Her First Introduction to Beauty Came From Her Mom
Growing up, Mills vividly remembers her mom taking care of her skin. "This was before skin care really became a big trend," she says. Masking was big in her household, and her mom would occasionally mix concoctions "with ingredients that you don't always find" for her and her sister to do, as well.
Her mom was a firm believer that good skin care was paramount. "She's always telling me, 'You are born with this skin, and you have to take care of it,'" Mills says. Thanks to her, Mills developed a great sunscreen routine much earlier than most. "I am so thankful now because I have never missed a day of sunscreen in my life." Her favorite is the Beauty of Joseon Felief Sun Rice + Probiotics SPF 50+ ($18).
As she got older, Mills began experimenting more with makeup. "For me, it was very empowering and something that I did to control my image and accessorize and have a little fun," she says. "I'm recently getting into fashion, but before I really had a grip on all of that, makeup was definitely my number one accessory."
Her eyes quickly became her favorite part to do, decorating them with glitter shadows and colorful eyeliner. That's something that carried over into her character Shayla's makeup in "The Summer I Turned Pretty."
