Wondering how to keep flawlessly fashionable in the fall? Jordana Brewster is here to give readers all the answers.
In the days following Halloween this year, even Los Angeles could feel the change towards fall. Pond’s set the season off with a bang with an exclusive holiday glam get together. The event held at West Hollywood’s Beauty Bar featured one-on-one time with Pond’s brand ambassador and Fast & Furious star Jordana Brewster, makeovers by the talented glam-squad using some of Brewster’s holiday must-haves, and Pond’s latest product, sheet hydrating facemasks, set to hit shelves in early 2018.
Along with getting some of Jordana’s best holiday hints, what life is like juggling family and career, and growing in any industry as a kickass female. Read Jordana’s exclusiveΒ Knockturnal interview below:
Nicolette Acosta: Congratulations on the launch, how did you get started with Pond’s? How do you do you juggle everything you do?
Jordana Brewster: Well the partnership with Pond’s was super organic, it came about three years ago and it just made sense because itβs a product my mom used back in the day and itβs a product my mom used back in the day, and Iβve been using since I was like 16 and washing my face which is something my mother instilled in me from a very early ageβ¦ Take your makeup off and wash your face no matter how tired you are, you have to do it, itβs all about maintenance so you donβt have to do anything drastic later on. So when they came to us, I was so excited. As far as doing it all I thinkβ¦ recently read an article in the New York Times called βThe Goddess Mythβ, and it’s about moms, and this guilt we feel, and we feel like we have to do everything, so I think the best thing for moms is to know that its impossible to do it all, every single day. There are some days when you excel at work, there are some days when you excel at being a mom.
NA: You mentioned your mom, how much did Pond’s resonate with you for being a family brand?
JB: Itβs something that is tried and true you know what I mean? The fact that theyβve been around for so long and theyβve continued to be successful is a testament to the product.
NA: Holiday season is insane for everyone, what are your favorite Holiday tips?
JB: I would say, donβt stress out about your wardrobe. So have a couple of things preselected so you donβt have to stress out. Cause I think thatβs the worst, thinking like, βOh my god, I have this party coming up, and I have to shop for it!β It’s better to have tights with some texture you can dress up, or a dress that you have in your closet, or a velvet blazer now that velvet is so inβ¦ Just certain things that make you feel special, or statement jewelry, but I also love playing with makeup. I love a bold lip. But you canβt do a lip and an eye. Or an eye with a little bit of glitter or strategically place glitter or shimmer. Or I love fake lashes. If you donβt know how to apply them, go to a beauty bar, and get them done because theyβll make you feel so much more special in a way.
NA: So if you had to choose your three beauty staples, would you go with�
JB: I would go with mascara, towelettes to wipe everything off, and Iβm super into dark, dark lips. Recently I found a color βBlack Daliaβ, which is like a deep purple. You just have to be careful with the eating and drinkingβ¦
NA: So what is next, you are kind of doing it all with acting, Pond’s, being a mom, whatβs next on the horizon? What do you see being your next venture?
Β JB: Well we are shooting Lethal Weapon until I think April, and thatβs really fun and that keeps me busy, but I also, Iβm constantly in classes Iβm in an acting class that I love, Iβm in a writing class that I love, Iβd love to produce down the line, I like learning. I think when you stop learning you kind of stop growing β¦ and eventually, once my boys are older Iβd love to go back to school I think.
NA: This is aΒ little off topic, but as a woman in Hollywood, who is also gorgeous, how important do you think it is for women to step into multiple roles in order to be taken seriously in this industry?
JB: I think it’s not just to be taken seriously, I think women want to see themselves reflected on the screen, so like right now Iβm obsessed with this show called, Better Things, produced by Pamela Adlon, and she writes it and stars in it, but there is this lack of vanity, this level of reality, Iβm calling it like the female version of Curb Your Enthusiasm, it’s just so refreshing and also so comforting, because you can see yourself in these quirks, and real-life situations, and think, βoh, Iβm not aloneβ. I think the days of the idealized female as like the wife and the girlfriend, its done, thank god.
NA: What made you get into acting?
JB: I see it in my son too. I have a very bloated sense of self, which goes away as you get older so, thank god I started out so young because I donβt know if I would have had the courage to do it later on… Itβs beautiful. So Iβm so glad it did. I love the outlet it gave meβ¦ and I had the most fun. But I also had this practical side that I want to prove to myself that I can do this while my parents are supporting me. And I went to college, but I was so grateful that as a senior I knew what I was doing versus, you know, having to search for that, cause I think thatβs also so daunting.
NA: Are your sons interested in acting at all?
Β JB: I think maybeβ¦ Like I see Julian heβs a bit of an extrovert, he loves playing dress up, I feel like he might beβ¦ But Iβm gonna try to steer him towards writing.
NA: What kind of writing do you do?
JB: Right now its just a creative writing course, cause writing is writing. I was an English major, but I was always writing about books, and writing about you know, just very analytical, so trying to get more into the left brain.
NA: When you are creative writing, do you focus on female characters specifically, or whatever comesβ¦?Β
JB: I think its mainly female characters because it whatever sparks me. You know what I mean? And I understand myself and I understand my friends, and thatβs just what I gravitate towards right now.
NA: If you had to choose three female characters in real life or in fiction that inspired you in any way, who would you pick?
JB: I was just listening to a podcast with Allie Macgraw? I love that she was kind of on the spiritual journey before it was trendy to do so. I love what women are doing now, like Jessica Alba or Sarah Michelle Geller, I love that they are not only acting but areΒ also entrepreneurs you know? I think its so inspiring to switch careers, mid-career, or to add something. I think thatβs very cool. And I love, as far as women that are inspiring, thereβs this author that Iβve been reading recently, and she is so honest, and Pamela Adlon is again, the one from Better Things, I think she is very inspiring because she is brutally honest. Of course, Iβm blanking on her name, this writer, Heidi CrulevitsΒ (sp)!
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NA: Whatβs advice that you would give women trying to rise in their fields as someone whoβs done it?
JB: I think now, women are in a better position because now, no one wants perfection anymore, people want to see idiosyncrasies and imperfection, and people want to see humanity, and embrace whatβs unique about you and nurture that versus trying to fit into a mold.
Nicolette Acosta is a New York to Los Angeles transplant and a lover of travel and of most things culture and media related. Keep up with her attempting to navigateΒ the lives of the rich and famous on Instagram: @nicolettepilar.
