Andie MacDowell Reveals Her Favorite Beauty Products — and Why She Prefers a 'Very Simple' Makeup Look (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Andie MacDowell walks the L’Oreal Paris runway on Sep. 23 during Paris Fashion Week.Photo:Stephane Cardinale/Corbis via Getty

Stephane Cardinale/Corbis via Getty

Andie MacDowellis sharing some of the go-to products in her makeup lineup — and explaining why “simple” is her preference when crafting her own glam.“I love an eyebrow pencil. L’Oréal Paris makes a wonderful eyebrow pencil,” MacDowell tells PEOPLE atL’Oréal Paris' Women of Worthcelebration on Nov. 21. “They have a new blush that’s a cream blush. I prefer a cream blush. Their mascara is fantastic.”TheFour Weddings and a Funeralstar, 66, also provided a look into her makeup routine.“When I do my own makeup, it’s very, very simple — though I do like a smokey eye,” MacDowell says. “I quite often do it with a little bit of purple because it brings out the green in my eyes.”Andie MacDowell attends the 19th Annual L’Oréal Paris Women of Worth Celebration in Los Angeles on Nov. 21.Jon Kopaloff/GettyMacDowell, in general, finds getting to experiment with color and product exhilirating.“I enjoy wearing makeup,” the L’Oréal Paris spokeswoman says. “So much fun. And that is one of the perks. We get to play with colors and lipstick and all of that.”While chatting with PEOPLE,MacDowell also opened up about dealing with Hollywood body standards, saying that she finds the turmoil many women put themselves through exhausting.“I did a fitting and the dress was really tight around my waist. It looks so good, but I woke up and I just knew it was not the right thing for me to do,” she recounts. “I wanted to wear something that was comfortable. And, of course, immediately I shamed myself for not being able to fit into this dress."“But that’s Hollywood,” she says. “It’s this expectation, like you see in [daughter Margaret Qualley’s movieThe Substance], to be something that you can no longer be and that was easier at a certain time in your life, but I can’t. I’m too old to starve myself for five pounds, nonstop. I just can’t do it anymore.”Andie MacDowell attends the Cannes Film Festival in May.Marc Piasecki/FilmMagicNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Instead, MacDowell has other things to focus on.She says: “I want to learn about birds and I want to walk on the beach and I want to be smart and I want to read books. I want to work out, but I don’t want that to be the only thing.”

Andie MacDowellis sharing some of the go-to products in her makeup lineup — and explaining why “simple” is her preference when crafting her own glam.“I love an eyebrow pencil. L’Oréal Paris makes a wonderful eyebrow pencil,” MacDowell tells PEOPLE atL’Oréal Paris' Women of Worthcelebration on Nov. 21. “They have a new blush that’s a cream blush. I prefer a cream blush. Their mascara is fantastic.”TheFour Weddings and a Funeralstar, 66, also provided a look into her makeup routine.“When I do my own makeup, it’s very, very simple — though I do like a smokey eye,” MacDowell says. “I quite often do it with a little bit of purple because it brings out the green in my eyes.”

Andie MacDowell attends the 19th Annual L’Oréal Paris Women of Worth Celebration in Los Angeles on Nov. 21.Jon Kopaloff/Getty

Jon Kopaloff/Getty

MacDowell, in general, finds getting to experiment with color and product exhilirating.“I enjoy wearing makeup,” the L’Oréal Paris spokeswoman says. “So much fun. And that is one of the perks. We get to play with colors and lipstick and all of that.”While chatting with PEOPLE,MacDowell also opened up about dealing with Hollywood body standards, saying that she finds the turmoil many women put themselves through exhausting.

“I did a fitting and the dress was really tight around my waist. It looks so good, but I woke up and I just knew it was not the right thing for me to do,” she recounts. “I wanted to wear something that was comfortable. And, of course, immediately I shamed myself for not being able to fit into this dress.”

“But that’s Hollywood,” she says. “It’s this expectation, like you see in [daughter Margaret Qualley’s movieThe Substance], to be something that you can no longer be and that was easier at a certain time in your life, but I can’t. I’m too old to starve myself for five pounds, nonstop. I just can’t do it anymore.”

Andie MacDowell attends the Cannes Film Festival in May.Marc Piasecki/FilmMagic

Marc Piasecki/FilmMagic

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Instead, MacDowell has other things to focus on.

She says: “I want to learn about birds and I want to walk on the beach and I want to be smart and I want to read books. I want to work out, but I don’t want that to be the only thing.”

source: people.com