Priya Jain

‘Self validation is beauty for me. The trait of being somewhat detached from social validation.’

‘I have a morning routine where I use Vegan Milk Cleaner/ Lait Nettoyant Vegan, and I moisturise my face with Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream. I use Avene 50spf to protect my skin and sometime I use face oil Bakuchoil slip. I tried to go off chemicals for a while only to realise that our atmospheric layers have changed over the years and it does not work anymore but, I still try and use less chemicals and more herbal stuff.’

‘Since I come from Indian mountains, I have had a lot of oiling done in my hair ever since I was a child, hence my hair is now strong as an adult and I do not feel the need to apply any products other than normal shampoo and conditioner.’

My everyday makeup looks include doing my brows (Glossier), applying (Nars concealer Medium 1.75 Tiramisu) and using tint (Ilia) over my cheeks and my eyelids if needed.

My evening makeup look is not very different from my everyday looks. I won’t go for foundation, and use the same minimal base with concealer with maybe a little darker eyes.

My health and wellness philosophy is whatever you put inside your body reflects on your state of being – hence I have mostly stopped eating junk.

I eat normal Indian food everyday that includes dal, roti, rice and less spicy curries etc. I take fish oil capsules, vitamin capsules, avocados and my special green juice (includes amla, celery, spinach leaves) on a daily basis.

I make sure I never miss my everyday yoga and workout, and go for meditation every Saturday.

I like a woody smell because it gives me a hint of nostalgia and comfort as I come from the mountains. Right now I am using Replica Jazz Club.

I have been using bio oil for a couple of months. It is generally used for stretch marks, but I use it for skin hydration, and it works well for me.

I only keep my lip bam (The Derm Co) handy.

I go for regular manicures and physiotherapy. Apart from these, I don’t really support the beauty treatments that are going on around the world and trending at the current time.