I'm 36 and Swear By These 17 Skincare Products to Look My Best on TV Every Day

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If you came of age in the 2000s, the heyday of Disney Channel Original Movies, there's a good chance you spent many Friday nights singing along as Adrienne Bailon Houghton belted out our favorite jams in The Cheetah Girls. A lot has changed since then for the 36-year-old. She's now married and appears on the nationally syndicated talk show The Real, but one thing that's remained almost curiously frozen in time is her skin. She looks like a teenager, and being the skincare sleuths we are, we need answers.

Whether you watch Houghton on TV or follow her on YouTube or Instagram, you've definitely borne witness to this seeming skincare sorcery for yourself. "When I was younger, I would fall asleep with my makeup on, and I didn't wear SPF every day, or at all, which was damaging to my skin," she admitted when we inquired about what we were convinced would be a lifelong commitment to skincare.

"It's now, in my 30s, that I realize I need to nurture my skin to preserve its youthfulness and overall health. I have sensitive skin that can become irritated when overwhelmed with too many products or treatments, so I've learned to invest in products and ingredients that work for me."

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We really aren't surprised to hear that a pared-back routine is the key to Houghton's youthful glow. It's a tendency we're seeing more and more from women working on every skin goal from treating acne to staying ahead of aging. And while Houghton treats herself to regular facials (The Elements facial at ThibianT MedSpa in Beverly Hills and the sculpting facials at FaceGym in West Hollywood are among her favorites), it's her less-is-more approach that lends itself to skin she's proud to show off in front of the bright lights and cameras on set each day. "My skincare priorities at this point in my life center on building great habits and maintaining a routine that includes taking my makeup off each night, moisturizing, and just paying attention to what my skin needs on any given day," she says. That's a philosophy we can get behind. Ahead, check out the exact routine that keeps Houghton's skin looking positively primetime-ready. 

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A.M. Routine

Cleanser

Skin Mist

Hyaluronic Acid Serum

Gentle Moisturizer

Moisturizing Eye Cream

Face Oil

Jade Roller

SPF

Tinted Moisturizer

P.M. Routine

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Cleanser

Serum-Lotion

Rich Moisturizer

Firming Eye Cream

Lip Balm

Body Oil

Silk Sleep Mask

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Associate Beauty Editor

Courtney Higgs is a Cancer sun, Libra rising beauty enthusiast with about six years of experience in the editorial space. She was previously Who What Wear's associate beauty editor after spending many years working on the West Coast edit team at InStyle Magazine. She graduated from California State University, Northridge, with a BA in communication studies and pivoted to editorial after spending her college years working in the legal field. Her beauty philosophy is simple: She believes there are no wrong answers and that discovering our favorite beauty products and rituals is a journey, not a sprint. When she's not geeking out over products, she can be found adventuring around L.A. with her fiancé; watching reality TV with their French bulldog, Bernie Mac; or relating way too hard to astrology memes.