Society has come a long way now that TV's hottest stars are (gulp!) over
40. Finally Hollywood has learned what many of us have known all along:
Women are sexy at any age. Since 'Desperate Housewives' came out,
America has been transfixed. So how do these women manage to look so hot
at 30, 40 and older? We've collected all their beauty bits and pieces
from TV, magazines and more and here we share them with you.
Teri Hatcher's beauty secrets. US Weekly reports the secret to
Teri's look is the old adage, 'less is more.' Since Teri is 40, less
makeup makes her look fresher. Her makeup artist and hairstylist, Don
Malot, adds a luminescent liquid to her foundation to make her skin
'dewy and glowy.' He also uses a brown shadow with shimmer to make
Hatcher's brown eyes stand out.
How to get her hair. Although Hatcher has naturally wavy hair
and wore soft curls on the red carpet the night she won the Golden
Globe, she prefers it straight. Since even wavy hair can look flat (and
flat, straight hair is not 'in' at the moment), Malot gives it extra
body by applying
Redken Spray Starch to damp strands before drying Hatcher's hair straight.
How to look 30 when you're 40. Hatcher has grown out her hair
since she sported short hair in 1986, which is a great tip for those of
you over 40: don't go for short-short hair or over-coiffed do's.
Instead, opt for a shoulder-length shag with layers. Avoid the blunt
cuts.
Plastic Surgery: Has she or hasn't she? The UK's
Daily Mail
puts Hatcher under the plastic surgery microscope. Experts debate
whether she's had an under-eye lift (Hatcher tends to have baggy eyes),
Botox and a nose job. Hatcher admitted to using Botox on Oprah in April,
2006. See photos from then and now and then judge for yourself.
Eva Longoria's beauty secrets. Longoria, the only star on the
show under 40 (she's 31) tells Us Weekly, "I don't overdo the hair and
makeup." Like Hatcher, she knows the secret to looking young is to not
pile on the makeup. Instead, Longoria adds color to her dark looks by
adding a bit of gold shimmer cream from
Girlactik to her cheeks & forehead.
How to look 20 when you're 30. Do highlight your best
features. Longoria, for example, shows off her legs, not her cleavage.
If it's your eyes, play them up. If you have full lips, show them off
with a gloss or dare to go red. Don't use a thick concealer, it will
settle into fine lines highlighting your flaws. For a dewy glow, try
Longoria's favorite foundation,
Laura Mercier Foundation .
Marcia Cross's beauty secrets. More than the other stars on
the show, Cross is known for her porcelain complexion. How does she keep
her skin so gorgeous at 43? Us Weekly reports Cross uses the ultra-luxe
and super-hydrating
Crème de la Mer
to keep her skin soft. She then applies a creamy foundation and tops it
all off with a pressed powder. For lips, she uses glosses by Dessert
Beauty (try
Desserts Deliciously Kissable Plumping Lip Gloss in Dreamy.
Want Cross's hair on 'Housewives'? Newsweek reports that when
Cross showed for the photos for the magazine's article in late 2004, she
balked when asked to pose as Bree Van Der Kamp. It seems Cross didn't
want to pose in her character's trademark 'do, the flip that has helped
make her famous. But if you want the look it's easy to do, simply blow
dry your hair straight but flip the bottom up with a round, steel brush.
The aluminum barrel on these brushes rely on the heat and act as a
curling iron for your hair.
Nicollette Sheridan's beauty secrets. Us Weekly reports
Sheridan treats her face to monthly customized Super Performance Facial
Treatments ($200 a pop) at L.A.'s Jim Wayne salon. These facials help
treat her skin (which is dry & sensitive according to her facialist,
Octavia Ellington). As for her hair, Jim Wayne cuts her trademark
blonde locks in long layers for a 'young, sexy, hot look,' he tells Us.
The makeup artists on 'Housewives' use pink tones on the actress, who is
reportedly a 'gloss maven' and prefers Jessica Simpson's Dessert beauty
line.
Has Sheridan or hasn't Sheridan? Whether or not Sheridan has
gone under the knife has been under debate for years. Her post-Knots
Landing face drew notice from gossip columnist Liz Smith, who dubbed it
'startlingly exotic' & 'a little transgendered-esque.' Sheridan
immediately fought back with a statement that called Smith's
allegations, 'malicious and patently false rumors… sprung whole cloth
from ... feverish, overactive and inaccurate imaginations.' She even had
plastic surgeon Frank Ryan examine her face without finding a single
scar.
