These 24 Magical Skincare Products Transform Celebrities' Skin Pre–Red Carpet

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Like our favorite celebrities, we're lucky enough to have some of the best estheticians and dermatologists in the industry on speed-dial. (I'll even text a few of them somewhat regularly whenever my skin flares with weird and unusual behavior.) However, unlike celebrities, our skin isn't under a 24/7 microscope thanks to social media, paparazzi, photo-frenzied red carpets, or a blindingly well-lit award show stage. Remarkably, however, celebrities seem to have perpetually perfect skin—smooth, glowing, and virtually free of any hint they might actually be a member of the human species—a zit, a spot of sun damage, a wrinkle?!

Even though it's pretty much part of a celebrity's job description to have great skin, it's just the nature of their industry, after all, the flash-bulb-heavy season of award shows and red carpets automatically begs for increased attention to detail when it comes to maintaining the look and health of their gawked-at complexions. As what happens when you routinely work with the best skin pros and makeup artists in the industry, many of the celebrities we've chatted skincare and beauty with over the years have developed their own specialized know-how when it comes to curating a glow-inducing skincare routine, and they definitely know their way around the product market. That said, most of what they've learned has been gleaned from the skin professionals they work with who primp, prep, and help transform their skin on a regular basis.

Since this type of expert-level upkeep and preparation usually intensifies before red carpets and award shows, and since, ahem, the Oscars are this coming Sunday, we thought we'd tap six of the most sought-after and talented estheticians and dermatologists in the industry to reveal the specific skincare products they use on celebrity clientele before the big day—or any red carpet for that matter. Keep scrolling for 24 magical skincare products the skincare industry's best swear by for an A-list-level glow.

Biba de Sousa

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Number of years in the industry: 15

Location: Beverly Hills, CA

Celebrity clients: Emily Blunt, Miley Cyrus, Michelle Monaghan, Emma Roberts, Alice Eve

Website: Biba Los Angeles

Favorite Red Carpet Products:

Olga Lorencin

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Number of years in the industry: 22 

Location: Beverly Hills, CA

Celebrity clients: Halle Berry, Eva Mendez, Jessica Biel, Viola Davis

Website: Olga Lorencin Skincare

Favorite Red Carpet Products:

Harold Lancer, MD, FAAD

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Number of years in the industry: 35

Location: Beverly Hills, CA

Celebrity clients: Emma Stone, Margot Robbie, Victoria Beckham, Kim Kardashian West, Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé

Website: Lancer Skincare

Favorite Red Carpet Products:

Shani Darden

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Number of years in the industry: 13

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Celebrity clients: Jessica Alba, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Emily Ratajkowski, Chrissy Teigen, Shay Mitchell

Website: Shani Darden

Favorite Red Carpet Products:

Kate Somerville

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Number of years in the industry: 25

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Celebrity clients: Rose Byrne, Anna Kendrick, Ruby Rose, Vanessa Hudgens

Website: Kate Somerville

Favorite Red Carpet Products:

Georgia Louise

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Number of years in the industry: 21

Location: Upper East Side, NYC

Celebrity clients: Molly Sims, Sarah Paulson, Anne Hathaway, Emilia Clarke

Website: Georgia Louise

Favorite Red Carpet Products:

Beauty Director

Erin has been writing a mix of beauty and wellness content for Who What Wear for over four years. Prior to that, she spent two and half years writing for Byrdie. She now calls Santa Monica home but grew up in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and studied writing, rhetoric, and communication at University of Wisconsin, La Crosse. She studied abroad in Galway, Ireland, and spent a summer in L.A. interning with the Byrdie and Who What Wear family. After graduating from UW, she spent one year in San Francisco, where she worked as a writer for Pottery Barn Kids and PBteen before moving down to L.A. to begin her career as a beauty editor. She considers her day-to-day beauty aesthetic very low-maintenance and relies on staples like clear brow serum (from Kimiko!), Lawless's Lip Plumping Mask in Cherry Vanilla, and an eyelash curler. For special occasions or days when she's taking more meetings or has an event, she'll wear anything and everything from Charlotte Tilbury (the foundations are game-changing), some shimmer on her lids (Stila and Róen do it best), and a few coats of the best mascara-type product on earth, Surratt's Noir Lash Tint.