The look of love! Naomi Watts, 54, beams alongside beau Billy Crudup as she dazzles in a shimmering gown at the launch party for her menopause brand
Naomi Watts looked typically stunning as she and beau Billy Crudup attended the launch party for her new brand, Stripes, in Southern California’s Pacific Palisades.
The TV and film star, 54, wore a matching glitter striped dress while her partner, also 54, donned a button down shirt and dark trousers.
The award-winning actress created Stripes because beauty brands didn’t accurately “represent” women going through menopause.
Stunning: Naomi Watts looked typically stunning as she and beau Billy Crudup attended the launch party for her new brand, Stripes
The Watcher star, who entered menopause at 36, felt there was “clearly” a need for the beauty industry to consider the “scalp-to-vag” effects caused by the hormone changes.
The actress told InStyle magazine, “I realized that while some brands were targeting women my age group, I didn’t feel like they represented women in an honest way, whether through their advertising campaigns or just their overall Message.
“Your ads had 26 or 28 year olds and that just seemed like a promise we could never deliver. And you actually feel bad that you don’t see yourself represented in this piece of storytelling.
Naomi — whose “Hair and Body Stuff” brand includes like brightening serum Dews As I Do and thickening hair mask The Crown Pleaser — thought it was important to add “vaginal products” to combat the dryness caused by menopause .
His and her looks: The TV and movie star, 54, appropriately wore a glittery striped dress while her partner, also 54, donned a button down shirt and dark trousers
She said: “We’ve included hair and body stuff and then the vaginal products because that’s also an area that’s suffering.
“One thing people say about menopause is that libido goes down, and of course it does a little bit because our hormones don’t affect our mood anymore. But that doesn’t mean we stop thinking about sex or stop wanting sex; we’re still in the mood.’
She added: “You just have to get a little more organized and try harder because women can be put off from sex when things get dry and it gets painful. But I think things were actually pretty good after menopause.’
Eye-catching: Watts paired her eye-catching dress with metallic gold wedge heels
Photo Op: Naomi posed with Amanda Thebe at the event, which launched her new venture
The Mulholland Drive star, who shares daughter Kai, 13, and son Sasha, 15, with her ex Liev Schreiber, 55, will not be “silent” during the trial, unlike the women before her.
Naomi said: “I think we’re the first generation that really knows how to use the internet that’s been through menopause, so there never really was a platform for it [this].
“It feels like a generational thing that we’re doing because we now realize what our mothers and grandmothers went through alone and in silence.
And we say that we will not remain silent during our suffering.’
Group photo: (LR) Dominique Fradin-Read, Lizelle La Follette, Naomi and Sarvenaz Zand