Tag: Hudson Williams

Because Williams is a firm believer in double-cleansing (AKA an oil-based cleanser followed by a water-based cleanser), he starts his nighttime skincare routine with Shu Uemura’s Porefinist2 Sakura Refreshing Cleansing Oil (he owns the giant bottle, and restocks it often). He uses one pump to massage the product all over his face and pays a little extra attention to his nose for blackheads. The actor notes that you should be careful around your eyes, since that area has more delicate skin. He also adds that you can go over the oil with a gua sha to calm face puffiness. Rinse it off with warm water, and there goes all the dirt, makeup, and oil from your complexion. Pro tip from Williams: You can additionally use the oil to reduce ingrown hairs after you shave from your torso down.

After double cleansing, Williams slaps this K-beauty essential onto his face. “This is toner. Get your dusty ass skin, and throw some on, you uneven complexion f—king weirdo,” he says in his GRWM with The Cut. This milky formula is meant to hydrate, exfoliate, and help you get that A-list glow.

On the night of his video shoot with The Cut, Williams assessed his complexion and felt his skin needed something that could help tackle acne. “I’m going to use salicylic acid because it takes away my old blemishes. I think it peels it or something, or it does something where it just rejuvenates,” he says in the same video. He adds that he only uses this product when he’s not using a retinol. This is important to note, since the two work against each other when applied at the same time, and can therefore cause irritation.

For days when your pores look super noticeable, your skin might benefit from a hard-hitter like this SKIN1004 clay stick mask. “I like it because you push it out like a lip balm and push it around your face. After I wash it off, I notice it washes everything out of your pores—that’s if I really need to do a deep clean of the house,” Williams shares with The Cut.

The Reedle Shot had quite the moment on TikTok in 2025, and it turns out, Williams is a sucker for this potent formula, too. This treatment promises glowing, even skin brought to you by Cica Reedle, which are micro-sized mineral particles that help skincare products absorb better. The actor likes to apply this K-beauty fave overnight after popping a pimple. While he notes the product is a bit strong, it also helps minimize the appearance of his fine lines and acne scars.

“I’ve never had a skin-care product like that—if I use it at night, the next morning my skin is so even and moisturized,” the actor tells The Cut. Add this serum to your cabinet and expect improvement with visible signs of aging, like fine lines, wrinkles, and dullness, increased hydration, faster healing, and a brighter glow. This product is on the bougier side, but if Williams says he’s “never had a skin-care product like that,” we’ll take two!

“But when I really need to moisturize, I use the Beauty of Joseon Glow Deep Serum with rice and alpha-arbutin. It makes me look too dewy, though, so I only use it at night,” Williams says to The Cut. If you need help with dark spots, discoloration, or acne scars, this is your guy. Rice water moisturizes, hydrates, and increases glow, while alpha-arbutin fades dark spots, protects the skin, combats pigmentation, and boosts radiance. No wonder why he reaches for this face serum when his complexion needs a little extra T.L.C.

Although Williams isn’t a huge fan of using moisturizers, if his complexion is struggling with redness, this calming cream comes to the rescue. It provides a cooling effect and unsurprisingly features centella asiatica.

The COSRX pimple patches are great for surface-level blemishes, but when the star has a deeper, more stubborn, cystic acne spot, he lets VT Cosmetics step in. It’s another centella asiatica fave of his. Just be sure to leave it on for eight to 12 hours or until the patch turns white to see the best results.

Williams’ Laneige alternative, Aquaphor, is a very thick ointment. For when his pout is craving something more lightweight, he whips out this classic, yellow tube.

As I mentioned earlier, Williams can’t stand large-looking pores and blackheads. In the morning, he’ll face them head on with Celimax’s jojoba cleansing oil. This is the sebum- and blackhead-busting formula you want in your skincare arsenal. “It cleans out my blackheads better than anything,” the actor tells The Cut in an interview.

Williams is just like us, as in his face gets puffy after a night of drinking and eating carbs, too. When this happens, he counts on Beauty by Earth’s gua sha used in conjunction with Celimax’s cleansing oil.

When Williams feels like going the extra mile for his skin, he’ll follow the gua sha with Foreo’s Bear device. “It tightens my face and makes me look well rested, even if I’m not,” he says in an interview with The Cut.

For days when the aforementioned Numbuzin toner isn’t enough for getting rid of blackheads, Williams brings in this exfoliating COSRX toner to work its magic. It contains 4% BHA (betaine salicylate) to make pores appear smaller and slough off dead skin cells. The results? Unclogged pores, an even complexion, and a radiant glow.

SKIN1004’s Madagascar Centella Poremizing Light Gel Cream is another moisturizer the hockey stud keeps on hand in case his complexion needs an extra boost of hydration. The best part of this formula is that it offers a light, refreshing, cooling sensation upon application.

“Sometimes I use a Murad spot treatment instead if I’m going to be around the house, because I feel like it’s better at powering down the pimple,” the star shares with The Cut. Similar to the acne-fighting serum Williams likes from The Ordinary, this spot treatment centers around salicylic acid. The brand claims this product reduces blemish size and redness within four hours.

Get yourself a multitasking face mist like this one from iS Clinical. The copper-packed formula boosts skin firmness and elasticity, refreshes, hydrates, and more. It can even set makeup!

The grand finale to red carpet-worthy skin prep? The Daily Dynamic Hydrator! Lock in all the benefits from the four products above with a face moisturizer that serves multiple uses. This bottle delivers deep hydration while brightening and protecting the skin and making it appear firmer and more youthful.

