Whether it's an ultra-chic silhouette or an affordable nail hack, Sofia Richie Grainge's style and beauty transparency online has swiftly awarded her a coveted It-girl status. Since announcing her pregnancy last month, the 25-year-old model has been actively documenting her make-up, skincare and wellness journey via TikTok, sharing everything from her failsafe supplement essentials to her understated gender reveal. The Richie Grainge-approved pregnancy essential we're beelining for next? We'll give you a clue: it's a classic handbag essential and a saviour for oily skin.
'I am seven months pregnant and I have been working out things that work for me, that don't work for me and that have helped me,' the model shared on Gen Z's favourite social media platform. 'I figured that maybe it's interesting for some of you out there to hear my essentials.'
Richie Grainge goes on to discuss everything from conventional pregnancy topics (think prenatal vitamins and stretch mark preventatives) to the skincare essentials she's been glued to for the last seven months. 'For the first four months of my pregnancy, I didn't really tell anyone, so I watched all of the moms on TikTok, all of the fellow pregnant women on TikTok, and this is an accumulation of all of those things that I've picked up and I've loved,' she says. And of the latter, there's one affordable make-up-meets-skincare must-have that we're adding to our carts right now: the Tatcha Aburatorigami Japanese Blotting Papers.
Tatcha Aburatorigami Japanese Blotting Papers
Tatcha Aburatorigami Japanese Blotting Papers
'These last two things I'm going to show you, I literally cannot function without them,' she says. 'These are the Tatcha Blotting Papers. My skin has been so oily ever since I found out I was pregnant. I travel around with these and I just blot my skin. It helps me to not have 20 layers of powder on my face by the end of the day. These are a lifesaver.'
The 100% natural abaca leaf blotting papers are best known for removing excess oil without disrupting the make-up beneath or stripping your skin of moisture. The unique selling point of Tatcha's sheets? These ultra-thin leaflets contain 23-karat gold flakes, which deposit a soft shimmer to the skin.
As well as these handy blotters, she cites the high-tech Lyma laser (far on the other end of the price spectrum) as her pregnancy skincare savour. Admitting that she 'cannot say enough good things about.'
'Within a week, this transformed my skin,' she claims. 'It's such a good product, I know that it's really expensive, but I'm just giving you an honest review on things that have helped.'
Sofia Richie Grainge's Pregnancy Beauty Essentials
Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm
Ross J. Barr Calm Patches
Lyma Red LED Laser System
