Considering the infamous vagina steaming escapade (and the ‘This Candle Smells Like My Vagina’ Goop wick that followed), we’ve learnt to take Gwyneth Paltrow’s beauty recommendations with a grain (or six) of salt.
But look, if you’re after non-toxic skin care that works a treat and feels luxurious, there’s no doubt that Paltrow has done enough testing and trialling to know what’s good and what’s not.
So, when she dropped her morning skin care routine in a recent Vogue video, we were all ears. Here are the products she rates, from serum to sunscreen…
Body brush
“The first part of my beauty routine which is really part of my wellness routine [because] I believe that beauty and wellness are inextricably linked, is the dry brush. You want a dry brush that has a little bit of resistance to it; that’s not too soft. And basically what you do is you start at your toes and you gently brush your skin all the way up the body. It really helps with circulation and exfoliation, among other benefits.”
Goop G.TOX Ultimate Dry Brush ($30, mecca.com.au)
bh recommends: Bodecare Detox Dry Body Brush
Face exfoliant
“The next part of my morning routine is super important to me. It’s our GOOPGLOW Microderm Instant Glow Exfoliator. I’m a massive exfoliating junkie [and] it just gives you this incredible smooth finish.”
GOOPGLOW Microderm Instant Glow Exfoliator ($64, mecca.com.au)
bh recommends: Essano Rosehip Gentle Facial Exfoliator
Face oil
“Now I am going to apply Vintner’s Daughter – this is an unbelievable serum. I love the way it smells, and you just put a couple of drops on. It’s incredible to know that there are clean, non-toxic products that are really efficacious and really work wonders on your skin.”
Vintner’s Daughter Active Botanical Serum ($270, ondabeauty.com.au)
bh recommends: Ipsum Best Skin Nourishing Face Oil
Eye masks
“Next, [and] I don’t do this every day; this is like special occasions. Say you’re doing a photoshoot or you have a really important Zoom, or maybe you had a bit of a rough night. Jillian Dempsey [is] a fantastic makeup artist and she has these hydrating eye pads. Sometimes I walk around the house with these on and my kids make fun of me. What else is new?”
Jillian Dempsey Eye Mask ($99, jilliandempsey.com)
bh recommends: Skin Republic Brightening Eye Mask
Sculpting bar
“While I’m letting [my eye patches] soak in, and doing email or whatever, I get the Jillian Dempsey sculpting gold bar. You turn it on – it vibrates [and works to tone and tighten].”
Jillian Dempsey Gold Bar ($256, jilliandempsey.com)
bh recommends: Revlon Cooling Facial Roller
Moisturiser
“People always ask me “if I wanted something that’s a clean, non-toxic product that really works, that I’d want to buy at the drugstore, what should I get?” And I always say Weleda Skin Food. They make this super rich, fantastic moisturiser [which is great because] I tend to have dry skin.”
Read Weleda Skin Food reviews here…
Sunscreen
“[Last] is sunscreen. This is a clean mineral sunscreen brand called Unsun – it’s a 30 SPF.”
UnSun Cosmetics Mineral Tinted Face Sunscreen SPF 30 ($41.95, revolveclothing.com.au)
bh recommends: INVISIBLE ZINC Sheer Defence Tinted Moisturiser SPF50
Mixed feelings about Gwyneth. Her recommendations are pricey. Thanks for the realistic budget alternatives BH!
The Weleda skin food is very hydrating but I just can't get over how strong it smells!
A bit too expensive for my liking.
Tried the weleda skin food, most of the products are not suited to my limited budget, I would like to know what moisturiser she uses on her face.
Watched the video and wow, the amount of SPF she applied was minuscule.
Will be keeping a big note of that sunscreen product!
“Say you’re doing a photo shoot…”. Gotta love Gwyneth for being so in touch with the everyday woman. Sometimes she nails it and other times she has no clue how unrelatable she is. I usually loathe celebrity products, but Gwyneth has been in the wellness and lifestyle game for awhile now and she really does have some wisdom to share. I’m currently sampling a couple of the GOOP skincare products – the exfoliator and moisturiser. The exfoliator is nice, but I’ll probably end up buying the Dr. Sturm enzyme powder because I like that just a bit better. But I like the GOOP moisturiser much better than the Dr, Sturm and the GOOP moisturiser is a lot cheaper so I’ll buy that one. I wouldn’t go taking all of Gwyneth’s advice (or anyone else’s, for that matter because we’re all different), but she occasionally comes through with the goods.
Use atm Weleda Light version. More suitable for me. And really getting in love for some reason…
Keen on trying that serum!
Step 1: Have lots of money
Glad to see that Gwyneth Paltrow recommends
Weleda such an awesome moisturising cream at least there isn't any weird stuff.
Owwww the gold bar looks amazing 🙂
I like the Skin Republic eye masks & IZ. I've got a body brush, & I keep intending to start using it regularly, but I still haven't.
Mmmmm those eye masks look nice!
The Weleda Skin Food is the only thing on her list that ive tried.
Surprised she didn't promote her own stuff more.
The GOOP Exfoliator looks really interesting too. I’ve never tried any GOOP products, but this one is something I’d be interested in. But I’ll pass on the vagina candle thanks.
I would love to try the sculpting bar.
Seems a little pricey but if I could pick one item to try it would be the exfoliator.
Curious to know how the sculpting bar works.
They are all expensive products
Gwyneth's skin is amazing.
I tried body brushing a few years ago but I couldn't get into it because it take time and dedication.
When I read through the 1st few slides I was thinking Oh here we go here's an advertisement for her products.
Bit pricey
I am a fan of Weleda!
I love Weleda's skin food.
Love Weleda skin food and my dry body brush need to use it more often though. It is really beneficial for your skin.
I love Weleda Skin Good , so great in winter time.
Weleda skin food is awesome, especially for winter.
This is the same woman who applies sunscreen like a highlighter on selective parts of her face and boasts that she does not apply it all over her body, particularly her neck (and it shows, Gwyneth – nice pigmentation and wrinkles!).
Also promotes Botox even though she claims she is completely "natural". Right…
I find it astounding that someone who has an influential reach in the millions can be so irresponsible and flippant about sunscreen, knowing that there is a likelihood there are people out there who take her words as gospel. Never take any advice from her.
Agree they are very helpful!
I ended up being more interested in the prices of each product than the description 🙂 many items are not in most people price range.
I agree that she is a funny one.
Detached from reality that one.
Lol – weleda is great, but the $64 tiny pot of goop scrub is probably not so affordable (plus daily morning scrub? Not such a great idea – my skin would not cope well).
I agree with Weleda Skin Food AND it's affordable, unlike that Serum!!!!!
I've tried the Weleda Skin Food and I wasn't keen. I do like body brushing though. And I use a body scrub from Natio.
I tried a sample vial of the Vintner's Daughter serum but it didn't agree with my skin.
I use Weleda products but some of the other recommended products are very pricey.
I really want to try body brushing
She looks great for her age
All too expensive. Okay if you have money to burn. But on the other hand she looks great.
The GOOP exfoliator I wouldn't mind trying
Yikes some of those prices…
Looking good on a budget for even better
Dry brushing is amazing!
Oh my gosh, I had no idea!
Interesting…. Wouldn't Gwyneth be using something super organic and wholesome??? Rather than a $16 one????
She’s certainly looking good!
Where did you get the sample from?