The busy actress and mother of two is getting ready to shoot another film with long-time collaborator Pedro Almodóvar (“if all goes well,” she says), and her most recent project, The 355, a female-led spy film, will be released early next year. Here, the Lancôme muse, who recently joined the brand in celebrating 30 years of Trésor—one of its most loved fragrances—shares the habits and routines that keep her healthy and glowing.

HOW SHE STARTS HER DAY

“I wake up around 7:30 a.m.; I need seven or eight hours of sleep a night. If I’m not working, I try to exercise in the morning. Then I have breakfast with my family, and if it’s a school day, I get my two kids, Leo and Luna, ready to leave.”

WHAT SHE HAS FOR BREAKFAST

“Eggs, fruit, homemade cereals or spelt toast and sometimes celery juice. I also take some natural supplements and have an organic protein shake. I love organic arabica coffee with almond milk, but I have no more than two a day.”

IN HER FRIDGE

“We have lots of organic fruit and vegetables and free-range meat and fish. In our cupboards, we have quinoa, pasta, brown rice, coconut sugar, stevia and chocolate. I love eating healthily. I don’t follow a particular diet, but I love organic, healthy food; my kids also eat this way.”

HER SKIN SAVIOUR

“I do dry body brushing every once in a while; it helps to eliminate toxins. Also, my makeup artist, Pablo Iglesias, used a jade roller on me on the set of our last movie, and guess what? It really works.”

HOW SHE CARES FOR HER HAIR

“I do it almost all by myself! I grew up in my mother’s hair salon, so I know a few tricks for keeping it healthy. I know how to cut, colour and blow-dry people’s hair. I did Salma Hayek’s hair and makeup right before a premiere once; the house lost power so I had to do it by candlelight! It was a challenge.”

HOW SHE STYLES HER HAIR

“I keep it natural. If I’m having a bad-hair day, I make it even messier by adding some dry shampoo for volume.”

HER MAKEUP ROUTINE

“I hydrate my skin with Lancôme Rénergie Lift Multi-Action Ultra, and then I apply Hypnôse Mascara and some blush.”

HER NIGHTTIME LOOK

“I’ll go bold with strong eyes and a nude lip or do the opposite: a red lip and soft eyes.”

HER FAVOURITE FRAGRANCE

“La Nuit Trésor by Lancôme. Trésor has been my perfume since I was a teenager. This fragrance is 30 years old!”

WHEN SHE LOOKS IN THE MIRROR…

“I see whatever I’m feeling in that moment.”

HOW SHE GOT THAT CONFIDENCE

“I studied classical ballet for 17 years, and it had so many benefits for me. Now I just do resistance work and a little cardio for an hour about three or four times a week.”

THE CRAZIEST THING SHE HAS DONE IN THE NAME OF BEAUTY

“That’s probably the perm I asked my mom to do on my hair when I was 13— inspired, like many other women, by Julia Roberts.”

HOW SHE UNWINDS

“I get enough sleep and exercise. I also practise Transcendental Meditation; I did it for years in my 20s, and it really helped me. An occasional long massage is also great.”

HER MOST RECENT BEAUTY CRUSH

“Lancôme Hydra Zen Anti-Stress Moisturizing Cream-in-Gel. It’s perfect for when your skin needs extra hydration. I use it every day.”

HER CURRENT BEAUTY OBSESSION

“Bioidentical hormones. I’m constantly reading about nutrition and medicine, especially when it comes to hormones. I have learned so much in the past few years from doctors like Habib Sadeghi, Nigma Talib, Valentín Fuster and Dominique Fradin-Read, and I’m so grateful for the incredible knowledge they share.”

HER EVENING BEAUTY RITUAL

“I always cleanse and hydrate.”

THE LAST THING SHE DOES BEFORE TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS

“I read and reflect on my day and think about what I am grateful for.”

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