Hollywood Facialists Used These Luxe Skin-Care Gadgets to Prep Oscar Winners Da’Vine Randolph, Cillian Murphy, More

The celebrity beauty pros for Kirsten Dunst, Mindy Kaling, Colman Domingo and other high-wattage stars share their high-tech regimens for awards season.

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Da’Vine Joy Randolph’s FaceGym Face Workout

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The night’s best supporting actress used FaceGym to prep her skin throughout award season, including for the Oscars. Her makeup artist, Sheika Daley, massaged her complexion with the FaceGym Weighted Ball to release tension, followed by the Pure Lift Face tool “to reduce puffiness and add a lifted effect” and finally, the Multi-Sculpt tool “to create natural definition on the cheekbones and jawline,” said Daley.

Cillian Murphy’s Skin-Soothing LED Treatment

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While collecting the best actor trophy for his turn in Oppenheimer, Murphy relied on groomer Gareth Bromell to prep his hair and skin. For every event, including the Academy Awards, Bromell used the CurrentBody Skin LED Therapy Light Mask on Murphy “to help soothe and restore his natural complexion,” said Bromell. The mask is a favorite with Hollywood pros thanks to its high-quality LED lights that stimulate elastin production within 10 minutes.

CurrentBody Skin LED Therapy Light Mask

$380 at CurrentBody

Greta Gerwig’s Triple-Threat Hydrating Facial

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Joanna Vargas’ Triple Crown Royale Facial ($275 for 60 minutes) helped the Barbie director glow on Sunday. The treatment began with exfoliation, courtesy of a diamond-tipped wand to smooth skin. Next was microcurrent, to decrease puffiness and improve muscle tone. The final step was an oxygen treatment that blasted vitamins and aloe onto the skin. The result? Dewy, flawless skin, à la Gerwig.

Joanna Vargas Magic Glow Wand

$285 at Joanna Vargas

Jonathan Bailey’s Hydrating Facial

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Facialist Lord Gavin McLeod-Valentine told THR: “Jonathan had just flown from London to Los Angeles. That level of travel wreaks havoc on the skin’s ability to retain moisture and can leave skin dehydrated, flat and puffy.” To rehab the skin, McLeod-Valentine focused on restoring hydration by using his signature rhythmic facial massage inspired by the ancient Japanese art of Kobido, during which he used Augustinus Bader’s The Face Oil to activate facial muscles and encourage lymphatic drainage. This “restores the facial contours and imparts the skin with healthy radiance, energy and balance.”

His facial also included cryo sticks, LED light therapy and radio frequency treatments, and was finished with Augustinus Bader’s The Rich Cream. McLeod-Valentine also prepped nominees Emily Blunt and Lily Gladstone for the award ceremony, as well as Meghann Fahy, Sharon Stone and Sophia Bush for the Vanity Fair afterparty.

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Augustinus Bader The Face Oil

$97 and up at Augustinus Bader

$97 AND UP AT Nordstrom

Augustinus Bader

Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream

$96 and up at Augustinus Bader

$96 AND UP AT Nordstrom

Kirsten Dunst’s Sculpting Stone Treatment

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Makeup artist Melanie Inglessis said her client’s look “was all about skin.” After cleansing, toning and eye cream, Inglessis “indulged Kirsten in a face massage” with Danucera Cream Supreme. She used the brand’s sculpting stone to massage the cream into the complexion. “It left her skin moisturized, bright, glowing and ready for makeup.” The stone, made from 100 percent natural white jade, known for its healing and calming properties, helps tone and de-puff skin.

Danucera Cream Supreme

$195 at Bergdorf Goodman

Danucera White Sculpting Stone

$42 at Bergdorf Goodma

Mindy Kaling’s Gua Sha for Circulation

Mindy Kaling enlisted Dior skin expert, Sarah Akram, to prep her skin for Oscars festivities. During her beloved facials, Akram uses three tools: Face massager Dior Prestige Le Pétale Multi-Perlé to “help stimulate, sculpt and cool the skin”; gua sha stones, which she says are “like yoga for your face [to] release tension in your face and neck, improving circulation and lifting the appearance of your skin and promoting lymphatic drainage”; and third is LED red light. “It reduces fine lines, wrinkles and the appearance of pigmentation and redness while promoting healthier, younger-looking skin. It’s great for all skin types and doesn’t have any downtime.”

Her light of choice is the Omnilux Contour Face, which will be back in stock on April 5.

Omnilux Contour Face

$395 at omnilux

Dior Prestige Le Pétale Multi-Perlé

$115 at Dior

$115 at Nordstrom

Colman Domingo’s 12-Minute Mini Spa Session

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Best actor nominee Colman Domingo (Rustin) turned once again to Jamie Richmond for grooming. In addition to Aesop skincare, Richmond used the Solawave 4-in-1 Radiant Renewal Skincare Wand with red light therapy on her client, saying, “not only does it help Colman’s skincare effectiveness, it’s also a 12-minute mini-spa session where he can just relax and center himself.” Makeup artist Jo Baker also used the Solawave on Anatomy of a Fall best actress nominee Sandra Hüller.

Aesop Camellia Nut Facial Hydrating Cream

$55 at Aesop

Solawave 4-in-1 Radiant Renewal Skincare Wand

$110 $169

Jessica Alba and Katy Perry’s Sculpted, Party-Ready Glow

Star aesthetician Shani Darden prepped Jessica Alba, Katy Perry, Lily Rabe and Pedro Pascal for Oscar parties. “All of my clients get my Signature Facial, which is custom-tailored to each client to ensure skin is clear, tight and sculpted with an immediate glow,” Darden told THR. The facial incorporates vibration therapy using Darden’s Facial Sculpting Wand to firm and contour, a light chemical peel, oxygen and cryo therapies to soothe redness and hydrate skin, microcurrent, extractions if needed, and LED light therapy.

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Shani Darden Skincare Facial Sculpting Wand

$399 at Amazon

$399 AT SEphora

Grace Gummer’s Chanel-Boosted Complexion

Actress Grace Gummer enlisted Joanna Czech to prime her clean complexion as she joined her nominated husband, Mark Ronson, on the red carpet. Czech used the Ultimate Light-Revealing Concentrate serum from Chanel’s Sublimage line and Lyma’s skin laser, which helps with redness and blemishes. Others, including Francesca Scorsese, Phoebe Tonkin and Rain Spencer, also entrusted their faces to Czech’s capable hands for Oscar prep.

Lyma Life Skin Laser

$2,695 at Lyma

Chanel Sublimage L’Essence Lumière

$505 at Chanel

Brittany Snow’s Laser Genesis Treatment

Nominee Brittany Snow (best short film, Red White and Blue) visited the Kate Somerville Skin Health Clinic to prep for the awards show. A longtime client of the clinic, Snow relied on the Signature Facial ($215 for 60 minutes), followed by the Laser Genesis for a clear, plumped complexion. Nina Dobrev and Katherine McPhee also visited the clinic for treatments over the weekend.

Kate Somerville ExfoliKate Intensive Exfoliating Treatment

$78 at Kate Somerville

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