PS: When you were growing up, what were some things that you learned even from your mom, like beauty tips?
SM: My mom didn't wear makeup, but I get a lot of my beauty tips from doing shows and from people I work with. The main thing people would tell me to do is drink a lot of water. That's like a beauty tip number one. Water is everything. Your skin just needs it.
I also love taking baths. I put in Celtic sea salt and Dead Sea salt from Whole Foods. Sometimes I put coconut oil in my water. Another good thing is food-grade hydrogen peroxide. It cleanses the skin and moisturizes the skin and scrubs the skin.
PS: So what makeup tips did you learn while on Idol and starring on Broadway?
SM: I feel like my makeup reflects what show I'm doing. During my entire run of Dreamgirls, you would never catch me without a lash. Because you're wearing something so heavy and so big, when you take them off you feel naked without it. So, I always had lashes on. But now I'm starting to cut back more on my makeup, and I just like natural face. Sometimes I don't even put eyeliner on.
PS: If you have five minutes to do your makeup, what do you use?
SM: I do some of it in the car. I learned that during Idol, too, and you always want to wait for the red light.
PS: What products are in your car makeup kit?
SM: Kiehl's moisturizer for lips, gloss with a little bit of color, waterproof MAC mascara, foundation, and mineral powder. That's five products for a five-minute makeup job!
