Chelan Simmons Quotes

I don't ever wear makeup. I steam my face. I put hot water to open pores and cold water to close them.

One trick I swear by: I pour a little neroli or lavender oil onto a hot towel and use it to wipe off my makeup. It opens up my pores, and then my face cream sinks in better.

I used to be terrible and go to bed with my make-up on, and that's just not good for your skin.

I hardly look at myself in the mirror... I'll only wear makeup if I need to cover something up. But I've recently started caring about my skin. I just turned 60 and was like, 'OK, maybe it's time to start thinking about it.' Before that, I would just splash water on my face, put cream on, and then leave.

I always carry a Tom Ford lipstick and Tachta face blotters to get me through the day.

Good skin is the best foundation for your makeup.

I would say I spend about an hour a day cleansing and moisturising after all of the make-up I've worn on jobs, and on weekends I tend to go bare-faced to give my skin a bit of a break.

All the makeup in the world won't make a difference without great skincare.

Considering the regular use of make-up and the fact that I'm under the glare of the harsh shooting lights practically all the time, I'm adamant about using really strong cleansing milk to get the make-up off my skin, and I never sleep with make-up on, however tired I am.

I know a lot of people who don't wash their makeup off of their face at night, and I think that's the worst thing ever. So my thing is, if you ever have a day that you get dolled up, you have to wash all of that makeup off.

That's my one rule: always take off my makeup; no matter how tired I am before going to bed, it comes off!

I like to do a face steam, so, heat up a flannel, press it onto your face and then press a cold one on afterwards to close the pores. It's inexpensive!

I take off my makeup with Ponds cold cream, and then I wash myself with gentle soap and water, and that's it.

I'm not a real makeup girl - you see me in lots of makeup on 'Housewives,' but I'm really all about skin. Take it from me: Wash, moisturize, and never neglect the neck.

Natural beauty takes at least two hours in front of a mirror.

I always joke that a makeup-free day is good for the pores.

Why put make-up on when you only have to take it off again?

Before I go to bed at night, I ice my face, because it closes your pores and makes a difference in the morning.

I have a pretty fancy facialist, this woman Dale Breault. Getting older, it's a good thing to have a serious facialist.

Drink a bunch of water and get facials regularly. I take care of my skin.

It is very wrong to sleep in your make-up, but when you wake up the next morning, I think it looks very good.

I try not to go to sleep with makeup, because I think it clogs your pores. I always wash my face with something that contains salicylic acid.

A great Dermalogica facial every few weeks, and lots of sleep over the weekend are essentials. I also drink lots of water which really helps to hydrate the skin and keep it looking fresh.

I think great skin is always important. With lots of makeup, by the end of the night, you look like you're melting!

I do get a lot of facials because I think that when you don't extract, your pores inevitably fill up more. I believe that facials keep your pores smaller.