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Variety: Brad Pitt is ‘aging in reverse’ thanks to his Beau Domaine skincare line

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For those of us paying attention, Brad Pitt had some really obvious face work done in 2022. He was actually showing up to red carpets looking like he was mid-procedure, and there were paparazzi photos around that time which showed him looking even worse post-surgery. It took a while for the work to settle, although I also kind of believe that he’s had multiple procedures over the course of about three years. Over the weekend, Page Six noted: “At 61, Pitt is also looking great, thanks in part to what is described as a light ‘glow up’ by top aesthetic surgeon Dr. Steven Levine, the man behind Kris Jenner’s recent facelift.” A “light glow up” or several surgeries to give him Uncanny Valley Face? Well, we’re talking about this because Brad is still shilling his dumb face cream and trying to convince people that his current look was achieved via non-surgical methods.

Brad Pitt is aging in reverse — and he’s bottling the secret. On the heels of the new “F1” movie, the Hollywood heavyweight is sharing the secret behind his seemingly age-defying skin: his brand Beau Domaine.

Pitt’s skincare brand, which the actor quietly launched in 2022 alongside the Perrin family — his long-standing collaborators on Miraval wines — is made of grape-derived actives from Miraval’s biodynamic estate, touting antioxidant-rich formulations aimed at longevity. If you, like many of us, found yourself Googling Pitt’s age mid-race during your “F1” screening this past weekend, you’ll want to get your hands on the luxe (and relatively affordable) serums responsible for his glowing skin. Plus, all the products in his routine are currently available on Amazon.

Central to Beau Domain’s formulas is GSM10, a patented compound extracted from Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvèdre grapes, combined with ProGR3, an anti-aging molecule developed by scientist Dr. Nicolas Lévy, a leading researcher in progeria and cellular aging. The products — ranging from The Serum to The Cream — are gender-neutral, fragrance-free and intentionally pared down, mirroring Pitt’s low-key approach to beauty and branding.

[From Variety]

It’s so funny to me that Pitt and Apple paid all of this money for his big dumb F1 promotion and it actually “worked” because F1 had a good opening… and then Brad immediately tries to piggy-back on that success with his idiotic skincare line. And Variety slavishly publishing it is client-journalism at its worst! If Variety is going to do anything, it’s carry water for some of the most problematic men in the industry.

They’re ripping Pitt to shreds in Variety’s comments and quote-tweets.

don’t show me a facelift and tell me it’s lotion https://t.co/szYprFTKpa

— Sydney Battle (@SydneyBattle) June 30, 2025

Top 7 stories about the Jolie-Pitt children dropping ‘Pitt’ as a last name

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s children have systematically dropped ‘Pitt’ from their last names and are going by Jolie, both informally and legally. Get the top 7 stories about this when you subscribe to our mailing list!

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Queen Camilla spends $475 a jar for a special bee-venom/honey face cream

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Back in January, Queen Camilla gave a “royal warrant” to her longtime facialist, Deborah Mitchell. Mitchell has been taking care of Camilla’s skin for years, which really does not speak well of Mitchell, you know? Camilla has always been notorious for her terrible skincare, personal hygiene, style and personality. After Mitchell received her royal warrant, she gave one of the most absurd interviews I’ve ever read, sycophantically praising Camilla as a “beautiful person” with “incredibly young skin.” Well, Mitchell is going to ride this royal warrant until the wheels come off, because she’s given another interview to People Mag.

Queen Camilla’s favorite beauty product has plenty of buzz. The royal, who has been a client of the celebrity facialist Deborah Mitchell for over two decades, once received her usual order of products from the beauty expert’s bee venom range, oblivious that her favorite face cream actually contained honey from her own bees.

“One day, I decided to surprise her, and I used some of her own honey to make her Bee Venom products and gave it back to her!” reveals Mitchell to PEOPLE. “The Queen actually sells her honey for charity at Fortnum and Mason, and it is delicious. She loves her bees!”

The Gold Bee Venom Mask is an organic cream that tightens, firms and lifts thanks to the patented ingredient: organic Abeetoxin derived from milking bees to extract their healing venom. The anti-aging product, described as a natural alternative to Botox, was created around the same time that Mitchell started seeing Camilla as a client. In fact, Camilla was one of Mitchell’s first-ever clients to try the bee venom products. She loved them so much that she has used them ever since.

“When she first had the Bee Venom Facial, she absolutely loved it and it’s still her favorite,” says Mitchell, who is primarily based in Shropshire but travels all over the world to treat her famous clients.

