11 Beauty Rituals Supermodels Swear By

Some top models are meticulous, but not all of them! In fact, most of them have products you probably already have in your home. Kate Moss still dunks her face in ice water and cucumbers and Adriana Lima leaves conditioner in her hair for 30 minutes as a DIY mask. Easy, right? Below are more supermodel beauty rituals and how to realistically incorporate them into your own routine. Adriana Lima: Turn Your Conditioner Into a Weekly Hair Mask Adriana Lima's beauty routine covers everything from skincare to fitness, but one of her easiest rituals to copy costs practically nothing if you already own conditioner. “Once a week, I try to do a hair mask. I take my conditioner, and I leave it on for around 30 minutes under my shower cap, but sometimes I'll do 45 minutes. I think the longer the better,” Lima explained. She also likes to switch conditioners periodically rather than sticking with the same one forever. Her love of moisture extends to her skin. Lima has said she uses coconut oil on her body, along with moisturizer, serum and regular face masks. “I'm obsessed with masks. I use them on a regular basis,” she told Elle . How to follow Adriana's ritual: Once a week, wash your hair and apply your usual conditioner generously through the lengths and ends. Instead of rinsing it out immediately, Lima's method is to put on a shower cap and leave it for around 30 minutes. If your conditioner isn't designed for prolonged use, you can accomplish the same ritual with a moisturizing hair mask made for that purpose. You can bring the same idea to your skincare without copying every product Lima owns. Moisturize your face, use body oil or lotion after showering, and add a hydrating mask when your skin needs extra attention. Gisele Bündchen: Treat Hydration Like Part of Your Skincare Routine Gisele Bündchen's beauty philosophy starts well before she puts anything on her face. The supermodel has long connected the appearance of her skin to what she eats, how much water she drinks and whether she's getting enough rest. “It is very important to drink plenty of water and eat food that comes from the earth, like fruits and vegetables, rather than processed food. All of this is reflected directly on the skin,” Bündchen told Vogue France. She also called water her “best ally” for beautiful skin and said she uses electrolytes to help with hydration. Her actual skincare is refreshingly uncomplicated. Bündchen has said she removes her makeup with coconut oil, rinses with lukewarm water and follows with moisturizer. She also prioritizes sleep, pointing out that a bad night's rest tends to show up on your face rather quickly. How to follow Gisele's ritual: Start with the boring things that are very easy to ignore when you're shopping for another serum: drink enough water, eat a varied diet and get adequate sleep whenever possible. At night, remove your makeup thoroughly and follow with moisturizer. You don't have to use coconut oil simply because Bündchen does, especially if it doesn't agree with your skin. A cleansing oil or balm can give you a similar oil-cleansing step in a formula specifically designed for the face. Naomi Campbell: Moisturize, Moisturize, Moisturize Naomi Campbell learned one of her longest-running beauty habits before she ever became a supermodel. “I’ve been taking care of my skin since I was a child because my mother always told me I had to moisturize ,” Campbell told Vogue. That advice clearly stuck. Campbell's routine has included a facial mist followed by skincare containing ingredients such as vitamin E oil and hyaluronic acid, which she applies to her face and neck. Moisture is the recurring theme, rather than trying to dry out or strip her skin. Campbell also approaches beauty from the inside out. She has said she avoids sugar, drinks plenty of water and enjoys green juices. How to follow Naomi's ritual: Make moisturizing the part of your routine you don't skip. After cleansing, apply moisturizer while your skin still has some hydration rather than waiting until it feels completely dry. If your skin tolerates them, hydrating products containing ingredients such as hyaluronic acid can be layered underneath. Don't forget your neck, either. Campbell brings her skincare below her face, which takes only a few extra seconds when you're already applying your products. You also don't need to copy her diet or start drinking multiple green juices a day. The easiest Campbell rule to adopt is the one her mother taught her years ago: take care of your skin consistently and keep it moisturized. Kate Moss: Ice Your Face and Follow With a Facial Massage Kate Moss has one of those beauty tricks that sounds