Other outlets are running this story like Keira Knightley is the second coming of the Duchess of Wiglets. But is that the truth? Keira did a wonderful little interview with InStyle UK about beauty, hair, makeup and skincare – go here to read the full piece. She ended up saying that she had damaged her hair so much because of repeated dye jobs, and that “for the past five years I’ve used wigs, which is the greatest thing that’s ever happened to my hair.” I think she’s saying that she wears wigs for film jobs, not in life. Keira isn’t wandering around red carpets wearing wigs, is she? Hm. Here are some highlights from the interview:
British versus American beauty-maintenance: “I think we Brits are very low-maintenance. For good or bad, you rarely walk around New York or LA and see women as grungy as you do in London. In the US they always have their hair and nails done, which isn’t big culturally in England. I am not a sleek person in any way. When I look sleek, I feel like I’m pretending.”
Her makeup style as a teenager: “I wore smudgy black eyeliner. And I didn’t do anything with my skin until I started getting acne, at which point I did everything possible to get rid of it. I tried a million products, but none of them worked. I had bad skin up until I was 25. I later learned that it was more about diet and hormonal changes.”
How her routine has changed now that she’s had a baby: “I have naturally crazy, curly hair, and since I’ve had the baby it’s become 10 times thicker. So now I’ve been finding quite a lot of dreadlocks. Tangle Teezer, £10.60, is the only thing that works for detangling my dreadlocks….My new approach is, “Do what you can remember, and don’t worry about it too much.”’
Hair loss: “I have dyed my hair virtually every colour imaginable for different films. It got so bad that my hair literally began to fall out of my head! So for the past five years I’ve used wigs, which is the greatest thing that’s ever happened to my hair.”
The best beauty advice: “I was told very early on that if a make-up artist tries to take your eyebrows off, that means he or she is absolute s***.”
Keira is like Helena Bonham Carter, in that I have a serious case of envy for their naturally thick, wavy/curly hair. I would love to know what that’s like just for a day. While I love my hair, it can’t take a curl. Ever. So I’ve never had the dreadlock problem. I’ve also never dyed my hair for any reason other than masking the grey. I probably do dye my hair too much, but I rationalize by thinking, “Well, I’m doing it darker, so it’s not so bad.” You know what I mean? I’m not bleaching it, therefore my hair will hopefully hold up. And yes, I do think Keira is talking about wearing wigs for films, not in life. She’s not Duchess Kate!
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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