Nicole Richie 'wanted to look like something else' during her younger years
Nicole Richie has confessed that she "wanted to look like something else" during her 20s.
Nicole Richie thought she "needed" to wear make-up during her younger years.
The 42-year-old TV star has admitted that she "wanted to look like something else" during her 20s.
Nicole told PEOPLE: "When I look at my photos of myself in my 20s, the first thing that comes to mind is just how much I thought I needed between extensions and make-up.
"I would say, 'I can never let anyone see me without extensions, not even my animals' [because] my hair is so thin. Back then it would take about six hours to put in a full head of extensions, so sometimes I would take out my extensions the night before and then get them put back in the next morning.
"While I loved all that, and I think it's so much fun. I didn't need it, and I do think that I was still in a stage where I wanted to look like something else."
Now, Nicole has a completely different attitude towards health and beauty.
She shared: "I really focus on the health of my skin and the health of my hair and leaning into who I am and what I naturally look like.
"In my 40s, I just want to look like myself. I want to be myself. It's fun and exciting and it's real life, which is no joke."
Nicole still loves to "put on a look" - but she's also determined to "feel like [herself]".
The 'Simple Life' star said: "Especially if I have to go out and speak to people, I can't be in a look where I have completely exited who I am on the inside.
"For example, if I were doing a talk show or something where I had to do a lot of interviews, I wouldn't wear a red lip because I'm self-conscious and I don't do a lot of red lip looks. I don't want to be thinking about anything like, 'Do I have lipstick on my teeth?' Or making sure that I have it on right!"
