As Hollywood’s gorgeous and great prep for red carpet events
like the Grammys, Met Gala and Oscars this year, with seemingly flawless makeup
and stunning new hairstyles, they have two goals in mind: to arrive with a
Beauty and to leave with a golden statuette.
With the eyes of the world on them, Oscar nominees like
Saoirse Ronan, Sally Hawkins and Margot Robbie understand there is more to
looking your best than wearing the right gown.
GLAMOUR UK has got a rundown on the latest beauty rituals,
products and treatments the stars swear by for looking good on the red carpet.
The HydraFacial – a huge hit with Kate Winslet and Amy
Poehler – is a perennial favourite with the lights, camera, action set. “This
treatment is the perfect “reset button” for your skin,” says Arash Akhavan, MD,
from his upscale dermatology clinic in Manhattan.
“The treatment is a four-step process, which starts with a
deep exfoliator to rid the face of dull, dead skin cells. Following this, two
light chemical peels are used followed by an extraction portion. The chemical
peels help dry out any active acne, minimize pores, help skin discoloration,
smooth fine lines, and more, while the extraction portion helps remove build up
from past products from the pores to help you start fresh and clean!
These steps are sealed with a hydrating serum to help pump
hydration back into the skin to avoid any dryness and peeling from the
chemicals (glycolic and salicylic acid) used. The facial leaves the patient
with a shiny, dewy glow with improvements in both skin texture and pigment with
repeat treatments.”
This awards season, the most popular treatment in Dr.
Akhavan’s New York office is fractional resurfacing laser and PicoSure Focus
Laser.
“The technology produces dramatic improvements in conditions
such as fine lines, acne scars, and skin discoloration, and with recent
advances in the devices the downtime with facial redness has been reduced to
just a few hours,” says Akhavan, who keeps his glam client list top secret to
protect their privacy.
“These lasers induce your body to increase its own collagen,
and thus do not involve the injection of artificial substances, producing long
lasting and natural results. A series of these lasers leave the face looking
more refreshed and youthful. Beginning resurfacing early on can even negate the
need for a large invasive procedure down the line.”
The beloved blood mask
Dr. Akhavan says he’s seen an uptick in micro-needling for
facial rejuvenation. “I have created a ‘Blood Mask’ treatment, during which we
extract platelet rich plasma from the patient’s own blood and use a
micro-needling device to then deliver this growth-factor-packed serum back into
their skin. Celebrities - like Kim Kardashian - and other patients alike love
that these procedures are all natural.
For stars who fancy more kissable lips but are nervous about
being stuck with a trout pout, the Cinderella Lips treatment - a lip-plumping
jab that lasts one night, leaving no trace behind the next morning – is a dream
come true. The short-lived saline injections will give the plumped one Angelina
Jolie’s luscious lips for eight hours, before deflating without discomfort or
side effects, a storybook happy ending.
Lashings of lusciousness on the red carpet
No one enjoys that heavy-lidded feeling you get from wearing
false eyelashes, or the anxiety that one could drop off into your celebratory
glass of champagne.
Instead, those in the know, go for the LVL Enhance
treatment, a new technology that adds length, volume and lift to your lashes
without the need for mascara, extensions or adhesive. It works by perming the
lashes straight at the root with a special serum, which makes them look curled
up, then tinting them your requested shade.
Celebrities look like they’re wearing lashings of mascara
without having to worry it will streak down their cheeks when they make their
teary acceptance speech.
The facial to make your skin sparkle under the spotlight
Celebrity makeup artist Talia Sparrow, whose job it is to
make the likes of Carey Mulligan and Kristen Wiig look red carpet ready,
recommends one new treatment to her clients looking for a beauty boost.
“You can have the best dress in the world but if the skin
isn’t polished, you won’t look polished,” she says. “I love Lumecca, a light
and laser treatment offered by Park Avenue Skin Solutions, a beauty clinic in
Manhattan. It tightens pores and gets rid of redness or uneven skin tone.”
The treatment takes 30-60 minutes and uses high power pulsed
light to target and treat broken capillaries, acnes scars and sun damage,
leaving the customer looking younger and fresher.
Talia – who has been working with hot favourite Irish
Saoirse on her red carpet look this year - also recommends a couple of weeks of
self-care before the big event at The Dolby Theatre and tells her A-list
lovelies to pay attention to detail – their skin, diet and hydration. “I always
suggest cutting down on salt ten days before award season kicks off.”
Feeling hot to look hot, hot, hot in Hollywood
Body cupping has been around for a while, but Kim Kardashian
West is said to favour facial cupping. Heated glass cups are placed on to the
skin, suctioning blood into wrinkled, tired areas, promoting healing and
rejuvenation – and even reducing the appearance of the dreaded jowl; perfect
when you’re about to present an award in front of the world’s most beautiful
people.
The diamond scrub that stars flashing flesh swear by
At her Beverly Hills office, facialist – and favourite of
Heidi Klum – Gina Mari is getting famous for her new focus on getting the
entire body - not just from the neck up – red carpet ready, perfect for the
wearer of a backless dress or thigh-split gown.
She offers head-to-toe Microdermabrasion, grinding off dead
cells with diamond chips and a slathering of Vitamins A, C and E, then
completing the treatment with a lie down under her full body LED Light Therapy
unit, the only one of its kind in California.
The lots of love facial that celebrities adore
The 'LOL' Facial, which the likes of Mandy Moore, Hilary
Duff and Kesha can't get enough of, at Francesca Paige's Beverly Hills clinic
isn't named for making people laugh out loud. No, it stands for lift, oxygen
and lights - a triple threat in prep for a star-studded night out. The face and
neck are tightened with a cocktail of micro-currents, a blast of hyaluronic
acid infused oxygen and a zap with LED lights and promises instant freshness
and a youthful glow.
The dazzling smile maker that lights up the silver screen
And for a winning smile, the latest must-have teeth
treatment is the KÖR Whitening Deep Bleaching™ System and it is offered in the
Manhattan office of dentist to the stars Dr. Debra Glassman – who's worked her
magic on Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Lopez and Jessica Simpson amongst others.
"It is the newest and most effective whitening
treatment available today and is widely considered to be the most reliable and
effective bleaching system ever developed," she says. "We make a mold
of your teeth, then make custom-built whitening trays for you to take home,
which you'll use for two weeks, before returning to my office for a final
whitening session." Dr. Debra promises a set of teeth 8-10 times whiter
than their previous state in time for the red carpet.
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