Nicole Kidman Is Stunning With Minimal Makeup

Throughout her decades-long career, Nicole Kidman has explored many different beauty aesthetics and styles, with the Australian actor looking beautiful in them all. Kidman has donned everything from the witchy aesthetic of "Practical Magic" to the time-worn appearance of a guilt-ridden cop in "Destroyer" when on the big screen, while her red carpet looks often maintain a sense of classic glam. Fans might be most familiar with Kidman's glamorous beauty looks, but there are a few notable moments when she's appeared with little-to-no makeup.

Back in 2018, the "Eyes Wide Shut" star shared a video to Instagram of her greeting fans in a Hollywood tour bus from the backseat of her own vehicle. "I haven't got my hair and makeup done yet," she said to the tourists, explaining in her caption that she was on her way to get ready for the Oscars. She kept fans updated on her preparations via Vogue's Instagram Stories, with hairstylist Kylee Heath also sharing a boomerang to her own page.

Besides this pre-styling glimpse at a no-makeup Nicole Kidman, the star shared a minimal makeup selfie when filming the series "Expats." The Instagram-shared snapshot shows the actor posing next to the show's director Lulu Wang as they sit in a small restaurant. "Back at work with the incomparable @ThumbeLulu," Kidman wrote, adding a smiling emoji with hearts and hashtag for the show. We know that the Hollywood figure looks stunning with or without makeup, but she's luckily also shared her beauty secrets.

While we can admire celebrities for their radiant beauty, it's important to remember that these Hollywood figures often have regular access to expensive treatments and cosmetic surgeries that they use to maintain and enhance their appearances. This is one of the many reasons you shouldn't compare yourself to celebrities, but you can take inspiration from their everyday routines with this caveat in mind.

Nicole Kidman collaborated with Harper's Bazaar back in September 2021 to share her nighttime routine. She featured several products, including some from the brand SeraLabs, which she serves as an ambassador for. Kidman used the company's Clarity Foaming Cleanser along with a facial wipe to remove her makeup, explaining that she was taught to never leave her cosmetics on overnight. With this look post-makeup look, the star also highlighted the Seratopical Radiant Glow Facial Oil and the Philip B Rejuvenating Hair Oil as some of her regularly used products, the latter of which likely contributes to Kidman's stunning hair looks.

Another important element of Kidman's beauty routine is her use of sunscreen, a skin-protecting product that is important all-year round. "As someone with very fair skin, I'm very serious about sun protection and have been since I was a kid," she told Forbes in 2022. "Growing up in Australia, we spent so much time at the beach, my parents were always very serious about keeping my skin safe from the sun." These days, she reaches for products like Cancer Council Sensitive SPF 50+ Sunscreen and clear zinc.