AS a Hollywood actress and the face of Olay Total Effects, Thandie Newton knows a thing or two about beauty. But when it comes to her two young daughters, she's prepared to let them experiment with their own styles.

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"I love it if my seven-year-old wants to wear red lipstick to school. That's fantastic, it's her self-expression," Newton told us. "[Make-up] is not about hiding from the world, it's about creating a stage for yourself wherever you go."

And whilst Newton will turn 40 next year, cosmetic surgery is far from the forefront of her mind.

"People have to make informed decisions," she said of surgery, citing 76-year-old actress Maggie Smith as her beauty icon of 2011. "It's dangerous. Personally it's not something that I've thought about or want to do because I groove on getting older. I don't mind the grey hair."

Instead the actress' beauty regime is surprisingly simple.

"I actually don't wash my face in the morning. I splash water on my face and then whatever oils my body has produced overnight I put back into my skin… I put Olay Total Effects on, and a bit of rouge, and I'm done."

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Olay Total Effects Sensitive launches January 1 2012.

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