As Brie Sheridan on Netflix\u2019s Virgin River<\/em>, Zibby Allen has become a fan favorite, especially as the series\u2014now in its seventh season\u2014continues to rank among the platform\u2019s most-binged worldwide.<\/p>\n Off-screen, the actress has built a more grounded life in Scotland, where she channels her passion for wellness and nature into herbal tonics and teas, including alcohol-free blends that mirror the ritual of wine, with a product line on the horizon. She\u2019s also co-producing the revival of Hollywood Rush, a one-night Los Angeles event supporting FosterMore and honoring her late brother through the Baby Dragon Fund later this month.<\/p>\n We recently caught up with Allen to talk about aging as a privilege, finding confidence through life\u2019s highs and losses and why feeling at home in your body ultimately matters more than anything you can put on it.<\/p>\n \u201cHonestly, it\u2019s less about Brie influencing my approach and more about the very bizarre, confrontational experience of seeing my own reflection on screen\u2014and the journey that forced me to take. I\u2019ve been through some real mental and emotional hurdles around it. I wasn\u2019t naturally equipped to observe myself so unavoidably when the series first came out. Before\u00a0Virgin River<\/em>, I did a lot of comedy and character work where my appearance and physicality were treated very differently\u2014there\u2019s a freedom in that kind of work, a way the camera sees you that isn\u2019t quite so\u2026personal. Stepping into a romantic lead role, in a love triangle with very handsome men, no less, was a different experience entirely.<\/p>\n So I won\u2019t lie: my knee-jerk reaction in the first few seasons was to seek ways to fix what I didn\u2019t like about myself physically. But I quickly learned that very clich\u00e9\u2014and very powerful\u2014lesson: No matter what I do to my outward appearance, what matters more is how I relate to myself on the inside. A sense of beauty, ease in my own skin and peace with my unique features\u2014none of that can be purchased or applied. It\u2019s an inside job. And once I really accepted that, my entire relationship to beauty and self-care shifted. It stopped being about correcting and started being about nourishing.<\/p>\n That nourishment looks different every day, which is actually the point. I\u2019ve spent years learning about herbalism and the extraordinary healing properties of plants, and I now have a massive loose herb cabinet that I pull from. Every morning I\u00a0strain a tea infusion I\u2019ve cold-brewed overnight, and the act of prepping those infusions is itself a ritual. It forces me to drop into my body and ask: what do I actually need today? More sleep? Deeper hydration? Tissue nourishment? Grounding? That daily check-in with myself, that moment of genuine self-inquiry, is as much a part of my self-care practice as anything I put on my skin. And because I\u2019m never in one place for long, I\u2019ve made sure this ritual travels with me; I bring my own tea blends on the road, because consistency in self-care is everything when your life is unpredictable.<\/p>\n That same philosophy\u2014slowing down, tuning in, being as consistent as I can be\u2014carries through everything else I do. I meditate daily, or as close to daily as life allows, and I always find at least five minutes for qigong and stretching, even on the most demanding days on set. Right now I\u2019m also loving my Omnilux red light mask, and I\u2019ve become genuinely addicted to the Shani Darden Facial Sculpting Wand as part of a nightly wind-down face massage\u2026small rituals that mark the end of the day and help me come back to myself.<\/p>\n And then there\u2019s the skin itself, which has been its own education. I\u2019ve learned, the hard way, that less is always more for me. My skin is very sensitive, and what it needs has shifted over the years with time, hormones, environment and stress. That\u2019s where my relationship with Robbi O\u2019Quinn, our makeup artist on\u00a0Virgin River<\/em>, has been truly invaluable. She\u2019s the one who turns me into Brie every day\u2014hers is the chair I begin and often end my day in\u2014and over the years we\u2019ve worked together carefully and intentionally to find products that genuinely support my skin rather than burden it. <\/p>\n What I love most about Robbi is that she doesn\u2019t just have an incredible eye and immense technical talent; she understands that I am ever-evolving, and she honors that. She\u2019s a brilliant collaborator. In a lot of ways, that relationship mirrors everything I\u2019ve come to believe about beauty itself. It\u2019s not about a fixed ideal, it\u2019s about understanding what you need, adapting and showing up with care.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s real complexity and tension in this question for me, and I want to own that rather than smooth it over with something easy. Because, yes, I am in a more confident chapter. But that confidence hasn\u2019t come from anywhere glamorous. It comes from living; from accumulating the kind of life experience that is equal parts beautiful and heartbreaking.<\/p>\n We recently lost someone very dear to our family\u2014unexpectedly\u2014and that loss did something to me. It was like an invitation, as brutal as it was, to come back to recalibrate to what actually matters. And when I\u2019m sitting in that newly recalibrated awareness, I can tell you that my relationship to aging shifts entirely. It stops being about my reflection and becomes about something much larger\u2026the preciousness of this life, the passing of time, the quality of my relationships, the depth of my connection to the people and experiences that make up my world. Suddenly, how loose my skin gets feels like exactly the wrong thing to be preoccupied with.