What Ciara Can’t Live Without
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If you’re like us, you’ve probably wondered what everyday stuff famous people add to their carts — likemascaraor asleep mask. We asked singer and actress Ciara — who’s a co-founder of the new protein-juice brand Frosh — about the rose-scented soap and candle, long-lasting moisturizer, and vast collection of UGGs she can’t live without.
Her favorite drink to pair with pizza
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First of all,Me encanta Coca-Cola de México. Es mi favorita. I love Mexican Coke because it’s that natural sugar. All that cane sugar that makes it so strong. You definitely can catch me sipping it after a good pizza. I mean, I don’t think there’s ever a bad time to pull the Coca-Cola out. I do it in moderation for the most part, but it’s just so strong, which I love. There really is never the wrong time to drink a Mexican Coke.
The tea she drinks backstage …
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I drink it in the morning. Sometimes I also drink it before I go onstage. It’s my favorite tea. The flavor’s amazing. It’s so fresh and so tasty. I do it with honey. You have this mango taste, but it’s not in your face. It’s just the right blend. It’s funny because the Stash team, they didn’t know that I liked it and they sent me all kinds of flavors. They were like, “When you’re ready to make your own tea, let’s do it.” I’m like, “I might take you up on that.”
… And the candle she lights in her dressing room
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Diptyque Roses Candle
What I like about Diptyque is the scent options but also the style of the actual candle itself. It looks nice on the shelves. The rose scent is my favorite. It smells fresh, warm, and essentially peaceful. I like to light the candles backstage when I’m getting ready for a show. It’s in my room somewhere when I’m getting ready for anything.
The rose-scented hand soap that looks nice on her counter
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Byredo is so good. I can’t remember the first time I ever tried. It might have been at an event or it might have been at a photo shoot somewhere. I experienced it and I took a picture of the soap and I was like,We have to get this soap now. And it’s so good. It’s so fresh. It’s also so beautiful on the counter, which I love.
The long-lasting moisturizer she shares with her kids
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There’s no scent to the lotion, and it’s got this thick, creamy feeling. It moisturizes and lasts really long, which I love. And it works not only for me but for my kids, too, which is really convenient. I mostly use it on my body, but it can go on the face for kids, too, which is great. I’m kind of obsessed with it.
All-purpose Aquaphor
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I do a squeezy tube, and I use atubfor my babies. For me it works as a good lip moisturizer. The Aquaphor in my bag is good for the lips and the hands. I love that it’s also dual purpose for a mom. You can use it on you and also your kids, but honestly I swear by it. Really fun secret: If you have a baby and they’re suffering from baby acne, use Aquaphor. One of my babies had baby acne and I used Aquaphor on their face religiously and it cleared it up.
The UGGs she dresses up and down
I have every style of UGGs, down to my house shoes. I have tall UGGs and Sacai boots. I have the Classic. I like taller UGGs. Typically I have the ones that come up to your knees. I have the stacked low-ankle boots. I have to have them in the generic colors. I have tan, black, and chocolate — that’s my color palette. I have a few grays. Then I also have the house slippers I mentioned, the easy slip-ons. I wear those to take my kids to school; I just quickly throw on a pair. For their games, I can throw on a pair. Now it’s getting hot, so I’ll have to sort through that. But even then, when I’m walking to rehearsal, if I’m not wearing my sneakers, I’m putting on UGGs.
You can style ’em with sweatpants, sweatsuits, baggy jeans with a little rip in them. The other day I wore this denim jacket and jeans that had a little rip and stacked tan UGGs. And with the Sacai boots, I wore this chocolate tanish leather outfit with the skirt because I wanted to wear them before the weather changed. So you can dress them up too.
The sweats she buys oversize
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I wear Alo sweatsuits. I actually buy my stuff oversized. I have someBalenciaga onesandZara has some sweatpants and sweatshirtsthat are really good. Sometimes I take Russell’s. But I just do everything oversized. I wear them at home, drop-offs and pickups with my babies, running errands, walking into a venue. I love comfort. I get uncomfy when I need to, for red carpets and stuff. But all in all, I’m a comfort kind of girl.
The earbuds she uses while making an album
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Apple AirPods Pro 3
AirPods are just convenient. They’re not heavy, you can be discreet. I use my AirPods in many situations: when I’m doing glam and I can’t move my head all around with the phone, when I’m going through the airport, or when I’m needing to do a call where no one can hear. Obviously when I’m listening to my album — like when I was making theCiCialbum, the AirPods were a necessity because I had to play back a lot of stuff and listen through the project. And just in general, I love all kinds of music. I love artists like H.E.R. I love Adam Port. I love that Davido, I love Temz.
The juice that helps her kids get a little extra protein
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I’m super, super-excited for the world to have Frosh in their hands. I was inspired with creating Frosh because I genuinely had an experience with my own kids — especially my daughter, Sienna, who really did not like to consume protein. Make a sandwich with no meat. Noodles, no chicken. Rice, no chicken. Everything was no meat. I think every parent has some kind of phase with their kids. And as we know, our kids need that protein. That is a necessity from a nutritional standpoint. And if you think about the juice category as it relates to juice for kids in particular, for the most part it’s more top heavy with the oversugary drink. I saw the opportunity to be able to provide less sugar but also that protein factor that sometimes the kids miss out on their meal.
I’ve been handing out the drinks at my kids’ events and the kids have spoken. My kids were part of the whole taste-testing process and you know, kids are very honest. And I brought that honest feedback. We had to go through several iterations of all the juices for them to be what they are today, based off of the true feedback from the kids. Amor always grabs the Mighty Apple. SiSi, Win, and Future all go back and forth between the Power Punch and the Tropic Blast.
More celebrity favorites
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“I have it in every single bag, ready to go. It lasts all day long and it’s great.”
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“Because I don’t cook, this is my warm-up device of choice. It’s better than a microwave.”
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“I could have the most gorgeous event clothes on and underneath is a pair of Jockey underpants.”
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