Priyanka Reveals her Beauty Secrets.

Priyanka Chopra is one of the most successful models out there – originally from India, she’s starred in over 40 films, models for GUESS! & other top brands, covered VOGUE India, and was the former Miss India World. The stunning supermodel sat down with VOGUE to talk about makeup tips, bathing with greek yogurt, advice & more.

This buxom beauty doesn’t need a lot of makeup to accentuate her looks, but she does have a few ‘go-tos’:  “When I’m tired, I do dark eyes and a nude lip. Shhh! [So] you’re never going to be able to catch the dark circles. And when I’m not tired, I do a bright mouth and nude eyes.”

Less is more, plus her fail-safe beauty regiment: “An eye is great, a lip is great, but when it comes to foundation, less is more. If you take care of your skin, then you just need to worry about concealing the little things. I have a rule: No matter how tired, sleepy, or drunk I am, I have to take my makeup off at night. It’s my routine no matter where I am in the world, no matter how much sleep I do or don’t get. Shiseido has this really great eye makeup remover. I use a foaming face wash from Chanel. [My routine] takes five minutes, but it goes so far.” 

Fragrances are an essential touch to any woman, even Z Management founder, Thomas Zeumer, says, “Fragrance is a must for any girl. Whatever makes you feel best, wear it to your next casting. Your scent makes you memorable.”

Priyanka changes her perfume constantly, “some women cut their hair. I change fragrances. I’ll stick with one for a year or two, and then suddenly something will happen in my life where I’ll be like, “I want to be a different person.” Right now I wear Flora by Gucci, but Dolce & Gabbana The One and Ralph Lauren Romance are my all-time favorites.”

Chopra’s beauty secret from India: “Bathing with Greek yogurt. It’s really hydrating. Make sure you do it at night, because it leaves a little bit of a scent, and don’t do it if you’re spending the night with someone. [Laughs] If you’re in the shower, just rub it into your body like you would soap, then step out of the shower, let it sit for three minutes and wash it off.  [Three times] a week. If you rub it into your scalp, it will even heal dandruff. It’s magic. I believe in natural therapies. I use so much ayurveda in my day-to-day life.”

On the best advice she’s ever received, “It’s the hardest thing to do, but if you feel happy and confident, you will look beautiful. When you walk out the door and feel like you’re the only girl in the world, people will look at you that way. It’s an amazing, miraculous thing that happens.” Preach girl, preach! 

Freida Pinto is ALL WOMAN for The EDIT.

Indian actress/model Freida Pinto stars in The EDiT’s ALL WOMAN issue. We love the goddess/warrior themed styling for the editorial by Tracy Taylor. She wears pieces by Sonia Rykiel, Vionnet, Vera Wang, Altuzarra, Balmain, and … that Jason Wu gown for the cover shot… omgoddess. . Photographed by Chad Pitman.

Beyond starring in L’Oreal campaigns & featured films, Pinto recently became an ambassador for the Because I Am A Girl campaign, which supports young girls’ rights to a quality education.

Since Pinto’s breakout role in Slumdog Millionaire she continues to take Hollywood by storm. For Net-A-Porter’s online mag, the Mumbai-born beauty talks modeling, different perspectives on looks, & more.

She began modeling at 19years old followed by becoming a leading actress, now she uses her fame to bring awareness to important issues,  “If it gives me a bigger ticket and I can use whatever fame I get to help women and girls who have been sexually abused, then it’s worth it.” In 2012, she joined the Plan International’s campaign which aims to protect girls and women from violence and sex trafficking.

Freida said, “You hear that phrase so much. ‘I got raped… because I’m a girl’, ‘I can’t go out at night…because I’m a girl’, when really it should be, ‘Because I’m a girl, I can give birth to the next generation of enlightened males.’”

On the perceptions about both her ethnicity & her looks. “It’s hard because the first thing people see when I go into an audition is that I am 100% Indian, but I don’t remember a time in my life when I did not see myself as a world citizen. When I watch films, I can always imagine myself as the female lead – even if it’s Minnie Mouse.”

“It’s not necessarily the way I see myself. In fact, I don’t even like to look at myself in the mirror. But I’m aware of the perception and I always say that if it’s because of that one line in Slumdog where Latika is described as “the most beautiful girl in the world”, then I have to do everything that I can to change that perception.”

Pinto’s not slowing down her career anytime soon, she says, “I’m excited about the kind of roles I might get in my thirties; I’m hoping they’re going to be very different,” she says. “I’m lucky that I haven’t been overexposed. There were a lot of films I said no to, because I wanted to concentrate on longevity.”

Oh, wondering what her fav designers are? Well beyond Prabal Gurung, Jason Wu, she LOVES Ferragamo, “everything the Ferragamo family does. I’m a self-proclaimed honorary Ferragamo family member.”

Images & Interview courtesy of THE EDiT.