<\/p>\n That said, I don\u2019t want to pretend I\u2019m above the dismay of it\u2014because I\u2019m not. Aging is\u2026it\u2019s dismaying sometimes. There\u2019s no point in pretending otherwise, especially in a conversation about beauty. I notice things. I have feelings about them. But I\u2019ve found I can hold that honestly alongside something else: the recognition that aging is a privilege. Not everyone gets it. And that realization\u2014especially now, in the wake of loss\u2014is a powerful motivator. It makes me want to love harder. To go bigger with my dreams. To stop waiting for some imaginary future version of myself to show up.<\/p>\n So I suppose that\u2019s what this chapter really looks like for me. Less focused on fixing, more committed to feeling. Less about appearance, more about presence. The confidence I\u2019ve found isn\u2019t the kind that comes from looking a certain way\u2014it\u2019s the kind that comes from knowing, more and more, what my life is actually for.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cScotland is genuinely one of the most grounding places I\u2019ve ever been, and for someone who spends a significant amount of time in the world of Los Angeles and the entertainment industry, that counterbalance is not just welcome\u2014it\u2019s necessary. Hollywood has a very particular culture around appearance, around ambition, around a certain kind of relentless forward momentum. Edinburgh (where we live part-time) just\u2026 isn\u2019t that. History is literally in your face everywhere you look\u2014in the architecture, the landscape, the lore woven into every corner of the city. And there\u2019s something about being surrounded by that kind of deep, ancient time that puts everything into perspective. It slows you down in the best way.<\/p>\n And for me, that slowing down always, always translates into how I actually look. I\u2019ve become really convinced that genuine radiance\u2014the kind that makes strangers smile at you on the street, the kind that draws people in\u2014has almost nothing to do with what you\u2019re putting on your face. I\u2019ve had great hair days where I felt completely invisible, and I\u2019ve had totally undone days where something was just\u2026on. When I\u2019m grounded, when I\u2019m in love with my environment and my life, when my anxiety is managed and I feel balanced, I notice it. Other people notice it. There\u2019s an ease that comes through. Edinburgh gives me that ease in a way few places do. It inspires me to lean into a quality of\u00a0being<\/em>\u00a0rather than a quality of\u00a0appearing<\/em>\u2014and I think that distinction is really at the heart of everything I believe about beauty now.<\/p>\n Practically speaking, the cold air is actually really good to my skin, but the winters do force me to hydrate more intentionally, because inside it\u2019s usually dry heat blasting and fireplaces going, and your skin just starts screaming at you if you\u2019re not paying attention. So that\u2019s been important to stay on top of\u2014and it honestly just deepens my commitment to all the hydration rituals I already have going, the mineralized herbal teas, the water. Scotland didn\u2019t create those habits, but it definitely keeps me accountable to them.\u201d<\/p>\n My skin is genuinely one of my most honest barometers. It tells me where I\u2019m at sometimes before I even know it. Which sounds poetic until you\u2019re dealing with a rosacea flare on a filming day. I have Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, an immune condition where mast cells overreact to triggers, and for me, that shows up as a tendency toward fungal acne and rosacea, especially if my skin heats up under the wrong foundation. So my routine isn\u2019t about what\u2019s exciting in beauty right now. It\u2019s about finding what genuinely doesn\u2019t betray me, and holding onto it.<\/p>\n Which is exactly how I found IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream and why I\u2019m genuinely obsessed with it. I wear it on the show and in real life\u2014it\u2019s that good. It\u2019s calming, the coverage is buildable without ever feeling heavy, it\u2019s hydrating rather than mattifying and it sits beautifully through long filming days without my skin staging a revolt.<\/p>\n Underneath that, my non-negotiables are Hada Labo LO #1 as a pre-hydrator, followed by Av\u00e8ne Recovery Balm for extra skin barrier protection, because my barrier is the thing that will become compromised fastest and easiest if I\u2019m not careful. I\u2019m a sensitive being in every sense of the word, and protecting that barrier is really the foundation on which everything else is built.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHerbalism has been one of the most subtle but transformative things I\u2019ve brought into my life. I love that it asks you to slow down, to pay attention, to treat the body as something worth understanding rather than just managing. These are two blends I return to constantly:<\/p>\n Skin Radiance: Burdock Root, Calendula, Nettle, Hibiscus<\/strong>: This is the one I\u2019m most proud of and the one I\u2019d press into everyone\u2019s hands. Burdock root is the cornerstone. It\u2019s a classic blood purifier that supports the liver in clearing the metabolic waste that so often shows up as dull, congested skin. Calendula brings anti-inflammatory and lymphatic-moving properties, helping skin stay clear and even-toned. Nettle is extraordinarily mineral-rich\u2014silica, iron, vitamin C\u2014and gently detoxifying, genuinely feeding the skin from within. And hibiscus contributes alphahydroxy acids, a hefty dose of antioxidants and supports collagen integrity, while giving the whole blend a gorgeous ruby color and a tart, almost cranberry-like flavor. It\u2019s as beautiful to look at as it is to drink.