What Makeup And Facial Cleaner Does Donna Mills Use?

Wednesday October. seven, 2015

It's 25 years since Julia Roberts hit the big time in the unlikely modernistic day Cinderella story that was Pretty Woman, but that same goofy charm and wide smile is withal very much evident. Alongside award-winning interim roles and existence mother to 3 children, she is a face for Lancome cosmetics.

The 47-twelvemonth-old says that since she took up the role six years ago her bath cabinet has a lot more than stuff in it, just she puts looking good mostly down to feeling good. "I feel a lot more than chichi than I actually am," she reckons, with annual family pilgrimages to Paris showing the manner. "I just get a spring in my step with the level of chicness I'm effectually."

Roberts, whose latest entrada for Lancome is for a new tuberose laced variation of La vie est belle, was involved in the hit fragrance'due south evolution iii years ago. The brand's "existent" approach of using someone her age, rather than an 18-twelvemonth-old, to promote anti-ageing skincare appeals to her equally does the fragrance's name and campaign message. "Exist happy and live the life you want to live." That's the key backside looking your all-time."

Her latest movies are Secret in Their Eyes with Chiwetel Ejiofor and Nicole Kidman and Money Monsters with George Clooney, directed past Jodie Foster. Here she talks well-nigh her beauty routine.

How would you define the word "beauty?"
It's a cheerfulness.

Would you consider your beauty routine high or depression maintenance?
Low. I could definitely go a little higher.

If you lot had to be out the door in five minutes, how would you streamline your routine?
If it were any more than streamlined, I'd nonetheless exist in bed.

What does it consist of?
I brush my teeth. That's number ane. When I'm not in a blitz, I apply Lancome's Mousse Radiance Clarifying Self-foaming Cleanser and Hydra-Intense Masque. Then if I'm living in the lap of luxury, that's what I similar to practice. But on a regular twenty-four hours, I'll just brush my teeth, wash my face, and apply sunblock. I'grand a decorated mom, and sometimes I just sunblock my kids and run outside and get my nose burned. Then I've made a stronger effort to take intendance of myself.

Growing up, was there anyone you admired equally beautiful?
I thought my mother was very glamorous, with her frosted lipstick and eyeliner. But Elizabeth Taylor was probably the person in the spotlight I admired well-nigh. Her elegance and grace made her iconic. I hateful, she'southward spectacular; even through the kaftan years she was chic and decked out in jewels. She seemed to have it going on 24/7.

What was your start makeup feel as a teen?
I retrieve going into my mom'southward bathroom and using her liquid eyeliner. I picked information technology up and tried to apply it the aforementioned way I saw her do information technology. But instead of using it above my lash line, I put it in the lower inside rim. I wound up with black all over my eyeballs. Every time I blinked, this black stuff drenched my eyes.

Was that your worst makeup disaster?
Aught was worse than anyone who wore makeup in the 80s! I did white concealer. Who does that? Donna Mills came out with a video chosen The Eyes Accept Information technology. It was all about how to exercise your eye makeup. I remember watching it with my friends and beingness transfixed.

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Julia Roberts. Movie / Supplied.

What's been the all-time beauty trick you lot've picked upwardly over the years?
When I discovered the eyelash curler — that was a game changer. And learning how to do my hair, which just came from years of watching a master [Serge Normant]. I can't exercise it every bit well as he does it, merely I tin try.

What hair and makeup do yous feel near confident in?
I retrieve my signature loose waves and natural, fresh makeup. And a gnarly eyeliner.

What's the one Lancome production y'all can't live without?
The Bi-Facil Eye Makeup Remover is unbeatable. A lot of times you take off your eye makeup at night, and the next morning you wake up and expect similar yous already put makeup on! But this formula gets rid of every stitch of makeup. For more than half-dozen years, it'southward the one product I've used every day. I also dear the Absolue 50'Extrait. It's wonderful!

What is one electric current beauty trend you've considered trying?
The bob. I as well desire to cut super-short hair so I could have it pop and be cool, but Serge is similar, "I'chiliad not doing this."

What look won't you try?
Asymmetrical hair.

What scents are you lot about attracted to?
I'1000 into woody ones. I don't like anything overly sweet. Patchouli and bawdy scents are my favourite. There's some patchouli in La vie est belle. We tested and so many versions. I recently constitute a letter I wrote to my mum about being chased by one of those fragrance girls in a store. I wrote a whole paragraph about this spritzer girl who was stalking me. At present I'chiliad a professional spritzer girl!

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Your skin is famously luminous. What's your number one hugger-mugger?
I'one thousand really happy to have Lancome at my disposal, simply it's good ol' mum and dad. Genetics. That's where it starts.

Only do yous also eat for beauty? Exercise yous notice certain foods help you glow?
I'one thousand mainly gluten-costless. I just try to eat well and be conscious. I get for organic. Information technology's kind of a bummer that nosotros live in a country where eating healthy food is a luxury.

Do your kids enjoy the same food as you?
They practise. They're expert eaters. I mean, they love kid food, but who doesn't like kid nutrient? Simply they as well like their salads. They had this great teacher who taught a grade chosen "Eat a Rainbow," and it fabricated strong impressions on all of them only peculiarly on Henry, my youngest. We went to the movies i afternoon, and of form you desire to have something similar popcorn. So I said, "Henry, do you want to get something at the concession stand up?" He goes, "It's all carmine light foods, Mommy." I find myself trying to coax my child to swallow junk food. Similar, are there any yellow light foods in there?

What'southward your biggest pet peeve?
I have a lot of them. I don't like it when people are late. I also don't like people who recklessly judge someone they don't know. It's become such a cultural trouble with social media. I heard someone express it then well on the radio the other mean solar day: "Yous are entitled to your own stance but not your own set of facts." That is exactly how I feel nigh the fashion people treat one another. Y'all can say, "That's not my favourite athlete."

What has been your aim for the year?
I'd just like to go my stuff together. Separate and organise my crap.

What'southward been your biggest dazzler funny moment?
Trying to accept some peace with the ageing process. Just realising that it'south going to happen whether I like it or not.