At 68, Andie MacDowell looks like she’s been let in on some cosmic skincare secret the rest of Us missed. It has something to do with those signature silver curls, luminous complexion and the way she radiates the same warmth she did in Four Weddings and a Funeral three decades ago. So when she casually name drops products she actually uses on her face, we pay attention. And it turns out her go-to moisturizer costs less than $20.
MacDowell recently opened up to InStyle about her current skincare routine, and her loyalty to one specific drugstore brand might surprise you. “I used the Revitalift line for years, but now I use Age Perfect,” she told the magazine. The L’Oreal Paris ambassador isn’t just slapping her name on products she doesn’t touch. She actually uses the stuff, and she’s a particular fan of the eye cream, the night treatment and the facial moisturizer that’s been quietly winning over Hollywood.
Get the L’Oreal Paris Age Perfect Rosy Tone Moisturizer for $18 at Amazon! Please note, prices are accurate at the date of publication but are subject to change.
MacDowell isn’t the only A-lister in this affordable moisturizer‘s corner. Jane Fonda and Helen Mirren reportedly use it, too, which is essentially the holy trinity of aging-gracefully icons cosigning a $18 jar of cream.
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What makes this particular formula click with mature skin is that it was designed specifically to tackle issues that happen as collagen production slows down: dehydration, wrinkles, uneven texture and that flat, washed-out look that creeps in over the years. The rosy-tone formula isn’t marketing fluff. The cream adds a subtle warmth back into the complexion, the kind of natural flush that used to show up on its own and now needs a little encouragement.
With over 7,500 five-star ratings on Amazon, shoppers have gotten genuinely emotional about their results. A shopper in her 50s raved, “This moisturizer is amazing. It restores your skin elasticity, provides subtle glow good for all skin tones and can be used with any other product on your face.”
That last part matters. Nobody wants a moisturizer that picks fights with their serum.
The texture is rich without being greasy, layers easily under makeup nicely and sinks in fast enough that you can actually get out the door. Pat on the cream after cleansing, give it a minute to settle and go. No 12-step routine, and no $300 serum chaser required. Just a jar of cream that three of the most photographed women over 60 happen to keep on their bathroom counters.
Plus, there’s MacDowell’s endorsement, which hits home because she’s never pretended to be 25. She talks openly about embracing where she is in life. So when she says she uses Age Perfect, the message isn’t ‘this will turn back time.’ It feels more aligned with ‘this works for the skin I have right now.’ That’s a refreshing pitch in a category that usually traffics in panic.
For anyone tired of testing every new launch with a celebrity face on the box, there’s something genuinely satisfying about a popular drugstore product that’s been hiding in plain sight at the drugstore this whole time. MacDowell, Fonda and Mirren knew, but now the secret’s out!
Get the L’Oreal Paris Age Perfect Rosy Tone Moisturizer for $18 at Amazon! Please note, prices are accurate at the date of publication but are subject to change.
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