I have a drawer at home,” she admits, adding that her favorites are from 111 Skin, hanacure, and Lancer.
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Rich also stops thinking about his appearance when he’s off-duty.
“When I’m not working, I try not to think about it too much, but I think that’s because I have to think about my appearance when I’m at work,” she says. “I try to say, ‘This is me and I’m either me or I’m not.'”