The $475 product, which works on tightening and lifting the facial muscles, has healing properties that make it ideal for mature, blemished, eczema-prone or dry skin. Containing the world’s rarest bee venom, only 500 are made annually.

“We don’t let customers buy multiple pots at a time, and even the Queen sticks to the rules very rigidly as she knows how special it is. And that’s why it is the most expensive product in the range,” she says. “Gold Bee Venom contains royal jelly and natural antibiotics as well. It’s more of a skin cure; it’s very healing. Every time you put it onto your skin, it thinks it’s been stung. It literally makes your skin go back in time. We have our own clinical studies, and we are very proud of the results,” reveals the 59-year-old businesswoman.

[From People]

I admire Mitchell’s hustle, even if I question the “science” behind anything involving bee venom. I actually feel a bit sorry for her, that Camilla is her most famous client and an example of Mitchell’s most expensive work. “Gold Bee Venom contains royal jelly and natural antibiotics as well. It’s more of a skin cure; it’s very healing. Every time you put it onto your skin, it thinks it’s been stung.” I’ve been stung by bees before and it’s not healing or curing. But whatever – Camilla is paying $475 a pop for this. It’s like the Emperor’s New Clothes, or in this case, the Empress’s New Facelift. “Yes, ma’am, you look twenty years younger, you have youthful skin, we swear!”

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Hailey Bieber sold her beauty company Rhode to e.l.f. Beauty for $1 billion

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I fully admit that, for years now, I’ve believed the celebrity beauty/makeup/skincare industry is oversaturated, overhyped and overvalued. Kylie Jenner and Rihanna were the pioneers of “beauty start-ups which turned into massive companies,” and all of the other ladies have been trying to copy them for the past decade. But while I’m a curmudgeon on these ventures, the actual beauty industry is bullish on these celebrity endeavors. Kylie Jenner sold the majority of her brand to Coty six years ago, Rihanna & LVMH split Fenty Beauty (a multi-billion dollar brand), and now Hailey Bieber has sold Rhode. Hailey started her skincare/beauty company Rhode in 2022, and it grew really fast really quickly, with several “hero” products. Hailey has been exploring her options and wanting to sell all year, and now she’s found a buyer: e.l.f. Beauty.

Hailey Bieber’s rhode is celebrating a major milestone. On Wednesday, May 28, it was announced that e.l.f. Beauty had signed a $1 billion dollar deal to acquire the brand.

Per a press release, Bieber, 28, will continue her role as founder and additionally serve as rhode’s chief creative officer and head of innovation, overseeing creative, product innovation and marketing. She will also act as a strategic advisor to the combined companies.

The release also states that rhode was the No. 1 skincare brand in Earned Media Value in 2024, representing 367% year-over-year EMV growth.

“We can’t wait to bring rhode to more faces, places, and spaces. From day one, my vision for rhode has been to make essential skin care and hybrid makeup you can use every day,” Bieber shared in a statement. “Just three years into this journey, our partnership with e.l.f. Beauty marks an incredible opportunity to elevate and accelerate our ability to reach more of our community with even more innovative products and widen our distribution globally.”

The entrepreneur added that she looks forward to the brand’s “new exciting chapter” alongside co-founders Michael D. Ratner and Lauren Ratner, “who have helped bring my vision to life from the start.”

Bieber also spoke to Allure about the news, saying, “When you’re launching a brand, you’re just so focused on what’s right in front of you at the time. And of course, you always have really big dreams and really big goals for it. This is definitely one of those things being realized. I could have never anticipated that it would happen at this exact time.” She added about her decision to pair with the e.l.f. team, “Vibes matter!”

[From People]

This is another reason why I rolled my eyes at the months of speculation about Justin Bieber’s finances – one, I think the reports are coming from Justin’s former team because they’re mad that they’re not on the Bieber gravy train anymore. Two, I think Justin is more than fine with Hailey making money right now, and Hailey is absolutely the family breadwinner at the moment. Hailey’s a billionaire three years after launching her company. It’s insane. Good for her, honestly.

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Dermatologists weigh in on the trend of eating raw garlic to treat acne

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A couple weeks ago we talked about sunscreen usage. One of the suggestions was to add sunscreen-infused makeup into your daily beauty routine, and I was like, “my daily what?” I know it’s bad, but I do not have a daily skincare regimen (aside from slapping on the spf, which I’ve been trying to be more diligent about). And yes, I’m aware that my days of getting away with this are running short. If only I had been following the latest trends on TikTok, I would’ve known that skincare can be as simple as popping a clove of raw garlic. Well, it’s not so much a panacea for skincare in general, as a remedy for acne specifically. And, it’s not so much a verified acne treatment, as it is something that might be working in conjunction with other factors, at least according to the dermatologists weighing in:

Is eating raw garlic a cure for acne?

