SHOP: How I look like this at 41, by LAURA WHITMORE: This is how I maintain my figure, the supplement I swear by, the £24 serum that makes my skin glowREAD MORE: LAURA MERCIER reveals the anti-ageing secrets that make French women look 10 years youngerSee more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy ROSIE GREEN, ASSISTANT EDITOR (BEAUTY) Updated: 00:01 BST, 25 July 2026
My daily smoothie is basically a puddingDaily Mail journalists select and curate the products that feature on our site. If you make a purchase via links on this page we will earn commission - learn moreIt’s called the superhero – I got the recipe off the internet – and it contains banana, oats, peanut butter, coconut milk, rice milk and vegan protein. Keeley Hawes, 50, star of Miss Austen and The AssassinI’m a face flannel fanOld fashioned but effective. I use with Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm (£52, elemis.com) to remove make-up.I embraced tweakments at 50I now have facials with microneedling as this really gets the product into the skin (Korean Glass Skin Facial, £195, drdavidjack.com). I don’t like needles but you can lose a phobia when you think you’ll leave looking a bit younger! I also have injectables – skin hydrator Skinvive (from £350, skinvive.co.uk) and collagen booster HarmonyCA (from £350, harmonyca.uk). People think they change your face but they just give you your skin, but better – mine now needs less moisturiser and make-up sits more smoothly.I had my brows microbladedPeople were shocked I was open about this, but it wasn’t like I had a facelift. I went to Karen Betts (from £495, karenbetts.com).My bad haircuts are all on the internetIt’s been bleached blonde and two inches long. I blame it on my job. I prefer extensions to wigs for work now. I’m going to try grey blending. I use Philip Kingsley Body Building Weightless Shampoo and Conditioner (from £12.50 each, philipkingsley.co.uk), Shu Uemura Essence Absolue Nourishing Protective Hair Oil (£36.50, boots.com) and Garnier Banana Hair Food Multi-Use Mask (£8.99, lookfantastic.com). So good.I love SudocremI use it for everything – it’s a staple. I’m thin skinned, in more ways than one, so I’m careful about what I apply. I like SkinCeuticals CE Ferulic serum (£169, lookfantastic.com) and I’m a big fan of toners – they feel a bit 1980s but I’m back into them. I switch between Sisley Paris Floral Toning Lotion (£58, sisley-paris.com) and Beauty of Joseon Glow Replenishing Rice Milk (£15.50, lookfantastic.com). I’m also into Laneige Bouncy & Firm Sleeping Mask (£32, cultbeauty.co.uk). Avène Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream (£10, boots.com) is great for dry patches.I like a luxe showerI apply L’Occitane Almond Shower Oil (£24, spacenk.com) on my body and, on my face, Embryolisse Exfoliating Milk Powder (£22, sephora.co.uk). Afterwards I slather on Wibergs Pine Hand & Body Cream (£15, amazon.co.uk).I adore make-upAnd I now have a hair and make-up artist under my roof: my daughter [Maggie, 21, with husband actor Matthew Macfadyen]. I use Dior Forever Skin Glow Foundation (£52) and Nude Radiant Filter powder (£51, both sephora.co.uk), plus Trinny London Flush Blush (£24) and Eye2Eye shimmer eyeshadow (£20, both trinnylondon.com). Charlotte Tilbury Exagger-Eyes Volume Mascara (£28, sephora.co.uk) and No7 Pro Artist Runway Ready Brow Gel (£14.95, boots.com) are staples.I’ve found the only exercise I likeIt’s reformer pilates. I go to classes with weights.Keeley Hawes is Allergan Aesthetics’ Layered Beauty campaign partnerLooking to upgrade your beauty routine? This month's You Magazine beauty box includes top essentials our editors swear by. You Summer Beauty Box Curated by YOU's trusted beauty team, discover the Summer Beauty Box, a handpicked collection of seven luxury skincare products, worth £188.70. £60 Shop
