An essential beauty secret that surpasses the effectiveness of expensive serums and perfectly complements your facial care routine.
In the cosmetics and skincare industry, anti-aging promises are often dramatic and require a hefty budget. Overpriced creams accumulate in a speech where everything seems possible provided you pay a high price. Helen Mirren takes a more down-to-earth approach. She reminds us that the face is not limited to its marks over time, but also to the way we perceive it on a daily basis.
In an interview with Elle magazine, Helen Mirren, 80, talks about our complex relationship with images. She doesn’t judge those who seek to change: “If women or men feel defeated when they look in the mirror, and they have the means to change that, great.” But she worries about the external pressure that can weigh on morale. For Helen Mirren, beauty should not be a race to correct flaws, but a personal balance.
She confides that, at a very young age, she was advised to do a nose job to pursue a career in cinema. “I said no. I didn’t want to be just a ‘pretty’ actress.”she says. With hindsight, this refusal becomes a manifesto: rather than wanting to transform her face at all costs, she chose to deal with it. For her, wanting to do too much is a mistake, because the face evolves naturally.
It is with this logic that she shares her most surprising advice. Before thinking about major means, she recommends focusing on a fundamental element. “Make sure you have good lighting in your bathroom so that every time you look at yourself you look good“, she explains. She mischievously specifies: “It is much cheaper than any other solution. Bad light is so depressing.“
In practice, the lighting atmosphere plays a key role. Too cold or harsh, it accentuates shadows and fatigue. Conversely, a softer and better-oriented clarity enhances radiance, visually smoothes and immediately gives a better complexion. A technical detail that can transform your routine and your self-esteem.
