Celebrity Esthetician Joanna Vargas is telling Marie Claire exactly how to get dewy glowy skin perfect for the summer heat! Vargas is a facialist to stars like Mindy Kaling and Greta Gerwig while also running her own self-entitled skincare line. With her non-invasive and holistic approach, Vargas has helped transformed the skin of women across the world.
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00:00You can get into a great routine and really change what you see in the mirror.
00:05I'm not saying change your nose or your lips.
00:07I'm saying brighten, control breaking out more, or control the moisture level of the skin.
00:13Even you can tighten your skin up, all non-invasively.
00:17Anything is possible with the right tools.
00:21Good morning, I'm Joanna Vargas.
00:23Welcome to my home.
00:25I am up super early this morning because I have a ton of clients today.
00:31I just finished doing my green smoothie, and now I'm going to take you to do my Marie Claire
00:37five minute face.
00:41Welcome to my bathroom.
00:43So before I do any makeup, of course, I do a ton of skincare, and big surprise, I use
00:49my own products.
00:51So the first thing that I'm going to put on is my Idun serum.
00:56It's my hyaluronic acid stem cell serum.
01:00I like as much moisture as possible on my face before I do my makeup, and don't forget
01:07in the neck.
01:09Hyaluronic acid really gives the skin a dose of hydration that will stay with you the whole
01:14day.
01:15Next, I'm going to do my rejuvenating serum.
01:19Of course, me again.
01:20This is one of my favorite smells out of my entire line.
01:26This product reminds me of when I was a little girl doing makeup and hair with my grandma.
01:33She is the inspiration for my career.
01:37My rejuvenating serum is made with five different oils.
01:41It helps increase circulation in the skin so you get a nice rosy glow, and it will help
01:47hold hydration in the skin better.
01:50I take a few minutes and just massage it into my skin.
01:54It gives me a bit of a lift, and I feel like I look more awake once it's on my face.
02:01Surprise, it's me again.
02:04This is my Idun Pro Moisturizer.
02:07It serves as a perfect palette to finish my look with so that I can start doing my makeup.
02:14It just serves as a barrier layer between your skin and the outside world.
02:20You want to lock in all the great skincare you just put on your face, and you want to
02:24create that perfect skincare palette so that when you go to put on your makeup, you still
02:29feel like your skin is glowing.
02:32Now let's get into my makeup routine.
02:35I always wear a tiny bit of foundation.
02:37I'm in love with this Clé de Peau one because it is not too heavy.
02:43I don't really think heavy foundation is appropriate for a skincare queen like myself, so I always
02:49only put a little bit, and I use the Clé de Peau blender to apply it.
02:58I love this foundation because I really love seeing my skin shine through throughout the
03:05day.
03:06I want my clients to see my skin, so I just really put this on because I feel like it
03:12evens me out a little bit.
03:14Next, I'm going to do a little bit of concealer under my eyes.
03:18This is a common situation for most of my clients as well, that you get a little bit
03:24of darkness under the eyes that just won't go away no matter what you do.
03:29It is kind of hereditary, and even though skincare and treatments does help a little
03:35bit, I still find that I like a little bit of brightness under there.
03:39Next, I am going to curl my eyelashes.
03:43I don't have a lot of eyelashes, so curling them will make my eyes look like they're more
03:49open and awake.
03:50There, that looks so much better.
03:53Next, I do eyeshadow.
03:55I use a palette by Mario.
03:58It is all neutral shades, which is perfect for me.
04:03So let me tell you a little bit about me.
04:05I started the company 16 years ago with my husband.
04:11I was inspired to start my own salon and my own skincare because I really just felt
04:19like I had been in the industry long enough that I had a point of view.
04:22A lot of people at the time in the beauty industry were doing a lot of filler and Botox,
04:28and I felt like all the facials were very much the same, no matter your skin type, no
04:33matter your skin tone.
04:35And I really wanted to change it up and modernize the way that we looked at skincare.
04:39We focus on non-invasive treatments for the skin.
04:45I have so many cool technologies.
04:48I actually patented a technology, and we've grown the company from a 300-square-foot room
04:55to two salons on both coasts.
04:59For brows, I love using this Kevin Aucoin.
05:03My mother warned me not to pluck my eyebrows when I was young, and of course I didn't listen
05:09to her.
05:10And of course she was right, so I have to fill them in now.
05:16I think I've been using black liquid eyeliner since 1988.
05:22I think I look naked and weird without it.
05:25I am absolutely in love with this Lash Rocket black liquid eyeliner.
05:31It actually has peptides in it, so it makes my eyelashes grow stronger and longer.
05:39Prepping an actress for a big moment in their life really bonds you together as a team.
05:46I have gotten to know many, many actresses over the years.
05:51I am proud to call some of them my very good friends.
05:55Elizabeth Moss, Rachel Brosnahan, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mindy Kaling are all people that I cherish
06:03and hold dear to my heart.
06:05I love this for my lower lash line.
06:07I like a perfect, soft, reddish-brown hue.
06:11And this one is by Flaveto and Albedo, and it's just perfecto.
06:20Mascara is the last thing with my eyes that I like to put on.
06:25It's by So She Beauty.
06:27It doesn't smudge throughout the entire day.
06:30For cheeks, I am obsessed with Ilia Beauty in general.
06:35I combine two colors for contour and for a nice rosy glow.
06:41I used to get made fun of all the time for the shape of my face when I was growing up.
06:47And now I kind of love it, but it still needs a little contour and a little bit of a rosy
06:53glow over it.
06:56I really love Charlotte Tilbury.
06:59This is like a really cute pillow talk highlighter, but I like to lay a little bit on my cheekbone,
07:06and then I just put my finger in there and pop a little bit on my lid, just for some
07:14extra sparkle.
07:15The last step is the lip.
07:18I love a very neutral lip, and Pillow Talk by Charlotte Tilbury I feel like was made
07:25just for me.
07:26I always do a bit of lip liner first, just to give me a little bit of shape.
07:33Next, I'm going to put on the Pillow Talk by Charlotte Tilbury lipstick.
07:39It also stays on my mouth for quite a long time.
07:43I finish with this Sarah Happ lip balm.
07:47I'm kind of obsessed with this product.
07:50I keep one at my desk, one in my treatment room, one in the car.
07:56I go everywhere with it.
07:57Finishing touches.
07:58It is a perfect kind of setting spray for everything that I just put on, and it smells
08:08incredible.
08:09I am at the end of my routine, finally.
08:13Did we go over five minutes?
08:14I feel like that was a lot longer than five minutes.
08:17Sorry.
08:18All right, we are out of here.
08:23I'm going to go get dressed.
08:25Come with me to my salon.
08:26Let's go to work.
08:28Your best self shouldn't have to include altering who you are or what makes you unique.
08:36I love natural noses and natural lips, and I think that that's something that should
08:42be embraced more as a society.
08:46I look to do treatments that really embrace your unique qualities and really focus on
08:52the health and wellness of your lifestyle and your skincare routine.
08:56And I truly believe that if you dive all in on that aspect of skincare, you will look
09:03your best.
09:05My book, Glow From Within, came out right before the pandemic.
09:08I wrote it because I was inspired to share my advice and my knowledge about skincare
09:14with everybody.
09:15I wanted people to be reflective about what they're doing with their self-care routines
09:21in general.
09:22And I also wanted to highlight the idea that I think everybody is beautiful in their natural
09:27state and my advice is meant to guide you to that point where you can finally love yourself
09:33and give grace to yourself when you look at yourself in the mirror.