Mindy Kaling Says It ‘Never Gets Old Being in Glam’ — but She Still Loves a ‘Makeup-Free Moment’ (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Mindy Kaling at Sephoria.Photo:Derek White/Getty

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Mindy Kalingloves getting all dolled up as much as the next person but can also appreciate a quiet night with a bare face at home with her kids.

Kaling, 45, tells PEOPLE that no matter her age, she still loves to indulge in the ultra-luxurious beauty moments that come with a red carpet.

“It still never gets old being in glam,” Kaling tells PEOPLE while at Sephoria in Atlanta on Sept. 28. “The transformation, how it makes me feel about myself, it’s so huge. It goes all the way back to when I first started wearing makeup when I was 13 or 14.”

Mindy Kaling at Sephoria.Derek White/Getty

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Though most of her makeup choices these days are a little more subdued than when she was in her 20s or even in her 30s, Kaling says she still loves to go for it with the glam on special occasions — especially the Met Gala.

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Instead, Kaling says she values the chill nights in with her three kids — Katherine (aka Kit), 6, Spencer, 4, and Anne, 7 months — where she can enjoy an indulgent skincare routine (including Lion Pose, which she invested in last year) and just ditch makeup completely.

“I have three little kids who are 6 and under, so for me, I really do relish a makeup-free moment when I can focus a little bit more on skin care than I did even in my 30s,” Kaling says. “That’s why I invested in this brand Lion Pose, because it helps with my hyperpigmentation. I really was not that into skin care until I was 40 years old. So now it’s, like, 50% makeup and 50% skin care. That makes coming to Sephoria, where it’s both of those things, really fun.”

source: people.com