Listening to Andie MacDowell name me “darlin’” along with her delicate South Carolina twang over a Sunday-morning Zoom was by no means one thing I might have dreamed up for myself. After which it occurred. I caught up with the esteemed actress forward of her stroll at L’Oréal Paris’ Le Défilé, the pharmacy monolith’s annual runway ode to ladies, in all their individuality and price.
Held Monday, September 28, throughout Paris Vogue Week on an open-air stage between the Eiffel Tower and the École Militaire, this 12 months’s occasion carried the theme “Specific Your Price,” a name for ladies in all places to have a good time their freedom, confidence and sisterhood. MacDowell walked alongside fellow ambassadors together with Eva Longoria and Cara Delevingne, in addition to the latest addition to the lineup, Kristen Bell.
When it was time to stroll, MacDowell regarded each bit ethereal in a floor-length white robe with a draped satin skirt and a glossy, high-neck silhouette. Her lips, I’d guess, had been stained with the $14 tint she’s at the moment obsessive about. Forward, she will get candid about her runway preparation, what helps her channel goddess vibes and extra.
What are the wonder and wellness habits you’ve caught with over time?
“I’ve all the time acknowledged how obligatory bodily exercise is for staying sturdy and wholesome, and I’m enormous on moisturizing. My hair is of course dry and curly, so I situation so much and don’t wash it typically. A nice night time’s sleep has all the time mattered to me, too. Magnificence to me is extra of an general well being idea fairly than simply lipstick—however I do love lipstick.”
What does your on a regular basis make-up appear to be proper now?
“I like filling in my eyebrows. As you age, you want to, as a result of they skinny, so I like an excellent formed eyebrow. I like enjoyable issues too, like just a little little bit of burgundy mascara, or one thing just a bit out of the field, like just a little shade on my eyes, even a smudge of navy.”
Is there a product you possibly can’t cease utilizing currently?
“L’Oréal has these great lipsticks—Hyaluronic Tint Lip Stain Serum ($14)—that tint and moisturize with the identical little pump. They arrive in numerous shades, they usually’re lovely. That’s my new jam.”
Le Défilé is constructed across the thought of a girl’s value. What does value imply to you at this stage of your life and profession?
“I like this 12 months’s tone for the present. It’s all about sisterhood and embracing your personal genuine self. That’s what helps you discover your confidence, since you’re distinctive, however you’re additionally a part of a sisterhood. It’s a wonderful mixture of female energy.”
What do you like about how L’Oréal approaches the ‘You’re Price It’ message?
“One of many issues I discover so attention-grabbing in regards to the model, it’s not a luxurious model. It’s a model for all folks. And the general public is part of the present as nicely. We wouldn’t be the identical with out them. They offer us nice power and make the entire present come alive. And the message, You’re Price It, is for [everyone]. It’s for every particular person on the market to know that it is a model that’s accessible for them. And we encourage all ladies to seek out their very own sense of identification and self-worth, as a result of all people’s distinctive.”
How do you get into the best headspace for the runway?
“A lot about what I put on influences how I’m on the stage. If I’m sporting one thing tremendous funky, I’ll be wild and funky. A variety of the time my outfit dictates my temper, as a result of there’s an essence that goes together with no matter I am sporting.”
Is there a pre-show ritual you do backstage to really feel able to stroll?
“I don’t know that there’s any ritual backstage, aside from making an attempt to only take all of it in. There’s a variety of power within the room and lots of people round you. It’s simply having fun with the second. It’s so much taking place over just a few hours, dressing, ready after which embracing your second, and likewise embracing one another, applauding one another and excited watching how all people takes the stage. We’re not again there meditating. I’m simply wanting across the room at all people, taking all of it in and blissful to be there. I don’t need to miss something.”
This interview has been edited and condensed for readability.
