Mannequin and actor Andie MacDowell is one among L’Oréal Paris’s longest-serving spokespeople. She spoke to British Vogue’s senior magnificence and wellness editor, Lauren Murdoch-Smith, throughout a visit to Cannes with L’Oreal Paris, the pageant’s official sponsor.
On her method to on a regular basis skincare and make-up
I moisturize so much—continuous! I can also’t go away the home with out doing my eyebrows. One thing that occurs once you age is you begin to lose your eyebrows so don’t pluck your eyebrows which is one thing I inform my daughters. I at all times fill in and construct up my brows and that helps body your face—it simply wakes you up, brings your face alive. I additionally like somewhat blush however so it seems like I’ve been within the solar or I’ve been figuring out as a result of I at all times like how I look after I’ve labored out so I’ll hit totally different locations than folks would usually apply blusher.
On glam make-up
Once I’m doing glam make-up, I actually prefer to put on a robust eye. I like what my make-up staff did final evening [at the amfAR gala]. You suppose once you grow old which you can’t do courageous issues like that, however I don’t suppose it’s true in any respect. I believe you are able to do it eternally. I imply, have a look at Vivienne Westwood. She appeared fabulous. You already know, I believe it’s good to be courageous. Typically I wish to go for a softer, extra mild, contemporary look however typically it’s good to be a bit provocative. Put on a stronger look and convey that power out. I really like that, too.
On seasonal magnificence
I at all times moisturize, and I additionally put on lots of sunblock as a result of I reside on the seashore. I’ve to smear it on. I don’t actually change that a lot from season-to-season however typically I do change my nail polish! I believe summertime requires corals or peachy colours and also you additionally want to consider your pores and skin tone if you happen to’ve received a tan after which after all in the course of the winter or round Christmas it’s going to be crimson, proper? Going into the autumn you may consider extra autumn colours. You may even take into account that with lipstick. So the colours that I take advantage of kind of dial into how my pores and skin is. You may wish to do some gold shimmer relying on if you happen to get solar or not. For me, I can’t assist however catch the solar–even when I placed on sunblock–I take in the solar so my pores and skin will tan. That’s actually how I put on colour, by wanting on the colour of my pores and skin and enhancing my pores and skin with my make-up.
On any magnificence or wellness classes handed on to her daughters
I believe they absorbed many issues simply from rising up in my home. However you already know, I at all times need my kids, all three of my kids, to put on sunblock as a result of my dad had some pores and skin most cancers, so it runs within the household. And I’ve to be cautious about that too. We each [Margaret] do yoga, love our sleep, and eat very well. She was a dancer too, so she’s very disciplined.
I used to do spa instances with each of my ladies, which was enjoyable—a few of the sweetest instances. It’s my best reminiscence with my ladies—they’d at all times sit and discuss to me after I was within the bathtub, they’d put their ft in and we might be there for a very long time. I miss these days—I ought to discuss them into coming over a while and do it once more!
On the function she loves most about herself
I’m not ashamed to say—as a result of I used to be considering that might sound, you already know [arrogant]—however as a result of I understand how many individuals I’ve helped by embracing my curly hair, it must be my hair. I’ve folks on a regular basis come as much as me and say, “You helped me like my hair!” I believe it’s not at all times the preferred. Mine’s very, very curly, but additionally form of frizzy. I don’t thoughts—I prefer it and I helped girls embrace theirs. My hair may be very curly, and it’s very fluffy, very curly and I prefer it! So if it helps different folks say, “Oh, okay, I prefer it, too,” then I like mine too. It’s fascinating as lots of girls battle with that. They don’t really feel it’s fairly. It’s enjoyable to go and have your hair blown out for occasions however I’d by no means do it in my on a regular basis life. I look ahead to washing my hair and simply having it’s its curly self and simply letting it do no matter it needs.