Regina Hall Discusses Baked Beans, Her Top Beauty Secret: Humidity, and Embracing 55

Summer means cookouts, gatherings and delicious (sometimes messy) food. Teaming up with actress and producer Regina Hall, a seasoned cookout host, Bounty—aka, “The Quicker Picker Upper”—held a BBQ at Arlo SoHo in New York last week, where Hall shared some of her best hot-weather cleanup tips and skin-care musts.

“Well, it made sense, because it’s truly something I actually use in my real life. It’s always good to be authentic—Bounty is truly something that I use in my life, and I use them often. I use so many paper towels; I almost think they’ve been spying on me. They probably saw my house, and they were like: ‘Let’s get the whole family in on this one.'”

“Well, I love a spritzer, since it’s usually so hot. I love some barbecue—wings, ribs, burgers. And I love the grill. I love baked beans, and love a potato salad and some macaroni and cheese.”

“All the sunscreen! SPF is always good. But I think summertime is so good for your skin; I don’t think people realize how wonderful humidity is. It’s almost like it can clean out your pores and give your skin a little glow. So I try to enjoy the natural heat, as opposed to blasting the A/C all day. I really think being in natural heat is good for your skin. It may not feel like it, but it is, isn’t it?

“Gosh! This! Usually, I like to take one a year. I don’t know about this year, because I’m working, but I’m going to try to sneak one in. The good news is I will be working in Nantucket and Nantucket is apparently beautiful—I’ve never been. So I’m going to sneak in a weekend off with a little Nantucket vacay.”

“I don’t even like how that rolled off your tongue! It feel a little violated by that number! I don’t know. Is it just me? Listen, I’m very grateful. I have a lot to be grateful for…and so I will embrace it. I embrace every day alive. That truly is the gift.”

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