Ballet dancers are meant to evoke beauty through movement.
What does your morning routine look like on performance days?
For breakfast, I always eat a hard-boiled egg cut up onto avocado toast.
The dancers then have class from 10:00 until noon, then usually well have a few rehearsals.
Walk me through what a pre-show beauty routine looks like.
We usually do our own makeup unless were playing a specific character that requires prosthetics or a wig.
You always want your eyes to look really big for the audience.
Chanel has a really nice waterproof liner theStylo Yeux thats great for the waterline.
What do you do to accentuate your eyes with makeup?
Ill do the same on top.
Then, paired with lashes, your eyes look bigger on stage.
We all do it pretty quickly, its not super perfect.
Sometimes youll just shade in shadows if you want to be more ethereal.
What else do you typically use makeup-wise for shows?
With lipstick, we tend to not use bright reds they look blue on stage because of the light.
Instead, well go with a darker, brownish burnt-red.
I also love a dark pink.Charlotte Tilburys Amazing Amalis one of my favorites.
For cheeks and skin, youll go pretty heavy with foundation and then contouring.
And I love using an illuminator on the tip of the nose and all over the cheeks to brighten.
Do you like to wear fragrance when you perform?
Its like method dancing for me.
I choose a fragrance based on the character.
For my last role, I usedKilian Love, Dont Be Shybecause it smells so sugary.
I was doing flowers in snow and I felt like I was supposed to smell sweet.
It smelled like a raspberry chocolate coffee drink.
It totally depends on the character.
We do a lot of French twists, where you brush it and then pin it up.
It creates a pretty head shape on stage, which is why we do that.
Then well do a sleek ballerina bun.
What are your tricks for nailing the perfect ballerina bun?
Ill use a pomade if I want it really sleek KerastaseandOuaihave really good ones.
I have bangs, too, so the pomade is key for making them disappear into my hair.
What sort of self-care practices do you turn to on performance days?
I have afoam roller from Therabodythat vibrates, so it really gets into my muscles.
Ill do it before and after shows a lot.
Are there any beauty treatments you like to get ahead of a performance?
I lovelymphatic drainage, those massages feel so good.
Now I have aninfrared sauna blanketat home, too, which is just amazing.
Ill lie in that for hours its just warm and nice.
Sometimes Ill do facials too.
I was going to Dr. Barbara Sturm.
Oh, and I love theNuFace.
What do you do to wind down after a show?
Sometimes if its a little earlier, Ill run to Whole Foods and get a rotisserie chicken and soup.
Ill also shower and do my skin care routine.
Ive been obsessed with thisOmorovicza Queen Cleanser.
Sometimes Ill use coconut oil on my eyes if I have to take off a lot of makeup.
Then I can pass out.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
