Naomi Wattsknows all too well that getting glammed day after day comes at a cost to one’s skin.
The actress, 51, revealed in a new interview withThe Sunday Timesthat her skin suffered from “miserable” rosacea as a result of her 16-hour work days on the set of Netflix’s psychological thriller,Gypsy.
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“A few years back in 2016, while I was working 16-hour days onGypsy, I was having to apply make-up two to three times a day and spend hours under hot lights, and I was really suffering from rosacea,” Watts toldThe Sunday Times. “It was making my life miserable. My skin was just saying ‘leave me alone.'”
The actress explained that even after seeing dermatologists, nothing was relieving her skin’s redness until she discoveredThe Beauty Chef, an “edible skincare” brand.
The actress now considers herself a clean-beauty advocate. She created her own clean beauty and lifestyle brandOnda Beautywith two friends in 2016 and has even teamed up with other celebrities in the beauty space, including Goop founder and pal,Gwyneth Paltrow.
“She has been very supportive,” Watts said of Paltrow. “Selling our products and inviting me onto panels.”
With her beauty hub, Watts hopes to shut down the negative stigma around menopause and aging.
She continued: “We actually have wisdom and compassion that far outweighs youthful arrogance. Along with some mood swings and floods of tears on the side.”
The Academy Award nominee has“made her peace” with agingbut admitted that she hasn’t always protected her skin from the sun and other aging agents.
“I’m 51 and I haven’t spent a lifetime looking after my skin,” the actress explained. “I used to love sunbathing and never gave much thought to what I was doing to myself.”
The mom of two also revealed that she has tried Botox, but prefers youthful makeup to needles.
“I have tried certain things, but haven’t felt great about the results,” Watts added. “I didn’t like Botox. It doesn’t work for my job. I can’t express grief with a solid, frozen head. But going forward I would actually never say never. But for now I rely on lighting and make-up to make me look as good or, for that matter, as bad as I need to.”
source: people.com
