Nia Long just turned 55 and will be celebrating all year. One way to do that is on the front pages of The Cut as our October cover star. The award-winning actor, producer, and author sat down with The Cut to reflect on her life and career, her community, and what self-care means to her.

“Less is more, especially as you get older,” she says in her cover interview . Long, who recently became Estée Lauder’s first-ever brand ambassador for North America, says the secret to her glow is “minding her business,” but she admits she also leans on some of her favorite Estée Lauder products. “I love this under my makeup,” Long says about the brand’s Advance Night Repair Serum . “It creates a barrier between the skin and the makeup, so you won’t feel dry when you’re going from one meeting to the n

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