She made her name as a model so it’s no surprise that Carla Bruni has collected a treasure trove of beauty tips over the years to help maintain her youthful glow.
The 50-year-old, who has just released her sixth music album French Touch this year, spoke to Into the Gloss and revealed the skin secrets that explain why she doesn’t look a day older now than she did in 2007, when her husband Nicolas Sarkozy was elected French President.
The French-Italian musician explained how she prepares for a big event by treating her skin, rather than slathering on lots of make-up.
‘I’ll do a little detox mask, and after will follow it with a clay one. Maybe a little steam bath,’ she said.
‘I have sensitive skin, so what I like is facial massage. It gives you a real glow, gets rid of puffiness, dryness, and it brings oxygen to your skin. My personal massage therapist lives in Paris.
Carla Bruni, pictured in July this year, says it’s important to take care of your skin as you age and makes sure she has regular facials and wears less make-up
![The French-Italian model in 2010](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/31/15/1CEDC2F100000578-5224715-image-a-14_1514733147165.jpg)
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The French-Italian former model, pictured left seven years ago, appears to have barely aged. Pictured right, Carla in 2007
Carla married the former French president Nicolas Sarkozy in 2008, and the couple share a six-year-old daughter Giulia.
But despite a decade passing since her husband was elected to power, Carla appears to not have aged a day.
She explained how she avoids wearing peach tones on her skin and applies a blemish balm or colour corrector (BB and CC creams) as a base instead of using foundation, and a rose powder blush.
She also encourages the use of blotting powder to avoid a shiny T-zone and says a ‘very good moisturiser’ comes in handy.
The musician, who also has a son, Aurelien, from a previous relationship.
Even when she’s performing, the down-to-earth start doesn’t bother with a glam squad and does her own prepping before going on stage.
It takes just 30 minutes to put on make-up and style her hair by smoothing the ends very lightly with a straightening iron, she says.
And to wind down at the end of a long day performing on stage, Carla enjoys ‘a hot bath and a beer’.
To relax she adds essential oils such as lavender and arnica, which is ideal for soothing sore and tired muscles.
![Carla, pictured last summer, takes care of her skin with luxury products and specialist facials and keeps her beauty routine simple](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/31/15/03D15CC7000003E8-5224715-image-m-10_1514733111320.jpg)
Carla, pictured last summer, takes care of her skin with luxury products and specialist facials and keeps her beauty routine simple