We Found Jennifer Aniston’s Exact Beauty Routine And It’s Everything We Wanted It To Be
by The Candidly Team
You know we always try to be up front with you. Even about the embarrassing things. Like the absurd lengths we have to go to to get ourselves to exercise. Or the TV-show wardrobes we’ve maniacally tried to replicate. And, of course, our possibly unhealthy, certainly unrestrained infatuation with Jennifer Aniston.
We’ve duped her most iconic looks, BOTH as herself and as the most famous character she’s ever played. Made her famous Cobb-ish salad. Found her hairbrush. We know, it’s getting weird.
But this time, we’ve one-upped even ourselves by sleuthing her entire, precise at-home beauty routine. Because, let’s face it, you don’t have to be as unhinged as we are to want to know how this woman achieves that smooth, glowy, timeless level of sparkly sophistication.
We won’t go on. Here’s how it’s done.
THE SKIN
Don’t let this seemingly long list fool you, according to Jennifer, her skincare routine is actually pretty simple and unfussy. To prove this, we collected the things she’s called out as her favorite products and broke down how she uses them.
All together, it turned out to be very…relatable. The steps are far from overwhelming, and the products are a manageable mix of high and low. Honestly, we were pretty floored by how many of them are highly affordable, many even drugstore.
And then, there were a couple surprises we got very excited about.
THE HAIR
There is sooo much to say about her hair. And believe me, we’ve said A LOT of it. The richly blended, smoothly interwoven layers of golden hues are one thing. The famous cuts are another. But as someone who’s likened her hair to a “security blanket,” we know that more than just being styled, Aniston’s hair is also very well taken care of. And luckily, between her longtime hairdresser, her beloved Instagram videos, and her newly launched brand of hair products, we now know exactly how she does it.
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THE MAKEUP
Jennifer Aniston has low-key mastered the effortless, natural makeup look we all dream about. And despite having expert makeup artists at her whim, the products she swears by are fairly simple and basically foolproof. Some are slightly on the pricier side, but it’s truly a case where you’re paying for the best thing so you don’t need more things to make up for what’s lacking.
The “inside” Stuff
Obviously, no beauty routine begins and ends in front of a bathroom mirror. Like it or not, the real reasons Jennifer Aniston or any gracefully aging person looks the way they do usually involves a series of healthful choices. And genetics. Aniston’s Greek heritage is actually one of the main things to which she attributes her all but wrinkle-free skin.
But we’ll focus on the part we have any choice in. And here are Miss Aniston’s exemplary choices that keep her looking the way she does:
Drink 100 ounces of water a day.
Eat well. Specifically eat plenty of protein, which many people, namely women, skimp on. In addition to lots of organic fruits and veggies, Jen does things like adding extra egg whites to eggs (and even oatmeal). She also famously loves a garbanzo bean. Finally, she tends to avoid fried foods, soda, and too much sugar.
Drink Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides. OK, so Jen joined as the Chief Creative Officer of Vital Proteins, so it’s easy to chalk up her enthusiasm for their products to being part of her job. But protein is obviously important, and there are some studies starting to trace the rewards of collagen, so we aren’t totally skeptical about her seeing results. Ultimately, she swears by her routine of adding this to her coffee or smoothie in the morning.
Sleep. You get it. We won’t put you to sleep discussing this further.
Exercise. Look, she’s a multi-millionaire celeb whose job it is to look great, and that likely means at-home gyms and endless Pilates trainers coming to her house, while we’re all just out here trying to do push-ups against the kitchen sink while we’re burning the chicken after working 10 hours a day. But Jen’s workouts include this, dare we say “doable,” thing called 15/15/15.
Basically, she spends 15 minutes on a bike, then 15 minutes on a cross trainer, and 15 minutes on a treadmill. Hard-core as we’re sure it is, we do like the idea of breaking things up into smaller segments like this. And of course, she mixes in Pilates and weights.
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