Awards Season 2012: Stars’ Red Carpet Beauty Prep

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Evan Rachel Wood

For five days preshow, the Mildred Pierce nominee leaves Rene Furterer Karite Intense Nourishing Oil ($36, drugstore.com) on her hair for 10 minutes before shampooing. The payoff: mirror-like shine, says her hair pro Marcus Francis.

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Julianna Margulies

Soften up! The Good Wife star exfoliates daily with beauty guru Kristofer Buckle's at-home recipe: 1 teaspoon of Johnson's Baby Oil mixed with one packet of sugar.

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Michelle Williams

The My Week With Marilyn stunner gets plucked by brow pro Anastasia Soare three days before so redness and irritation subsides well before the ceremony.

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Jenna Ushkowitz

The Glee star heads for a trim three days before the awards "to freshen the ends," says stylist Theodore Leaf, who advises nourishing the cut with leave-in conditioner. Try Suave Keratin Leave-In Conditioner ($4.50, drugstore.com)

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Kate Winslet

To boost collagen and tighten skin on her neck and decolletage, the Mildred Pierce star treats herself to Tracie Martyn’s electrocurrent Red Carpet Facial.

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Claire Danes

The Homeland nominee has her highlights touched up about a week before the awards, her colorist Steven Amendola tells Us.

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Jessica Chastain

For a style that lasts all the way down the red carpet — and through the show — pro Jenny Cho finishes The Help nominee's 'do with a spritz of lightweight Suave hair spray.

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Sofia Vergara

The Modern Family bombshell shampoos with Fekkai Full Blown Volume, her stylist Jen Atkin tells Us. ($25, fekkai.com)