Outer Banks Star Carlacia Grant Shares Her Favorite Black-Owned Beauty Brands: 'We Got the Sauce' (Exclusive)

Carlacia Grant is ready for her close-up.

The actress, who plays Cleo Anderson on Outer Banks, is gearing up for season four’s second half drop on Nov. 7. That means: lots of events and red carpets to prep for.

Grant relies on her squad, makeup artist Sean Harris and hairstylist Chloe Target and an arsenal of products, many of which are from Black-founded-and-owned brands, to help her feel her best.

“I’m very intentional about being inclusive,” Grant says, explaining that supporting them is a no-brainer. “We got the sauce. That’s just it. With how much we influence culture, it’s important to.”

Grant loves that Black-owned brands are more accessible now. It also helps that being inclusive is important to her beauty pros, too.

“They are amazing at keeping their ears to the street. They’re the first to be like, ‘Oh, I got this new Black-owned product that I’ve been trying it out. You’ll love it.”

While Grant “has all the products and all the things,” she’s definitely believes in beauty “from the inside out.”

“I’m not a minimal beauty person, but I definitely think that beauty is something that comes from within,” she says. She shares that with her character.

So whether she’s headed to work or press, feeling confident comes from getting in the right head-space.

“When I wake up, and I try to not get into the melee of life. I play relaxing Chinese flutes for 10 minutes and I start from a place of gratefulness, then I do my manifestations. Then I have my green juice, which is my equivalent of the espresso shot, and then I go forward with the day.”