Living In France Changed Jane Fonda's Entire Perspective About Beauty While Aging

If there's one actor who has aged gracefully, it's Jane Fonda. The actor is one of the celebs who has embraced her graying natural hair color and looks great doing so. She's also told Vanity Fair in 2020 that she has quit plastic surgery, after having gone under the knife in the past, but has preserved her natural features. The "Monster-in-Law" star was also one of the best-dressed women over 40 at the Cannes Film Festival. She spoke to Women's Health about her relationship with beauty and how it's changed since living in France. 

Fonda said, "French women are not afraid of getting old. So that was a big learning experience for me – embracing aging, learning to overcome the fear of aging." Fonda also talked about how her definition of beauty has changed. "Beauty is confidence, beauty is intelligence, beauty is caring about people," she added. We at Women agree that beauty is more than what's on the surface, and we commend Fonda for putting out this positive message.

Jane Fonda, as a brand ambassador for L'Oreal Paris, has learned a few tips about beauty. She revealed to Women's Health that L'Oreal has taught her about "the importance of moisturizer." We at Women are also aware that hydrating and moisturizing your skin are very different things (and you need both). Fonda grew up without a female figure to teach her about those sorts of things. She admitted to some bad skincare habits when she was younger, saying, "I used to go to bed with my makeup on. I didn't know that was bad for you. Plus, I was always in the sun, so that was bad for my skin."

Fonda also shared her most important self-care tip: "Get enough sleep! I sleep seven, eight hours every night, and when I don't sleep, I'm very unhappy." We definitely agree with her. Research, according to Harvard Medical School, has shown that sleep is necessary to restore the body, and many important functions only happen during sleep. For example, tissue repair, protein synthesis, and muscle growth all happen during the sleep cycle.