The Adorable Charlize

For the past ten years, Charlize Theron has been the face of Dior’s fragrance J’adore. She now stars in the new publicity campaign film, made by Jean-Baptiste Mondino, by the house. During a catch-up session with L’Officiel in Paris, the South African actress shares some of her much-coveted beauty secrets.

My Heroine

“It is really amazing to look at the evolution of my personality over the past ten years. It is easy to do that with someone who has been by my side since the very start, someone like Baptiste Mondino (it is their third film together). Besides that, he is a poetic and a visual genius, someone who always thinks out of the box. We started out with the idea of presenting a rather aggressive woman to the world. I don’t know many luxury houses that would be receptive to the idea of pulling out some very expensive jewellery from one’s neck, throwing a couture dress to the floor and stomping it. I think the entire campaign is a metaphor to convey that you must only keep the essential things in life. It works because it is authentic and sincere. We see a woman who always has moments of conflicts and, as a result, pulls out her pearl necklace and throws it around. This woman is always an enigma. The truth behind this woman? Who knows, maybe we will know in the next film.”

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My Skin

“I no longer bother when it comes to my skin. I think of my skin as a blank slate and I vary my makeup to suit the season and the weather.”

My Makeup

“I am completely obsessed with my eyelash curler. I cannot live without it. I always carry a good lip balm in my bag. I don’t think there is a drastic difference between my daytime and evening makeup. Everything depends on my mood. I like to wear a red lipstick in the middle of the day. For me, there are no rules.”

My Beauty Faux Pas

“There are so many of those! I remember, at the beginning of the ’90s during the grunge era, when everyone used a lip liner. I used to put lip liner all over my mouth.”

My Perfume

“I love fragrances that evolve during the course of the day and with change in geography. J’Adore does not smell the same when I am in the tropics or in Los Angeles. It is also a fragrance that makes me feel elegant and exceptionally beautiful, irrespective of whether I am at a curtain raiser, a photo shoot, a dinner, or just relaxing over a weekend.”

My Hair

“I had to go bald for the film Mad Max: Fury Road, which I shot for in 2012. It was such a relief to not have to worry about my hair. I let it grow back and it is now thicker and healthier. I love short hair as it makes me feel very feminine. Enzo, my hairstylist, loves to play around with my short hair.”

My Sport

“For the longest time, I have been practising ashtanga and power yoga. But not regularly. I also love spinning.”

My Diet

“It is a right balance between healthy food and exercise. Like everything else in life, you need to instil a sense of discipline. Good food excites me. I do not deprive myself. It is not difficult for me to eat healthy. I like good products, good vegetables and good-quality fish. And like everyone else, I indulge in a hamburger every once in a while.”

My Spa

“The Beverly Hot Springs, a superb Korean spa in Los Angles, has to be my go-to spa. It is very beautiful and has some amazing masseuses. I go there for their body scrubs. When I am at home, I do not get pampered enough, I must admit. But I do have a physiotherapist who takes care of me.”

My Detox

“Green tea or rooibos tea for their detox properties.”

My Jet-Lag

“It is never easy and gets worse with age. When you get jet-lagged is when you realise the importance of good sleep.”

From the December 2014 issue of L’Officiel India.