goop - December 28, 2025

this & that

Answers to your latest questions.

Dôen, Maria McManus, TWP, Rosie Assoulin: These are just a few of the style shop favorites you’ll find in our seasonal sale.

What’s your preparty ritual for instantly glowy skin?

I use the Microderm, then a little gua sha with face oil, and the Color Blur cheek balm in Whiskey or Velveteen—I switch between them.

Do you ever do a sauna before going out?

Yes, with red light. I really like the practice of sitting in the sauna and just taking some time to chill out.

Holiday Makeup Look?

Slightly more polished, not full glam. Our tomato-red lip from the tinted balm trio if I want to be festive, our goop Beauty mascara, a little concealer—Jillian Dempsey’s is nice. I also like the one from Westman Atelier. And the goop highlighter.

Favorite GWYN look for entertaining at home?

I love our sweaterdresses—some have spaghetti straps, they’re fitted and then flare out. A dress is the easiest thing when you’re hosting.

Favorite way to make a holiday tablescape feel festive?

I like to have little candle holders and flower vases on
hand. A tablecloth helps. I have one from a John Derian x Summerill & Bishop collab that’s subtly festive without being literal.

What’s your trick for getting guests to leave at the end of the night?

I just say, “Okay, guys, it’s bedtime.” I have a pillow that says “Please leave by 9,” so my friends watch the clock. People are like, “Wait, it’s 8:55. Finish the story quickly because she’s going to kick us out.

“Something thoughtful. A friend recently gave me a beautiful carafe with glasses from a cool shop in New York.”

Favorite hostess gift to give?

Olive oil from our little family farm in Italy. I also like a Flamingo Estate candle—tomato or Green Goddess. Something people will actually use. We don’t sell our olive oil, but Flamingo Estate’s is great.

Go-to outfit when you’re heading to someone else’s party?

I like to stay warm, so I layer. We have a silk shirt—Eldridge—it’s white with a long black tie. It works with a skirt or under a blazer. It’s the kind of piece you can build a whole look around.

How do you reset after a big night or indulgent holiday stretch?

I’m not a huge partier, but I like to start the new year with a hike. If the holidays have been indulgent, I’ll do dry January.

Go-to nonalcoholic drink?

Sparkling water with ice and a big squeeze of lemon.

Do you make New Year’s resolutions?

Not usually. But this year, I’m thinking about how to work in a way that feels less overwhelming. I want to re-architect how I structure things.

What is something you learned about yourself this year?

That I am prone to anxiety, which I never had until this year. This has not been that fun of a lesson to learn. It sort of depends on the day. Last night, it felt very heightened. Sometimes it’s inexplicable. And then sometimes I feel totally in my body and zen. So just another way hormones are ruining my life.

Any tricks to help combat that?

I try to meditate in bed. That helps me. And I do body scans.

Favorite scent to burn this time of year?

Heretic makes beautiful holiday candles and room sprays.

Coming out of the holidays, what’s something you’ve learned about managing tricky family dynamics that you will bring in to the New Year?

I mean, I think all families have dynamics that are complicated at one point or another. The holidays can obviously exacerbate that. There’s this sort of pressure to really feel happy. I think for me, I just try to avoid my old triggers as much as possible. And I try to talk to myself—like if something happens that makes me feel frustrated or annoyed, I literally just will talk to myself through it and just be like, Gwyneth, just breathe. It’s not a big deal. That’s sort of my best trick.

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