Cillian Murphy
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When it comes to Hollywood’s biggest night, celebrity facialists have plenty of gadgets and tools up their sleeves to get A-lists clients glowing. Here, starry beauty pros Sarah Akram, Shani Darden, Joanna Czech, Lord Gavin McLeod-Valentine, Jamie Richmond and Melanie Inglessis reveal the LED face masks, microcurrent tools, gua sha stones and luxury skin-care that they used to prep stars’ skin for the 2024 Oscars.
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Da’Vine Joy Randolph’s FaceGym Face Workout
The night’s best supporting actress used FaceGym to prep her skin throughout award season, including for the Oscars. Her makeup artist, Sheika Daley, massaged her complexion with the FaceGym Weighted Ball to release tension, followed by the Pure Lift Face tool “to reduce puffiness and add a lifted effect” and finally, the Multi-Sculpt tool “to create natural definition on the cheekbones and jawline,” said Daley.
FaceGym Pure Lift Face Tool
FaceGym Multi-Sculpt Tool
Cillian Murphy’s Skin-Soothing LED Treatment
While collecting the best actor trophy for his turn in Oppenheimer, Murphy relied on groomer Gareth Bromell to prep his hair and skin. For every event, including the Academy Awards, Bromell used the CurrentBody Skin LED Therapy Light Mask on Murphy “to help soothe and restore his natural complexion,” said Bromell. The mask is a favorite with Hollywood pros thanks to its high-quality LED lights that stimulate elastin production within 10 minutes.
CurrentBody Skin LED Therapy Light Mask
Greta Gerwig’s Triple-Threat Hydrating Facial
Greta Gerwig
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Joanna Vargas’ Triple Crown Royale Facial ($275 for 60 minutes) helped the Barbie director glow on Sunday. The treatment began with exfoliation, courtesy of a diamond-tipped wand to smooth skin. Next was microcurrent, to decrease puffiness and improve muscle tone. The final step was an oxygen treatment that blasted vitamins and aloe onto the skin. The result? Dewy, flawless skin, à la Gerwig.
Joanna Vargas Magic Glow Wand
Jonathan Bailey’s Hydrating Facial
Facialist Lord Gavin McLeod-Valentine told THR: “Jonathan had just flown from London to Los Angeles. That level of travel wreaks havoc on the skin’s ability to retain moisture and can leave skin dehydrated, flat and puffy.” To rehab the skin, McLeod-Valentine focused on restoring hydration by using his signature rhythmic facial massage inspired by the ancient Japanese art of Kobido, during which he used Augustinus Bader’s The Face Oil to activate facial muscles and encourage lymphatic drainage. This “restores the facial contours and imparts the skin with healthy radiance, energy and balance.”
His facial also included cryo sticks, LED light therapy and radio frequency treatments, and was finished with Augustinus Bader’s The Rich Cream. McLeod-Valentine also prepped nominees Emily Blunt and Lily Gladstone for the award ceremony, as well as Meghann Fahy, Sharon Stone and Sophia Bush for the Vanity Fair afterparty.
Augustinus Bader The Face Oil
Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream
Kirsten Dunst’s Sculpting Stone Treatment
Makeup artist Melanie Inglessis said her client’s look “was all about skin.” After cleansing, toning and eye cream, Inglessis “indulged Kirsten in a face massage” with Danucera Cream Supreme. She used the brand’s sculpting stone to massage the cream into the complexion. “It left her skin moisturized, bright, glowing and ready for makeup.” The stone, made from 100 percent natural white jade, known for its healing and calming properties, helps tone and de-puff skin.
Danucera White Sculpting Stone
Alexandra Daddario’s Gua Sha for Circulation
White Lotus star Alexandra Daddario enlisted Dior skin expert, Sarah Akram, to prep her skin for Oscars festivities. During her beloved facials, Akram uses three tools: Face massager Dior Prestige Le Pétale Multi-Perlé to “help stimulate, sculpt and cool the skin”; gua sha stones, which she says are “like yoga for your face [to] release tension in your face and neck, improving circulation and lifting the appearance of your skin and promoting lymphatic drainage”; and third is LED red light. “It reduces fine lines, wrinkles and the appearance of pigmentation and redness while promoting healthier, younger-looking skin. It’s great for all skin types and doesn’t have any downtime.”
Her light of choice is the Omnilux Contour Face, which will be back in stock on April 5.
Dior Prestige Le Pétale Multi-Perlé
Colman Domingo’s 12-Minute Mini Spa Session
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Best actor nominee Colman Domingo (Rustin) turned once again to Jamie Richmond for grooming. In addition to Aesop skincare, Richmond used the Solawave 4-in-1 Radiant Renewal Skincare Wand with red light therapy on her client, saying, “not only does it help Colman’s skincare effectiveness, it’s also a 12-minute mini-spa session where he can just relax and center himself.” Makeup artist Jo Baker also used the Solawave on Anatomy of a Fall best actress nominee Sandra Hüller.
Aesop Camellia Nut Facial Hydrating Cream
Solawave 4-in-1 Radiant Renewal Skincare Wand
Jessica Alba and Katy Perry’s Sculpted, Party-Ready Glow
Star aesthetician Shani Darden prepped Jessica Alba, Katy Perry, Lily Rabe and Pedro Pascal for Oscar parties. “All of my clients get my Signature Facial, which is custom-tailored to each client to ensure skin is clear, tight and sculpted with an immediate glow,” Darden told THR. The facial incorporates vibration therapy using Darden’s Facial Sculpting Wand to firm and contour, a light chemical peel, oxygen and cryo therapies to soothe redness and hydrate skin, microcurrent, extractions if needed, and LED light therapy.
Shani Darden Skincare Facial Sculpting Wand
Grace Gummer’s Chanel-Boosted Complexion
Actress Grace Gummer enlisted Joanna Czech to prime her clean complexion as she joined her nominated husband, Mark Ronson, on the red carpet. Czech used the Ultimate Light-Revealing Concentrate serum from Chanel’s Sublimage line and Lyma’s skin laser, which helps with redness and blemishes. Others, including Francesca Scorsese, Phoebe Tonkin and Rain Spencer, also entrusted their faces to Czech’s capable hands for Oscar prep.
Chanel Sublimage L’Essence Lumière
Brittany Snow’s Laser Genesis Treatment
Nominee Brittany Snow (best short film, Red White and Blue) visited the Kate Somerville Skin Health Clinic to prep for the awards show. A longtime client of the clinic, Snow relied on the Signature Facial ($215 for 60 minutes), followed by the Laser Genesis for a clear, plumped complexion. Nina Dobrev and Katherine McPhee also visited the clinic for treatments over the weekend.
