But she goes on to say what many of us often remind ourselves: “Instagram isn’t real. If you’re comparing yourself to people on social media, you’re comparing yourself to impossibility.”
Despite her feelings about social media, she does find pockets of kindness in TikTok, saying that she considers it the “most body positive” of the apps. “I see so many women, rallying around each other, praising each others’ bodies,” she says. “The normalization of acne, especially what I’ve seen on TikTok, has helped me as well.”
Reinhart has struggled with acne since she was 12 years old, she says. “As an actor, but also just someone who was dealing with these breakouts in my 20s, I’m like, ‘Are people still breaking out? Am I the only one?’” She began posting about her breakouts and found support from her followers. “People really rallied around me and agreed and were like, ‘I’m also struggling.’ That helped me feel so much better.”
She hopes to continue to do the same for others through her new skin-care collection, Personal Day. The line, which launches today, includes five products: a cleansing powder, resurfacing peel, calming mask, salicylic acid treatment, and moisturizer. Dermatologist Mamina Turegano, MD, psychologist Courtney Tracy, and esthetician Sarah Ford helped with their development. “I created Personal Day for people with acne and acne-prone or sensitive skin,” she says. “They can use these products and not trigger a new breakout.”
But for Reinhart, it’s always been about more than just skin. “Acne and mental health go hand in hand,” Reinhart says. “Acne fully affects my mental health when I have a breakout.” Skin care has become a form of self care for her and she sometimes shares her rituals with her boyfriend, actor Jack Martin. “I handed Jack the Personal Day Full Clarity Cleanser in the shower last night. I was like, ‘Open that,’ because it has a little twist at the top and I wanted to see him figure it out and he did,” she says. “When I get lab samples for our products, I test them on him and my assistant—and of course myself.”
Milo is the other major part of her self-care. “He is also the light and love of my life,” she says. “I could be having the worst day of all time and I just look at him and things are better.”
More of Lili’s favorite things
“Anytime [this hairspray] is in my general vicinity, I am thrown back into Riverdale-world because that’s what we used to keep the hair tight,” she says. “We [also] used a lot of those little Evian bottles. We would spritz it and then pat down my little flyaways… And sometimes if we were trying to roll and the hair person wasn’t there, I’d use my own spit. People are always like, ‘Oh, that’s crazy.’ I’m like, ‘It’s my own spit on my head. I think it’s fine.’”
“I really love a Beautyblender because I do love to still see skin texture,” she says. “If you use rosewater with it, it helps keep the glow.”
“I use Vaseline or Aquaphor as an eye makeup remover. My mom [always] did that, so I copied her.”