Movies’ biggest night is just around the corner, with a host of stars arriving at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Leading up to the glittering ceremony is the action-packed red carpet, where celebrities will dutifully stomp and stomp to ensure cameras capture them from every angle, before revealing who they’re wearing and whether they’re up for a chance of winning.
Preparations for the iconic theater began on Friday, with the red carpet rolled out to make it ready for Hollywood’s elite.
However, for the stars themselves, preparation began three months ago, with an entire army of experts ensuring the celebrities are in tip-top condition for awards season.
Emma Stone is a favorite to win Best Actress for her role in Poor Things and a facial and cleansing drink was previously credited with achieving her red carpet glow.
Secrets from the Oscars red carpet: how nominees like Emma Stone and Emily Blunt prepare for the most important night in cinema (Emma in the photo from the ceremony in 20203
Emma previously credited a facial and cleansing drink for achieving her red carpet glow (pictured with her beloved juice in 2021).
In 2017, Emma let Vogue behind the scenes as she prepped the red carpet and revealed that she started the day with an SK-II facial treatment mask and Joan’s Greens cold-pressed juice from Juice Served Here.
Her trainer Jason Walsh also revealed how she and other stars prepare for the big event, saying they start drinking green tea as a natural diuretic while also cutting out alcohol to reduce bloating.
Jason likes to get his clients into their best health by implementing strength training and adding more conditioning training.
Meanwhile, Carey Mulligan will continue with her proven beauty method for the Oscars, where she is competing for Best Actress for Maestro.
Beauty prep begins the night before with applying Dr. Barbara Sturm’s overnight serum before using a facial massager from Joanna Czech to help the serum seep into your pores.
Follow up with a NuFace ‘fixed line smoothing device’, which smoothes wrinkles.
Oppenheimer’s Emily Blunt, nominated for Best Supporting Actress, also opts for a facial massage and visits Celebrity masseuse, Lord Gavin McLeod Valentine, before arriving on the red carpet.
Her signature treatment is Augustinus Bader’s The Method facial, which Lord combines with her own rhythmic facial massage.
Carey Mulligan will stick to her tried-and-true beauty method for the Oscars, where she’s nominated for Best Actress for Maestro (pictured at the Oscar nominees reception)
Oppenheimer’s Emily Blunt, nominated for Best Supporting Actress, also opts for a facial massage and visits a famous masseuse (pictured at the Oscar nominees luncheon)
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, up for Best Supporting Actress for The Holdovers, opts for a full-body massage on red carpet days (pictured at the Oscars luncheon)
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, up for Best Supporting Actress for The Holdovers, opts for a full-body massage on red carpet days to ‘get rid of all the toxins and eliminate bloating’.
She gets ready with a soundtrack of singing bowls to create a contemplative mood before heading out for a FaceGym session, using a gua sha and microcurrent to sculpt her jawline.
Da’Vine keeps her body hydrated at all times by using an intravenous drip, which she considers a “lifesaver.”
She explained, “It helps you get that extra boost of hydration, but also the vitamins that will help you keep going with this crazy schedule.”
Experts who have worked with celebrities including Reese Witherspoon, Sandra Bullock and Taylor Swift previously revealed their red carpet secrets on This Morning.
Personal trainer Simone de la Rue, who has worked with Taylor Swift, Sandra Bullock, Anne Hathaway and Reese Witherspoon, explained on the show that her clients are prepared to put in the work to look their best.
She told host Ferne McCann that they come to her six to eight weeks before the event, or even 12 weeks, depending on how much time they have.
‘They train five to six days a week for one hour a day. It seems like a lot, but you have to make it a priority,” the Los Angeles coach told Ferne.
‘They do it because they get paid to look like that. That’s what we forget, it’s part of their job description to make sure they look fabulous on the red carpet.’
Experts who have worked with celebrities including Reese Witherspoon, Sandra Bullock and Taylor Swift previously revealed their red carpet secrets on This Morning.
Celebrities don’t just stick to exercise either – to help, they’ve been known to try cryotherapy.
Stars including Jennifer Lawrence and Jessica Alba have reportedly tried the treatment which involves entering a ‘cryosauna’ that is cooled to -90 degrees below zero.
Cold therapy is believed to help break down fat cells and reduce the appearance of cellulite, and may diminish wrinkles and relieve muscle soreness.
Expert dermatologist Dr. Harold Lancer, a firm favorite of Kim Kardashian and Beyonce, is available 24/7 for his patients in need of treatment.
He’s fully booked, but he’s always prepared for phone calls in the middle of the night with blemish issues: “It’s what we expect. Whether it’s midnight, the night before, or 4:30 in the morning.
“My cell phone rings (all the time), I can never turn it off.”
Celebrity stylist Anita Patrickson, who made her name styling Emma Watson during the last three Harry Potter films. She always has to be prepared for any kind of last minute fashion mishap.
One customer tore up her dress and made an urgent phone call on the way to the ceremony: “It was a really beautiful corset dress.” Because it was a structured corset, none of my threads were going to hold…
‘I got floss and sewed it along the zipper and no one noticed!’