Plenty of people seem to think so on TikTok, where videos have gone viral of people eating cloves of raw garlic in attempts to rid themselves of acne. The people in these videos wince as they eat garlic by the spoonful, or, sometimes, by swallowing a clove whole.

Dermatologists, however, are here to ruin the garlic party: Though garlic is healthy, they say there’s little evidence it does much to help acne. Instead, they encourage people struggling with acne to consult their dermatologists and make improvements to their health and diet overall.

“I guess it can’t hurt you, other than giving you some really bad breath,” dermatologist Dr. Brooke Jeffy says. “But I think there are a lot more tried-and-true ways to treat acne, and some actually good nutritional dietary things that you can do that are rooted in science that do not apply to this garlic trend.”

Dermatologist Dr. Anthony Rossi wonders if myth and legend surrounding garlic might be why some have come to see it as a magic cure-all for acne. After all, if garlic could supposedly ward off vampires, why couldn’t it also stave off acne?

“While garlic is good for you, and I think it has a lot of health benefits, I don’t know if it’s really clearing up these people’s acne or there’s a compounding factor — like they’re eating so much garlic, but, because of that, they’re drinking tons of water,” he says.

While garlic may not cure your acne, the antioxidants it offers can be good for you and your skin. Dr. Rossi says you can also get antioxidants from fruits and vegetables. Certain kinds of dark chocolate have antioxidants as well. Dr. Jeffy adds avoiding dairy and processed foods can also help with acne.

“People are always looking for the fast, easy fix,” Dr. Jeffy says. “When creators put something out about a fast, easy fix, people want to jump onto it and believe it. Unfortunately, fast, easy fixes do not really exist in acne treatment.”

The relationship between diet and skin health is complicated, and it’s a topic that continues to undergo research.

While not every skin problem can get chalked up to diet, dermatologists say that, when assessing skin problems, it’s important to look at one’s overall health and lifestyle, including diet.

It’s also important to remember everyone’s body is different and different foods may affect people’s skin in different ways. This is especially true of acne.

[From USA TODAY]

“After all, if garlic could supposedly ward off vampires, why couldn’t it also stave off acne?” Um, have these guys not seen vampire skin lately? That sh-t is spotless and glowing! There’s a whole other corner of TikTok dedicated to replicating it! Sorry, but I’m not buying that particular logic that if it’s bad for vampires, it’ll be good for our skin. I can’t help it, I have to follow the science!

Don’t hate me, but I somehow skated through my teens without getting acne, nor have I gotten it as an adult. And it’s not down to my “health and lifestyle,” I swear! My diet includes an amount of potato chip consumption likely incompatible with human life… nevertheless, I persist. Maybe, as Dr. Rossi muses, it’s the extra water I drink as a result that’s actually keeping my skin in good shape. I think the most salient point in the article is that everyone’s body and skin are different, and will therefore react differently to stimulants. Kelly Rowland uses an LED night light for her skin, while Lucy Hale worked with specialists to understand her specific skin type. No judgment on a method that’s working for someone else. Though I would say, any trick picked up on TikTok should probably be discussed with a medical professional. And also, garlic is not a replacement for vaccinations.

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33% of adults polled say they never use sunscreen

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Temps are rising, Memorial Day weekend is upon us, summer is here, baby! But before we all throw on our itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikinis, the good folks at Yahoo News and YouGov are alerting us that although 83% of adults in the US believe that protecting your skin from the sun is important, in practice more than 30% don’t use sunscreen at all. Not entirely surprising, given the proliferation of people spreading misinformation about it. Yahoo/YouGov polled 1,794 people on their sunscreen knowledge and usage, and now they’ve consulted Dr. Vicky Shen Ren (assistant professor of dermatology at Baylor College of Medicine) and Dr. Julia Tzu (founder/director of Wall Street Dermatology) to help interpret the results.

Survey says: The poll revealed that 33% of adults say they never use sunscreen — with more men reporting skipping sunscreen than women (42% compared to 25%), while 29% of respondents say they use it less than a few times a month. Only 12% of adults use sunscreen every day, with more women making sun protection part of their daily routine than men (18% compared to 6%).

