Carolyn: Since I was a little bit younger than Dylan, every
Sunday was beauty day: my mom and I would do masks, and we would do our
nails. I have a cool mom. So, Dylan took off her three-week-old nail
polish today, and when she was sitting on the bathroom floor, we
realized that today is Sunday beauty day!
Dylan: I had on Essie Turquoise and Caicos. My favorite colors are turquoise, aquamarine, and purple.
Carolyn: Dylan is more fashion-forward than I am. She has a lot more
style. She really wants a pair of wedge sneakers, and I said, ‘Dylan,
you’re already 5’4” at eleven years old. You don’t need to have any more
height.’ She’s very opinionated, about her products as well.
Dylan: I like my banana-scented detangler [Circle of Friends Bonita’s Banana Detangler].
It takes out knots. You do it when you get out of the shower; you let
it sit for like five minutes and then you brush it. My mom got it for
me. We went to the store together and she said, ‘Oh, you need any of
this?’ and I said, ‘Yes,’ and then I picked out that. They had chocolate
and raspberry and banana. I love banana.
Carolyn: For Dylan, most of the things I want her to use are natural or kid-friendly. I gave her that Bigelow lip balm [C.O. Bigelow
Merry Mentha lip balm]
last week. But it’s all about a balance. You know, there are these
things that are geared toward children, like the detangler, and it
smells yummy. But then, she loves the Bumble and bumble Seaweed Shampoo.
Dylan: I like it because it smells good and I love seaweed.
[Emily: Really? That’s like saying ‘I love broccoli.’]
Dylan: I love broccoli!
Carolyn: She does. [Laughs] She’s a green baby!
Dylan: I wear makeup sometimes.
Carolyn: Be honest about that. When are you allowed to wear makeup?
Dylan: I’m not allowed to wear makeup out unless it’s a really really really really special occasion.
Carolyn: And then, only lip gloss.
Dylan: And sometimes sparkly eye shadow, but not too sparkly. When we
went to New York, my mom bought me this palette thing-y—I’m wearing the
pink one. It has purple and blue and white. It was gift from the lady
at the makeup counter.
Carolyn: I was buying Estée Lauder,
which is funny because the woman then recognized me and said, ‘…Why are
you buying this cream?’ and I said, ‘Because I’m so dehydrated!’ Where
were we coming from?
Dylan: Australia!
Carolyn: I bought Re-Nutriv Crème.
She kind of looked at me after a minute and said, ‘Aren’t you…?’ There
was a picture of me in there. Most of the time, people don’t recognize
me, but then they think that they know me from somewhere, and then all
of sudden they see the credit card and they go, ‘Oh, no, wait a minute!’
But for Dylan, when we’ve gone into duty-free, she gravitates more
towards the lip glosses.
Dylan: I just love lip gloss and lipstick. I have one in my purse that I stole from my mom a few years ago. It’s
Nude Rose by Estée Lauder. And my uncle Ivan bought this for me—Stila Sparkle Waterproof liquid eyeliner.
Carolyn: I don’t think she’ll be allowed to wear makeup out of the
house until she is sixteen. I wasn’t allowed until I was sixteen.
Dylan: I always wear stuff in my hair. Whenever I go to J.Crew,
I usually get a new headband. I love wearing headbands, especially the
big poufy ones. I guess I was inspired by Lady Gaga. At Zitomer, they have this whole section where they have headbands that are really big.
Carolyn: We love Zitomer pharmacy and Bigelow Pharmacy.
Zitomer’s is in New York, uptown, around 79th. It’s just so easy to get
lost in there. She got a wide-tooth comb from there that she uses to
comb through conditioner.
Dylan: And I use the
Tangle Teezer with sparkles.
Carolyn: I brought it home from the salon and knew she would love it.
You’re supposed to start from the bottom and work your way up. Tracey
Cunningham does my hair, from Byron & Tracey—but this was a gift from Michael Canalé.
I see Tracey for color. I love her; she is such a character. I was
there last week and she said, ‘You have to be more blonde because blonde
sells!’ But I saw Charlize Theron in there the other day, who was just
drop-dead beautiful. So beautiful.
Dylan: These are some of my chapsticks. I have a Skittles chapstick [Tropical Skittles Strawberry Starfruit], I have a vanilla chapstick [Carmex Vanilla], I have a Fun Dip chapstick [Fun Dip Razz Apple Magic], and I have a watermelon chapstick [OraLabs Watermelon Lip Rageous]. I keep them next to my bed, with my lavender oil. It helps you go to sleep.
Carolyn: I swear, every time we go into a pharmacy or a grocery
store, she’s like, ‘Can I get a chapstick?’ I mean, that’s the fun part
about representing a company like Estée Lauder—they send me all the
goodies. You know, I grew up with the brand—my Nana, who’s quite chic
and still around, had a blue and white vanity area, and she wore
White Linen, she had the
Youth-Dew,
so I had this nostalgia. Working with them has truly been an honor. I
knew by the summer of 2001 that they were signing me, and it was huge.
