The Glowdown: Adwoa Aboah Shares the Beauty Secrets We All Want to Know

Welcome to The Glowdown, the series where we dive into the beauty secrets of our favourite celebrities as they get real about their routines and non-negotiables exclusively with us. Join them as they sit in our beauty hot seat and we fire off a round of quick questions, giving you never-before-shared insight into the products they can't live without, their secrets to getting red carpet–ready, beauty pet peeves and the genius tips they've picked up along the way. This is no-holds-barred beauty at its finest.

This month, we sat down with Adwoa Aboah. The British actress and model is currently the global ambassador for Jo Malone London and the face of the brand's English Pear & Freesia and Mother's Day campaign. We were keen to ask Aboah all about her fragrance tips and tricks, her go-to beauty products and how she'll be spending her first Mother's Day as a new mum…

How are you planning on spending your first Mother's Day as a new mum?

I think that I should be gifted lots of presents by my partner and anyone who's interested in giving me things for this journey. … No, but on a real one, I will probably just do something special with Shy. It's so funny. these beginning months and years, only I will be aware of it. I think I'll probably be back in L.A., and there's this really good place where you can go and do low-res photos with your family. My boyfriend did them for me for Christmas, and Shy's on this Greek plinth, and they're so good. My boyfriend's getting me a tattoo too, so I'm going to do that. I'm still figuring out what it's going to be.

What is your favourite fragrance, and how do you like to wear it?

I love Jo Malone London English Pear & Freesia, and I really like Red Roses as well. I think scent pairing is amazing, and both at the same time. I'm just getting back into wearing scent. I haven't been wearing it as of late because I had the most insane nausea during pregnancy, so I couldn't handle any smells. I'm a big candle person, but I could not bear it. … When you have a baby, you're so aware of the pure smell, and you kind of want to keep that. Plus, I'm breastfeeding, and I want to keep that quite sacred. My mum wears a lot of perfume—she'd come in, and Shy would be like, "Who the hell is this?" It's a bit much for babies.

Which beauty product gives you the biggest mood boost?