Pia Whitesell, the 42-year-old former Home and Away actress and beauty founder, reveals her everyday makeup routine. She mixes viral luxury picks with affordable staples available at popular retailers like Kmart and Big W.
Her Go-To Affordable Products
Key budget-friendly items include e.l.f. Cosmetics’ Primer-Infused Matte Blush, priced at $14 and stocked at Kmart. Pia also reaches for NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream, available at Big W for $14.95.
For her skincare base, she applies Olay Regenerist Super Collagen Peptides Soft Moisturiser, found at Coles and Woolworths, currently on sale for $35 at the latter.
Luxury Favorites in the Mix
Pia balances these with premium products such as MAC Eye Kohl Crayon at $41, MAC eyelash curler for $44, and Too Faced Born This Way Soft Blur Setting Powder at $69. Other high-end choices feature Huda Beauty Easy Bake Setting Spray ($55), Huda Beauty Lip Contour Stain ($45), and Violette_FR Bisou Balm ($50).
Top Beauty Tips: Sleep, Sweat, and Lymphatic Drainage
Pia shares her essential beauty advice: prioritize sleep, sweat regularly, and focus on lymphatic drainage. She achieves the latter using a fascia blaster, a stick-shaped massager that targets connective tissue to reduce cellulite and promote fluid movement through lymph nodes.
The device, created by U.S. entrepreneur Ashley Black to treat rheumatoid arthritis, delivers gentle rhythmic strokes to eliminate toxins and swelling. Pia demonstrates its use in sauna sessions on her face.
Blending Family Life in Los Angeles
The Chilean-born star, now based in Los Angeles, married Hollywood agent Patrick Whitesell in May 2021 after his proposal in late 2020. Pia embraces stepmotherhood to Patrick’s children—son Evan, 19, and daughter Ella, 17—from his previous marriage to Lauren Sánchez, who is now married to Jeff Bezos.
Pia brings sons Isaiah, 22, and Lennox, 19, from prior relationships. She describes family life glowingly: “For me, it’s honestly the best, most heartwarming thing to see the blending of four teenagers who were strangers just a few years ago. We sit around the table every night, enjoying each other’s company, having a laugh as we share our stories. We spent Thanksgiving together; how lucky are we to have all found each other?”
