On any given day, you can typically find Taylor Hill in front of the camera, on a runway, or hanging at home with her boyfriend, Michael Stephen Shank, and their mini labradoodle, Tate. The Colorado native loves some good R&R—a good bath, some TV in bed. But for Hill, work is her priority: the 22-year-old model has walked countless fashion shows and is a face for Lancôme. And now, she has a new gig under her belt, as the newest face of Ralph Lauren Romance. She’s starring in the fragrance’s latest campaign, which launches today. And to ensure the romance in the campaign feels legit, she brought her longtime beau, Shank, along for the ride.

We sat down with Hill, with Shank and adorable Tate in tow, to ask them all of our Big Beauty Questions, below.

Glamour: What made you team up with Ralph Lauren?

They called me, they said they wanted to work with us and I said, “Heck yes!” For me, it just made so much sense because I’m from Colorado and I feel like a lot of essence and spirit of the brand is that western cowboy theme. It’s a huge deal where I’m from. Growing up, I always knew what Ralph Lauren was and when I came to New York and started modeling, I walked into a Ralph Lauren store for the first time and was like, “Wow, this looks like home. I don’t feel so homesick!” I’ve been walking for the brand since I was 17 and I’ve done almost every show since then.

Glamour: What was it like shooting the campaign with your boyfriend?

Taylor Hill: I had the best time. We were just doing our thing, on set just talking. We’re best friends first, and in a relationship, so for us it was like we just got to hang out. It was work for sure, but it was fun working together.

Michael Stephen Shank: I don’t want to say that it was too easy, but it really was too easy.

Glamour: What’s your favorite scent-related memory?

TH: The smell of baking, since my mom baked a lot when we were kids. She makes pies and cookies and all of that stuff—when I smell that, it’s like I’m back home and my mom’s baking cookies and it’s Christmas Eve or a birthday.

Glamour: What does your home smell like?

TH: My mom is obsessed with candles—she has a whole collection and special candles that she won’t light because they’re shaped like pinecones and things like that. We have a fireplace in the center of our house that’s always going in the winter. Home just smells cozy and warm. My favorite candle is Diptyque Baies ($65).

Glamour: Do you wear fragrance when you walk the runway?

TH: I’m always running around like crazy so I forget to, but I should, because then it’ll mark the scent of a memory. I’m a firm believer in that. I never had a signature scent, so now I’ll use Romance as that.

Glamour: Have you learned any amazing beauty tricks backstage?

TH: A really good one from makeup artist Fulvia Farolfi: She uses a hair dryer to heat up the eyelash curler. She dabs it on her hand to make sure it’s not too hot and then curls your lashes with it. Your lashes go ‘woop’ and stick straight up and last the whole day. Genius.

Glamour: What’s your skincare routine like?

TH: I wash my face every night to take off my makeup. I use the Lancôme Creme Radiance Cleanser ($27). I also swear by Bi Facil makeup remover ($30), it’s the best. If I shower in the morning, I’ll wash my face again—just a super light wash. Then, I’ll do the Génifique Advanced Serum ($105) and the Absolue Precious Cells lip balm ($50) . At night, I use the Hydra Zen night mask ($48). It’s an overnight mask that you pat on and let soak in overnight then rinse off in the morning.

Glamour: Your go-to makeup product?

TH: Lancôme Monsieur Big mascara ($25). Seriously, I’m not just saying because I work with them, I only use that. I stress out if I can’t find it. I’ll give it to makeup artists and be like, “please use this.”

Glamour: Are there any self-care rituals that you swear by?

TH: I love to work out, so doing rest days and massage is really good for muscle recovery. I love massage, I’m a firm believer in deep tissue—it needs to hurt a little bit. I like to take epsom salt baths, which I do a lot in the winter. I get really cold, so during New York winters I’ll take baths at least three times a week.

Glamour: Do you and Michael ever steal beauty products from each other?

TH: He uses Génifique, the serum. And my sunscreen.

MSS: True. I’m doused in that Lancôme stuff. She also uses my Thinksport ($7) deodorant, and then it disappears. It works well, so I’ll get it and she’ll steal it, and then I’ll never see it again. It’s a good one.

Glamour: What’s the craziest thing you’ve done in the name of beauty?

TH: I bleached my eyebrows for the Alexander McQueen show because Pat McGrath was doing the makeup. I was 18 and it was my first major London fashion week. My eyebrows are my thing! They’re my look, they’re my staple. I was crying, saying I couldn’t do it. And then Pat looks at me and she’s like, ‘Darling, it’s McQueen!” So I did it.

Glamour: Who’s your beauty icon?

TH: I have many. One of my favorite models is Gisele Bündchen. She’s such a beautiful human being from the inside out. I’m her number one fan. I’ve always loved Brooke Shields, she made me appreciate my eyebrows. And Cindy Crawford. Are you kidding? I love Cindy Crawford. Now we’re kind of friends and I’m so happy about it, and I’m friends with Kaia—I hang out with her backstage at shows and I’m totally chill and normal. But I tell her all the time that I’m a superfan of her mom.

Glamour: What’s your beauty mantra?

TH: “Less is more.” And “Enhance, don’t hide.”

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