'Dear White People' Star Logan Browning on Her Skin Care Routine and Being a 'Curly Girl'

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In the 'Glamour' June/July 2018 issue, the star of 'Dear White People' Logan Browning shares her best tips and favorite products for clear skin, bouncy curls, and more.

Logan Browning is having a major moment right now. The breakout actress just wrapped up the second season of her hit Netflix series Dear White People and is slated to star in the upcoming horror-thriller The Perfection (alongside Girls alum Allison Williams). Over the last year she's also become the picture of red-carpet perfection owning her ever-evolving style and natural curls. We chatted with the skin-obsessed, Atlanta-born star about everything—from multi-masking to her bouncy curl secret to the sisterhood that Time’s Up has created in Hollywood. Here are the highlights:

Glamour: You’re all about skin. What aspect of it are you the most focused on?

Logan Browning: I have sensitive, acne-prone, stress-me-out skin. I get up in the morning and run to the mirror to be like, OK, we’re good. Then, before I even leave work, I take off my makeup with Bioderma Micellar Water. And I use masks as cleansers when my skin acts up—they calm my business down. Also, I notice a huge difference in my skin when I’m taking zinc, omega-3, and turmeric.

Glamour: Who are your beauty crushes?

LB: My favorite thing to google is “young Zoë Kravitz,” to see her on the carpet with her parents. Now you can see that she’s really homed in on who she is as a beauty icon—someone who is strong and sexy and always keeps you on your toes.

Glamour: It’s impossible not to discuss your amazing hair. Some intel, please.

LB: I am a DevaCurl hag. As a curly girl, it took me a long time to find what works. In the shower I detangle section by section. I use their No Poo-Original, Heaven in Hair, and mix B’Leave-In with Arc Angel Gel. I twist it up in a towel turban and let it air-dry because I like my hair to be really big. Then there’s a lot of shaking and pulling.

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Glamour: After years of it straight, why did you start wearing your hair natural?

LB: I thought that straight hair made me pretty. And [when I was] growing up in the South, getting my hair done once a week was a thing. By college, I had never seen it curly. I was curious. I don’t even know how to explain the feeling that I get from being a curly girl. There’s a whole new personality.

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Glamour: What would you tell your 13-year-old self?

LB: Actually, I would really want to hear from her, have her remind me of what she wanted and what her dreams were.

Glamour: As a woman in Hollywood, how has Time’s Up shifted your industry view?

LB: I realize how much I have hidden from myself: the times I’ve been uncomfortable, the times people have been inappropriate toward me or when I felt powerless. Now everyone is genuinely encouraging and empowering each other—I feel like I have a big sister who has my back.