Venus Williams’s 1.2 million Instagram followers have been in for a treat over the past few months: while quarantined at home in Florida, the seven-time Grand Slam champion has taken to her social media page to share the workouts she swears by for a fit body and clear mind. Now, Williams is also pulling back the curtain on her beauty routine.
First up is a detoxifying tea tree cream cleanser bought on the Caribbean island St. Lucia. “When I go [to] different places I love to find... what’s local,” she says, referring to her penchant for Moroccan oils, manuka honey from New Zealand, and other regional finds. A trio of serums by Asutra — hyaluronic acid, vitamin C, and
— meanwhile, provides a three-pronged approach to targeting troubled skin. “I’ve had acne since my teens… I’m always fighting to hopefully not have any breakouts,” she explains.Naturally, such a scrupulous approach to skincare extends below the neck too: “We gotta take itthe way down,” she says as she rubs a drop of rose oil — followed by a squirt of her own sunscreen — over her underarms, décolletage, and “tatas” too. “I started taking care of my skin because of my mom,” Williams recalls.
“I like to end it all with an aromatherapy moment,” Williams says of her final step: an uplifting lemongrass and jasmine spritz called — what else? — Calm, Cool, and Collected. “In the morning, honestly I can’t get up, so I have this by the bed and start misting.” With her skin-care journey complete, she has just one last piece of advice: “Go face the day!”