Sara Echeagaray may be a familiar face on your TikTok For You page, or you may have caught her as basketball player Ava Navarro on her Disney+ show, Big shot. Either way, the 21-year-old actress is making waves in the entertainment space. Due to her bubbly online presence and larger-than-life personality, she has gained over 7.5 million followers on TikTok alone. This even caught the attention of her co-star John Stamos, with whom she began making videos on the set of their show.
What you might not know about Sara is that she considers her mother, sister and dog her best friends. She is also obsessed with K-Pop and Harry Potter series (celebs, they’re just like us!). In the latest edition of the Seventeen Starter Pack, Sara explained all the things that make her, her. Whether it’s the lip product she can’t get enough of, a sentimental gift from her sister, or a chunky keepsake from the Big shotSara said all her favorite things.
Dyson Airwrap Multi-Styler
Dyson Airwrap Multi-Styler
Dyson Airwrap Multi-Styler
Dyson Airwrap took over TikTok for good reason. Not only does it dry and style hair at the same time using air pressure technology, but it works on all hair types. Sara must have seen this on #BeautyTok as it is also part of her holy grail products.
“I use this daily. It’s kind of like, in my holy trinity, if I had a holy trinity,” Sara explains. Seventeen. “When you are [using the Dyson Airwrap]your hair may still be wet so it saves me all the time.“
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Sara refers to these as her therapy headphones as she frequently uses them to clear her mind and go on hot girl rides. “I put on music that I feel is the soundtrack to my life,” she says, describing her favorite music, like Bazzi’s “I Like That.”
“I’m obsessed with K-Pop, [from] BTS, to NCT, to ENHYPHEN,” says Sara.
Body gel with cucumber and native mint
Body gel with cucumber and native mint
Body gel with cucumber and native mint
“So a lot of people ask me, ‘Sara, what’s your skincare routine?’ Tell me the secrets,’” Sara quips before *exclusively* revealing her skincare preferences. Seventeen. “It’s a body wash, that’s all I use. I don’t use serums, I use moisturizer – it’s very rare that I do,” she says before explaining that she limits her skincare routine to Native’s Cucumber & Mint Body Wash to avoid irritation and rashes.
Director’s chair
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Sara’s first acting project was in her current Disney+ series, Big shot, and she took home the back of the director’s chair from the set. “I didn’t steal it,” Sara says with a laugh. “I asked very kindly, and by asking, I mean I begged.”
She admits she got emotional and “blacked out a bit” when she saw her name on the chair. “It was kind of like an ‘I did it’ moment … it was a feel-good moment,” she says.
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One of Sara’s favorite accessories is the Return to Tiffany Heart Pendant that her sister gave her for Christmas two years ago. “I love it so, so much,” she gushes. “It’s kind of like our best friend necklaces.”
Sara tells her that her sister and mother are her best friends because they “keep her sane” in the hustle and bustle of her life in Hollywood and the entertainment industry.
Yves Saint Laurent Libre Eau de Parfum
Yves Saint Laurent Libre perfume gift set
Yves Saint Laurent Libre perfume gift set
“This perfume is amazing. As you can tell, I’ve definitely worn it,” says Sara. Seventeen while holding up a nearly empty bottle of Yves Saint Laurent’s Libre perfume. “It’s almost out, and now I find myself valuing this scent so much.”
Yves Saint Laurent lipstick
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Yves Saint Laurent Lip Icon Set
Another YSL favorite of Sara’s is their lipstick, which she received in a safe thanks to their partnership with the brand. “I’m the first high-end fashion brand that wanted to work with me and I was like, ‘Are you sure you want to work with me?’ But I’m so grateful anyway,” Sara said. She says she uses almost every lip shade in the box and they’re all “gorgeous.”
Lion King Blanket
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“It’s a bit embarrassing because I’ve had this since I was little,” Sara says before revealing her vintage. Lion King blanket. “If there was a fire in my house, I would grab this first. This is the only thing I would grab and run.”
Harry Potter Old man’s wand
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PEIYU Old Wizard Harry Potter Wand
Growing up, Sara was a huge Potterhead – aka a Harry Potter super fan. She considers her Elder Wand from the franchise one of her “prized possessions”.
“Harry Potter it was kind of introduced to me when I was in a dark era of my life,” she explains Seventeen. “It was always like my comfort and my safe home. I always looked at her when I felt down or sad because I always felt like I had a little family when my family wasn’t doing things.” She’s such a fan of the show that she even dressed up as the titular character for Halloween every year, until she decided to “switch things up” and try a new costume.
Sam is an editorial assistant at Seventeen, covering pop culture, celebrity news, health and beauty. When she’s not blushing, you can probably find her live-twittering awards shows or doing SwiftToks.