Kate Hudson Swears By This Easy Hack To Instantly Reduce Puffiness

“I've said this in 5,000 interviews, but Egyptian Magic. I don't ever travel without it. I put it in my hair, I put it on my eyes, I put it on my lips, I put it on my kids' tushies with diaper changes… I use it for everything. 

“You can get it in Whole Foods or in any kind of market, and it's never led me wrong. It's always been the best.” 

“I have to say the surprise hit for me is in tools. I didn't think you could get a tool at home that would actually have a really strong effect on your skin. Then I started with NuFACE…I swear by them now. When I do the NuFACE every day, I feel a huge difference in my skin. I was not expecting that, because I always think those things feel gimmicky, but they really work. 

The founder of NuFACE is a friend of one of my best friends, and my best friend was like, ‘I have this friend, and she wants to give you a NuFace facial and show you her products.’ And I was like, ‘OK, cool, I'll take any facial.’ She came over and showed me the product, and I was like, whoa.

“Then I started using it consistently—I find that the more consistent you use it, the better… You have to really do it or you're not gonna see [results], but when you do, it's actually shocking.” 

“It’s like every time you say it, eyes roll, [but] the daunting task of eating well—that is the secret. The better you eat, the more hydrated and healthy you are. The less alcohol you drink, the better sleep you get, the more you have a healthy lifestyle and stress less—that is the secret. Everything else is like the cherry on top. 

"Anytime anyone asks me, ‘What's your No. 1 secret?’ I'm always like, ‘It's food, water, and sleep.’ When you're doing those things, you're just going to feel and look different. You'll have more energy, more blood circulation, and everything speaks to each other better internally. It's why I started INBLOOM. They're my beauty products, you know? It's inside out. 

“Our Beauty Aura is so good… It feels like you're drinking something sweet and fruity. I love just drinking it plain, but at the same time the Beauty Aura in a coconut water-based smoothie is so good.

“There's a bunch of different blends for our products that are really yummy. The Beauty Aura with one scoop of protein and one scoop of Essential Elements, which is [filled with] vitamins… That's really good with coconut [and] berries. I also sometimes put my Beauty Aura in my oatmeal.

“Our Beauty Aura is great because we pack it with vitamin C. And what I've discovered through the process of creating these products is that collagen works best when you're pairing it with a high dose vitamin C2. It absorbs better. I think that's why we've had such great traction with the results of our product, because we have so much vitamin C in there that helps support the collagen. So when you take it, it's doing exactly what it's supposed to be doing, much more so than just ingesting plain collagen.”* 

“I have a friend who created a skin care product called Symbiome. He is a microbiome researcher, and I believe that all things start in the microbiome and your gut, but nobody's really talked about how the skin organ also has its own microbiome, and it's so complex. 

"This is the largest organ on our bodies, our skin. And just like we're looking at our gut microbiome, we also need to be looking at how our skin microbiome is supported. And that's a very different approach to skin care.

"I've been using his product now for like a couple months. It's pretty new, and the way my skin has changed is wild. I think that this scientist is really onto something. He only uses six ingredients and the way he does it is really interesting: He's basically researched an indigenous tribe for 35 years, and [found] the things that a fully-formed microbiome has—this particular indigenous tribe has a fully formed microbiome—so he basically takes those things that come from the environment that we're missing and puts them into his product.

“Everything we do for our skin is about inflammation, and that is where inflammation begins and ends—in our guts and also in our skin's microbiome. So I think that Symbiome and all the other things he's doing are going to be a game changer for skin care.”

“I love lasers—and they're not cheap. I think that one of the greatest non-invasive things you can do for your skin and for collagen production is all of the different lasers they have out there. 

“I'm one of those people that still gets pimples. I'm just waiting for that time in my life where I don't get them anymore. Everyone's like, ‘When you get older, they go away.’ Nope, not for some of us! But they help with that, they help with collagen production, tightening. 

“[They’re] the best maintenance for skin and a great splurge. Another good splurge is a really, intensely good water filter system. It's good for our hair and skin when we shower. It's good for when we drink our water… A really great, solid filtration system in your house, to me, is a great beauty splurge.” 

“[For lasers] I go to Nurse Jamie. She's been a friend of mine forever. She's got every laser, she's got cryo, she's got stretching machines, she's got an infrared mat. I just go there and do everything.” 

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“I got my first [acting] job at 16. When you're working with a ton of different makeup artists, they have so much advice, and it's all good. But one of my favorites was when my makeup artist on Almost Famous, told me about how [actor] Paul Newman used to dunk his face in ice before he worked to just get rid of any puffiness. So I started using ice on my face, and this was before, everybody had little tools in their freezer. I would just dunk my head in ice, and I'd say that was one of the best tips. 

“Now, I just cold plunge all the time. I do it to my whole body, [and] I love ice on my eyes in the morning. 

“My mom's routine was super quick, so I grew up with more of a no-fuss, very low-maintenance [routine]. Getting into facials and things like that, I really learned from my girlfriends. I have one girlfriend, Sara Foster, who I grew up with and was really the first one to show me a routine, because she was so into it.

“She [taught] me the importance of a good monthly facial, taking care of your skin, and even wearing a hat. Sarah was always very conscious of her fair skin. So I would say Sarah taught me my routine. I was a little more rowdy.” 

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“I love to play and experiment with makeup, but I would think my go-to is really nice sun-kissed skin, bronzy eyes, and a natural lip. A more 70s sun-kissed thing—that's my go-to. I don't know if people see me that way, but that's what I like. Give me a good bronzer, some lip gloss, and a little mascara, and I'm happy.

“I love liquid bronzer, so I use the By Terry Liquid Bronzer. I put it all over my face. Sometimes I even do it before I put makeup on. I like to warm my face up and then put makeup on around it. I love Gucci Westman's Biscuit Contour. I think it's really good, because it's just very matte, so you can add shine around it.

“And there's a really beautiful brand new [product] that is my new favorite thing. I just got it with my daughter, because she's obsessed with makeup—she's four years old and already better at it than me. It's called Youthforia But Tonight. I could put this thing on with no makeup on my cheeks—I'm doing it right now—and feel like a different person. It's one of my favorite new products. I put it on, and even Danny [Fujikawa] was like, ‘Babe, what happened?’ It's such a good product. That's my new favorite.” 

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