Camila Mendes on the One Beauty Move She Uses to Feel Empowered

Mendes considers three beauty products to be particularly empowering: a brow brush, a concealer stick, and deodorant. "If I have those, I'm good to go anywhere," she said. More on that ahead.

It's not just that Mendes wanted to partner with a brand known for lifting women up (although Secret's donation to the women's soccer team earlier this year definitely played a part), she also said the act of using deodorant — like the Secret Invisible Solid with Essential Oils ($12) — can be an empowering experience itself. "We don't really appreciate how helpful it can be in terms of making us feel confident," she said. "It's one of those things I put on once in the morning, and I'm good to go."

The actress explained that she usually brings a brow brush (similar to the one in the Tweezerman Brow Shaping Scissors and Brush ($11) set) with her wherever she goes, keeping it in her pocket or her bag. Her go-to look is fluffed and brushed out, and she only uses eyebrow makeup while on set or when she is already wearing a full face of makeup. "My brows are pretty dark as it is," she said. "They're black. There's a lot of hair in there, so I'm OK with just using my brow brush. I don't really need to fill them in, but I do if I'm going for a bolder makeup look."

Mendes uses the Flesh Firm Flesh Thickstick Foundation ($18) as a concealer. "I pat it on my undereyes if I'm looking a little tired [and use it] to cover a blemish here and there," she said.

Mendes said that her daily makeup routine is most like that of Betty, her onscreen best friend, calling their approaches "very simple and natural." She added, "Being an actress, I love to try everything and play different roles. In terms of how [actors] do our hair and our makeup, we are chameleons, but I know that I feel most myself when I'm adhering to a simple beauty and makeup routine. Veronica does the whole winged liner thing every day. I have no patience for that."

Veronica's beauty look hasn't changed tremendously since the series premiere of Riverdale. Mendes pointed out that this is key to maintaining the comic book vibe of the show. "At a baseline, it's always the same look," she said. "That's what keeps the characters iconic and consistent."

She did, however, tell us you can anticipate the return of her dark red lipstick and pearls from the first two seasons. "I was probably sick of the dark lips by season three, so I wanted a break from that, but now I miss it. I miss the pearls, too, so I'm bringing all of that back this season."