Nov 12: Manjima Mohan has finally answered the question her fans keep asking.
“Many of you have been asking me about my skin care, so here it goes,” the 33-year-old actor said in a new Instagram video, before getting straight to the point. “The one thing I never, ever skip? It’s definitely sunscreen.”
Rather than just talk about it, Manjima put it to the test on camera. She applied two different sunscreens, one on each side of her face, to show fans how each one wears. “Both just blend in within minutes,” she said.
On one side was SAFESCREEN NEXGEN SPF 60+ from CHOSEN, her go-to for outdoor shoot days when she is out in the sun for hours, and one she said sits well under her makeup. On the other was the brand’s newer SAFESCREEN Sheer, which she reaches for when her skin feels oily or the Chennai humidity sets in. “I just want something super light,” she said. “It feels like nothing on the skin.”
Manjima, who has been seeing dermatologist Dr Renita Rajan for years, was clear about where her skincare advice comes from. “My dermat knows my skin better than I do. And honestly, I wouldn’t have it any other way,” she said. Her tip for anyone just starting out was simple: “Please start with sunscreen. Talk to a derm, figure out what suits your skin.”
Manjima began her career as a child artist in Malayalam cinema before making her debut as a lead with Oru Vadakkan Selfie in 2015. Her Tamil debut, Gautham Vasudev Menon’s Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada, won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut, South. She has since appeared in films such as Sathriyan, Devarattam, Tughlaq Durbar and FIR, and made a special appearance in Suzhal: The Vortex season 2. Married to actor Gautham Ram Karthik, she recently made news for returning to Bharatanatyam.
For an actor who spends long days shooting under the sun, her number one skincare rule is one anyone can follow.
