The Glowdown: Adut Akech Shares the Beauty Secrets We All Want to Know

10. What is your beauty philosophy in a sentence?

Can I repeat something else I’ve said? Honestly, I would say less is more. Also, I was telling someone before that if your skin is not giving you any problems, do not cause it any problems. Leave it alone. If you don’t have a spot, leave it alone.

11. What is your favourite lipstick colour?

My favourite lipstick colour…I would probably say, again it’s one of those things, it depends. Depends on mood, depends on outfit. But I would opt for a nice, dark, cherry red or a yummy chocolate brown with some gloss on top.

12. Candles, reed diffusers or nothing at all?

Hmmm…I think lately I’ve become less of a fan of candles, so I would say diffusers.

13. What beauty product do you recommend to everyone?

Gosh I don’t want to give my beauty secrets away! Something that I swear by and have been using religiously is a Korean skincare product, a serum from Dr Jart. 

14. Are you team dewy or matte?

Again, depends. I would say dewy. I like my skin plump, hydrated and juicy.

15. The greatest drugstore product for under £10?

I do have a few drugstore favourites. I’m trying to think of what’s in my makeup bag. Do you know what I do love, and it’s a UK brand, Pixi. There is a toner that they have that I really, really like.

16. Your brows, in one word:

I would say, a beautiful mess. But obviously brows are not twins, they are sisters, and so they will never be identical!

17. You have to wear your hair crimped or blue eyeshadow for the rest of your life: Which do you choose?

Both sound really fun actually. I don’t know. Maybe the hair. But the blue eyeshadow sounds really fun.

18. Makeup primer: Love it or hate it?

I don’t use it religiously. But on some days, if I remember, I’ll use it. If I don’t remember, I don’t use it. It’s not a make or break for me.

19. Confession time—how often do you clean your makeup brushes?

Fun fact: I don’t own too many makeup brushes. I’m a Beauty Blender girl, and I use my hands. I do have one set of brushes, and I try to clean them whenever I use them.