Maddie Ziegler Talks Armani Beauty, Go-To Skin Care Products, and Fashion Faux Pas

Maddie Ziegler isn’t just a leading lady. She’s also a beauty girl. The 21-year-old Fitting In star and Teen Vogue‘s 2024 New Hollywood inductee has always known her way around a makeup brush or two. As a former competition dancer, she’s spent a lot of hours perfecting her red lip and winged eyeliner, so exploring the beauty space as an adult is an expected feat.

Whether she’s running to fashion shows across the globe or heading to her next movie premiere, Ziegler prioritizes a clean, natural beat when it comes to her nighttime looks. Below we caught up with Ziegler before she attended the Armani Beauty Prisma Glass Lip Gloss launch party and talked about her getting ready process, favorite fashion faux pas, and beauty products she can’t live without.

Kirby Gladstein

Teen Vogue: Tell me about what you are wearing?

Maddie Ziegler: I’m wearing an Armani little black dress. It’s timeless, but also kind of like sexy, flirty and fun. I feel very sleek and confident in it. As soon as I put it on, I just like felt like a better version of myself.

TV: What does fashion mean to you?

MZ: Fashion means so much to me, and it’s truly the best form of self expression.  It’s fun to use fashion as a way to play different characters or express how I’m feeling; sometimes I want be flirty, other times I want to be understated, or masculine, or feminine.  Fashion is the best way for me to express myself, so I don’t usually worry about feeling too tied to one type of look.

TV: What’s a mandatory step in your getting ready process?

MZ: I think it has to be yummy treats along the way. An inspiring environment. And, having good people around me during glam is a must. Glam really is the most fun part because we have these sometimes deep and sometimes silly conversations which become the best way to get ready for wherever you’re going.