Although iRestore’s red light therapy helmet-like device is by far the most expensive item in Williams’ beauty routine, it’s clearly doing its job because William has a head full of hair that always manages to look healthy. This FDA-cleared gadget helps with treating alopecia, receding hairline, balding, and thinning hair. It promotes hair growth, with users seeing positive results in anywhere from three to six months (results may vary, though), per the brand.

Williams’ hair always looks natural yet put-together—and never greasy. What’s his seceret? “If you have short hair and you kind of just want it up, and you don’t want it shiny, you don’t want it to look like gel, use Kevin Murphy Rough Rider,” Williams tells The Cut. “It’s really f—king expensive, but it lasted me—and I would buy it even when I was broke as hell—because it lasts like a year and you have to use so little.”

“If you want a little bit of sheen and really good hold without it just feeling like it’s gunky and straight, but it actually kind of like adds texture, use Box O’ Bollox Matte Paste,” he shares in his video with The Cut. When he mentions “Matte Paste,” he’s actually talking about the brand’s Texture Paste, which is sadly unavailable on Amazon at the moment. But don’t fret—keep checking back for a potential restock.

Ever wonder how Williams gets those front pieces so perfectly placed? His hairstylist reveals it’s all thanks to Dashu’s Wet Curl Cream. “THIS, is my holy grail hair product for that ‘wet look’ without the hair actually being wet. With this look, I take a pea size amount at a time and work it through the hair. This is where I bring Hudson’s signature front pieces down,” says Flores.

Another product Flores relies on for the star’s Prince Charming-level locks is Aveda’s Control Paste. “I sometimes like to use a little bit of this during finishing touches and alternate with the Wet Curl Cream depending on how ‘wet’ or ‘shiny’ we decide the hair should look that day,” she says.

Flores reworks and structures Williams’ damp strands using the Matte Styling Paste. She adds, “From personal experience, even though this has a ‘matte’ label, it actually has a small sheen to it and quite a bit of hold. Which helps set the foundation.”

The next prep step the celebrity hairstylist does on Williams’ damp locks is Leonor Greyl Paris’ Gel a L’Hibiscus. “This is my all time favorite gel to prep hair that might need a little boost for hold and avoid limpness,” says Flores. “It’s great for finer hair and is works better blow dried in (heat activated).”

ICYMI, Le Labo makes hair products! Vitamin B5, vitamin E, and aloe vera power this bougie shampoo. But it’s more than just the signature scent—this formula promises to cleanse and soften hair, too.

Complete your hair care routine with the accompanying Santal 33 Conditioner. Having both products in your tub is as luxurious as it gets.

Flores and Williams partnered with Bur Bur for the actor’s 2026 Golden Globes look. The first step in his red carpet prep is this derma roller. “Lightweight and easy to use, it glides smoothly without tangling, while enhancing product absorption,” says Flores. “The needles provide precise and controlled micro-punctures, allowing for better scalp stimulation with less irritation, promoting healthier hair growth and delivering the best results for Hudson.”

Next up, is the Growing Season Oil. “I love that it works overtime to visibly strengthen hair, add shine and support healthy hair growth without any extra work on our end,” his hairstylist explains. Good hair starts from the inside out, so a hair oil or treatment like this is crucial. Flores added a little more after brushing through his locks to achieve extra softness and flow.

You might not think it, but a hair brush can make or break a look. Bur Bur’s Ludmila Brush, understood the assignment for the Golden Globes. “I took the Bur Bur Ludmila Brush through Hudson’s hair to add luster, control frizz, and distribute natural oils for sleek, healthy hair—and the boar bristles are ethically sourced!” says Flores.

Williams tells The Cut viewers he’s not picky with his deodorants. Any old stick will do, but at the time of filming the GRWM, he was using this Old Spice formula in the NightPanther scent.

You might want to give Every Man Jack’s body wash a go if you’re looking for a no-fuss formula that offers a deep clean and gentle hydration and smells great.

If you already wear Le Labo Santal 33, you might as well incorporate it into your shower routine, too. This shower gel blends vitamin E, olive oil, aloe vera, and flaxseed extracts to leave skin squeaky clean.

Everyone will know you’re wearing Santal 33 if you layer the shower gel and body lotion. Rich, woody, spicy, and warm, if there’s any Le Labo scent to try, it’s this cult favorite.

Williams shouts out Tom Ford’s Ombré Leather in his The Cut video. Viewers can see him spray it once to his wrists and once more to his neck. He says he doesn’t apply this fragrance in too many places because “Cologne, or perfume, for that matter, as well, should be discovered, not announced.” This Tom Ford scent is for all the warm, spicy, woody fragrace lovers out there. If you’re ever lucky enough to meet Williams in real life, you might get a whiff of black leather, violet flower, and jasmine flower.

Black Orchid is another one of his go-tos from Tom Ford. This one, though, screams warm florals, with notes of black orchid, black truffle, and patchouli coming through the strongest.

Creed’s Aventus cologne killed Williams’ bank account the first time he purchased it. He says he’ll restock once his next paycheck comes in. What makes this luxe fragrance so worth it? The woody, fruity scent has lemon, pink pepper, apple, bergamot, and black currant top notes, pineapple, jasmine, and patchouli middle notes, and birch, ambroxan, cedarwood, oakmoss, and musk base notes.

Jazz Club is By the Fireplace’s cousin. It’s similarly sexy, rich, woody, and spicy, but is smokier than its counterpart. Peep the pink pepper, rum absolute, and tobacco leaf absolute in its notes list.