The $36 K-Beauty Cream Madison Beer Uses as a Primer

Madison Beer is a natural beauty, and that’s the understatement of the century. But despite how glamorous the 26-year-old singer looks, well, always, that doesn’t stop us from trying to catch every tiny detail the moment she hits a red carpet.

Case in point: Beer attended the GQ Men of the Year Awards on Thursday, November 13, wearing a black Georges Hobeika gown with an asymmetrical slit up the front that showed off her legs and matching pointy-toe pumps. As striking as the ensemble was, we quickly turned our attention to her glowy glam by celebrity makeup artist Cherish Brooke Hill. The singer went with her signature look—winged eyeliner, voluminous lashes and pouty, defined lips—but it was no surprise to us when we heard that Hill went all out with skin prep.

“For the Men of the Year red carpet, Madison wanted her makeup to feel very skin-focused and effortless,” Hill said in a statement shared with NewBeauty. “To get that fresh, bare-skin finish, I prepped her skin with Dr. Althea as the formulas give a moisturized, radiant glow without any oily residue or heaviness.”

If you’re new to Dr. Althea, the K-beauty brand launched in 2014 and builds its formulas around a mix of lab-backed research (“Dr.”) and gentle, botanical ingredients (“Althea,” the national flower of South Korea). It’s become a quiet favorite among those with sensitive skin—and a viral hit on TikTok—thanks to soothing, minimalist staples such as its 345 Relief Cream, which has nearly perfect five-star ratings across the board.

But back to how Hill used it on Beer: “I started out by hydrating her skin with the Dr. Althea 345 Relief Cream Mist to give her complexion a soft luminosity,” Hill explained. “Then I layered the Jelly Seal Dewy Mask and gently pressed the remaining jelly into her skin to create that dewy, smooth base Madison loves. To lock the moisture in, I applied the 345 Relief Cream, which helps soothe redness and prevent breakouts, making sure her makeup sat beautifully throughout the night.”

And sit beautifully it did—though we’ll let you be the judge of that yourself.