Professional dancer turned model and actress Larsen Thompson is adding yet another title to her resumé: Reigning scream queen. After landing a recurring role on Mike Flanagan‘s spooky series The Midnight Club, the 23-year-old is finally tackling horror on the big screen, starring in the supernatural thriller Tarot.
“I’ve had a deep appreciation for horror since I was younger, but working more in the genre, I’ve grown to love it even more,” Thompson tells Glamour.
Thompson fully immersed herself in the film—so much that the directors assigned each cast member their own astrological sign for character development purposes. “They were really hands-on with our astrology signs because each of the qualities of our characters came through that, which I love, because all of our signs are talked about in the film,” Thompson says. “I play a Libra in the film, so I tried to pull those types of [Libra] characteristics like loyalty, friendliness, and being outgoing.”
Thompson was fairly new to astrology before filming, though: “I actually am not super educated on it. Coming into this film, I was like, ‘Okay, I’ve heard my whole life that I’m a Scorpio.” (She is).
Astrology aside, the film will be pretty scary for anyone who likes to read tarot cards. “It’s about a group of friends who away for the weekend and completely violate the sacred rule of never using somebody else’s tarot deck,” Thompson says. “That basically unleashes this evil from the cards, which leads each of us face-to-face with death, or no, face-to-face more with fate as we end up on a race against death.” Okay then!
Aside from her rising acting career, Thompson is a diehard skin care and makeup girl. “Anything with beauty, I’m like, ‘let’s do this!’” she says with a laugh. But her beauty journey has been a long one. “As a kid, I was super insecure with my freckles and completely embarrassed by them,” Thompson adds. “But now, they’re the very thing that I’ve embraced the most about myself ,and found my individual uniqueness and just grown to love that about myself.”
That’s why she has one rule for makeup artists: Never cover the freckles.
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“I just want to find—am always on the hunt for—products that highlight my freckles, and let them shine through rather than hide them,” she says. “I’m the biggest fan of my freckles now, so I’m like, No, we are not doing full coverage, even though I’m totally down for a full glam look otherwise! My one rule is always let the freckles shine, and I’m so glad people are now embracing them and even drawing them on themselves. It’s like, Okay, freckles are cool now.”
Ahead, Larsen Thompson shares her ride-or-die beauty products. “I kid you not, I pulled out my makeup bag and was like, if I only had eight products for the rest of my life, this would or wouldn’t be one of them,” she says. These are the eight that made the cut.
Charlotte Tilbury Magic Water Cream Refillable Gel Moisturizer
Charlotte Tilbury Magic Water Cream Refillable Gel Moisturizer
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This is my favorite moisturizer right now. Like I said, my skin is very sensitive, so I need something with dry skin that’s super hydrating but not too heavy, and this product is that for me. It’s my go-to before applying makeup because it just gives me a little bit of shine and glow. It’s just so hydrating and juicy. I love it.
Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Instant Perfector 4-In-1 Glow Makeup
Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Instant Perfector 4-In-1 Glow Makeup
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Wow, okay, this product? I could not say greater things about. It’s become one of my all time favorites because, talk about just letting freckles shine through! This is one of those BB creams that does that. And for me, having paler skin, I love to have a product that gives me that bronzed look, and I can get away with not using concealer with this. It gives me enough coverage where it hides some of my red pigmentation, so I’m a super fan of this product. It gives a glow that’s just beautiful, and gives me the color that I need on my skin. I use this as my everyday BB cream.
Shiseido Eyelash Curler
Shiseido Eyelash Curler
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I didn’t know it was the top eyelash curler in the US, I actually just found that out when I looked it up, but it happens to be my favorite curler. I have been using this for ages, and I have an obsession when it comes to curling my lashes. For me, that’s the key to when you’re wearing minimal makeup: have super lengthened lashes that are almost touching your eyebrows. It’s so important for me if I do minimal makeup. I just do that and a lip, so to find a great curler is very important.
I always do a midday curl. I have one in my purse at all times. My dad’s always like, “What are you doing to your eyelashes?” I’m like, “Dad, you just would never understand. It’s a device that does something magical for us.” It’s so funny.
