Growing up in Australia, Elle Macpherson spent endless days in the sun, either at the beach or heading there. While it was great for her vitamin D levels, it wasn’t so great for her skin health. She lathered herself in baby oil to get that iconic golden tan of the 70s. However, she was not particularly interested in her skin health and barely looked in the mirror most days. She did not have any skincare routine as a teenager and just applied toothpaste and Clearasil to treat her pimples.
Elle considered her father’s olive skin and dark eyes as a major influence and her mother’s fair complexion with blue eyes. Both of them have wonderful skin for their age. Later, when Elle was modeling in the eighties and nineties, she had to be fastidious about removing her makeup. So, she would scrub it off and do triple-cleansing. Clean, fresh skin was a model’s calling card. At that time, she associated beauty with youth and wanted to do everything to maintain it.
Elle believed that treating skin topically was the answer for maintaining youthfulness. However, when she turned 40 and had become the fittest she had ever been, she realized that real beauty started from making meaningful lifestyle choices. Yet, it would take another decade before she fully grasped it. In 2014, she was burned out, irritable, and exhausted, and she visited nutritionist Dr. Simone Laubscher’s London clinic. She was prescribed 30 days of her anti-inflammatory nutritional greens powder, and after only a few weeks, Elle felt better, lighter, and brighter, and her skin improved noticeably.
Ever since then, Elle has been driven to change the age-old perception that beauty is founded on youth. Her belief is that natural beauty can only express itself when you’re well. So, she transformed her skin by creating an internal three-step protocol that includes The Super Elixir, an anti-inflammatory nutritional greens powder that nourishes the gut directly with crucial ingredients, including a beauty blend for skin, hair, and nails. She has also learned that an anti-inflammatory approach to diet and skincare can improve skin texture and appearance.
Elle eats organic, whole foods, and mostly sticks to plant-based meals. If her skin needs a boost for an upcoming shoot or event, she juices four times daily using her friend, Dr. Sara Siso’s protocol, which includes lots of turmeric, ginger, green leafy vegetables, cucumber, and her super greens. She also drinks three liters of water every day, starting each morning with warm water, lemon, and ginger, and two capsules of The Skin Elixir with water. Elle spends 15 minutes in the sun to top up her vitamin D levels.
Elle’s active lifestyle makes her connection to nature and the fresh air positive for her skin in terms of tone, color, and texture. She loves being outdoors with her boys, hiking, skiing, biking, or swimming. Her sons cherish The Skin Elixir and have noticed a significant improvement in their skin with fewer breakouts. Her eldest son, Flynn, 25, adds The Super Elixir to his daily routine and feels it supports his energy levels.
For her topical skincare, Elle applies Dr. Barbara Sturm’s new Exoso Metic collection, particularly the Exoso Metic Face Serum, which supports the skin’s natural rejuvenation. She also loves Twelve Beauty Hyaluroil Lip Treatment and Tata Harper Redefining Body Balm for their all-natural hydration. She uses Sapienic Prime Lipids and Prime Serum, which is a two-step moisturizing routine for aging, sensitive skin, often during the day instead of makeup.
Elle prefers super clean brands and multipurpose products for her makeup. She loves Inika Organic, especially the Baked Mineral Bronzer in Sunbeam, which gives the most natural, golden glow. She also loves all of Westman Atelier’s products, especially the Baby Cheeks, which doubles as a lip tint, and their Vital Skin foundation, which acts as skincare and feels like your second skin.
Elle likes to do regular vitamin C IV infusions as they make her skin glow and have other immune-related benefits. Opening up detox pathways through cardio exercises to vasodilate arteries can help support liver, kidneys, gall bladder, spleen, and lymphatic system through supporting your skin hygiene.
In conclusion, for Elle, nourishing real beauty from within is essential. She has learned through trial and error that keeping things natural and simple helps radiate beauty from the inside out.
