Charlize Theron Hair, Makeup and Skincare Tips

The very gorgeous Charlize Theron (and Academy Award winning actress, thank you very much) was featured in January’s issue of Glamour where she spilled her beauty tips. (While we’re at it, how gorgeous is the cover with Katy Perry on it? I love all the color and Katy’s dress and makeup is to die for – such a flirty, cute Valentine’s Day look!)

Anyway, back to Charlize – I really love these types of features, that they actually dare to admit that their looks are thanks to makeup, and dare to share exactly what they use. (How annoying is it when a celebrity non chalantly says everything you see is natural? Please. That’s why I really like Kim Kardashian – she spills it all!) It makes them seem very much down to Earth.

First and foremost, Charlize recognizes the number one skin care tip, one she learned from her mom: “Sunblock. She never left the house without it. For most of my life, I’ve been diligent about applying it to my face.” For cleansing her face, Charlize loves the drugstore brand Cetaphil (my review on the product here).

For her hair, Charlize loves Kiehl’s Tea Tree Oil shampoo. “I love it because I color my hair and my scalp gets dry. It really moisturizes.” She also knows the importance of keeping your hair free from damage, a tip I wrote about on preventing split ends and further damage: laying off the styling tools. “When I’m not working, I don’t use a blow-dryer, so you’ll see me running around with wet hair. It I give my hair a break from heat, it does really well.”

For makeup, Charlize likes to show off her natural beauty. Her makeup looks are always timeless and classic, with shades of golds to frame her beautiful blue eyes. Still, she has learnt to experiment and play with makeup looks. “I’ve become more experimental with my makeup – I even wore fuschia lips to a screening recently. I never used to do anything like that!”

Still, she keeps her face makeup fresh and light: “I don’t like foundations that are cakey or heavy – you see them on top of your skin. I use loose luminescent powder instead of compact.” (For more info on types of foundation for your skin type, check out this post.)

Of course, Charlize’s fragrance of choice is J’Adore by Christian Dior, where she is the current face of the ad campaign. She says of the iconic fragrance, “There’s something adventourous about J’Adore – it reminds me of traveling.” Traveling in a private jet, I suppose – just look at the bottle! It screams class.

Her favorite makeup product of all? Something we can all get ourselves at our local drugstore: “Cherry ChapStick!”

Do you agree with any of Charlize’s beauty tips? What do you think of her product recommendations? :)