While searching for how Goldie Hawn treats age 65, I came across her makeup artists step by step regime. So if you want to know how she gets her gorgeous look read on!!
Creating the Perfect "do"
Goldie likes her hair poofy and loose looking, and to achieve this look I do the following:
1. Wash and condition. Wash hair thoroughly, and condition. Color treated hair like Goldie's does well with my Pure & Natural Soy Hydrating Shampoo (Lamas Botanicals), which revitalizes chemically altered, dry, weak or damaged hair.
2. Spray hair with heat protectant. After hair is gently towel dried (do not wrap hair up in towel, as this causes tangling), spray wet hair with a heat protectant. This will help to prevent blow-dried hair from being damaged. This will also make hair more pliable, and give it a less frizzy, more shiny/silky look. Pay special attention to ends, and I like to use just a smidgen of mousse at the top of the head to add body.
3. Set hair. Once hair is blown dry, I apply a touch of hair spray, and then set hair in large mesh rollers with clips -- not electric.
After all the hair is rolled, I net it, tie it, and then begin using the blower over each roller I've set, for about three minutes. The hair should then cool for another couple of minutes. The longer you wait, the better. Curling your hair like this will make it hold for a good four or five hours, which you really need when attending a long event like the Oscars or a wedding. The reason I use the mesh rollers for someone trying to achieve Goldie's look instead of the hot rollers is that hot rollers make the curls too tight and small. The mesh rollers are very large, which give the hair more volume and body, without making it look set. Goldie prefers her hair to have a soft appearance, and doesn't like to be oversprayed. You can brush the hair lightly (taking care not to brush out those hard fought curls!), or fluff with fingers after you remove rollers.
Picture Perfect Make-up
Goldie's skin is in great condition, she takes good care of it. Her skin is very smooth, and she has few wrinkles. While preparing her for the Oscars (which takes about four or five hours), I noted that she drinks a lot of water to keep herself hydrated, and avoids coffee, tea and wines, which tend to dehydrate.
To achieve Goldie's sunny Oscar look, I do the following:
1. Cleanse. Cleanse face thoroughly, I prefer to use my own Citrus-C Face and Body Wash with Vitamin C (Lamas Cosmeceuticals) which retexturizes the skin, and give all skin types a burst of fresh energy without causing irritation or dryness.
2. Moisturize. After cleansing, we begin to "prep" the face for the make-up. For someone with a tendency for dry skin, like Goldie, I saturate the face with a heavy moisturizer, letting it sit for a good hour. I created PRO-VITA C Vital Infusion Complex (Lamas Cosmeceuticals), which penetrates deep into the skin tissue, improving the skin's ability to regenerate healthy skin, and minimizes the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, with women like Goldie in mind.
3. Remove moisturizer and re-moisturize. Wipe moisturizer from face with a hot, damp cloth, as the heat makes the cream easier to remove.. Continue gently moving towel across face in a back and forth motion, constantly rinsing cloth. There always seems to be a residue left, because it does absorb into the skin's tissue. Once that is done, reapply a light-day moisturizer. I use PRO-VITA C Moisturizer SPF 15 (Lamas Cosmeceuticals). The light moisturizer is not removed. I let that sit for about five minutes. And before putting anything on or near the eyes, I gently massage some PRO-VITA C Eye Maintenance Gel (Lamas Cosmeceuticals) into the delicate tissues underneath and around them. This has the effect of lightening dark circles under the eyes, and helps reduce the visible signs of age spots.
4. Exfoliate Lips. Now this may sound unusual to you, but I think you will be shocked out how nice your lips will feel after you try this. Before applying any lipstick, I usually prep the lips with an alpha hydroxy exfoliater. This is an almost chalky creme that dries quickly on lips, is grainy, and sits on the lips for just a minute or two. Rub the lips to exfoliate as much dead skin as possible, and brush off any excess with a baby toothbrush. This plumps the lips, and makes them very smoothe. People who live in the Western states get very dry lips, which can make them look older than they actually are. Goldie hadn't done this before, but she loved it. Now when she has facials she has the facialist do her lips as well. It's become a bit of an industry joke, me and my exfoliating toothbrushes. I tell models to bring toothbrushes to their shoots, and I have overheard models who I have worked with in the past telling the younger girls that they need to bring toothbrushes if they are going to work with me.
5. Concealer. Now I'm ready to actually apply some make-up. Goldie doesn't have dark circles under the eyes, although many women do, but she does have a little darkness in the corner of the eyes near the tear duct. I put just a drop of concealer there, and I normally do this with everyone anyway, because it makes your eyes look rested. If you have a tendency to have sunken eyes, just a drop of concealer there helps to make them pop out. I then check for blemishes or freckles, and apply concealer to those areas. Goldie has just a few large freckles, which we covered with the concealer.
6. Foundation. For Goldie I use a light liquid foundation for fair skin. As I said, her skin is in good condition, and she doesn't need a huge amount of coverage. I don't want her to seem overly made-up.
7. Powder. After the foundation is smoothed into skin, I apply a fine, thin layer of loose powder, which is the same shade as the foundation. This sets it, and takes away any sheen. You don't want any reflection under lights!
8. Contouring cheeks. To add a bit of contouring to Goldie's cheeks, I generally take two shades of darker pressed powder, and pat this underneath the cheekbones. I then place a light blush on the upper part of the cheek, and darker blush on lower part of cheek, over the pressed powder I have just laid. This gives me a base, so the blush doesn't become loud. I don't want her to look like she has a streak to contour her cheekbone. Powder creates such a nice contouring base, not too extreme or dark. It doesn't look like it's smeared on when you apply the blush.
Eye Map
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9. Shadowing Eyes. Much like I apply a base foundation on the face, I also do the same for the eyes. For Goldie I use a light beige powder shadow, and this goes on the entire lid and brow bone. I then add the crease to the eye, to create some definition. I then contour the crease with a soft shade of brown. I use a champagne shadow on the entire lid, highlighting the brow bown with pale gold ivory.
10. Lining Eyes. I first line both the top and bottom of the eye with a charcoal (not black) pencil, then I blend that to soften the line a bit, then I layer onto the top lid only another line of liquid eyeliner. This gives the eyes more depth, and dresses them up for the evening. I end the line at the end of the eye, but do not create an extension. When I got to the end of the eyelid, I make the liquid line a little thicker, without the line being too severe. I then use mascara on the top and bottom of the lashes. This makes Goldie's already large eyes look huge and passionate.
11. Eyebrows. Goldie's eyebrows are just a tad short, so I use a taupe pencil to extend the brow, and fix them in place with a bit of finishing gel. Lengthening her brows open up her eyes, and gives them more expression.
12. Lips. Goldie likes to line her lips, she loves full lips. Her hair is her first concern, but her lips run a close second. She wants to make sure those lips are defined! We match the lipstick shade to whatever she is wearing. A warm bronze suited the ice blue Donatella Versace halter neck dress she wore in 1999.
Overall, Goldie is a complete pleasure to be around. She lets me go, she trusts me. Goldie doesn't complain about every little thing, but her biggest kvetch is her hair, not the make-up. That famous blonde hair has to look just right! And when you are appearing on a program which is broadcast live across the entire planet, perfection is the order of the day. And when you're working with someone like Goldie Hawn, that is what you will achieve.
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