“I’ve been a part of American Horror Story for seven years now, but AHS: 13 is especially special because it’s like The Avengers where different seasons and fan-favorite characters converge into one storyline in a way that only Ryan Murphy can do. I got to play two of my old characters, Winter from Cult and Mallory from Apocalypse. Some people are playing six roles, which is bananas.
I also played Emma Borden in Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, alongside the most unbelievably talented cast: Charlie Hunnam, Ella Beatty, Vicky Krieps, Jessica Barden, and Rebecca Hall. Talk about stacked. The only not-fun part was wearing a corset. I don’t know how people did it. We only wore them for three months, but imagine wearing one for years? Their ribs were probably destroyed. And the acid reflux. You take one bite of something and you’re like, Ugh.
My approach to beauty is a mix of what I learned from my mom and my grandma—they had such an interesting dichotomy. [Laughs] My grandma literally never left the house without a full beat and a wig. If I visited her, I had to call in advance so she could put on her fancy turban and glam. She was all about facials, always cleansed her face at night, and made sure her makeup was fully off. Her closet was lined with her wigs, and she knew how to glue the lace down like a pro. It was unbelievable.
My mom was the opposite. She never washed her face, which makes me shudder, and would go to sleep with glitter and caked-on foundation. She loved makeup, but she was really messy and rave-y with it. And by the way, she was using actual arts and crafts glitter on her eyes with painting—not makeup—brushes. When she was on set, they would have to put up signs that said, ‘This is a no glitter zone.’ It was iconic.
I watched both of those experiences and knew there had to be a middle ground somewhere. Like my grandma, I’m now obsessed with washing my face no matter what. Even if I get home at 5AM after work, I take a shower, double cleanse, and do my whole skincare routine before getting into bed. But then, like my mom, I’m never boring with my makeup and I live for glitter—it’s a neutral for me.
Pat McGrath makes the best glitter eyeshadows: the best colors, the best combinations, the best everything. Mothership X: Moonlit Seduction is my favorite palette of hers. I like to layer colors, so I’ll do a pretty white one with a pink over it and then white on top again. There’s never enough eyeshadow.
Eyelashes are my real jam though, and putting on mascara is an art form to me. I have super crazy, creepy, long eyelashes. I spend 10 minutes going over them again and again and again with Bakeup Beauty’s Tarantulash mascara. Even when I work with makeup artists for work events, I do my own.
But I don’t wear makeup every day because I’m a lazy animal. I usually just end my morning routine with sunscreen and get on with my life, but if I’ve slept on my face and want to feel a little hotter, I wear Ilia’s Super Serum. It’s the best everyday skin tint because it has SPF 40. The only thing I don’t like is that it’s not a dropper. Ilia, if you’re listening, please package it in a pump bottle. For work or if I’m going out to dinner with my husband and I want to look hot, I wear Armani’s Luminous Silk foundation.
Quinn Murphy, an amazing makeup artist I worked with, created a concealer called Spatch. It comes in a little compact. Half of it is cream and the other half is powder; I’ve never seen anything like it. It’s amazing for spot concealing. And it’s also like a concealer for dummies, and I need that.
My 18-year-old sister is the only reason I know about some hip stuff. [Laughs] I learned about Rhode when she made me a makeup tutorial. I try to keep my face out of the sun as much as I can and I always wear sunscreen and hats, so I’m pretty pale most of the time. Rhode’s Pocket blushes are amazing for adding color back in. I love that it comes in a little chubby tube that you can twist at the bottom because I’m a child and need things to be gamified for me. I’ve really been into pink blush lately, and Sprinkle is so cute.
My sister also introduced me to Rare Beauty’s contour sticks. But I had to learn how to use them because despite being in a makeup chair my whole career, I had no idea what to do—I must have been sleeping the whole time. [Laughs] The lesson here is: You need an 18-year-old in your life.
