A longtime standout in the Real Housewives franchise, Erika Jayne has become one of the most influential beauty voices in the Bravoverse. Known for her fearless style and unapologetically high-glam persona, Jayne helped usher in the glam-squad era, raising the bar for on-camera beauty, performance-driven styling and the bold, high-impact looks now synonymous with RHOBH.
Beyond Beverly Hills, Jayne has consistently reinvented herself across music, TV and stage. With nine No. 1 Billboard dance hits, global tours, her Las Vegas residency Bet It All on Blonde, a Broadway run as Roxie Hart in Chicago and her recent return to the turntables as DJ Pretty Mess, she remains a true multi-hyphenate creative force.
As the show returns, Jayne chatted with us about her next chapter—and where she is personally, creatively and with her skin-care routine.
Was it an exciting week for you as the show returns?
“Yes. Look, this is my 10th year, my 10th season being on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills—hard to believe, right? Every season is different. For me, personally, I approach premieres or the start of the season with both anxiety and a big smile on my face.”
I think we all know how big a part glam is for you and your personality. Creatively, how does it work for you—where do you start? Is it the outfit, the hair or the makeup?
“It’s usually the occasion. Let’s say we’re going to…like you saw in the first episode, lunch at Sutton’s with her mom, right? Just for the occasion. Now, that would be different if I met Kyle on the beach and we walked. It’s situational dressing for me, and we build out from there.”
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Are there any products you know are going to work really well for you on camera?
“Lately, I have liked to double-layer the Augustinus Bader Sensitive Skin Cream ($305) and the Rich Cream ($305) as a base for my foundations. The combination of those two really calms down my eczema. I have a broken skin barrier, which I struggle to keep up with, and the Sensitive Skin Cream calms down redness, inflammation and eczema. Then, the Rich Cream on top of it seals that and makes a really nice base for the foundation to glide over.”
Beyond skin care, you’re also pretty vocal about aesthetics and just taking care of yourself overall. Is there anything you love right now?
“I go to my dermatologist, Dr. Jason Emer, here in Beverly Hills. We’re always doing different laser treatments—depending on what the skin actually needs at that time. When I’m working and filming, you can’t be super heavy. You can’t do a BBL or a Moxi laser—you have to wait for the season to end to do something like that. During filming, we may do a Clear + Brilliant. I do try to get a facial once a month because it is important to keep the skin clean. It becomes clogged and gross with all of the sweat, makeup, grime, pollution, whatever, just living.”
I know you can’t share everything, but can you hint to any surprises that might be coming along this season?
“As far as the season goes, you have new housewives, which is always interesting—it changes the conversation. I think Rachel [Zoe] did really well. You get to meet Amanda this week. Natalie, you haven’t met yet. That changes the group dynamic. I guess it was said at BravoCon so that I can say it…Kyle and I are not in the best place with Dorit as the season gets on, but there’s always hope.”
You always seem pretty cool, calm and collected when the show airs. When you walk away from filming, do you have to clear your head?
“It’s funny. I talk to my therapist about this a lot, because you do become emotionally involved, especially after something painful or hurtful. I really try to separate myself, calm down and put some distance between myself and the show, and just look at it for what it really is, then go on about my day. That doesn’t always work, but I try.”
