“RHONY” Star Brynn Whitfield Shares Her Favorite Products and Beauty MO: 'You Have to Go There' (Exclusive)
Whitfield, who is partnering with Fenty Skin to amplify the importance of SPF, shares her skin story and beauty essentials
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Brynn Whitfield for Fenty SkinReal Housewives of New York City star Brynn Whitfield takes her beauty routine very seriously.
In her mid-20s, the corporate communications and marketing consultant was entrenched in the beauty industry, which included working with dermatologists. It was then that she learned about the importance of wearing sunscreen — but she admits she didn’t become a regular user until she she was face-to-face with her own doctor.
“I went in and they were like ‘Oh, you have this little line’ and I was like, ‘How?’ That’s when I started getting Botox and using sunscreen religiously.”
Now Whitfield is partnering with Fenty Skin to amplify the importance of protecting your skin.
Since founder Rihanna launched the brand and expanded into skincare, her mission has always been “Beauty for All.” Earlier this year, the beauty entrepreneur broke the mold again with Hydra Vizor Huez, a mineral-based, broad spectrum SPF 30 tinted moisturizer in 10 flexible shades that cover the same wide range of skin tones as her award-winning makeup.
Whitfield, who’s a “massive” Rihanna fan, says, “when she launched the brand, the mission resonated with me. I have freckles and I'm biracial, so I could never really [find] makeup, but it supported everyone.”
Because of Whitfield’s devotion to sun protection, this launch especially resonated with her. “I was like, ‘wait. I'm obsessed with this. I'm going to slide in this brand's DMs. I want to work with you guys.’"
Huez isn’t just another SPF, Whitfield says. “They created a product that is protective and gives you this healthy glow, and it's so much more than another sunscreen from another brand. They bar that should have been set from the beginning.”
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While Whitfield is now a sunscreen devotee, and there are other products she loves, when it comes to beauty, she says it’s not about what you put on, but how you feel inside.
“At this stage of my life, beauty means, this is going to sound so cheesy, but, confidence. It's about something you just click on in your head. I'll be feeling a little insecure and then all of a sudden, I'm just like, ‘no, go there. Be Brynn,’ And immediately, people will be like, ‘Oh, you look so cute.’ When two minutes ago, no one was complimenting me on my outfit. The way that you hold yourself and what you emit, is real. You just have to mentally and in your heart go there, and all of a sudden, you can radiate throughout a room.”
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Fenty Skin Hydra Vizor Huez
“It’s always with me. Funny story: I’m a carry-on queen, I never check a bag. But the size of the one that I have, it’s a bit bigger, so I’m at Heathrow airport in the security line one day and they’re like, ‘Sorry, ma'am, we have to take this away.’ When I tell you the breakdown I had! I ended up being able to take it with me, but I had to forfeit some other products. Those were replaceable but this is a must-have.”
Buy It! Fenty Skin Hydra Vizor Huez Tinted Moisturizer Broad Spectrum Mineral SPF 30 Sunscreen in Shade 5, $48 (for Sunscreen Refill & Case Set); fentyskin.com or sephora.com
Andlane Cellulite Massager Remover
“I always get lymphatic drainage massages, and I look at the tools they use. This is one of them. It’s like $5 on Amazon, so I have like 10 of them because I’m always packing them to take with me. In the shower you rub it in where you have cellulite – like 20 seconds on each arm and leg. If you do it every day, it reduces the appearance of cellulite. And when you stop – it comes back — so don’t! I’ve been saying this for years. People are probably sick of hearing it, but they have to get it.”
Buy It! Andlane Cellulite Massager Remover, Prices vary; amazon.com
Dadi'Oil Nail Treatment
“Everyone always asks me if my nails are real: They are. For years, I could not grow my nails. But I started going to Art Nail in the West Village three years ago, and now I have super, super long, healthy nails. I think it’s because of their vitamin E cuticle oil.”
Buy It! Dadi'Oil Nail Treatment, $8-14; Art Nail NYC
Alaffia Pure Unrefined Coconut Oil
“I’m obsessed with this coconut oil. After I take a shower, I put it on instead of lotion. If I’m not in a rush, I don’t use a towel to pat dry, I just stand in the shower for a few extra minutes and apply it.”
Buy It! Alaffia Pure Unrefined Coconut Oil, $17; amazon.com
Joanna Vargas Glow to Go Mask Set
"I love [esthetician] Joanna Vargas. Her spa is where I go for facials. I always get the Triple Crown. She also has these sheet masks that are really good. I like to keep them in the refrigerator. That’s really good, especially after traveling."
Buy It! Joanna Vargas Glow to Go Mask Set, $75 for 5 masks; joannavargas.com
Lash Conditioning Serum by Envious Lashes
"I have eyelash extensions. Clem [Richardson] at Envious Lashes [in N.Y.C.], has done them for years. She’s great, I’ve never had any issues. Whenever I go to her, I’m on top of the world, and I don’t feel like I have to wear makeup. But once they came off because I was in Greece jumping in the ocean every five seconds, and my actual eyelashes were full, healthy and long, and I think that’s because of her serum."
Buy It! Lash Conditioning Serum by Envious Lashes, $75; enviouslashes.com
Le Labo Santal 26 Candle
“I love scent. I have candles all throughout my house. I Le Labo Saltal 26 in the giant concrete size. It's expensive [the candle retails for $535] but it's amazing. During a PEOPLE shoot, somebody moved it. I freaked out! I looked everywhere, even in the oven. So I ordered another one and the day it came, like one month later, I kid you not, I found the candle on my fire escape. I was like, 'ah!' So now I have two!”
Buy It! Le Labo Santal 26 Candle, $87; lelabofragrances.com
Dyson Airwrap
“I cannot live without my Dyson Airwrap. I actually have two — one that can fit into US outlets and one that can fit into EU outlets. I have really coarse, kinky hair, so I don’t use it as a blow dryer, but after I flat iron my hair I use the different attachments to give me that Farrah Fawcett flip.”
Buy It! Dyson Airwrap, $599; dyson.com
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