L’Oréal Voluminous Panorama Washable Mascara in Black-Black
L’Oréal Voluminous Panorama Washable Mascara in Black-Black
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I just started using this product. They sent it to me and I was like, “Let me give it a try.” And now, this is the only mascara that I’m using. It’s insane because it’s so lengthening, and it lengthens the lashes while also separating them, which is exactly what I need and what look for in a mascara. And I do the black-black, so it gives me that bold look, especially if don’t have any eyeshadow on. It’s also very buildable. Sometimes I’m like, “Okay, I just want them to be simple today,” and then if I’m going more glam, I’m like, “Okay, let’s go. Let’s go three reapplies on this thing,” and it definitely builds.
Apparently Kendall Jenner uses this mascara and they were doing the ads for it, and I’m like, “Okay…does she really use this mascara?” Because her eyelashes are so long, right? Then I tried it and now I’m like, “Okay, wow! I actually have eyelashes similar to hers now.” So I guess it really is the mascara.
CHANEL BAUME ESSENTIEL Multi-Use Glow Stick in Sculpting
CHANEL BAUME ESSENTIEL Multi-Use Glow Stick in Sculpting
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I love this product too. I love multi-use products. It just makes my day easier and quicker since I’m like, “Okay, if I can get a product that’s a three in one, that is beautiful.” So this product, it can be used in so many different ways, but I love to use this on my cheekbones, obviously, to highlight on the tip of my nose. Then I love using this product on my eyelids because it doesn’t get sticky like most highlighters. I put it in the inner corner of my eye, it’s like, wow.
It just gives a great nice shine on the skin, especially you hit the sun and everyone’s like, “Wow, girl, you’re reflecting!” It’s so good.
ARMANI Beauty Neo Nude a-Line Liquid Blush
ARMANI Beauty Neo Nude a-Line Liquid Blush
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Okay, so for every redhead, I swear this is our shade. The way that this blush complements my coloring as a redhead. I love it because it obviously gives this blush tone to the cheeks, but it also gives a bronzy feel in a way, because it’s a little darker, so it gives me that definition in my cheekbones, which I really love. I also think this is a multiuse product. I use this as lip stain. I take my leftovers from my brush that I apply it with on my cheeks, and I just rub it over my eyelids to give a little bit of color.
But it’s one of those products that you can really use all over the face. I even use it as a bronzer, blush, and dab some of it on my forehead. It just gives me that extra bit of definition. This is a must-have for me and all my redheaded sisters. It took so long to find this. I just discovered this from one of Armani’s makeup artists a year and a half ago. He used it on me and he’s like, “I think this is the shade for redheads.” And I’m like, “Oh, let’s put it to the test.” We put it to the test. I was like, “Oh my gosh, this is so good!”
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Loveshine Lip Oil Stick in Nude Lingerie (150)
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Loveshine Lip Oil Stick in Nude Lingerie (150)
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I have become the biggest YSL girlie on my lips. Their lipsticks, they do the job. This product gives the perfect amount of tint to the lips and then it’s just shine. I love this also because this product is a lip oil, so it’s hydrating my lips while also giving me this pop that I need. So yeah, this product is my go-to, it’s so easy to apply. For me, it’s better than using chapstick. It gives me glossy, juicy lips. Love this stuff.
Marc Jacobs Fragrances Daisy Wild Eau de Parfum
Marc Jacobs Fragrances Daisy Wild Eau de Parfum
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Daisy has been a classic for me since high school, but this one is actually my favorite from the Daisy collection thus far. I don’t know if it just embodies a lot of who I am and what I love, but for me, it encapsulates being out in nature, and feeling a sense of peace and fulfillment in life. This fragrance really just does that, and I don’t know if it’s also the design of the bottle, but there’s flowers all over it and it’s green. I spray this on myself, and then I’m like, “I am ready for my day. I’m ready to just look out in the sky and just be grateful I have air in my lungs.”
It’s such a beautiful fragrance. It just makes me happy so it is my favorite perfume at the moment, for sure. It’s that sweeter scent that Daisy has, but maybe more lavender in it? I don’t know. But it’s so good!
Danielle Sinay is the associate beauty editor at Glamour. Follow her on Instagram @daniellesinay.
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