Hilary Duff's 7-Minute Makeup Routine Is What Dreams Are Made Of

We don't know about you, but we haven't stopped loving Hilary Duff since we first fell in love with her on January 12, 2001. (The run date of Lizzie McGuire's first-ever episode ICYW.) Back then, it didn't get better than butterfly clips, glitter, chopsticks, and faux-spikey hairpieces in terms of her beauty aesthetic, but in 2020, we love that we can still recognize Duff thanks to her fresh (still freckled!) complexion. Sure, some of Lizzie's whimsical beauty accents might be history, but we're just as obsessed with the actress and singer's more recent signatures since graduating from all of those various high schools on-screen. 

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(Image credit: @hilaryduff)

These days, her vibe is all about creating a quick-and-easy low-maintenance look complete with a smudged, smoldering eye; a pop-of-pink or peach on the cheek; a pretty sheen of highlighter; and a really great brow. Lucky for us, Duff made her makeup tutorial debut on IGTV last week to share her effortless step-by-step daily makeup look while also showing off her new limited-edition collaboration with Nudestix—a beautiful six-piece set aptly called The Daydreamer Palette for $75. The best part? When she's not nervous (aka filming herself for her 13 million followers), she can achieve the pretty end result in seven minutes or under. 

Ahead, we're breaking down Hilary Duff's 2020 makeup routine because, yes, it's what day-to-day beauty dreams are made of. Keep scrolling for all her favorite products and tips. 

Step 1: Facial Oil

Step 2: Eye Stick

Step 3: Foundation

Step 4: Contour

Step 5: Cream Brush

Step 6: Eyes

Step 7: Brows

Step 8: Highlight

Step 9: Bronzing Powder

Step 10: Mascara

Step 11: Powder

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.