Audrey Hobert’s beauty secrets? Water, lip gloss and gum

The anti-pop princess talks Alysa Liu, her holy grail beauty products and more in our quick-fire chat

Audrey Hobert has quickly become the pop scene’s most chalant forerunner, with breezy, peppy lyrics and an anti-popstar demeanour. As she tours her debut album Who’s the Clown, she takes to the stage in a comically oversized beige trench coat, thrashing her strawberry-blonde hair to a pit of fans screaming along as if they’re in their own bedrooms.

It’s a less polished take on stardom that runs throughout her discography and pop persona, as she also offers a chaotic, messier vision of what pop-girl beauty can also look like. “I once read that some people’s beauty can’t be captured,” sings the star on her track “Thirst Trap”. The lyric was inspired by a quote Hobert found online, suggesting that beauty is best experienced in motion. Below, we caught up with the quirked-up alt-pop star ahead of her show to talk about her “low-effort chic” beauty aesthetic, her new ILIA edit, and more.

What are you up to at the moment?

Audrey Hobert: Sitting in my hotel in Amsterdam, watching interviews of Alysa Liu.

What’s your holy grail beauty product right now?

Audrey Hobert: Water, not to be annoying.

What’s a beauty routine you’ll always stick to?

Audrey Hobert: My nighttime skin care – I’m convinced it’ll all be for nothing if I miss a night.

Describe your beauty aesthetic in three words.

Audrey Hobert: Low effort chic.

Who is your beauty icon or favourite look of all time? Why?

Audrey Hobert: My beauty icon is always a random waitress in a random restaurant.

What’s your earliest beauty-related memory?

Audrey Hobert: Wishing I didn’t have freckles (love them now).

What’s the best advice you’ve received?

Audrey Hobert: To be grateful.

What’s your favourite city to go out in?

Audrey Hobert: NYC.

What’s your go-to way to relax?

Audrey Hobert: Eating and watching a movie.

Do you have any pre-show rituals?

Audrey Hobert: Just fasten my eight-foot-long trench and take a deep breath.

What are three things that are always in your bag?

Audrey Hobert: ILIA Overglaze lip gloss, gum, wallet.

What’s a track you have on repeat right now?

Audrey Hobert: Nothing on repeat right now, but I sing “Stateside” in my head a lot.

Do you have any analogue hobbies? 

Audrey Hobert: Crosswords, but it’s on my phone, so...

What’s the last thing you wrote in your notes app?

Audrey Hobert:  “Amsterdam Triumph has underwear”.

What are you looking forward to in 2026?

Audrey Hobert: Doing whatever the hell I want.

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