Gwyneth Paltrow says she’s a “complete psychopath” and “really impatient” about Goop’s product development

Gwyneth Paltrow was never aware of the passage of time – until she was about to turn 40. “I thought, God, I don’t understand! I think I grew up thinking that 40 was a big number and obviously now things have completely changed in terms of how we embrace women in their 40s and 50s,” she said. “Just look around at all the amazing women we see in the public eye. I grew up with a 50-year-old Golden Girls, so I think when I was in my 40s, I realized how quickly life goes by.”

“Having kids really accelerated that, and then when my dad passed away when he was only 58, I think time compressed in a way, and I realized that do really moves very, very quickly—and the importance of assessing and making sure that you’re connected to your inner life as you go through. In fact, my children are all in college now Therefore surreal for me. It feels like it was maybe eight years ago that I got them. But that’s not the case. Looks like 20.”

Time, in all its forms, was top of mind for me when I connected with Paltrow early on a Monday morning. She recently reached two important milestones, celebrating her 52nd birthday on September 27 and two days later, her 6th wedding anniversary with her husband, Brad Falchuk. “This is an important week for us here,” she told me, calling from Italy, where she and Falchuk are staying on “a little farm on top of a hill.”

It was a brief lull for Paltrow, who arrived in Paris just last week to “do some work and Fashion Week work” before departing for Italy, where she and Falchuk held Organize a birthday party for friends. “Then everyone left, and it was just me and my husband left on our anniversary,” she said. “We are so excited to have a break. It’s been a long year so it’s been really great.”

But in this state, a packed calendar awaits. Paltrow is preparing to return to the big screen for the first time since 2019 Avengers: Endgame, with a still undisclosed role in Supreme Marty, Josh Safdiemovie about a professional table tennis player with the participation of Timothée Chalamet in the main role. And then, of course, there’s Gooplifestyle and wellness brand that Paltrow started as a newsletter 16 years ago and grew into a multi-faceted DTC business, selling everything from G.Label’s sleek knitwear, to Foundrae and Erede jewelry, to home-like homewares at Paltrow’s own Montecito residence. Latest news from headquarters? Goop Beauty’s release is still a few days away 3x Retinol Renewing Serumis joining beloved brands like Goop’s 15% Glycolic Acid Overnight Glow Peel spacer, Sleeping Milk Exfoliates Dark SpotsAnd Peptide Serum enhances youth.

“I’m a complete psychopath when it comes to product development. I won’t stop until we create something incredible,” Paltrow said of solidifying her role in the beauty industry. “I’m also really impatient so I want to see results quickly.” And in a crowded market, she says, “the only reason to create something is if you can create something different and meet my extremely high standards.”

Developed to minimize the appearance of deep wrinkles—souvenirs of days gone by—and reveal youthful-looking skin, the fragrance-free formula combines three skin-regenerating retinoids with a collagen-boosting polypeptide, Aims to smooth rough texture and combat looseness. It includes benthi plant peptide, beetroot extract, adzuki bean extract, licorice extract and bisabolol among its key ingredients.

Although retinol wasn’t available to buy until Sunday, October 6, Paltrow incorporated it into her regimen via samples from the lab.

“I apply a layer of peptide serum and then moisturizer on top,” she says of her “go-to” product trio for the transition from summer to fall. “I haven’t been out in the sun much and I’m about to film for the first time in a long time. I’m really trying to get beautiful skin that looks hydrated and plump. And so I did my routine very well.”

While prepping her skin is just one way she prepares for the role, Paltrow, who “doesn’t really wear much makeup in her life,” notes that getting out of character is also important. as important as role playing, her post description -posits the ritual as a “psychological part” of her return to her real life.

“For me, there is something very comforting about taking a day off,” she said. “It starts with the makeup, then I get in the bath and use the salt — and I just want to wash all that stuff down the drain, and other people’s energy and opinions and whatever happens. out that day.” As time passes, it’s worth lingering on certain moments: “I definitely have a very long bedtime ritual,” she says.