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Feb 07 2012 06:00 PM ET

Padma Lakshmi Credits Boxing, Sweating for Her Flawless Skin

Padma Lakshmi Danskin
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She’s sampled chili, pancakes and a whole lot of steak on this season’s Top Chef, but Padma Lakshmi is miraculously avoiding weight gain and breakouts. How? By boxing. “A poet introduced me to it,” she tells PEOPLE of the sport, which she’s practiced for 10 years. “I just found it was a great workout, very gratifying.”

Lakshmi — who hits the gym two to three times per week with a trainer, and uses the speed bag, jumps rope and does calisthenics — credits boxing with her trim figure, as well as her glowing skin. “I think that sweating a lot and getting your circulation going influences your skin a lot, and helps everything rejuvenate itself,” she shares. (Regular facials, some Shiseido foaming face wash and a light moisturizer help, too.)

The former model showcases that skin — and her best boxing form — in Danskin’s “Move for Change” campaign, which also features Hilary Duff, Jenny McCarthy and Christie Brinkley. “The photo shoot was great,” she says. “It turned out to be a fun day.”

Jan 31 2012 06:00 PM ET

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Paulina Porizkova’s Old Skincare Regimen ‘Was a Nightmare’

Paulina Porizkova Skin
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While rising to fame in her 20s, model Paulina Porizkova didn’t think much about caring for her skin. “I was a nightmare,” she tells PEOPLE. “I’m a product whore, so anything you gave me, I experimented with. I drank, I smoked, I’d tumble into bed with a full face of makeup on and go to work and say, ‘Look, I’m already done up.’ Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn’t.”

But her recklessness caught up with her eventually. “When I saw the first signs of aging I was like, ‘Ahh,’” the 46-year-old recalls. “I pulled out every bottle there was. Two hundred bucks? Sure! Three hundred bucks? Sure. Disappointingly, none of them did much.”

Luckily, Porizkova eventually developed a streamlined routine thanks to Avon’s Anew Genics. “I use that and a clarisonic brush, and it really works,” she says of the cream, which she’s a spokeswoman for. “That’s it. It’s made my skin more even and glowy — it makes your skin look like right after you exercise, when you’re all flushed and really pretty.”

Jan 31 2012 03:00 PM ET

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From $8 to $130: Courteney Cox’s Beauty Finds

Courteney Cox: Hair and Skin Secrets
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With her flawless skin and luminous locks, it’s hard to believe the Courteney Cox is in fact, 48 years old.

Good thing xoJane.com enlisted the star to once again dispense tricks of the trade. “Hair is a tough one,” she admits. “I’m pretty lazy. I don’t even know how to use a blow dryer.”

To achieve trademark on-set loose curls, she refers to her Cougar Town guru, Brant Mayfield, who wraps big sections with a $130 Clipless Enzo Milano curling iron. To prepare for heat, he uses $27 Bumble and bumble Thickening Spray to add texture to just-washed hair.

“When your hair is dry from frequent blow drying, try a $16 Moroccan Oil treatment,” Cox advises. “It’s made of argan oil which is very nourishing and conditioning.” Other faves include $8 one-and-you’re-done lip moisture from Acca Kappa. “It really stays on and also has an SPF. I like the vanilla flavored one,” she gushes.

A self-professed former “sun worshiper,” the star relies on $85 NIA 24 Niacin-Powered Skin Therapy to help with hyperpigmentation and to improve skin’s texture and tone. “I’m actually a fan of all their products,” she says. “Their sunscreen is great!”

–Justine Harman

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Jan 20 2012 09:00 AM ET

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Kate Hudson Doesn’t Ever Feel ‘Red Carpet Ready’

Kate Hudson for Almay
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Everything about Kate Hudson‘s look is enviable: her pretty eyes, her flawless figure, that shiny hair. But as it turns out, much of her beauty routine is based around a $37 jar of cream.

“I try to use natural products,” Hudson, the latest face of Almay (seen here in a behind-the-scenes shot from her Smart Shade Perfect & Correct Primer campaign), tells PEOPLE. “Sometimes I’ll just put Egyptian Magic on my face. I use it for everything.” In fact, the gentle cream — made of olive oil, beeswax, honey, bee pollen, royal jelly and propolis extract — is the key to her ocean-kissed locks, too.

“This is going to sound crazy,” she says, “but I literally put Egyptian Magic in my hair. When it’s damp, I’ll scrunch some of it in my hair and let it dry.”

Growing up with mom Goldie Hawn in charge, Hudson says she had lots of freedom with her hair, makeup and clothing choices. “I came out pretty much putting on whatever I wanted,” she shares. “I think I was more vocal than my mom about style than she was with me about style.”

Jan 19 2012 06:00 PM ET

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What’s Jennifer Aniston’s Budget Beauty Secret?

Jennifer Aniston Beauty Buys
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Jennifer Aniston, who’s said she was a “dumpy teenager,” tells InStyle that it took “years of peeling back the onion to finally stop using makeup as a mask and feel comfortable in my own skin.” But that doesn’t mean the ever-gorgeous actress has shunned makeup entirely.

Discussing her favorite products, Aniston tells the magazine that Estée Lauder’s Automatic Lip Pencil Duo in fig (top left) can be mixed with “anything. I’ve used this … for god knows how many years,” she shares.

Jan 17 2012 06:00 PM ET

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Shop Emma Stone’s $57 Beauty Routine!

Emma Stone Beauty and Skin Secrets
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When Emma Stone arrived at Sunday’s Golden Globes, all eyes were on her dramatic two-toned Lanvin gown; upon closer inspection, however, it was the star’s radiant skin that stole the show.

Maintaining that flawless complexion doesn’t come easy: “Not to brag,” she jokes to Style.com, “but I have a lot of allergies.” That’s why Stone relies on Aura Cacia’s $14.49 natural grapeseed oil as moisturizer (bottom right). “After the shower, I pat it on, and then I’ll use it throughout the day and at night. I pretty much smell like grape all the time.”

But while her skin seeks moisture, Stone’s famous red strands are oil adverse. “I need a lot of moisture for my skin, but not for my hair,” she explains. “I have the opposite problem with my scalp as I do my face.” To keep her “baby-fine” strands light and shiny, she opts for Davines $26.00 “Nounou” conditioner (bottom left).

Jan 10 2012 09:00 AM ET

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How Patrick Wilson Stays Babyfaced

Patrick Wilson's A Gifted Man Skin Secrets
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As the lead in CBS’s A Gifted Man, Patrick Wilson (Young Adult, Morning Glory) has to be ever-ready for his close up.

However, the secret to his flawless skin may not be what you expected. “The biggest help is a cream by California Baby,” Wilson tells makeup artist Tina Turnbow for her T Magazine column, Face Time. “Their calendula cream is my must-have product. It’s made for babies so it’s gentle, soothing and provides just enough moisture.”

Wilson also attests to the benefits of good, old-fashioned exercise. “I am an avid runner,” he says. “I have a treadmill and a pull-up bar in my dressing room. I think drinking a lot of water and sweating it out while running helps get rid of all the toxins. It helps my skin, body and spirit, too.”

An affinity for healthy living also affects his relationship with his wife of six years, actress Dagmara Dominczyk. “I like it when my wife is in her jeans, with very little makeup,” he gushes. “But, I also appreciate the range — the different ways she can look. The moment she walks out all dressed up and … whoa! That’s always good.”

–Justine Harman

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