Skin cancer is easier to prevent than other cancers: Skin cancer affects 1 in 5 Americans, but, as Ren points out, “it is one of the most preventable cancers.” She explains that sunscreen and protective clothing, such as broad-brimmed hats, long-sleeved shirts and long pants “play a huge role in preventing skin cancer,” adding: “UV exposure — whether intermittent or chronic, low or high intensity, via tanning beds or sunlight — increases the risk of skin cancer and pre-cancers, as well as premature aging,” including lentigines (aka age spots), melasma and wrinkles.

Make it a daily habit: Experts say it’s important to make sunscreen application part of your daily routine so it becomes a habit, just like brushing your teeth. Tzu and Ren suggest keeping sunscreen in easily accessible or visible places, such as on your bathroom counter, by the door or on your desk “so you are visually reminded to use it daily,” says Ren, who suggests also keeping sunscreen in your purse or backpack in case you forget to use it or need to reapply.

SPF-infused makeup is an acceptable option: Although traditional sunscreen provides better protection than SPF-infused makeup, some level of protection is better than none. Ren says you can use a CC (color correcting) cream with SPF or tinted sunscreen “so that you are combining sunscreen with your beauty routine.” … Whether you go with regular sunscreen or the tinted kind, the American Academy of Dermatology recommends using SPF 30 or higher, which is good news for the majority of adults in the survey: 25% say they use SPF 50, and 23% use SPF 30, compared to 6% who use SPF 15 and 3% who opt for SPF 100.

You must reapply: The poll also found that nearly 30% of adults rarely or never reapply sunscreen every two hours when they’re outdoors, swimming or sweating. But experts say that leaves you vulnerable to sunburns. “After application, sunscreen gradually loses efficacy, partly due to the effects of the sun,” explains Ren. “Sunscreen should be reapplied at least every two hours, more frequently if the person is sweating or engaging in water activities. Some sunscreens will designate water resistant 40 or 80 on the label, which indicates the sunscreen will be effective in the water for 40 or 80 minutes, respectively. After that timeframe, the sunscreen needs to be reapplied.”

Sunburn and tanning damage DNA in skin cells: The poll found that 80% of adults have gotten a sunburn at least once and 64% have gotten multiple sunburns. Not surprisingly, that’s not good for your skin. “Sunburns, as well as tanning — indoor or outdoor — without burning, damage the DNA in skin cells,” explains Ren. “This damage accumulates with more episodes of tanning and/or sunburns and leads to a significantly increased risk of skin cancer, including melanoma, which accounts for the most skin cancer deaths.”

[From Yahoo Life]

Eeks, I know I’ve been dropping the ball on daily sunscreen wear, but I didn’t realize that also included reapplication every two hours! When I’m on vacation I am super vigilant; I lather the stuff on top to bottom, and for swimming I wear three-piece suits — bathing pants (yes, really), a tankini top, and a long sleeve rash guard. Plus a visor or cartoonishly wide-brimmed hat. Why the getup? I have excessively pale-colored skin. The first time I went to buy concealer as a teen, the Sephora employee took one look and sarcasmed at me: “I think we’ll need the Kabuki section.” (I also have red curly hair, so just picture me as a young Nicole Kidman’s lethargic baby sister.)

I’m not gonna lie, integrating my strict vacation regimen into everyday life is not appealing. But I have family history to contend with; my grandmother adored “sunbathing” throughout her life, and got melanoma on her leg that was roughly the size of a small country. She recovered, thankfully. But like the doctors here say, skin cancer is the most preventative of cancers. I’d rather not just hand the Big C an easy win.

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Demi Lovato, 31, gets injectables every three months

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Did y’all know that Demi Lovato is engaged? I don’t know if I knew that information but forgot about it or if I just learned this right now. Demi and Canadian musician Jordan “Jutes” Lutes got engaged right before Christmas. Demi gave an interview to People, which is out in the most recent issue. In the interview, she (Demi uses she/they pronouns now) talks about her style and beauty routine, revealing that she’s a new spokesperson for Xeomin. Xeomin is basically a Botox alternative, using injections to reduce those forehead frown lines. Demi keeps up with the treatments by getting injected every three months.

On making choices to “look and feel” good: “I’ve always believed in making choices that are empowering, [keep you] true to yourself and help you look and feel your best,” the star tells PEOPLE in a candid sit-down discussing their new partnership. “I’ve incorporated Xeomin into my routine every three months, and it gives me the results I want while still looking like myself. There are times I like to get glam and times when I don’t like to wear makeup at all, and this gives me the confidence for both.”

