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"    Photo: Courtesy of Dior; SK-II; Edward Bess   Cate Blanchett is undeniably one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood (that skin!). This month, the global ambassador for SK-II announces a new LXP Ultimate Revival Essence to partner with the brand&amp;#039;s already successful Essences facial treatments. We chatted with Blanchett about her decade-long relationship with SK-II, the women in Hollywood she looks up to, and her skin woes (trust, she has them too). From lipsticks she can&amp;#039;t live without to her secret skin weapon, read on for tips from one of Hollywood&amp;#039;s leading ladies.  ELLE: What is your relationship with SK-II? How did you become the brand ambassador? Cate Blanchett: I was introduced to SK-II by my makeup artist friends who had to bring it to me in England since it wasn&amp;#039;t available there. I just loved the way it made my skin feel in the winter, it&amp;#039;s so incredibly moisturizing. When the brand approached me, of course I said yes. I&amp;#039;ve been with them about nine years now.      ELLE: What is your favorite thing about the brand? CB: I&amp;#039;d been given the Essence, and I didn&amp;#039;t really understand it until someone explained it to me. Now, I love it. I&amp;#039;m not into hype\u2014something has to really do what it says it&amp;#039;s going to do. The new line is like a super revival series. It works to actually change the texture of your skin.  ELLE: You have some of the best skin in Hollywood, has that always been the case? CB: I wouldn&amp;#039;t say I ever had bad skin, but as an actress your skin is under so much scrutiny, and it gets very stressed out from all of the makeup we have to wear. I definitely have stressed out skin. The LXP Ultimate Revival Essence from SK-II is very unique in that it works with the actual texture of your skin. I&amp;#039;ve never seen anything that actually changed that, and ten years later, it still works.  ELLE: Do you have any beauty tricks that you swear by? CB: You know what I do? It sounds so clich\u00E9\u2014I drink a lot of water. And that really helps my skin, besides using the SK-II products and keeping up with my routine. I wash [my face] every night and every morning. I also use\u2014and I&amp;#039;ll probably get some flack for this\u2014emu oil. It&amp;#039;s an Australian thing. The indigenous use it on their skin from the time they&amp;#039;re babies. It works to protect the skin, help moisturize, and repair.  ELLE: What are some of your favorite beauty products? CB: I love the SK-II Whitening Source Derm-Revival Mask, and I use the brand&amp;#039;s foundation, too. It&amp;#039;s such an incredible foundation. I also love their mascaras and lipsticks. I use the Edward Bess lipsticks, as well\u2014they&amp;#039;re so fantastic. I always end up using this Christian Dior highlighting powder on my cheeks, and I love the Chanel Les 4 Ombres Quadra Eyeshadow.  ELLE: Who do you look to as being beautiful? CB: To me, beauty is not necessarily about how gorgeous a woman is but rather her spirit. I think Natalie Portman is incredibly beautiful as well as Mia Wasikowska. She has such spirit about her, you really can&amp;#039;t beat it. I&amp;#039;ve always looked up to Norwegian actress Liv Ullmann as well. She is incredibly beautiful and doesn&amp;#039;t get a lot of recognition.   Photo: Courtesy of Koru Naturals; Chanel; SK-II   "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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