Influencer Morgan Riddle doesn’t play when it comes to her sunscreen application.

While speaking exclusively with First for Women about her partnership with ISDIN for their Fusion Water Magic sunscreen — as part of the brand’s “Get It On” campaign to promote SPF use — the social media star, 28, reveals why she uses SPF consistently and how others can make it a daily habit.

Riddle is also, of course, dating tennis star Taylor Fritz, so she spends a lot of time outside at matches and is constantly on the go, making having a good skincare routine overall crucial. Find out how she prioritizes it despite her hectic schedule.

You’ve said sunscreen has become a “non-negotiable” in your routine — what finally made it click for you to wear SPF every single day?

MR: I actually have a few scars on my body from getting moles removed that had precancerous cells, and it’s really not fun to have to do that. It was the first time that I ever got stitches too; I hated it. After that, I started to prioritize sunscreen because I really don’t want to have to get any more moles removed. It’s not a pleasant experience, so I started to prioritize my skin health.

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For women who know they should wear sunscreen daily but struggle to stay consistent, what’s your best advice for turning it into a habit?

MR: There’s this thing called habit stacking from the book Atomic Habits, which is doing something that you’re not used to or that you don’t necessarily enjoy and stacking it with something that you already do or do enjoy. For me, sunscreen is the first thing I do when I wake up in the morning; I go straight into the bathroom and put it on before my morning walk. After doing it for a week, it becomes sort of natural to you.

You’re partnering with ISDIN — what stood out to you about Fusion Water Magic that made you want to incorporate it into your everyday routine?

MR: I love that it has hyaluronic acid in it; I really try to prioritize products that add a lot of moisture because my skin is more dry, so it’s a really nice hydrating base under makeup. It doesn’t just protect against the sun, it also protects against blue light and pollution, which I think is really important when I’m traveling so much and in so many different types of climates and really busy cities. I love that 360-degree protection.

Your schedule is always on the go, from travel to tennis tournaments, how do you make sure you’re protecting your skin no matter where you are?

MR: Making it a daily habit. It’s something that is a part of my skincare routine now every day, not just when I’m going out in the sun, and not just in the summer. I wear it year-round. Also, with flying on planes so often, since they’re so drying, I always just try to do a lot of layering with moisture products. I’ll put on a B5 serum, then a thick, heavy moisturizer, before I get on a flight. And then usually when I land, I try to do some sort of exfoliating mask or something just to get all of that sort of “ick” of the plane off of me.

How does your skincare routine shift with the seasons, and why is SPF the one step that never changes for you?

MR: It honestly stays consistent throughout the seasons. I would say the only thing that sort of slightly changes is the thickness of my moisturizer, depending on whether I’m in a winter climate or during the summer. However, I do wear SPF every single day year-round, even when it’s cloudy and gloomy outside, because I think we all know by now that even if the sun isn’t directly out, you’re still getting sun damage and still coming through the overcast. Even on a gloomy day, I make sure to put on SPF.

Who are your beauty icons, and what’s the best skincare or beauty lesson you’ve learned from them?

MR: I don’t know if I would say I have specific beauty icons. I follow a lot of beauty influencers, obviously, and I really like the older women on TikTok who are like “skinfluencers” because I feel like they’ve tried all the treatments, they’ve tried all of the products, so they’re not going to feature trendy products just because; I feel like they are the best women to listen to. I follow a few dermatologists on TikTok as well, mainly because I don’t want to blindly listen to influencers all the time about skincare, since everyone has such different skin. I like when people talk about beauty and skincare in a data and science-backed sort of way.

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What’s one beauty trend you’re loving right now—and how do you adapt trends to fit your own routine in a realistic, everyday way?

MR: I don’t know if this is a trend, but I’m really loving Australian makeup right now. I follow a few Australian makeup artists, and I really love the super glowy, bronzy, sun-kissed sort of makeup that they do there. I have gotten my makeup done in Australia and in the US, and the makeup artists there really do your makeup differently.They love super blushed, super bronzed skin with maybe a few fake freckles; I’ve seen a few videos about people trying Australian makeup, so I guess that’s sort of a trend right now!

When you’re packing for a weekend at a tennis tournament, what are your must-have beauty essentials — and what can you not leave home without?

MR: Oh, I always bring under-eye patches, face masks, and things that are, again, super hydrating because traveling so much is so drying. I always have the ISDIN Fusion Water Magic with me to protect my skin from the sun.  I actually always bring my full-size products and my full makeup bag with me everywhere. Since I travel so much, if I don’t bring one thing or I forget something, I end up just going to Sephora and repurchasing it, so it’s better for me to just bring everything so I don’t run out of anything I need.

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