Keri Russell has a new cover profile and interview in Shape Magazine. She’s promoting her new horror thriller, Antler, which is out mid April. I saw the trailer for that on Pajiba and it looks bonkers! I would totally watch that, I love horror, but it turns out Keri is a scaredy cat. In fact she gets startled even when someone tells her they’re coming in the room. She told that to Shape, you can read it there, and she also described her workout philosophy and her fashion, which I found the most interesting. She wears menswear-inspired looks because she doesn’t want to be part of the “who looked the best” conversation.
She loves working out
“I’m definitely a physical person. I’m happiest when I work out. You need that hit—where everything is moving and pumping and you instantly feel positive. I feel my absolute best—my sexiest—after a good workout. Right now, that’s usually a tough bike ride. Or I’ll dance around in my room to loud music and do moves I remember from a pregnancy video I had. But if I have a good chunk of time, I’ll go to a gym and do exercises using a band that a trainer taught me 20 years ago.”Her skincare routine
“I have dry skin, so I use super-creamy Eve Lom Cleanser (Buy It, $80, sephora.com). Two years ago, my makeup artist—who gets me ready for the fancy things—said, ‘You know, you should do this facial before an awards show.’ So I went to the Joanna Vargas spa, and after I did it I was like, ‘Oh, this is what they’ve all been doing.’ You know what really works, actually, which I just was telling my girlfriends about? That weird mechanwical [microcurrent] device called the NuFace. I do notice a difference. Beyond that, I try to wash my face at night.”Her style philosophy
“I go for a certain style that’s handsome tailoring, masculine taste. Especially with red-carpet events, I don’t want to be part of the competition. I don’t like to be the main attraction—I just want to feel good. But the stress of those events and the way you are picked apart, the way there are people who look right and who look wrong, is hard. Matthew and I watched some power poses at the Met Gala one time. It was incredible. We were next, and Matthew turned to me and said, ‘I am so frightened right now.’ I was like, ‘You should be. This is just terrifying.’ There are certain people who can do it, and I marvel at them. But it’s just not me.”
She sounds really low maintenance actually, and the rest of the interview is good too. Keri says she tries to eat small meals throughout the day and that she loves riding her bike, even in the cold. I could really relate to what she said about exercise. I’m that way too in that I need to do something physical every day or I feel sluggish. I’ve been sick for over a week and have only been able to do light exercise and it really affects my mood. (I think I’m on the other side of it now, knock wood.) As far as her style, I think she just loves that menswear look along with wanting to step out of the style conversation. She said in the intro to the piece that she’s emulated tough guys since she was a kid. However she often veers fug in her fashion choices, which sounds deliberate. Oh and I can vouch for the NuFace! I have one too and I love it. (I got mine off eBay as it was over $100 cheaper, but that’s a risk.) It’s a little electrocurrent device you use with conducting gel and it really lifts and tones. The main issue is that I forget to use it.
I’m obsessed with her style. She looks amazing.
I love her style, she is gorgeous and it just looks effortless!
She is gorgeous
Her style looks effortless and her beauty and looks natural
I’ll just echo what the others have said. She is gorgeous. I like her style, but then again, just about anything would look good on her.
I didn’t recognize her on the magazine cover. I think it’s because she’s not wearing that heavy eye makeup like she usually does.
I thought it was Princess Madeline of Sweden so something is different. Lol.
How often do you use the Nuface? I have one but keep forgetting to use it. Thanks.
Glad you’re starting to feel better CB…XOXO
Her whole wardrobe in The Americans was amazing. That’s how I want to look when I’m finally an adult lady like lady, which, unfortunately will be never 🙂
It was! Although I had to laugh because they in no way captured the actual fuggery of the 80s. Stranger Things does. The Americans’ styling was an idealized, toned-down version of the 80s, including the decor, and her looks reflected that, imo.
I’ve always found her so beautiful. She’s aged very naturally, too.
And the wigs! Don’t forget the wigs.
