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"    It&amp;#039;s in Kobe, Japan, that I first catch a glimpse of the complexion Judi Dench famously compared to a white peach. Still luminous after a 13-hour flight, Cate Blanchett is all cool gaze and architectural cheekbones. Save for a few subtle lines (which indicate the proud refusal of Botox), the peach analogy is spot-on. In Asia to promote SK-II, the cosmetics line that snagged her as spokesmodel after discovering her devotion to its products, the Oscar winner lets us in on her beauty secrets. MC: Any movie roles that were particularly tough on your skin?  CB: Yes! Both were with Brad [Pitt], actually. The Babel shoot in Morocco was three weeks of unmitigated dust! I stayed out of it as much as possible and spent a lot of time getting off all the grime. In The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, my character goes from 6 to 86, courtesy of prosthetics. I&amp;#039;d be in them for six hours, and they drew all the moisture out of my skin. To restore hydration, I used SK-II&amp;#039;s Skin Rebooster, my go-to airplane treatment.  MC: How did you feel about seeing yourself age in Button? CB: I was more concerned about my mother&amp;#039;s reaction \u2014 especially since I look like her. Few parents see their child at 86!  MC: Any secrets from her? CB: My mum stayed out of the sun and moisturized \u2014 she set a good example. I tried to tan when I was 14, because it was deeply uncool to be this pale. But I just burned and peeled, so what was the point? I even carried a parasol for a while. A bit pretentious in Australia \u2014 although it&amp;#039;s common in Asia. MC: What&amp;#039;s your current beauty regimen? CB: I&amp;#039;m really bad about my hair. I do almost nothing. When I&amp;#039;m not working, I use the Fr\u00E9d\u00E9ric Fekkai Glossing line and just pull it back. The only thing I&amp;#039;m diligent about is skin care.  MC: You once said that chasing around your sons was enough exercise. Is this still the case? CB: I started doing Pilates \u2014 sometimes twice a week, then not for another month. Does that count? I think after having a baby it&amp;#039;s important to get your body&amp;#039;s strength back, but the media scrutiny can be insane. Bounce back too quickly and you&amp;#039;re a terrible role model for other women; don&amp;#039;t bounce back and you&amp;#039;re labeled a balloon.  MC: Speaking of scrutiny, more and more actresses are having plastic surgery. What&amp;#039;s your take? CB: What other women do is not my business, but my feeling is that actresses shouldn&amp;#039;t have a mask for a face; they need to be able to reveal feelings. Obviously, you want to look as good as you possibly can, but you don&amp;#039;t want to get too obsessed. There&amp;#039;s a lot more to life. I certainly don&amp;#039;t want to be 25 again. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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