In a dazzling announcement at a sunlit Malibu press conference, Hollywood icon Julia Roberts was revealed as L’Oréal Paris’ newest global ambassador—marking her first-ever major beauty campaign. The Pretty Woman star, 56, stunned in a minimalist white pantsuit, her signature laugh echoing as she quipped, “Turns out all those years of being told I ‘wasn’t model material’ worked out anyway.” The partnership, reportedly years in the making, will spotlight Roberts’ effortless glamour and the brand’s new “Age-Perfect” serum line.

L’Oréal CEO Nicolas Hieronimus called Roberts “the ultimate paradox—both timeless and utterly of-the-moment,” noting her 1990s no-makeup Notting Hill look inspired the campaign’s “Barely There, Always Extraordinary” tagline. The collaboration includes a groundbreaking clause: Roberts insisted on zero digital retouching for all images. “Every smile line stays,” she declared, pointing to her crow’s feet. “They’re my Academy Awards for living.”

The internet erupted faster than Roberts’ My Best Friend’s Wedding diner scene. Former co-star George Clooney posted a throwback of them on Ocean’s Eleven set with “Still stealing every frame (and now every ad).” Meanwhile, beauty editors praised L’Oréal for choosing a woman over 50 as their flagship face—a sharp pivot from their usual 20-something influencers.