Denise Richards is opening up about going under the knife.
Richards, 55, got candid about getting a facelift and loving her results while reminiscing about her past looks in an interview with Allure. In the clip, which was shared via Instagram on Tuesday, March 24, the actress opened up about going to ex-husband Charlie Sheen‘s documentary premiere in August 2025, just weeks after getting her facelift.
“This was in August and I had a facelift [at the] end of June,” she explained. “This was my first red carpet since my facelift. My face was still settling here. I really wanted a natural [makeup] look because I didn’t want to put a lot on my face.”
Richards also noted that her skin transformed in a positive way after getting the surgery.
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“I love my skin after my facelift!” she gushed. “I don’t know what he did, but it changed the texture of my skin, which I was not expecting. It was so good.”
She also shared that the recovery process was “much better” than she thought it would be, initially believing there was “no way” she was going to be able to attend a red carpet event that soon after the procedure.
Elsewhere in the video, Richards opened up about more past fashion moments, including her look in the 1998 film Wild Things.
“I loved the makeup,” she shared, noting that it was her first time getting a fake tan. “The makeup artist would come to [the cast’s houses] and put self-tanner on us. I believe it was St. Tropez.”
Richards also praised the MAC Cosmetics lipstick she wore while filming. “It was Pervette and it was just this shimmery, pinky lipstick,” she said with a smile.
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Richards also reminisced about her 2000 MTV Video Music Awards look, which she wasn’t a fan of at the time.
“My hair is naturally wavy to begin with and [my hairstylist] kept curling each piece,” she said of her voluminous look. “I remember getting to the red carpet and my publicist is looking at me going, ‘Whoa!’ I was like, ‘I think it was a little too much.’ But there wasn’t anything I could do at that point.”
“Looking back now, it’s such a look,” she added.
