Nelly Furtado Thinks 20- and 30-Somethings Are ‘Experimenting Too Much’ with Skin: ‘Take a Deep Breath’ (Exclusive)

Furtado explains why she feels "less is more" when it comes to skincare

Nelly Furtado, who has made headlines for her youthful appearance since she stepped back into the spotlight, said she worries that younger generations are too focused on “trendy” beauty treatments.

“I think less is more, and I think that it's an important message because I think there's too much experimentation going on with people in their 20s and 30,” Furtado, a 45-year-old mom of one, told PEOPLE in an October interview. “I think they're experimenting too much with their skin, with new trendy things that come out.”

She encourages giving popular treatments a second thought: “Really at the end of the day, I think that we have to take a deep breath and not just hop on the latest trends for skincare.”

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The "Keep Going Up" singer spoke to PEOPLE as part of her SKIMS' "Best of SKIMS" campaign, and also divulged her own approach to obtaining a youthful glow — something the requires just an "insane amount of water" and plenty of sleep.

That routine has been steadfast for the last 25 years, Furtado said.

"I've had pretty much the same skincare routine since I was 20 years old, which is just clean your face and then you exfoliate your face," she said.

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There are other things, too — like limiting alcohol intake.

"I treat alcohol as a festive thing, maybe for a birthday or something like that, but I don't make it part of my regular routine because I find it really dehydrates me and makes me tired," she told PEOPLE.

Furtado just released a new collaboration with Timbaland and Justin Timberlake earlier this year. "Keep Going Up" is the trio's first collaboration in 16 years, following 2007's "Give It to Me."

The track is just part of Furtado's new embrace of life. "I'm just leaning in a lot more. I'm leaning into what I do for a living and I'm finally realizing 23 years later, I'm really good at this. I love being on stage. I love writing songs. I love spreading joy," she said.

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