almost comically old-school: fill a bowl with ice water and cucumber and stick your face in it. “My old go-to trick is to plunge my face into a bowl of iced water and cucumber slices – it instantly tightens and gets rid of any puffiness,” Moss explained. She follows it with an antioxidant facial oil and gua sha, which she says gives her skin an extra glow. Her full routine is surprisingly manageable. Moss washes with a gentle gel cleanser, moisturizes and finishes with fragrance because she says the scent lifts her mood. How to follow Kate's ritual: Start by cleansing your face as usual. For the Moss treatment, fill a large bowl with cold water and ice and add cucumber slices if you want to copy her method exactly. Briefly dip your face into the cold water rather than holding it there for a prolonged period. Afterward, apply your moisturizer or facial oil. If you own a gua sha tool, use it gently over lubricated skin rather than dragging it across a dry face. The easiest way to make this a habit is to save the whole routine for mornings when you're particularly puffy rather than convincing yourself you're going to prepare an ice bath for your face every day. Christy Turlington: Never Get Lazy About Washing Your Face Christy Turlington's most enduring beauty lesson came from her mother. “I’ve always enjoyed the ritual of taking off my makeup before bed, too – when my sisters and I were teenagers, our mother stressed how important it was to wash your face,” she said. Turlington currently uses a cleansing balm and exfoliating cleanser followed by moisturizer. Her morning routine also includes a vitamin C product, while she swaps in a night balm before bed. She likes massages and facials but admits she doesn't get them nearly as often as she would like, usually using an upcoming shoot as her excuse to book one. How to follow Christy's ritual: Build a simple morning routine around cleansing, moisturizing and whatever daytime products already work for you. At night, make removing makeup non-negotiable. A cleansing balm can help dissolve makeup before you continue with the rest of your routine. If you want to follow Turlington's routine more closely, add vitamin C to your morning skincare and use a richer moisturizer or balm at night. Facials can remain an occasional luxury rather than something you need every week. Kendall Jenner: Start the Morning With a Chilled Gua Sha Kendall Jenner's morning routine starts with a chilled gua sha, which she uses after applying coconut face oil and rosewater. She told Vogue that the massage is meant to help with her “lymphatic system situation” before she moves on to cleansing. Jenner is especially strict about washing her face because she struggles with acne. “I am super, super anal about washing my face because I am acne-prone,” she said. “I am super on top of my routine.” After cleansing, she follows with moisturizer, SPF and a facial mist before starting her makeup. How to follow Kendall's ritual: Keep your gua sha in the refrigerator so it's cold when you wake up. Apply a facial oil or another product that gives the tool enough slip, then gently massage your face rather than dragging it across dry skin. Since Jenner applies oil before using her gua sha and then washes it off, you can treat the massage as a pre-cleansing step. Follow with your normal cleanser, moisturizer and sunscreen. The easiest part of her routine to steal might simply be the consistency. If you're acne-prone like Jenner, keeping up with cleansing and sun protection is far more practical than constantly adding new products. Winnie Harlow: Treat Your Nighttime Routine Like the Main Event If you love an elaborate skincare routine, Winnie Harlow is your girl. “I’m quite disciplined when it comes to my skin,” Harlow said. “Every evening, I’ll do a double cleanse, a mask, toner, serums, moisturizer, and then oil.” Her morning routine is much faster: moisturizer and SPF. She also uses body scrubs at night before moisturizing. Before an important event, Harlow plans ahead rather than attacking her skin the night before. She says she prefers doing a peel at least four days in advance so her skin has time to heal, followed by a mask the day before and plenty of moisturizer. How to follow Winnie's ritual: If you're wearing makeup or sunscreen, begin your evening with a double cleanse. Follow with the treatment products that are appropriate for your skin, then moisturizer. If you like facial oils, use one as the final step. Your morning can be considerably simpler. Moisturize, apply SPF and get on with your life. The most useful part of Harlow's routine may actually be her pre-event rule. Don't experiment with an aggressive new treatment