{"id":110084,"date":"2026-02-15T20:06:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T20:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&p=110084"},"modified":"2026-02-20T16:46:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:46:05","slug":"carolyn-murphy-on-mindfulness-longevity-skincare-secrets","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/carolyn-murphy-on-mindfulness-longevity-skincare-secrets\/","title":{"rendered":"GRAZIA Exclusive: Carolyn Murphy Shares How to Live With Intention & Skincare Secrets \u2014 \u2018Every Moment Counts\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Carolyn Murphy relaxes in a river bath at Hacienda Altagracia Auberge Collection in Costa Rica. (Photo courtesy of Est\u00e9e Lauder)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cEvery thought counts, every word counts,\u201d Carolyn Murphy<\/a> says, as we sit on a plush white sofa in a chic casita at Hacienda AltaGracia<\/a> adjacent to one of the world\u2019s Blue Zones. We\u2019ve both come to this impossibly lush destination, high up in the foothills of the Talamanca Mountains of Costa Rica\u2019s Santa Teresa region, seeking deeper meaning and beauty from the inside out.<\/p>\n

Clad in a fluffy robe with freshly combed, just-out-of-the-shower damp blonde locks, the supermodel is the picture of soulful grace. She\u2019s just returned from a dip in the pool at the Auberge Collection property\u2019s Casa de Agua spa, home to the Est\u00e9e Lauder Skin Longevity Institute<\/a>. Murphy has been a spokesmodel for Est\u00e9e Lauder<\/a> for 25 years, but her love affair with Costa Rica started even earlier.<\/p>\n

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Carolyn Murphy in the pool at Hacienda Altagracia Auberge Collection’s Casa de Agua spa. (Photo courtesy of Est\u00e9e Lauder)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Carolyn Murphy’s Costa Rica Connection<\/h2>\n

In the \u201890s, she visited Costa Rica to just get away. \u201cI came with a group of friends as a reprieve from work at the height of my career,\u201d Murphy says. \u201cAnd I just fell so in love with the country.\u201d So in love, in fact, that she made the choice to take a beat from modeling and relocate to teach English and learn Spanish. \u201cSo that\u2019s what I did in 1998. I was just so enamored with the biodiversity, by the people here, the friendliness, the calm. I just needed it.\u201d<\/p>\n

And perhaps that history is what makes our conversation so real<\/i>. In an age when longevity has become a bit of a performative buzzword, it is clear that Murphy authentically lives a daily practice of mindfulness with deep integrity.<\/p>\n

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Carolyn Murphy meditates at Hacienda Altagracia Auberge Collection. (Photo courtesy of Est\u00e9e Lauder)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Est\u00e9e Lauder Skin Longevity Institute Takeaways<\/h2>\n

\u201cIf you look at the bigger picture,\u201d she says, \u201ceverything is connected.\u201d Which is why being in nature can help enlighten, and daily rituals can add simple meaning. But you don\u2019t have to travel to Costa Rica to immerse. \u201cWhat\u2019s wonderful about the Longevity Institute, what they\u2019re teaching you here, is something you should be able to carry into everyday life. Maybe that\u2019s doing meditation, maybe that\u2019s doing yoga, maybe it\u2019s a warm bath or eating locally-sourced food.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adding a touch of mindfulness to your daily skincare routine can do wonders, too. The Skin Longevity Institute has done research for 15 years, tapping into the scientific relationship between high-tech formulas and conscious intention. \u201cRituals are something that we forget, and we have to remind ourselves,\u201d the 52-year-old expert says. \u201cWhen I sit outside, I\u2019m thanking my body in the sun. I\u2019m staring at my feet and saying, \u2018Thank you feet. Thank you, legs, for carrying me.\u2019 And I do the same thing when I\u2019m doing my skincare. I\u2019m like, \u2018Thank you, lips. Thank you for speaking. Thank you for kissing.’ As I tap in my eye cream, I say, \u2018Thank you for seeing.’ It\u2019s just taking that moment,\u201d Murphy says. \u201cIt\u2019s a reflection.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of course, when she\u2019s doing her skincare, it\u2019s with the Est\u00e9e Lauder Re-Nutriv line<\/a>, an ultra-luxury collection that\u2019s high on science. Each product in the line is powered by survival plant extracts and the brand\u2019s proprietary SIRTIVITY-LP technology, which helps spur skin-firming collagen and elastin.<\/p>\n

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Est\u00e9e Lauder Re-Nutriv Collection, from $135. SHOP NOW<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Beauty From the Inside Out<\/h2>\n

But there\u2019s little superficial about the routine. \u201cI think it\u2019s something that is so important,\u201d she says. \u201cIf you look at it from a self-care point of view, it\u2019s like you\u2019re worshiping yourself, anointing yourself. It makes me feel good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Perhaps Murphy\u2019s best tip centers around self-love and living every day with intention, rather than a rigorous approach to setting intentions. \u201cI\u2019ve become much more gentle with myself and less rigid. There\u2019s a level of perfectionism that was just a little destructive, and I think unhealthy. I\u2019ve set intentions in the past, but I can set myself up for disappointment,\u201d she says. \u201cRight now, at this stage of my life in my early fifties, it\u2019s more about just embracing the moment, really embracing the moment and just being where I\u2019m at. 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