The Saltburn Cast Wore This $9 Product to Look "Hot, Sweaty, and Flushed"

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I recently watched Saltburn, and I'm still reeling about three things. First, I never expected the ending and kept thinking about it for days afterward. Second, I'm still not over *that* scene. (I won't spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it yet, but Saltburn viewers know exactly which one I'm talking about.) Third, I was struck by how perfect the cast looked in the close-up scenes. And I don't mean it in an airbrushed sense; I mean perfect in that their skin looked natural, flushed, and slightly sweaty at times. In a word, their skin looked real, like I was standing right next to them on a hot summer's day. 

According to the film's hair-and-makeup designer, Siân Miller, that was on purpose. In an interview with New Beauty, she explained, "The makeup and hair team had to ensure the cast looked real, to contrive the uncontrived. This always takes some doing—if not more so than what’s blatantly obvious. Reality was essential in order to anchor these characters within the grandiose world of Saltburn.”

Part of creating that "reality" was ensuring the characters looked "hot, sweaty, and flushed" for their close-ups. It only makes sense, as they're supposed to be relaxing (and plotting) at an English manor during the height of summer. Keep scrolling to see the exact $9 product Miller used to create this effect. Hint: It's a cult-classic product, just like we're predicting this movie will be.

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Kaitlyn McLintock
Beauty Editor

Kaitlyn McLintock is a Beauty Editor at Who What Wear. She has 10 years of experience in the editorial industry, having previously written for other industry-leading publications, like Byrdie, InStyle, The Zoe Report, Bustle, and others. She covers all things beauty and wellness-related, but she has a special passion for creating skincare content (whether that's writing about an innovative in-office treatment, researching the benefits of a certain ingredient, or testing the latest and greatest at-home skin device). Having lived in Los Angeles, California, and Austin, Texas, she has since relocated back to her home state, Michigan. When she's not writing, researching, or testing beauty products, she's working through an ever-growing book collection or swimming in the Great Lakes.