Troye Sivan Shares His Go-To Products, From $5 Lip Balm to His Signature Scent
Troye Sivan is busier than your usual 28-year-old. On top of being a pop star with a rabid fan base and an upcoming tour with Charli XCX, the Australian heartthrob is also deeply involved in running Tsu Lange Yor, the lifestyle brand he launched last summer alongside his brother. As part of our Your Faveâs Fave series, we caught up with Sivan at TLYâs first-ever American activationâa three-day pop-up in New York City that wraps up Sunday, May 5âto find out how he prepares for a night out, whatâs going on with that bottomless bowl, and yes, what he smells like.
âMy signature scent is a layer of a bunch of things, but I ultimately wear our signature scent a lot, which is TLY 5755,â Sivan says. âItâs our most complex and maybe interesting scent. I think itâs one [thatâs] a little bit more esoteric. If you know, you know. If youâre into it, youâre into it. And if youâre not, youâre not.â (We can confirm: The genderless fragrance starts subtle but blooms into something spicy and alluring once it hits skin.) âIt feels very Australian to me,â he continues. âI find it to be very mysterious.â
Tsu Lange Yor TLY 5755 Eau de Parfum
His skin-care grailsSivan credits his mom for a naturally acne-free complexion, so he keeps his routine âas simple as possibleâ to avoid overcomplicating things. â[I use] fragrance-free CeraVe face wash, maybe some sort of moisturizer,â he says, mentioning that he needs to find a pharmacy to pick some up.
âI swear by this face oil from a company called Conserving Beauty. Itâs so good for your skin, but also gives you this dewy shine thatâs somehow not too shiny, where you look sweaty,â the pop star says. âOnce I put that on in the morning, I feel very awake and ready to take on the day. You get that kind of fresh-faced look.â His hair routine, meanwhile, is less specific, although it takes longer than his skin care: a rotating cast of curl creams, hair oils, and hydrating products keep his bleach-blonde hair healthy.
CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser
Conserving Beauty Conserve You Face Oil
His night-out essentialsWhile any night out with the musician behind âRushâ is probably a whirlwind, Sivan keeps his going-out bag tightly edited. âMy essentials are, like, gum and lip balm,â he says. âI think going basic with it is actually really, really good. Aquaphor, for me, is just, like, magic.â
Understandably for someone with a fragrance brand, scent is also a big part of going out. âYou know that thingâmaybe this is just meâwhen youâre with someone, and letâs say you kiss their face, and you get that thing where you want to, you knowâŠâ (At this point, Sivan scrunches his hands.) To induce that reaction, he chooses fragrances, shampoo, conditioner, moisturizer, body soap, and even laundry detergent deliberately.
âI actually go for an unscented antiperspirant deodorant because I want to be able to layer,â he says. âIâm often wearing fragrances that we are developing to try out, and give people hugs and hopefully get, âOh, you smell good. What are you wearing?ââ
Mitchum Unscented Antiperspirant & Deodorant
What he keeps in the bottomless bowlâI think it really encapsulates our brand. Itâs sort of tongue-in-cheek,â the singer says of that viral bottomless bowl, which comes in two sizes. âBut at the same time, itâs no joke because itâs, in my opinion, absolutely gorgeous and also totally functional.â The larger size is great for produce like heirloom tomatoes and limes (Ă la Dakota Johnson), he says.