CHARLIE'S ANGELS star LUCY LIU is one of the few Hollywood stars who shies away from facials - because she thinks they do more harm than good. The Asian-American actress insists on keeping her skin clean and thinks drinking plenty of water is the secret to healthy, glowing looks, not spa treatments. She tells InStyle magazine, "I drink a lot of water, and I've never had coffee. I think caffeine can be really bad for your skin. And I don't get facials, ever. "I think they damage your skin. People are getting peels and dermabrasion, and anything with the word 'abrasion' doesn't work for me. I also think a lot of plastic surgery hurts your skin." But the former Ally MCBeal star does indulge in a little acupuncture: "It's preventative medicine. You go in once a month, and you get a little check-up so you're regulated. It keeps you healthy. "My parents used to get acupuncture. It has been a part of my culture and my life for a long time, and it really, really works. "It can help you lose weight, it can help your skin stay young - and I've found it helps with jet lag. (Acupuncturists) look at your tongue and will say, 'Alright, you're drinking too much,' or, 'You're emotional, aren't you?'"
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KILL BILLLIU PAY FOR TAP WATER TO HELP AFRICAN KIDS
KILL BILL star LUCY LIU is calling on Americans to pay $1 (50 pence) for tap water in restaurants to help save children's lives in Africa. Liu, a United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) ambassador, has just returned from Cote d'Ivoire in Africa, where she witnessed the threat to child survival caused by a lack of clean drinking water. And now the actress is encouraging people to pay for the tap water they'd normally get for free during World Water Week this week (begs17Mar08) - to help raise $1 million (GBP500,000) to provide African children with purified water. Liu says, "If you go to a restaurant and they'd give you tap water for free, they're asking you to donate a dollar for the tap water. "One dollar will provide water for 40 children for one day, which is incredible. It's kind of great - you get to go out and enjoy food with people and you get to give back in such a small and simple way." More than 2,000 restaurants across the U.S. have signed up to participate in World Water Week.
