The Girls Aloud star shared one unusual thing that is part of her beauty routine – that you might expect to see in a war-time pantry more than a celebrity’s bathroom cupboard.
Girls Aloud’s Nicola Roberts revealed her ultra-simple three-step skincare routine, including one very unusual product you might not think you can use on your face.
Nicola, who is currently performing on the West End stage as Persephone in the musical Hadestown, said her skin is suffering from what feels like “inches of thick makeup” slathered on her face every night. Her skin saviour? Beef Tallow, or beef dripping.
The 39-year-old told a panel at Aveeno’s Aging Gratefully event: “I can’t face the prospect of a 16-step skincare routine. I go on social media and just see these women’s faces glistening with product.
“I just remove my makeup and cleanse with beef tallow, use the moisturiser [Aveeno’s age renewal face cream] and use an SPF on top of that.”
More commonly associated with war-time calorie hoarding, or crisping up roast potatoes, beef dripping is the fat that drips from a joint of beef during roasting once it has cooled and solidified, as per 1900s.org.
Available for £10 at Ocado or Holland & Barrett, this is a surprisingly cheap option and will be available in a range of supermarkets. Speaking about her new routine since joining the Hadestown cast, Nicola said she spends her Mondays off “just sleeping.”
The singer-songwriter also spoke about feeling more comfortable with herself and aging in her late 30s. She said: “When I was younger looking at fashion magazines all the girls would be like ‘I love her face’ or ‘I love her hair’- but I couldn’t relate to the girls in these pictures because I didn’t recognise myself in them.
She shared her biggest beauty regret from her twenties was trying to assimilate to these girls in magazines – and this included using fake tan.
“Stepping into myself has really only happened in the last few years. That could just be an age thing where you just care less. But it’s such a nice place to be in. When I speak to younger girls, I’m just like ‘you will get there – you sink into yourself finally.’”
It was rumoured Nicola would be joining the cast of Strictly Come Dancing before fans were confused to see her name missing form the line up.
During an interview with Scott Mills on BBC Radio 2, Nicola expressed her admiration for the production she is currently starring in, which is based on the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, calling it a “true masterpiece”.
While discussing her new venture, Nicola said: “I start on Monday, it’s very daunting, I went to see the show again on Friday and it’s just unbelievable. They’re so tight and just fantastic.”