One product I learned about myself: Urban Decay’s 24/7 eyeliner. I’ve literally been using it since I was 12, when I started using it on my waterline. A lot of eyeliners don’t stay on my waterline very well, but this one does. When I was 12, I would run them down to the nub. I’ve also used Anastasia Beverly Hills’ Brow Wiz for years. I don’t get my brows done ever even though they’re very cousin-y and never look the same. I just fill them in—one more so than the other—and brush them up with the other end of the pencil.
I also do very little with my hair. It’s actually living a life that it usually doesn’t because Chris McMillan recently gave me a haircut. He somehow cut in a way that makes it look like I did my hair even when I didn’t, which is most days. This is also rare for me because I’ll go two years without getting a haircut. The main reason I end up booking an appointment is because my dad will look at me and go, ‘Dude, when’s the last time you went to the salon?’ But as long as my hair isn’t completely breaking apart and looking absolutely nuts, it’s whatever. I would rather spend those two hours getting a massage or a facial.
I probably wash it way too much—almost every single day—but it gets really greasy and nasty if I don’t. Showering and washing my hair is also a big part of how I unwind for a long day. I use a random shampoo from Pura D’or that I picked up when I was pregnant and then kept buying.
I’m more locked in with my skincare. I used to be a makeup-wipes-only girl, but I switched to micellar water because something about the wipes was making me break out. I follow that up with Youth To The People’s Supergood cleanser. I’m obsessed with the bottle because it has a pump. I never want to have to squeeze a tube or unscrew a cap.
And while I’m at it, let’s talk about moisturizers. It’s so gross when you have to dip your hands into them. That’s the only thing I don’t like about the Night Night Cream from Trina Reneá, a facialist I found in the Valley. But I put up with it because it’s rich without ever making me break out. Listen, I’m getting older, and I need to look like a glazed donut at night. I’m hoping it also offsets the fact that I sleep on my face. [Laughs] I’ve tried sleeping on my back, but I can’t—and I’ve decided that people who can sleep on their backs are psychos.
I used to have really bad acne before I locked in my skincare routine. When I was on Scream Queens, Emma [Roberts] would make fun of me for using the most random products. My skin is better now, but people are touching my face all the time at work, and I have to wear makeup constantly to film, so I still get the occasional breakout. I rely on Hero’s Mighty Patch pimple patches whenever that happens.
I’m religious about using Omnilux’s Contour Face red light mask. I love that, as the name suggests, it contours to the shape of your face, and that I can move around while wearing it. My kids are usually climbing on top of me when I’m using it on the couch or chilling in bed, so that’s important. I even take it on planes with me, although I’ve gotten some very weird looks. [Laughs] I have the chest version, too.
Then there’s the Theraface Pro. It’s a microcurrent device, massager, and red light therapy tool all in one. I love using it to massage my jaw, and it’s especially great when I’m puffy after long nights at work and very little sleep.
Sometimes though I just need a great facial massage. That’s when I see Lena Bratschi at Carasoin. She’s a little more of a spa vibe than when I see Trina. Trina is more hardcore, like we’re there to work. We’re doing extractions, and it’s going to hurt, but I know I’ll look fire afterward. Honestly, I want to cry a little bit. If I’m not on the verge of tears during a facial, we’re not doing it right.
I got a sauna at my house a month ago, and I’m feeling super hashtag blessed because it’s really changed my life. It’s so nice to be able to walk in there instead of having to go somewhere else three or four times a week. It also stops me from being on my phone, and I’m learning that I need a lot of things to stop me from being on my phone. [Laughs]
Meanwhile, the Oura Ring app keeps me off Instagram, although it’s another form of distraction in a way because I’ll look at the app and try to investigate why my heart rate went down or something. The menstruation tracker is my favorite. I always recommend it to anyone who’s trying to get pregnant—or not get pregnant—because it helps you keep track of your cycle better than anything else. And I love looking at my sleep score. You can sync the app with your friends or partner, too. Sometimes, when my husband says he’s tired, I’m like, ‘Look at my readiness score. I’m more tired.’ [Laughs]”
—as told to Daise Bedolla
Photographed by Shana Trajanoska in Los Angeles on August 18, 2026