Laura Dern Looks Back On Her Best Beauty Moments
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Welcome to Legends Only, a look back at the best beauty moments from our favorite celebrity icons. These are the stories behind Laura Dern's glamorous career—and the glam that went along with each role. We start with her eighth grade portrayal of a punk bassist (alongside real members of the Sex Pistols and The Clash) to joining the Star Wars universe and end with giving up foundation (even on the red carpet) for good.
Some people instantly exude kindness. Laura Dern is one of those people—I could just feel it after spending less than a minute on the phone with her. From the moment we start chatting about beauty, the actress was all about giving props to the teams behind each of her legendary looks—starting with her debut at 12 years old as punk bassist Jessica McNeil in Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains.
She's all about treating her skin with kindness, too. "My skin is really sensitive because my grandmother is Norwegian," she tells Elle.com. "I've always had reactions to harsher products." While on set for Big Little Lies she was introduced to True Botanicals Pure Radiance Oil and amazed by, well, how radiant her skin looked. From there, Dern fell hard for the clean beauty brand.
Starting today, she's taking that love a step further and partnering with the brand for the launch of the it's first-ever retinol product, named Phyto-Retinol Vitamin A Booster. "Everybody around me was always talking about how great retinol is, but I was so bummed because my skin was way too sensitive to use it," Dern says. But True Botanicals's vegan formula is gentle enough for her to use day and night. "I finally get to say my skin looks so much evener—just like people who use retinol say—but my skin isn't dry. It's just completely transformed."
Ahead, Dern takes us through her style evolution and some of her brightest beauty moments.
Wild at Heart, 1990
"The role of Lula was David Lynch's vision all the way. David knew that he wanted her to have pale skin, the classic red lip, a beauty mark. The makeup artist, Michelle Bühler, used a pencil to create the beauty mark because it was supposed to be subtle and more of a statement on the character, but not a caricature or something too costumey. It's this unique kind of style that Lula would create for herself."
Jurassic Park, 1993
"This is all me. No makeup, my hair. I feel really proud to have been part of Jurassic Park because it was one of the first few female action characters in a film—and now I am getting to return to the character Jurassic World Domination. This role was so physical, and I was doing a lot of running and my own stunts, but they have to make sure the sweat matches in each scene. So they are spraying you with a squirt bottle between takes for continuity."
The Academy Awards, 2020
"I'm not wearing foundation here, I don't use foundation anymore. Just a little coverage, a cheek, some eye, some lip. It's because of True Botanicals. I fell in love with it because it changed my skin in a way that even on camera with hard lights or on a red carpet, my skin just looked better, healthier, and prettier. Never made up."
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