Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's Best Beauty Recs, Hydration Hacks & Tips As Of Late

For Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, beauty is a full-time job. And not only because she’s a beauty brand founder (her brand, Rose Inc, launched in 2021). 

“Having good skin is the basis of everything. It's truly the canvas of my work—it's essential to always be taking care of my skin,” the supermodel and entrepreneur tells mindbodygreen. 

But taking care of her skin doesn’t just include slathering on vitamin C and receiving professional facials (though she does swear by a deep clean every two weeks for her acne-prone skin; more in just a moment!). She also leans on daily wellness rituals that feed her skin from the inside out. Think: morning movement, a nutritious smoothie, and lots and lots of good ol’ H₂O. 

I know, I can practically see the eye rolls already: When celebrities credit their glowing visage to their daily water quota, it tends to cause some raised eyebrows. I won’t say water is the only secret to Huntington-Whiteley’s skin success—she mentions plenty of topical formulas and treatments below!—but I will tell you that she makes a conscious effort to drink two liters of water per day. And she has one of the most radiant complexions I’ve ever seen. 

“I've been using the iS Clinical Active Serum for probably 10+ years now. It comes in a little blue bottle—it's probably their most iconic product. It’s a wonderful serum that I apply in the evenings most nights. It’s really good for people with acne-prone skin like mine.

“In the daytime, I have used their Pro-Heal Serum, which is a vitamin C serum, for an equal amount of time. You know how you kind of veer away from products over time and come back to them? They always impress me when I come back to them. I've been using them really consistently now for a long, long time. 

“I was introduced to the brand through an esthetician I see named Shani Darden. And then funnily enough, over the years, all of the estheticians that I've ended up seeing, by chance, also have been using it. Cynthia Rivas in New York, who I see for facials, she uses it. 

What I've been loving lately is my makeup artist [Nikki DeRoest]’s new line called ciele. It's a makeup line, and it has SPF in it. She's got an amazing product called Tint & Protect, which is a tinted serum. I'm really impressed by it. You know when you're just super proud of your friends who create something amazing? 

“When it comes to my makeup, obviously I use predominantly my Rose Inc products. People always ask me what my favorite makeup tip is, and it’s to always apply a little bit of blush onto the eyelids. 

“I think that such an underrated tip that I love sharing with people. They’re always like, ‘Blush on the eyelids? That seems really scary.’ But I’m like, ‘Believe me. Trust me. Try it.’ It just blends all the colors into your complexion really cohesively and pops your eye color. 

“Obviously you don't want to apply too much, but if you use a brush or your fingers for your blush, apply it to your cheeks, and then use whatever's left on your fingers to blend into the socket of your eye—it’s very subtle, but I think it just enhances your natural beauty really well. 

“I've really shifted around my morning routine the last few months. I’ve stopped drinking caffeine, which is askew for me, because I’ve always been somebody who could not wake up without a coffee or some kind of caffeine in the morning. 

“Now, I wake up and drink a couple of glasses of water and lemon. Then I have celery juice, and then I do the Medical Medium heavy detox smoothie.

“I've always been a big believer in [prioritizing hydration]. It's just so important. I read a book about 10 years ago called, You're Not Sick, You're Thirsty. It was all about how [when] we're really dehydrated, our bodies just can't function properly. Ever since I read that book, it just seemed like such a simple thing to do—drink a lot of water and stay really hydrated. 

“I've always been quite good about drinking water. I know for some people drinking water is a real chore, and that's what I really love about waterdrop—it encourages people to drink water. Their drops flavor the water really beautifully and naturally, and it's a great way of making water a little bit more exciting.

“I designed a reusable glass bottle [with the brand]. I have a Brita water filter in my fridge, so I’ll fill that up and go off to the gym with the bottle. 

“And then [there’s] the little tablets that infuse the water with flavor—mine turn a really pretty pink. The glass bottle is this lovely, frosted white color, and then when you put the little cube in, the whole experience is really pretty.

“It's two bananas and two cups of wild blueberries. That's really important—not just regular blueberries, wild blueberries. Then it's two teaspoons of spirulina, two teaspoons of green barley grass juice powder, two dropfuls of Atlantic dulse. Then a big handful of coriander, a cup of squeezed orange juice, two cups of coconut water, and then I put my probiotic in there as well. 

“I think people probably most identify me with just a natural glowy look. Hydrated, glowy, healthy-looking skin—that’s what I am striving for the most with my complexion. 

[I typically] err on the side of classic and natural. I mean, you're not going to see me with a trend-driven makeup look. It’s just not what suits me. It’s not what makes me feel like myself. 

“Full-looking brows, a bronzy, rosy-looking complexion, plump, full-looking lips, and a healthy natural glow—I hope!