It’s like the Holy Grail of the industry. I get to play and I get to be a
guinea pig for their products; I’m just always trying new stuff. When
the company said they were bringing Tom Pecheux
on, I was so excited. He’s modern, and he’s creative. I think you’re
always trying to separate yourself from the pack. When it comes to the
beauty industry, there is so much out there, there is so much for us to
choose from. They’re an iconic brand, and I think that they’re just
getting better and better.
In general, I try to keep my skincare routine simple. I’ve been using Cetaphil for years, and I’ve also been using the Weleda Almond Soothing Cleansing Lotion,
which works really well. I have to use a cream cleanser because I have
super sensitive and dry skin. Cetaphil is definitely not natural, but
I’ve gotten used to certain things, and I believe everything in
moderation. I also really believe in keeping everything super hydrated. I
sleep with a humidifier by the bed; I think it makes a big difference.
But, you know, I didn’t always take care of my skin. Surfing killed
it—I’ve had to spend the last two years trying to repair that damage. I
believe in Estée Lauder’s Advanced Night Repair.
If I had to choose one product that I think is my number one,
can't-live-without item, it would be that. I swear to God, it’s the
best. After thirty-five—and I’m almost thirty-nine—I think it’s about
being aware and paying attention. Not that I was careless before, but I
definitely had other things on my mind. Skincare wasn’t a priority
because I had great skin; I maybe took it for granted a little bit, too.
So now I wash my face at night, and in the morning, I splash it with
cold water and that’s it. Then I put on the Advanced Night
Repair—morning and night—and Re-Nutriv or, sometimes, Olio Lusso. And what Dylan and I are using right now in our hair and on our skin is this: Spectrum Coconut Oil,
unrefined.
We just finished a tub of it. I swear by coconut oil, and
even raw olive oil. I’ve even been known to take it on the plane with me
and slather it on, and people think I’m weird, but who cares? I slather
it on my body, and on the tips of my hair. I’m also really into the Oribe hair mask,
because my hair is bleached, and it’s curly, so every Sunday I sleep
with this on. But more than anything, I believe that beauty comes from
the inside out, so I’m very diligent about supplements. I travel with
this kit, and I take the Omega-3s, I take Biotin and BioSil
for skin and hair. I take vitamin D, which I think is super important
if you can’t get 15-20 minutes a day in the sun. I take magnesium at
night, which is also really great for the skin. But, you know, I’m
debaucherous. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t debaucherous from time to
time—I have a drink every now and then—but I just think it’s a balance.
I’m realistic; I don’t want to be extreme on anything. If I’m eating
well and basically supporting my body 99/98% of the time, when Friday
night comes, or Saturday, or whatever, I don’t feel so bad about it.
I don’t usually wear makeup during the day, but I always want to have blush. I like the Estée Lauder
Signature blush
because it’s creamy; I’m not a huge fan of powder. I’m not a huge fan
of foundation or even concealer, but I want a creamy blush, and I always
travel with Clinique
Black Honey lipstick because I think if you put that on and just have really clean skin, it’s beautiful. I use the
Sumptuous Extreme Mascara.
For night, the smoky eye thing is kind of new to me. It’s something
that I think looks good in photographs—you know, for shoots—but I don’t
know about it in real life. I feel like it makes my eyes look super
small.
Blazing Bronze eye shadow is the one I love; it’s my go-to. I’ve worn it for years. Or sometimes, for fun, I’ll wear
Coral Chic lip gloss
for a pop of color. But the most beautiful I felt was when I was
pregnant. Literally the most beautiful I felt in my life. I was big—I
went from 118-120 to 183—but I was glowing. The only picture I have of
myself, a fashion picture of myself, hanging in the house is from when I
was pregnant. Anna Wintour from
Vogue
was really curious about my living in Costa Rica at the time, and said,
‘I want to do an article on Carolyn, and Mario Testino is going to
photograph it.’ So I show up, and Camilla and Mario, or I guess Mario,
who I adore, had this bright idea that he would have me in a bikini
coming out of a limousine. I said, ‘No. You’re not going to have me
getting out of a limousine in a bikini and I’m seven-and-a-half months
pregnant. I wouldn’t even want to get out of a limousine in a bikini
anyway, even if I wasn’t.’
So, you know, leave it to Mario—foregoing the
bikini was one thing, but I end up naked, just completely naked, in his
room at the Mercer Hotel, in Manolo heels and Harry Winston
diamonds and that’s the shot. It’s not your conventional pregnancy
portrait—it’s not like I have the romantic long hair whisping over my
breasts, and cradling my belly. I like that it’s rock and roll.