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When we first spoke with Caroline Arapoglou five years ago, she was a tinted-sunscreen aficionado about to start Season 2 of Netflix\u2019s Outer Banks<\/em> (she plays Rose). Today, she\u2019s just as serious about her SPF, but with a mega-hit, two children and some hard-earned humidity hair hacks she\u2019s picked up along the way.<\/p>\n Ahead, our conversation with the actress about her go-to hair hacks on set, how motherhood reshaped her routine and the Southern staples she\u2019ll never give up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cBecause Rose always has straight hair, my hair takes a bit of beating in filming, so our focus is just getting as much moisture into it as possible. I use the K\u00e9rastase Blonde Absolu line\u2014that leave-in serum ($50) gives me so much heat protectant and shine. We also have to be really diligent with sunscreen on this show! I love Skin Pharm Clear Defense ($60) and La Roche-Posay Ultra-Light Mineral ($43). Those are my go-tos.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI would say I\u2019m much kinder to myself now, or at least I try to be. I was pregnant for the entire filming of the fifth season and it was definitely an exercise in trying to watch any negative self-talk. I\u2019m sure anyone who has ever been pregnant will tell you there are days you wake up and look in the mirror and go: \u2018Huh?\u2019 There were also a lot of days where I woke up and felt great! <\/p>\n I think in a lot of ways, filming actually helped my confidence because you just don\u2019t have time to sink into the insecurities. You have a crew of a hundred people that are all doing their job and need you to show up and do yours. I\u2019ve also been really lucky to have two easy\u2014for the most part\u2014pregnancies that felt really good physically, which obviously helps.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe built a home gym when I was pregnant with my son, and getting out there for workouts was really important to me postpartum. Even at first, right after birth, when all I could do were core reconnection exercises and 360 breathing, I\u2019d go out to the gym to do them. And I think the first time I lifted dumbbells after I was cleared for exercise I cried, I was so happy. Also, since you can\u2019t use retinol while you\u2019re pregnant, I was very excited to reintroduce that into my routine. I literally took it to the hospital with me!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cRose\u2019s style and beauty choices are very polished, colorful and Southern. She wears a lot of feminine silhouettes, and she loves a wedge heel. My personal style is a lot more laidback\u2014and I think I leaned into that even harder when I wasn\u2019t filming. In the same way putting on the dress and heels signified the start of Rose for the day, putting on denim and a T-shirt is part of how I would wind down even just for the drive home from set. I also really favor breathable, low-key makeup (if any) when I\u2019m not working. <\/p>\n I really love Saie\u2019s entire product line. It\u2019s so breathable and easy to use and you can still see your skin underneath. I love their Dew Blush ($26) in the color Cherie\u2014it\u2019s bright red and looks like it\u2019s going to look crazy, but it goes on so beautifully. A dab on each cheek and a tiny dab on my nose and I\u2019m out the door.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll never see a hair straightener and not think of Rose! My hair is actually quite textured, so many an hour was spent in that chair every morning. The hair and makeup trailer is almost like the spiritual center of any film and TV set. It\u2019s where everything goes down and where we all start our day. When I see a hair straightener, six years of gossip and memories and fun will flash before my eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLook, I know that undone, natural hair color is \u2018cool\u2019 right now, but you can pry the bleach out of my cold, dead hands! That feels properly Southern, and very Rose.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When we first spoke with Caroline Arapoglou five years […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2779,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2778"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}What\u2019s your glam routine like filming in Charleston\u2019s heat and humidity for months at a stretch? Any products that saved you?<\/h2>\n
You became a mother of two while working on the show. How did pregnancy and postpartum change your relationship with beauty and self-care on a demanding filming schedule?<\/h2>\n
Any\u00a0go-to products or rituals that helped you feel like yourself again after each pregnancy while still working?<\/h2>\n
Rose\u2019s arc involves a lot of transformation. Did playing that shift change how you think about your own image or beauty choices off-screen?<\/h2>\n
As the series\u00a0wraps, is there a beauty or self-care ritual that\u2019s become tied to your time on Outer Banks<\/em>\u2014something you\u2019ll always associate with this chapter?<\/h2>\n
As an Atlanta native who filmed for years in Charleston\u2019s Lowcountry, any Southern beauty staples or wellness habits you picked up locally?<\/h2>\n