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4:01 pm - 02/07/2013

‘Girls’ Star Allison Williams Is the New Face of Simple Skincare



If you sit next to Allison Williams on an airplane, we’re just going to warn you: She might start washing her face. In her seat.

“When I fly, halfway through the flight, I like to give myself a face wash,” the Girls star — and new face of Simple skincare — tells PEOPLE. “I just sit there and turn toward the window and use a wipe.”

Yep, she’s that serious about skincare! Which is why joining with Simple — whose products are formulated for sensitive skin — was a no-brainer for the rising star.

“I do have sensitive skin, actually, and it’s been really hard to find products that don’t make it inflamed, or red or dry, or make it break out,” she reveals. “It’s really complicated, but I’ve learned that it’s the case for more people than not. I don’t know how many people have unproblematic skin — that’s rare.”

A lot of Williams’s skin issues come from her job, which obviously requires lots of makeup application and removal. “If you’re an actress — and in some cases, this goes for all women — the only thing you can control about your skin is what you put on your face at the beginning of the day, and what you do when you take your makeup off,” she says. “Otherwise, it’s affected by stress, makeup artists, weather, pollution. The great thing about Simple products is that they protect you against those things — you can wipe it all off at the end of the day.”



Williams recently spent a day in L.A. shooting a commercial for the brand, and she found the premise pretty true to life. “It kind of documents a typical day — on my way to work in the morning, getting ready and washing my face, all the way through the end of the day when I take my makeup off and relax.”

But in an ideal world, Williams’s days would go a little differently.

“Lately I find myself working quite a bit — it’s such a blessing,” she says. “But I have a fantasy that I’ll go back to a time when I’m not in hair and makeup every day!”

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What's your skincare routine, ONTD?
hannah_win 7th-Feb-2013 09:31 pm (UTC)
Good choice!

I use all of this...in this order, LOL!

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Edited at 2013-02-07 09:32 pm (UTC)
ilouboutin 7th-Feb-2013 09:34 pm (UTC)
how can you use a lotion before a toner?
hannah_win 7th-Feb-2013 09:41 pm (UTC)
It's a cleanser... unless I posted the wrong one... I need to put my glasses on. It is cleanse, tone then moisturise... if not, well, I have a lot to learn, lol.
judgmental 7th-Feb-2013 09:35 pm (UTC)
Nivea Soft makes my face waaaaay too greasy. It's wonderful for my hands/body though.
hannah_win 7th-Feb-2013 09:48 pm (UTC)
It is great for your hands/body - I love the fact it works for them all, but nah, it feels good on my face. I do get especially dry skin so I welcome the oily feeling. :)
warsawed 7th-Feb-2013 09:40 pm (UTC)
ohhh girl you use three different moisturizers?
hannah_win 7th-Feb-2013 09:45 pm (UTC)
My skin is seriously dry in the winter. :/ I get bad flare ups of eczema, so my entire body need as much moisture as possible. I use doublebase in the shower, then another emollient, so much so if I get a bath I near break my neck because I'm slipping and sliding all over the place. Then I have to put another cream on when I get it. It all seems to work though! :) When I was in my teens my skin was so oily... how times have changed!
heartstopper 7th-Feb-2013 09:41 pm (UTC)
my mum used to use that toner. it feels like burning. do you have really oily skin?
hannah_win 7th-Feb-2013 09:47 pm (UTC)
Not really.... I used to. And you're Mum is right it does. :x I was thinking of switching to another one, but it seems to keeps the zits at bay... but I'll probably switch soon.
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