Celebrities are the same as the rest of us, just perhaps with a little bit more cash for self-care! They face the same issues, the same noisy insecurities to quieten and, let’s face it, the same relentless march of time that waits for no-one, regardless of your fame or notoriety.
Often, when we see the recommendations of those in the spotlight, the products feel unattainable; but for those that love beauty, the price and perceived prestige of the product is secondary to the performance. Results speak…if it works, it works and it doesn’t mean it has to cost a fortune.
In a world where beauty has more conscience than ever before, attention is shifting to the more respectful, responsible brands, delivering on sustainability and results, this does not mean a compromise on the sensoriality of product choices; gone are the days of unsophisticated natural products. Today the artistry and vision of respectful brands is astonishing and this sparks the attention of those who are influential in product success and reputation.
So let’s share some of the red carpet must-haves that are responsible, in part, for the enviable glowing skin and lustrous locks we see in the flashlights.
A recommendation from a “Friend”.
Unless you’ve been under a rock for 20 or so years, you know that Jennifer Aniston has become a beacon of inspiration for her hair style and colour. It appears effortless and has encouraged leagues of us to visit our hairdresser clutching a picture and a dream! While she has gone on to launch her own brand of haircare in the last couple of years, she has also been very vocal about brands she has relied on to keep her iconic locks looking their best under the scrutiny of the world’s media.
Jennifer Aniston shared beauty tips in a coveted article with Marie Claire Australia, where she revealed some of her more sought after, yet well-guarded go-to products for sustaining her glowing looks throughout her career and style reinventions.
“I use an Olaplex hair mask once a week and I often let my hair air-dry to avoid damage caused by hot styling tools.”
Olaplex is a brand that is synonymous with innovation. The products are created to bring solutions from a professional, knowledge perspective; science-driven patented technology direct to the consumer. This consumer empowerment eliminates the detachment to professional solutions being out of reach.
Well, if it’s good enough for a hair icon, it’s good enough for us.
The Royal seal of approval.
The Princess of Wales; synonymous with glowing, natural radiance.
She may be in a very different world to us, with privilege in abundance, but she is also juggling motherhood, a gruelling schedule and maintaining a healthy luminosity to her complexion. Her needs are, at their essence the same as any one of us when it comes to having a positive relationship with our reflection.
It is well known that the Princess suffered terribly with hyperemesis gravidarum through pregnancy and this can leave the body inwardly depleted, energy low, stress high and a distinct lack of that pregnancy glow that everyone yearns for. Skin shows the signs of imbalance, so how do you feed and re-nourish your complexion when it is struggling to stay radiant in the face of such a relentless depletion of reserves?
Sources close to the Princess say that like her mother, Her Royal Highness loves Trilogy Rosehip Oil a golden one-stop skin solution. Rich in skin loving fatty acid (omega 3, 6 and 9) this all-natural, organically certified oil is proven to help reduce redness, hydrate, soothe and minimised the appearance of wrinkles, fine lines and hyperpigmentation.
Good enough for a Queen in waiting? Good enough for us!
Feed your skin
When women with vision collaborate, great things happen.
Founder of Juice Beauty Karen Behnke and Kate Hudson have combined their passion for environmentalism, wellness and creating exceptional quality in simplicity.
In a collaboration that has brought innovative, sensorial textures to every day skin solutions to the shifts in everyday skin needs, enabling the empowerment to customise your routine to suit the way your skin feels…today.
Using quality, high potency ingredients to boost efficacy of your existing skin care and create luminous, nourished skin that is protected from lifestyle skin stress and glowing with vitality.
Model Behaviour
Will Medik8’s Crystal Retinal Ceramide Eye Cream make you look like Rosie Huntington-Whitely, well no. But what we can rely on the brand for is simple products, grounded in science…that really work.
As we have come to expect from Medik8, the formula is lightweight, easily applied and effortlessly absorbed in progressive intensities to work with skin tolerance – based on the Medik8 Crystal Retinal serum; this eye cream works the night shift, reaffirming the notion of beauty sleep, by getting to work smoothing, plumping and refining the surface of the delicate skin around the eye to help improve the appearance of dark circles and puffiness.
Show your true colours
With a portfolio of the most glamorous editorial publications, a client list of some of the most stylish and beautiful women and a passion for respect and responsibility in the world of cosmetics; Justine Jenkins is a powerful ambassador and Creative Director for Seeds of Colour. Justine’s heartland is being a voice of advocacy for a cruelty-free industry.
Truly embodying colour with conscience, aligning science and nature in a harmonious partnership Seeds of Colour is the perfect showcase for glamour without guilt.
This unique, biotech beauty brand uses innovative technology to extract nutrient rich pigment from botanical sources to create make-up in painterly tones; buildable, blendable flushes of colour in a multi-use balm that has captured the creative imagination of the industry.
Whatever your next step on a journey of conscious and cruelty free products; you are in great company!
