Tamron Hall's Self-Care Secrets Include Masks, Meditation, and La Mer
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Welcome to Take the Edge Off, a series that breaks down the beauty and self-care routines of influencers, CEOs, experts, and celebrities. Find out how they unwind and decompress, while taking a closer look at the holy grail essentials they're currently raving about.
Whether you've watched her Emmy Award–winning talk show or caught one of her celebrity interviews, Tamron Hall has become a household name. "I've been a journalist for 30 years starting out, actually even before I graduated college doing a local community affairs show," Hall tells BAZAAR.com.
After gaining some local hosting experience, the journalist honed her expertise as a reporter in markets like Bryan-College Station, Texas, and Dallas, before landing an anchor role with a morning show in Chicago. "It was with that show that I caught the attention of executives and soon found myself being offered a number of positions at the network level," she adds. "I ultimately settled on NBC and MSNBC, because the TODAY show was just something I loved so much at the time, and I always dreamed of becoming a member of the storied and historic show."
Hall's dreams ultimately became reality, as she later held a 10-year position on the beloved morning show, making her the first Black woman to ever host an hour of TODAY. She eventually made the decision to walk away from the NBC desk to follow a new path: producing her own talk show.
With Hall's namesake Tamron Hall Show now in its fourth season, and with two Emmys in tow, the host now has more autonomy to discuss and spotlight the topics she's most passionate about. "We focus on these things in my talk show, because they are important components of my life," Hall says. "And when you're able to create a show, you're able to bring those things that you do in your personal life to it, and beauty and wellness have truly been embraced by our audience. We're on our way."
Here, BAZAAR.com catches up with the journalist to hear more about how she self-soothes and decompresses while hosting and executive-producing a hit talk show, raising a young child, writing a crime series, and more. From practicing Transcendental Meditation to intensive at-home workouts, here's everything Hall uses to Take the Edge Off.
What are you reading these days?
I just finished—last night, actually—Ryan Holiday's Discipline is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control, which is an outstanding book. He's referred to as a modern-day philosopher and was actually just a guest on the third season of my show. I love his book very, very much.
I'm also reading my book, As the Wicked Watch, because I had to re-read it to launch its second installment. It's a crime series about a character named Jordan Manning, a young reporter who works her way up and—wait for it—starts out in … Chicago! The second book in the series is expected sometime this upcoming summer.
What are some of your go-to bath and/or shower products?
I've really fallen in love with Dr. Barbara Sturm's Anti-Aging Body Cream, but Mauli Rituals has really become one of my favorites in the beauty space. I use their Grow Strong Shampoo, Himalayan Healing Salts, Sleep Dharma Pillow Mist, and absolutely love the Reawaken Himalayan Hand and Body Wash. I typically pair that with Dr. Barbara Sturm's body cream.
What beauty or self-care products do you use on a regular basis to help combat Zoom fatigue?
We actually did an entire show dedicated to my beauty obsession and my favorite things. I mask every day with ÉMINENCE—it's an organic line I've been using for some years now. I also love using Dr. Barbara Sturm's Glow Drops, as well as her Enzyme Cleanser.
Do you have a favorite hand sanitizer, soap, and/or cream right now?
I use Aesop hand sanitizer; it's really gentle, and it smells so good—it's delicious. And I said, I use Dr. Barbara Sturm's Anti-Aging Body Cream on my hands.
Do you ever light a candle or stick of incense to decompress? If so, what are some of your favorites?
I love diffusers and incense, and the brand I've been obsessed with—funny enough, it's another doctor—is Dr. Vranjes Firenze. They have a beautiful diffuser that's all over my house right now. The branches of the diffuser are dried wine vines, and it's called Rosso Nobile, from their Glass Bottle Collection. It's divine—I give it as gifts to people and they all go crazy because the bottle looks like a wine decanter.
I also love Tom Dixon's Incense Cones in fragrance Fog, and they have these great little holders that come in gold, silver—they're gorgeous.
What was the last beauty product you put on today?
My skin was really, really dry, so I put La Mer on. It's another one of my favorites that I've been using for a decade or longer.
Are you into bold makeup, no makeup, or no-makeup makeup right now, and why?
Have you seen me? [Laughs.] I'm lucky enough to have a phenomenal makeup artist here at the Tamron Hall Show, and we experiment a lot. I'm from Texas, so we're kind of born doing our own makeup. I use the Damone Roberts Eyebrow Pencil even when I'm not on air—that's probably the one thing I use on and off air. I also love Diorshow Mascara very, very much, and I'm quite in love on the weekends with Fenty Beauty's Eaze Drop Blurring Skin Tint. And then, on air we use a lot of Pat McGrath Labs products.
What's the last fitness class you streamed or attended in person?
I have a Tonal and Lululemon Studio (formerly MIRROR), and I just completed Lululemon's two-week abs challenge with Garren and Ash.
What's one piece of self-care advice you'd recommend to our readers?
I truly believe in masking every single day—I'll mask walking my dog in the streets of New York City. I got the sage advice from a woman when I was in my 20s who owned one of the few Black-owned day spas in Chicago at the time; her name was Bettye O. She was in her 60s or late 70s, I think, and she just had the most beautiful skin I'd ever seen in my life. She said to me, "Don't you splurge on anything before you buy a mask that you love for your skin. It doesn't need to be super expensive, but it does need to be moisturizing." And I've lived by that advice ever since, so that's my beauty tip.
As for my self-care tip, I happen to practice Transcendental Meditation, so I try to meditate two times per day. And for me, having that beat before I launch into my day and just opening up my mind helps me balance life and work. I have a three-year old, I'm executive producer of this talk show, I'm writing books, and other things that clearly, if I allow the information to cloud, I can't see mentally and move forward. So for me, that's very, very important; starting your day with a little meditation, a prayer, whatever you can do to open up that space in your mind. I think that's the internal beauty tip.
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