And yes, somehow she made the 80s looks fabulous. She’s gorgeous and now I really miss that show.
Well she doesn’t have great skin so obviously what she’s doing isn’t working well .
How kind of you.
I like her style too, and I like how she’s just out to be comfortable, rather than try to be some big fashion icon.
I got a nu face and was so excited,but it wouldn’t charge.
I followed all the instructions to no avail and when I took it back to ulta the girl said this was a common problem so I got my money back.Now I want to try again!
I love her and I think she has great style! She always looks well put together, elegant, with a little sex appeal. I don’t think you need to wear tight dresses and all that to be sexy. She gets it. I also think she has a great figure and wears clothes well. It’s good to hear her admit she works hard for it!
I love her style
I wish I could be one of those people who craved exercise. I don’t. I hate it with every cell in my body. And yes, I’ve tried everything. I haven’t found anything that I’ve loved.
It’s more about the amount of time, not really the type of exercise. If you keep at it long enough, you will start enjoying it and craving it.
Just pick something, anything, easy and not a lot of times a week and stick with it. Soon enough you will feel the need to do it more often and more strenous.
I’m a hater of exercise myself. Hate it. All of it lol. But something has changed in the last six months or so. I decided to treat exercising the way I treat cleaning around the house with the family. Timers. I started getting on the elliptical for a measly five minutes. Maybe just once a day at the beginning. Then two or three times throughout the day. I tried mornings, afternoons, evenings, just mixing it up with no cohesive plan at all. Just threw all my might in a five-minute exercise plunge. After a while, a change was taking place. I started to wonder when I was going to do my five instead of dreading my five. It’s been slow going, but I started increasing times, and getting to the machine is pretty much a given now. If I lay down at night and haven’t exercised, well I don’t ever do that anymore because I just can’t. It’s crazy!
That’s great!!
Doesn’t she have amazing blonde curly hair???
Why do actresses straighten their lively curls? Same with Nicole Kidman. Such a shame.
Because straight is still the beauty standard, curls are beautiful as long as they don’t look “too curly”, I say that because it’s my type of hair.
My daughter is 13 and has waist length spiral curls that she still loves but I dread the day when she decides she wants straight hair. I hope it doesn’t come, but the pressure is real.
That’s a super cute quote about her & her husband. She’s so pretty!
They seem like a really connected down-to-earth couple. I love her.
I didn’t know that about her. I grew up being a tomboy and always had way more guy friends. And Ive always dressed half and half, mostly masculine with a feminine piece or two thrown in. Even waaayyyy back in high school I remember wearing tight jeans with oversized shirts from my dad’s closet lol. I feel like I know Keri a bit better now!
I’ve liked Keri Russell for a long time, mainly because she’s just no BS. Honestly, it’s her normalcy that’s so appealing.
That said, the microcurrent is amazing. I use mine all the time and it does make a difference. 🙂
Love her since her Felicity days. And I’ve always loved her style. With her figure she can wear just about anything and look great. Don’t think she’s ever really been into the whole Hollywood scene, so when she does show up at the met gala or something, I’m always like, awww, it’s Keri! She’s one of those actresses that makes me think, yeah, I kinda wish I looked like that bitch. lol
And Ben Covington **sigh** I’ll always have a soft spot for Speedman too
She’s really likeable, very no BS as someone upthread said, and I liked her and her partner’s acting on The Americans. She’s a really talented dancer; that’s how she got started in showbiz (Mickey Mouse Club or something). The only thing re fitness is she does or did smoke so…
She was totally underused in Star Wars. We got to see her eyes for 3 seconds and the rest of the time she was in a huge helmet. Also another reason I like her is because she married this contractor guy before Matthew and that gave me the impression she has never been pretentious and into the whole showbiz thing.
We just finished season 6 of The Americans. Really one of the best shows on TV. They are both so great.
But honestly, with a killer style like that I wouldn’t want to wear generic tight/princess/whatever dresses either. Love her and still mourn her death in Mission impossible 2.