<\/p>\n Nervous System Calm: Chamomile, Oat Straw, Licorice Root, Calendula<\/strong>: This is my come-down blend, the one I reach for when I\u2019ve been on set for twelve hours or I can feel that frayed, overstimulated feeling creeping in. Chamomile works quickly to calm both the mind and a tension-held body. Oat straw is slower medicine but profoundly restorative. It nourishes the nervous system over time in a way that really accumulates. Licorice root softens the edges of burnout and adds a natural sweetness that makes the whole thing genuinely pleasant to drink. A little calendula rounds it out with gentle mood-lifting support.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe through line in all of them is that they return me to myself. That\u2019s the whole point.<\/p>\n My herbal teas are non-negotiable\u2014that daily ritual of preparing a blend, checking in with my body, asking what I actually need, sets the tone for everything else. Meditation follows, even if it\u2019s just five minutes. And movement\u2026some qigong, some stretching, because my body needs to be spoken to kindly every day or it lets me know about it! Haha!<\/p>\n Face massage has also become a real staple, either with my Shani Darden Facial Sculpting Wand or just good old-fashioned facial fascia massage with my hands. Both give genuine, visible results and feel like self-care.<\/p>\n Nature is essential, and I\u2019m genuinely fortunate that so much of my life puts me right in the middle of it. Filming Virgin River<\/em> in British Columbia means I get to do what I love against one of the most breathtaking backdrops on earth\u2014there\u2019s something about running a scene next to an ancient tree or with a staggering view behind you that puts the whole thing in perspective. And then Edinburgh on the other side of it, which is its own kind of grounding. Being able to move between those two places and other parts of the world that continue to feed how I see things\u2014I don\u2019t take that lightly.<\/p>\n Hydration, always. Boring answer but a true one.<\/p>\n And then there\u2019s my art, which right now looks like making tiny movies entirely on my own, just to explore, to expand my skills and my creative taste and to feed that part of me that genuinely needs to be making things all the time. Maybe no one will ever see them. That\u2019s kind of the point. In an industry where everything is made for an audience, making something purely for yourself is its own kind of self-care, and I\u2019ve come to think of it as just as important to my overall well-being as anything else on this list.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe honest answer to balance is that I\u2019ve stopped trying to recreate the same routine everywhere and instead built a support system in every place I land. I move between three countries regularly, so ahead of any arrival, I\u2019m already booking appointments\u2014a reflexologist, a facialist, a massage, an infrared sauna session, a haircut if I need one. I find the quiet parks, the good nail salon, the places where I can exhale. So that by the time I touch down, there\u2019s already a framework waiting for me. It means I can get back in my body and get grounded quickly, rather than spending the first few days just spinning.<\/p>\n An ideal self-care day starts slow. Qigong in the house, then sitting in the garden with my coffee in some genuine quiet. My red light mask, a face massage\u2014in silence or with a good tune on\u2014my daily tea brew strained and ready. I connect with my husband, snuggle my dog. And then, honestly? I go to set. Because I genuinely, deeply love working. I love being on set, I love collaborating, I love the creative exchange of it, I love getting to express myself in scenes that connect and land. A great day on set doesn\u2019t deplete me. It fills me up. So the ideal day isn\u2019t work versus self-care. It\u2019s the morning rituals that get me grounded, followed by a full, creatively alive day doing what I love. And then, if I\u2019m lucky, home early, into bed with a good book or a show and my love next to me. That\u2019s the whole dream.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nVirgin River<\/em>\u00a0continues to be one of Netflix\u2019s most-watched series. How has playing Brie influenced your approach to beauty and self-care both on and off set?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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You\u2019ve spoken about entering a more \u2018confident chapter\u2019 as both a woman and an artist. How has that evolution changed your relationship with beauty and aging?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Living in Scotland sounds incredibly inspiring\u2014has the landscape or local culture influenced your skincare, wellness rituals or overall beauty philosophy?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
What does that look like in your day-to-day beauty routine, and are there any rituals or ingredients you\u2019ve fallen in love with?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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You\u2019ve also become skilled at crafting herbal tonics and teas. Can you share a few of your go-to blends for glowing skin<\/strong>?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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What are some non-negotiable habits that help you feel your best, inside and out?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Between filming, traveling and your wellness pursuits, how do you maintain balance\u2014and what does your ideal self-care day look like right now?<\/strong><\/h2>\n