Beautiful Women- Finola Hughes  (SOD 9/28/99)

blackdress.jpg (23407 bytes)What are your best and worst physical features? "They're one and the same- my eyebrows. On the positive side, I think they're arched and interesting, or should I just be saying, 'Live long and prosper?'"

Which famous women do you think are beautiful? "Charlotte Rampling, Isabella Rossellini, Katherine Hepburn, Angelina Jolie, Helen Mirren and Rene Russo. I like women who are complicated and sexy. A lot of girls make themselves very accessible on film. Their m.o. is to be really nice and sweet. That's wonderful for a citizen, but it doesn't make for high art. I get bored watching them."

What wouldn't you be caught dead wearing? "The spandle-y headhand I wore in Staying Alive, jeans tucked into white cowboy boots, a teddy bear T-shirt or one that says, 'I love New York'."

Would you ever have plastic surgery? "Yeah, probably."

What was your biggest blunder? "During General Hospital in the '80s [when she played Anna], I wore purple eye shadow, pink lipstick, and teased my hair so it was really big. One day, somebody said, 'You look like a country-western singer'."

When do you feel most beautiful? "My husband makes me feel beautiful. I feel incredibly spoiled when I'm brought forward and there are five people spending their day to make me look beautiful, light me, do my makeup and hair, dress and photograph me."

Which cosmetics do you swear by? "Elizabeth Arden Eight-hour Cream. You can't go wrong with anything from Clarins."

What's your favorite shampoo and conditioner? "Anything from Aveda."

Do you have a skin-care regimen? "Lots of washing. I use Helena Rubinstein cleanser."