On not “gatekeeping” her beauty routine: “I’m always transparent with my fans, and this is something I wanted to share. It normalizes it and takes the taboo away from injectables,” she says. “It’s all about what makes you feel like your best self. Don’t listen to naysayers. Do what makes you feel comfortable.

On her pre-wedding beauty regimen: “I use Renée Rouleau skin-care products and Xeomin,” Lovato says, adding that she gets injections about every three months for the best results. “I’ve also been growing my hair out. I don’t know what it will look like for the wedding, but hopefully it’s longer and still the same color.”

Her go-to style: “I love a good sweatsuit and a very minimal makeup look,” she says. “Just tinted moisturizer, a little blush, concealer and brow gel, and I’m good to go.”

Some beauty advice: “I never sleep in my makeup. It doesn’t matter how late the night goes, it doesn’t matter if I’m up until the morning, I take my makeup off and I do my skincare routine and I’m very diligent about it.”

[From People]

Hey, if Xeomin injections make Demi happy, then good for them. I think it’s great that they’re being transparent, but would also respect it if Demi didn’t feel like sharing. I’m a big believer that we’re all on our own personal journeys to feel good about ourselves. I’ve never considered getting Botox injections but I do get my roots touched up every six-eight weeks because I have dark hair and feel self-conscious about my grays. I don’t see a difference in the fundamental reasoning behind doing either one.

As for the rest of what Demi said, she’s totally right about taking your makeup off before going to bed. I try to wash my face when I get home because I’m usually too tired to do it right before bedtime. I also tend to live in leggings and comfy clothes nowadays because the Covid lockdowns ruined jeans for me. Comfy pants for life! Anyway, congrats to Demi and Jutes. I know that Demi has had a lot of challenges to overcome, and I do wish them all the best.

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Jennifer Garner: be cautious when it comes to injecting your face

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Jennifer Garner has an interview in Harper’s Bazaar. It’s mostly about beauty secrets but also about Jen’s TikTok and her Pretend Cooking Show. It’s a nice fluff piece and Jen is promoting her hairstylist, Adir Abergel’s, line. Most of the beauty talk is about hair. I wouldn’t single Jen out as a hair person but she does have great hair so I probably should. Mostly Jen is a wash and go kind of gal. But her main piece of beauty advice is to wait on any kind of intervention. If you are going to start with injectables, hold off as long as possible.

Her hair care: My day usually starts with a really hard workout. Then, it gets all gross, so I have to wash it—most likely with the Virtue Recovery or the Full line. I always do a mask over the weekend to treat my hair. Once I’m out of the shower and give it a towel dry, I always use a little 6-in-1.

And then, I am really into the new Frizz Block Smoothing Spray right now. I didn’t realize that I had frizz in my hair until I used it in this heat we’ve been having—and I realized that, yep, I do have frizz. I was recently in Chicago speaking for Once Upon a Farm and Save the Children, and it was so humid. The Frizz Block totally saved me. And it also preserved my blow dry and kept my hair frizz free for up to 72 hours.

Her beauty advice: My beauty advice is always the same: Look in the mirror less, obsess less, and look at the rest of the world to see what you could be using your time for instead. We all look at our faces more than people used to, and it doesn’t do you any good. You obsess over changes or how to fix something on your face.

My advice is to look at the mirror less and be cautious when it comes to injecting anything into your face. Be very, very incredibly judicious and wait as absolutely long as possible to add anything. Don’t think that you’re 37 and you need to be shooting up your face. You don’t need to wear so much makeup or have such a constant blowout.

[From Harper’s Bazaar]

In 2020, Jennifer said something similar about injectables. She’d admitted she gets Botox and doesn’t like the “frozen face” results. I know some people in the industry who started with injectables way too young. They said *they* thought they were wrinkling young and that’s why they intervened. But they got used to that look and needed more. They couldn’t accept aging and their faces took on different shapes by the time we were in our 40s. Jen’s got a point about waiting. A little tweak isn’t an issue. But I feel for anyone who can’t look at their face aging without panicking. I agree with Jen’s thoughts on makeup too, but that’s because it works for me. Scaling back de-aged me the most so far. Maybe that’s my inability to do makeup correctly. Jen also talks about what a luxury it is to have her hair person do her hair. I think she sees it as if your hair is always done, you never get used to it not being perfect. I never do my own hair, but would like to walk around with a blow-out every day.

Something else I didn’t catch on to before now is how much Jen talks about exercising. She brings that up in these self-care fluff pieces often and she talks about getting a sweat up. It makes sense, she looks great. And a good sweat is great for skin too.

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