{"id":353727,"date":"2025-12-17T10:52:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T10:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/353727\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T10:52:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T10:52:08","slug":"cate-blanchett-56-swears-by-this-cliche-ritual-to-feel-refreshed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/353727\/","title":{"rendered":"Cate Blanchett, 56, Swears by This &#8216;Clich\u00e9&#8217; Ritual to Feel Refreshed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cate Blanchett, 56, says she doesn&#8217;t skip her go-to wellness routine, even when traveling.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s so popular it&#8217;s almost a clich\u00e9, but I do get into cold water every morning. It&#8217;s a real leveler and brings me into the day with a fabulous jolt,&#8221; Blanchett told Byrdie in an interview published on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>To keep her complexion looking its best, Blanchett turns to a few trusted practices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/reference\/lymphatic-drainage-massage\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lymphatic drainage<\/a>, lymphatic drainage, lymphatic drainage. I love a good facial massage. It&#8217;s simultaneously relaxing and invigorating. A few minutes of <a target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/tai-chi-lower-blood-pressure-more-than-cardio-study-2024-2\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tai Chi<\/a>. It wakes everything up,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Blanchett says the glow is enough to skip heavy makeup altogether.<\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-image author-image\" viewbox=\"0 0 1 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/68ddccd81c1f80efbec4c095\" alt=\"Amanda Goh\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-sm-subtle body\">\n                          Every time Amanda publishes a story, you\u2019ll get an alert straight to your inbox!\n                        <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-sm-subtle body-sm\">\n                          Stay connected to Amanda and get more of their work as it publishes.\n                        <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If your skin is in good shape, there&#8217;s no need for a lot of cover-up. So for me, just mascara. And a fabulous lipstick,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t the first time that the actor has spoken about her love for her icy morning routine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The only thing keeping me remotely sane at the moment is getting into cold water every day,&#8221; Blanchett told <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2025\/mar\/09\/everything-is-so-fragile-cate-blanchett-on-marriage-metoo-and-the-state-of-the-world\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;click_type&quot;:&quot;other&quot;,&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;outbound_click&quot;}\" rel=\" nofollow noopener\">The Guardian<\/a> in a March interview. &#8220;I get up and get in. Five minutes, and it just brings everything back down. Because you have to connect with where you are.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"4869f8c1-e27a-47d0-9c18-309771ee6b10\">Cold plunges, also known as ice baths, have become a popular <a target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/anti-aging-longevity-trends-shock-testosterone-2023-3\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wellness trend<\/a>. Once the domain of wealthy celebrities and athletes, it has gone mainstream, fueled by the growing obsession with longevity.<\/p>\n<p>Research is mixed. Some studies show <a target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/reference\/ice-bath\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ice baths<\/a> can ease muscle soreness after an intense workout, while others suggest they might interfere with long-term muscle growth.<\/p>\n<p>Still, it remains a staple in the routines of many athletes, including <a target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/steph-curry-daily-routine-diet-breakfast-recovery-wife-2025-3\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Stephen Curry,<\/a> who told Business Insider in March that &#8220;getting in cold tubs&#8221; is a key part of his recovery routine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If I skip one of those, I feel it, and it doesn&#8217;t give me the maximum recovery that I need, especially at this stage,&#8221; Curry said.<\/p>\n<p>If a cold plunge isn&#8217;t an option, a cold shower might do the trick.<\/p>\n<p>NBA All-Star <a target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/reduce-inflammation-pro-athlete-easy-diet-exercise-tips-nba-allstar-2025-5\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kevin Love<\/a> told Business Insider in April that he takes a <a target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/reference\/cold-shower-benefits\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">cold shower<\/a> for one to five minutes after waking up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I need to really wake up and get that, boom, dopamine hit and be firing, I&#8217;ll do that,&#8221; Love said. &#8220;My mind is working at a very high level as well as my body being just refreshed.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cate Blanchett, 56, says she doesn&#8217;t skip her go-to wellness routine, even when traveling. &#8220;It&#8217;s so popular it&#8217;s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":353728,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[64,63,134,344],"class_list":{"0":"post-353727","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-movies"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=353727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353727\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/353728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=353727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=353727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}