Alex Cooper is, to me, just one of those modern celebrities who appeared out of the ether fully formed and everyone suddenly knew her name one day. The truth is, her Call Her Daddy podcast grew somewhat organically after being picked up by Barstool Sports and then Spotify (and now SiriusXM). She’s arguably one of the most successful podcasters out there, and she’s gotten some pretty major celebrities to appear on the CHD pod. She’s gotten exclusives too, some celebrities really spill a lot of tea on her pod. Well, the CHD podcast has turned Alex into a celebrity in her own right, which means Vogue asked her to do one of their “skin care/beauty secrets” videos, where she talks to the camera as she applies makeup. Alex revealed something major: she never washes her face.

Alex Cooper has a skincare routine secret — she skips one step that a lot of experts consider crucial. Speaking with Vogue on Wednesday, June 26, the Call Her Daddy host, 29, showed off her simple makeup and skin routine — and even recreated the look she used on her wedding day back in April. According to the podcaster, her skincare routine excludes one thing that many people would consider step one: washing her face.

“I have an honest thing to share with you right off the bat. I don’t wash my face,” she revealed in the video. “No, please don’t judge me. I just realized that like early on when I was breaking out a lot, my skin was super oily and it was confused and I was struggling a lot with my skincare and when I stopped washing my face, all of a sudden, I stopped having pimples.”

Cooper told the magazine that for much of her adult life, she never really maintained one skincare routine and had struggled with knowing which products were right for her.

“I would say it was about like two years ago, I really started to care about my skin and I know that’s insane ’cause I’m 29 years old,” she added. “But I didn’t really know the answers and there’s so much information online, so I just started to kind of eyeball it and try different things.

After two short years of trying out different moisturizers, toners and more, Cooper noted that some of her favorite products include Advanced Snail Mucin, an EltaMD moisturizer with SPF and Burt’s Bees pomegranate chapstick.

“Now, I feel like I figured out my place and I know it works for me,” Cooper said.

[From People]

My first reaction to the headline was: ew, gross, why do women talk about not washing any part of their body? But as I watched the video, I think that for Alex, it was more a trial-and-error situation where she was really just trying to figure out what worked and what routine gave her fewer breakouts. Everyone’s different and there is no one-size-fits-all skin care method. My skin would be a complete greasy mess if I skipped face-washing or showering. Then again, I haven’t worn makeup in years and that’s what makes my skin clearer too. That’s what I’ve never understood about the women who say that they’re not washing their faces – are they not removing their makeup at all??

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