Andie MacDowell blasts Hollywood's beauty standards
Andie MacDowell no longer concerns herself with Hollywood's beauty standards.
Andie MacDowell feels she's "too old" to try to conform to Hollywood's beauty standards.
The 66-year-old actress has enjoyed a successful career in Hollywood - but Andie admits that women in the movie business face some unhealthy pressures.
Speaking to PEOPLE, Andie recalled: "I did a fitting and the dress was really tight around my waist. It looks so good, but I woke up and I just knew it was not the right thing for me to do.
"I wanted to wear something that was comfortable. And, of course, immediately I shamed myself for not being able to fit into this dress.
"But that's Hollywood. It's this expectation, like you see in [daughter Margaret Qualley's movie 'The Substance'], to be something that you can no longer be and that was easier at a certain time in your life, but I can't."
Andie is no longer willing to make the sacrifices needed to conform to Hollywood's beauty standards.
She explained: "I'm too old to starve myself for five pounds, nonstop. I just can't do it anymore."
Despite this, Andie remains passionate about make-up, revealing that she has a "very, very simple" routine.
The actress - who has been a spokeswoman for L'Oréal since 1986 - said: "When I do my own make-up, it’s very, very simple - though I do like a smokey eye. I quite often do it with a little bit of purple because it brings out the green in my eyes."
Andie is particularly fond of some L’Oréal Paris products.
She shared: "I love an eyebrow pencil. L’Oréal Paris makes a wonderful eyebrow pencil. They have a new blush that’s a cream blush. I prefer a cream blush. Their mascara is fantastic."
