Having been the face of Estée Lauder for a decade, and more recently the spokeswoman for the Re-Nutriv Ultimate Lift range, 37-year-old Carolyn Murphy knows a thing or two about beauty regimes and the aging process.

Read on for snippets of an interview with Vogue Australia in which Murphy reveals all about ageing, beauty and diets, and concludes that happiness is the biggest part to being beautiful…

In talking about her beauty campaigns, the model tells the magazine: “Re-Nutriv is so iconic, it’s a true honour being the face. I’m almost 38 and I started using the creme and the serum and I do see the difference. I’m a connoisseur of products; I try everything and I’ve learnt that less is more. You need to have a good regimen.”

Continuing, she outlines other activities she indulges in to slow down the ageing process: “[Protection from the] sun is the biggest. Wearing a hat, drinking water, eating well. You can take the components that are in the [Re-Nutriv] cream internally: I take [antioxidant] resveratrol in capsules and alpha lipoic acid and omegas. I have a big bag of vitamins,” she says.

But what of Murphy’s diet? Is it typical of a model’s? “I have been extreme in the past,” she says, “but I think it’s unrealistic and boring just to eat vegetables all the time. Happiness is the biggest part to being beautiful and feeling good inside, so if you’re taking care of your body you’re obviously going to feel good. I think [it’s best] sticking to fruits that have antioxidants and lean meats and fish.”