offered a generous glimpse into what her makeup routine is like on a typical morning, and some straightforward talk to go with it.
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Katie Holmes Minimal Makeup for Youthful Confidence
Katie Holmes offered a generous glimpse into what her makeup routine is like on a typical morning, and some straightforward talk to go with it.In a video posted...
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In a video posted to her Instagram on Saturday, the 47-year-old actress demonstrated the basic steps she takes to get ready for her day.
Looking fresh-faced and wearing a white terrycloth, and with her hair pulled back in a knot, Holmes was seen applying concealer and foundation, dabs of blush, lip liner and lip gloss.
'In daily life, I do very minimal makeup because I don't feel that confident in my ability to put on makeup,' she explained. 'Also, I’m a 90s kid. That was cool back then, and I guess I still think it’s the 90s.
'My amazing makeup artist, Genevieve, is still giving me lessons on how to apply blush. And I'm 40 something years old and I'm still learning. She says, always just a little dot on the nose, kind of like salt when you're cooking. Throw it back.'
The Secret star, whose also acknowledged actresses and Michelle Wilson, her co-stars in the Broadway revival of Our Town, for helping her get her brows in line.
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Katie Holmes offered a generous glimpse into what her makeup routine is like on a typical morning, and some straightforward talk to go with it in a video demo posted to her Instagram on Saturday
'In daily life, I do very minimal makeup because I don't feel that confident in my ability to put on makeup,' explained Holmes (pictured on April 21)
'When we were doing Our Town together, every night I would go and say, how did I do on my brows? Yeah, I usually have one good night of brows,' Holmes said.
At times, Holmes' self-deprecating humor showed through.
'I'm realizing that I'm talking to myself, which is pretty normal,' she admitted.
Holmes demonstrated how she was taught to apply blush including a 'dot on the nose'
The Secret star showed how she shapes her brows in a flash
Holmes compared herself to men in the morning who 'don’t spend that much time getting dressed in the morning or thinking about it'
The Dawson's Creek alum was 'ready' for her day in a matter of minutes with very little fuss
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She also shared how living in the big city influences her style, which has been described as effortlessly chic and model-off-duty.
'I do appreciate how different things in the city can influence so much of your style because it's like, oh, you can go see a show. And like, maybe that time period makes you think about like, oh, I want to wear a bolero because I love that show and who cares?'
She continued: 'I was walking yesterday and I saw this really beautiful rosebud bush. It looked like a sherbet ice cream cone. I woke up and put a pink sweater on, probably unconsciously.'
As she was applying her lip gloss, she noticed the name of the color: 'Wow, this shade is called rose, which I didn't plan. I wish I had. That would have been really smart.'
Holmes recalled how she wore 'a darker lip' to her prom, then 'the nude lip' came into being, and now the darker shades are back in style, saying: 'I feel like, wow, you're really seeing at a certain point in your life how everything is cyclical.
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'And this is actually part of this whole color story. They're all sort of the same family, which makes life very confident-making like, oh, I know I did that right,' she added, holding up the lip gloss.
'And I feel really, you know, ready,' she concluded.
Meanwhile, Holmes hasn't been immune from whispers among fans that she may have had a little help in the plastic surgery department.
Holmes has a signature style all her own that blends New York streetwear with chic
She is starring in and directing the comedy-drama Happy Hours co-starring her Dawson's Creek pal Joshua Jackson (pictured in a promo still from the 1998-2003 show)
After seeing her taut face in public, some fans expressed their thoughts on Reddit, with one writing, 'How does she look like she is in her 20s? What fountain of youth is she drinking from?' and another commenting, 'Is this 2006? Katie still looks like Joey Potter from Dawson's Creek. Did she get a lift?'
Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Kahn has also weighed in on the actress' wrinkle-free appearance.
'She doesn't have any wrinkles on her cheeks which could mean she is using a Microdermabrasion which erases fine lines,' he told the Daily Mail. 'It is a minimally invasive skin resurfacing treatment that gently exfoliates the skin's outermost layer.
'Microdermabrasion takes away dead cells and creates a new surface and a more even-toned skin. It really erases years off a person's face.' Kahn also suggested that the Hollywood star could be using hyaluronic acid to help her skin 'look healthy.'
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