Rachel Bilson Has Loved This Bronzer Since Her O.C. Days

It looks admire all people rewatched a nostalgic TV stamp or two (or three or four) this previous twelve months. With the remark of the area being what it used to be, it is wise so many folk would gravitate against a well-recognized accepted—along side Rachel Bilson, enormous title of liked 2000s teen drama The O.C. 

The actor says she’s constantly been a creature of addiction in relation to TV—sitcoms admire Golden Girls and Friends are on a fashioned foundation in her rotation—but one thing about this twelve months inspired her to revisit the soapy series all over which she played Summer Roberts, a seemingly shallow standard girl who slowly (and to her fright) falls for the nerdy Seth Cohen (Adam Brody). 

“After the twelve months we’ve had, it good felt admire a reliable time to achieve one thing that felt reliable,” she tells me over the phone. “It is basically enjoyable going encourage and watching the stamp. I basically feel admire I’m seeing it for the fundamental time.” 

Bilson even teamed up along with her costar Melinda Clarke, who played the conniving Julie Cooper, to recap it spirited with a podcast, Welcome to the OC, Bitches! The 2 chat with frail solid members, writers, and assorted O.C. specialists to talk about at the encourage of-the-scenes diminutive print and unpack what made the stamp a cultural phenomenon. 

“I basically create no longer endure in mind ample of the stamp,” says the 39-twelve months-extinct actor, who used to be in her early 20s when The O.C. premiered in 2003. “I’m type of watching it as an target market member. Needless to claim I do know Seth and Summer lastly stop up collectively and stuff admire that, but there are a good deal of things that basically feel admire a fresh discovery.” 

For Bilson, or no longer it has been particularly enjoyable to traipse searching for herself at a assorted stage in lifestyles. “I’m a mother now, so I’m admire, oh God, I create no longer desire to struggle thru these teenage years,” she says, with a laugh. “It is moderately of horrifying, nonetheless it’s engrossing watching it as an grownup and seeing myself so younger. I’m pertaining to extra to the opposite folks now.” 

One more surprise: how mighty of the stamp’s early-2000s type has advance encourage in vogue. Rachel Bilson breaks that—and extra—down for our most authorized installment of Your Fave’s Faves. Learn on to gather out what lip balm has been her number 1 since she used to be 13, her accepted thing in her closet, and extra.

The trends from The O.C. I aloof admire…

As I rewatch The O.C., I’m noticing there are a good deal of bikini tops as shirts and that’s good horrifying, nonetheless it used to be a staple. I lisp, , a seashore community…you see a good deal of short skirts, flip-flops, and bikini tops. Nonetheless what I lisp is cold is that some things from that point are having a resurgence, admire Levi’s denim skirts. Marissa’s sporting one in an episode I good watched, and I used to be admire, “These are encourage!” It is type of insane how things attain advance encourage. I lisp that’s why I’ve saved so many things and looked admire a hoarder over the years.

The Juicy Couture tracksuit used to be also so prominent. And especially this closing twelve months, with matching sweatsuits being the kind of enormous a part of vogue at house, or no longer it’s type of engrossing to traipse searching for the Juicy swimsuit making a comeback.

There used to be a good deal of bronzer on The O.C. too. All people needed to be basically tan. Bronzer used to be a large thing, but I’ve constantly been a fan of it. I admire bronzer higher than blush even. I’ve constantly been a Bobbi Brown particular person, and Charlotte Tilbury has a terribly reliable bronzer contouring combo that I admire as successfully.

…and those that may possibly well discontinue in the 2000s

Platform flip-flops. I’m fully very finest with never seeing them all yet again. There are certain things, admire the flatform, which will be extra excusable and had been done successfully by producers admire Celine. Nonetheless the platform flip-flop sandal? I hope it never comes encourage. 

The emblem I’m constantly trying

I’m basically into Rachel Comey, and I maintain just a few sneakers and baggage of hers that I’m basically gay with correct now. Her sandals are basically good-trying and assorted. They’re good cold—or no longer it’s no longer one thing you see your entire time. So I’ve basically been into that. 

My accepted relaxed pants

I’m a large fan of relaxed pants. I maintain a ton of Aviator Nation sweats because they’re the softest and coziest. Raquel Allegra has some basically reliable relaxed, relaxed pants which will be reliable to traipse to when you basically feel admire or no longer it is well-known to step it up moderately of bit.

The TV shows I’m streaming

Having a kid, I create no longer maintain mighty time to gather TV. I’m a creature of addiction, so I rewatch your entire finest hits admire Jeopardy, Golden Girls, Friends, Sex and the City. It is very comforting to me. I did read Traditional Folks, so I started the series. That used to be done so successfully. Needless to claim, I binged Bridgerton admire all people else. I indicate, you good desire to traipse searching for the duke correct? Anytime he used to be onscreen, I used to be admire, “Hi there.” I notion the duke and Daphne’s chemistry used to be basically enjoyable to gather. For moms, I advised watching Waffle and Mochi on Netflix with younger of us. It is miles so good-trying and academic. I admire discovering out all about food and assorted things.

The elegance merchandise I admire most

I’m basically into Dr. Barbara Sturm. All her face merchandise, especially the hyaluronic serum, are basically reliable. Nonetheless my critical staple since I used to be, admire, 13 years extinct is Dr. Pepper Lip Smackers. Continuously and with no slay in sight. It provides moderately of color. It is perfection.

The traipse-to Item I bellow assorted moms about

Kids have to wise their palms so mighty now, I admire Bāeo bare butter. It is all-natural and superior. I pick to toughen their enterprise.

What I’m shopping for for post-pandemic lifestyles

Even though I engage a dress, it aloof has to be admire a relaxed housedress. I create no longer know how to traipse out in public anymore. It is basically advanced. It is admire, matching sweatsuits till I die. Nonetheless I’m angry to maintain interaction sneakers all yet again. I’ve been living in fuzzy Crocs because why gather the relaxation on your feet? So I’m angry to no doubt wreck out my Rachel Comey sandals and gather on them.