'Never Have I Ever' Star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Loves Her Arm Hair and False Eyelashes

What colors are you loving on your nails right now?
Right now they're au naturel, because I can’t go to a salon. I wish I could paint my own nails, but the precision is not existent. But when I do, I really enjoy getting matte black on my nails.
Would you rather get a facial or a massage?
Definitely massage, because my back is always busted. I have really bad posture, and I need to fix it. I know, it’s really bad!
You’ve got $20 and free roam of a drugstore. What do you buy?
First instinct is a Cadbury bar or the mini eggs. Those are dope. And then a good mascara, like Benefit’s Roller Lash, which I know is over $20. But drugstores are also really good for getting nail colors. When nail salons are open, I’ll usually go get the color I want and bring it to the salon with me instead of picking it there. I take too long at the nail salon to pick a color and don’t like to inconvenience people. So I’ll bring the color in if they allow it. I really like Essie for the black matte color.
How much time do you spend getting ready?
If it’s a regular kind of look, then 10 minutes, 15 minutes, max. But if it’s something more elaborate, it can be much longer, because I’m singing and pretending that I’m talking to an audience during it. You have to factor that in, because that’s a very legitimate thing. Sometimes I listen to Rex Orange County while I'm getting ready because I really like him as an artist.
What’s your favorite way to take a moment for yourself?
Definitely video games, like Animal Crossing, because there’s so much to do. Nintendo has been a really big part of my childhood and my present-hood, let’s call it that. I’d do it as a kid a lot. That's why ever since I was a kid, I wanted to go to Japan. It's always been on my bucket list to visit the gaming towers there. Every level you go up in the building, the harder it gets, the more competitive gaming there is. It gets good!
Who are the women who inspire you the most right now?
Why did my dog come into my head? I love my dog. [Laughs.] So besides my lovely dog, it’s actually Mindy [Kaling]. She’s so killer and amazing at all that she does, and she's such an inspiration. I love how she truly goes after what she wants. She writes, she produces, she acts, and she’s unapologetic about it. She’s like, “I’m here, and I’m killing it,” which I think is really dope.
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