6 Models Share Their Skin-Care Survival Secrets

Ally Betker, Vogue

They may spend their days playing dress up in the industry's most beautiful clothes, but models endure wear and tear on their skin during Fashion Week that is anything but glamorous. In the makeup chair, they're dabbed, dipped, and smeared with product, only to be stripped clean and done all over again at the next show. "You might have makeup put on and taken off seven times a day," says Karlie Kloss, perched backstage at Carolina Herrera. Like many of her peers, she has developed a survival strategy that revolves largely around cleansing, calming, and hydrating her sensitive skin. Here, six of our favorite backstage faces share their guide to complexion perfection-along with a few of the all-around beauty products they won't leave home without.


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