Cara Santana is an actress, digital influencer, activist, and the global engagement officer of on-demand beauty app, Glamsquad. Her fiancé, Jesse Metcalfe, is an actor and musician who first made major waves on Desperate Housewives before landing starring roles in John Tucker Must Die, Dallas, and Chesapeake Shores. In this week's episode of Go To Bed With Me, the engaged couple opens up their medicine cabinet and walk us through their nightly beauty routines. From their shared love of La Mer to Metcalfe joking that he steals Santana's makeup wipes to clean his sneakers, these two have a shared love of skincare.
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Dr. Barbara Sturm Face Cleanser
Nurse Jamie Uplift Massaging Beauty Roller
AmorePacific Moisture Bound Gel
Dior Capture Youth Age-Delay Advanced Crème
La Mer Eye Concentrate
BURBERRY My Burberry Blush
Ouai Hair Oil
Before they start their skincare routine, Metcalfe and Santana brush their teeth, where Santana mentions that one "annoying" thing about her man is that "he never has bad breath."
Metcalfe is now ready to wash his face, but he's gotta chill for a couple of minutes while Santana removes her makeup with Neutrogena wipes. "I never ever sleep with my makeup," says Santana. While Metcalfe waits, he shares a confession. "You know I steal those, right? I clean my sneakers with those," Metcalfe says with a laugh. "Those are sneaker wipes. I gotta keep my sneaks fresh."
Santana is "obsessed" with double-cleansing her face with a gentle foaming wash by Dr. Barbara Sturm, while Metcalfe prefers to keep his routine minimal. He rubs a drop of Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cleanser into his skin using a circular motion. "My problem is that I tend to make a mess when I wash my face. Water all over the mirror," he adds.
Both Metcalfe and Santana enjoy face-rolling with Nurse Jamie's Uplift Massaging Beauty Roller, so she demonstrates her application technique on Metcalfe. "It tightens your skin, and it's also really cold so it firms it up," she says while rolling the purple stick in an upward motion. Metcalfe has been paying attention to Santana's beauty ramblings over their 13-year-long romance, and also notes that his favorite beauty tool helps with increasing blood flow.
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Radice Orange Blossom Water
AmorePacific Time Response Skin Reserve Serum
Tom Ford Private Blend Santal Blush Eau de Parfum
The pair both use AmorePacific's Time Response Skin Reserve Serum, although Santana admits she prefers hiding her skincare must-haves from Metcalfe because "he likes to take without asking."
Immediately after, they both follow up with their favorite hydration mists. Metcalfe spritzes Radice's Orange Blossom Water while Santana prefers AmorePacific's version in the morning and evening. "Remember when we went to look at wedding venues and TSA stole the hydrating mist, and I went like crazy," she reminds Metcalfe with a laugh.
When asked if his interest in beauty stems from his relationship with Cara or if it was something he was always gravitated towards, Metcalfe explains that his mother was always a skincare aficionado. However, Santana "reinforced" his knowledge in beauty thanks to her massive collection of skincare goodies.
One luxe beauty product they both hoard is La Mer's Eye Concentrate, which they tap under their eyes then gently massage the cream using the metal wand that comes with each container. "As I'm getting older, I need to combat these wrinkles and bags under my eyes," Metcalfe, 40, admits.
The two are also a big proponent of all couples doing their nightly skincare routines together as a way to grow closer to one another. "It's a very bonding experience," Metcalfe says while Santana applies the cream to his under-eye area. "It makes me feel closer to Cara." Santana adds: "Typically when we're getting ready for bed, we haven't seen each other all day. So, we're talking about what happened during our day, what experiences we had, it's a nice way to decompress."
She also notes that, because she's in her 30s, she looks for a night-time moisturizer that focuses on anti-aging, and right now Santana is into Dior's Capture Youth Age-Delay Advanced Crème. She dabs one dot on her cheeks and chin and massages it into her skin using a circular motion. Metcalfe chimes in that he wants to use the night cream and starts mimicking Santana's technique, although not as gently. "I've often been criticized by my facial motioning technique that is too rough, and could over time cause wrinkles. But, you know, this is how I do it," he says while loudly patting his face.
Santana's hair routine is low maintenance because she likes to apply two dry oils to the ends of her hair from Ouai and Glamsquad. Afterward, they both spritz on their favorite fragrances before heading to bed. Santana lightly mists My Burberry Blush on her body while Metcalfe likes to use Tom Ford Santal Blush cologne.
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Nicole Saunders is the beauty editor at Best Products with over seven years of experience researching, writing, and editing lifestyle content. She specializes in breaking down complicated topics, like high-frequency wands and microcurrent devices, into easy-to-understand guides. She takes great pride in heavily researching and testing featured beauty products, — such as hairdryers and foundations — on our site, and spotlights her all-time seasonal favorites in her quarterly column Best New Beauty. And she tests quite literally thousands of launches for our Beauty Awards package.
