Samantha Tan considers herself a beauty lover, but the professional race car driver’s introduction to skin care was less than enjoyable.
“One of my most vivid memories from childhood, unfortunately, was when I was in kindergarten and my eczema used to be terrible,” Tan tells me over the phone. “It was all over my face, and the skin above my lips used to always be raw. My contagiousness was believed by my other children, even though eczema itself is not contagious. It’s something that stayed with me for a long time. I wore long-sleeved clothes and long pants. I didn’t want to show my skin. Even up until now, I’m still learning how to accept my scars.”
She adds, cheerily, “It’s part of me, and I got to learn to love it.” That same infectious optimism shines through when Tan discusses her successful career. In 2021, Samantha Tan Racing made history by becoming the first Canadian team to win the renowned 24H Dubai; she also became the first Asian woman to win a major endurance racing series championship in the world.
“I think representation is just so, so important,” she says of the win. “It’s so monumental. It’s so important for people to people of color to see that their stories and voices are heard, and for me to be the first one is amazing, but I also don’t want to be the last one.”
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Tan is so passionate to encourage others to follow her lead that she even agreed sharing the secret to her skin care. Continue reading Glamour’s latest Drop the Routine.
My cleansers
I use a micellar liquid to remove my makeup. Even if you’re drunk and tired, you’ve just got to do it. And that’s funny because every time, somehow, when I get home—blackout drunk sometimes—I’m able to still take off my makeup. [Laughs.] I use the Bioderma one, which was recommended to me by my aunt, and then I’ll go in with the CeraVe, which I definitely found because of TikTok. I also use the Foreo Luna Mini.
Source: Glamour
