2004 Spray Room Tales: What Were Trinny Woodall’s Naughty Beauty Secrets? The Tatler archive reveals all…

Count your blessings.

My daughter Lyla, a loving husband, a supportive family, sobriety.

Plastic surgery?

The thought of a facelift is scary. I’m happy with my face, but who knows how I’ll feel in 10 years?

Is exercise a dirty word?

Yes because it’s so easy to feel guilty about doing it. When I realized bikini time was coming, I did pilates every day for two weeks with a great girl named Kelly. I love Pilates because you don’t sweat and you can stretch.

How do you choose a perfume to wear with an outfit?

I have always used Vetiver by Guerlain. For others, I would say that a scent should never overpower you, that would be like wearing a really bad shirt. Use something subtle so people will come up to you and try to smell you again.

Where do you go for serious preparation?

A woman named Toni comes to my place to give me bikini wax, eyelash tint and the best manicures and pedicures.

What’s the most extravagant part of your beauty routine?

Creme de la Mer facial serum and lotion.

If you could be the face of any brand, which one would you choose?

Jan Marini, because he has helped many people with skin problems.

This feature was first published in full in the November 2004 issue of Tatler. The December 2024 issue of Tatler goes on sale on Thursday 31 October

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