the evening before a wedding, date, vacation or photo shoot. If you're going to use a peel you already tolerate, Harlow gives her skin several days to recover. Claudia Schiffer: Customize Your Moisturizer With Facial Oil Claudia Schiffer doesn't constantly reinvent her skincare routine. In fact, she prefers keeping things fairly predictable. “I like a skin regimen that’s straightforward, so my skincare tends to be the same, regardless of the time of year,” she explained. She starts with a cleansing balm and exfoliator. The interesting part comes afterward: Schiffer adjusts her moisturizer according to how dry her skin feels by mixing her cream with different oils before massaging it into her face. She says adding oil makes her skin look “fresh and healthy.” How to follow Claudia's ritual: You don't necessarily need separate winter and summer skincare routines. Pay attention to your skin instead. After cleansing, apply your regular moisturizer. On particularly dry days, layer a facial oil over it or mix a small amount with your moisturizer if the formulas are compatible and already work for your skin. Schiffer also says that when she looks puffy, she drinks more water and cuts milk, wheat and chocolate, which she says can make her break out. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Check Your Skin Before Deciding What It Needs Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's approach might be the most useful for anyone with unpredictable skin. “My skin is acne-prone, so it’s a moving target, but I’ll look at it daily to see what it really needs,” she said. Rather than blindly performing the exact same lengthy routine every night, she adjusts according to what her skin is doing. Huntington-Whiteley uses cleanser, brightening serum and SPF, while icing becomes one of her tricks during a breakout. She keeps cooling globes in her refrigerator or wraps an ice cube in gauze and moves it around her face to help with puffiness and acne. She also uses red and blue LED treatments and face masks. How to follow Rosie's ritual: Before piling on your usual products, actually look at your face. Is it dry? Irritated? Breaking out? Completely fine? Your routine doesn't have to be equally intensive every night. Keep the basics consistent, particularly cleansing, moisturizing and daytime sun protection, then treat individual concerns as needed. If you're trying her cooling trick, wrap ice rather than holding a bare cube against one area of skin for an extended period. Her larger philosophy is refreshingly sensible: skincare doesn't have to operate on autopilot. Cindy Crawford: Use Ice Globes to Depuff in the Morning Cindy Crawford has spent decades picking up beauty tricks from some of the best makeup artists in the business, but one of her morning rituals is surprisingly easy to recreate at home. When her face looks puffy, the supermodel reaches for chilled facial globes. After washing her face and applying serum, Crawford massages around her eyes with cold golden globes. She also keeps the rest of her morning skincare fairly simple, following her serum with eye cream and a moisturizer with SPF before moving on to makeup. How to follow Cindy's ritual: Keep facial globes in the refrigerator and use them in the morning when your face looks particularly tired or puffy. After applying a serum or moisturizer that gives them some slip, gently roll the chilled globes across your face and around the eye area without pressing hard. No ice globes? You don't necessarily need to buy them. A cool facial roller can give you a similar soothing morning ritual. Then finish with moisturizer and sunscreen, which Crawford has called a beauty “must-do.” Helena Christensen: Turn Working From Home Into a Spa Day Helena Christensen has figured out one advantage of spending the day at home: nobody cares if you're answering emails in a face mask. “If I’m working from home, I love to apply a face mask,” she said. Otherwise, Christensen's routine involves cleansing, toner, serum, facial oil and moisturizer. Her ritual doesn't stop at her face. She uses coconut oil on her body and likes baths with salts and coconut milk soak. Interestingly, she's also less rigid than some of the other women on this list. Christensen says it's rare for her to go to sleep without cleaning her face, but she doesn't consider the occasional missed night a catastrophe. How to follow Helena's ritual: Pick one evening a week when you have nowhere to be and make your normal shower or bath slightly more indulgent. Put on a face mask while you're doing something else, moisturize your body afterward and use the skincare you already own instead of turning the ritual into another shopping trip.