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For all of her career success, actor Courteney Cox could do anything she darn well wants.
So, whats on her vision board?
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We fell in love with her homekeeping skills as the super-organized neatnik Monica Geller onFriends.
But it turns out the woman behind the iconic character is just as enthusiastic about her own home.
And by doing so, shes elevated chores into an expression of self-careone spritz at a time.
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We met up to talk about her new line of laundry fragrances, home life, and cleaning routine.
This one for the guys: yo be careful with the floortheres always something happening on the floors.
And lets not touch the glass on the sliding doors when you open them.
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take a stab at find the metal part.
If you could also wipe your feet when you come in, that would be great.
Theres a mat there for youdont step over it.
Q: What organizational rule of thumb keeps your life running smoothly?
An empty drawer is my favorite drawer.
I dont likejunk drawers.
Also, my mantra: No deferred maintenance.
Dont wait until things pile up.
If things dont mean anything to you, dont keep them.
I dont want anything extra.
Q: Whats your home design style?
I would say its warm.
I have a set of drums and a piano, and its dark.
The kitchen is much more muted.
Im into muted tones.
Primary colors arent my thing.
Jewel tones are a no.
But honestly, I am turning a lot of lighter rooms darker.
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Q: Whats the one thing that makes your house feel like home?
Candles make it feel inviting.Different candlesin different rooms.
I loveHomecourts Balsam Fireplace.
Its a holiday candle, but I dont care.
I burn it year-round.
Always have food and drinks.
My home is so important to me.
I really love my surroundings.
Q: What should a guest do to be invited back?
When the people are nice and the conversation is easy and you dont have to perform as a host.
Thats how I met my partner.
He came with a friend who brought two friends.
You dont know if youre going to meet a landscaper or an actor or an accountant.
My one requirement [to be invited back] is that youre nice.
Q: How do you quickly get your home party-ready?
Q: What’s your best cleaning tip?
It instantly makes my space clean, smell great, and feel more put together.
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I use more counter spray than anyone in the whole world.
I have to wipe my counters down all the time.
Im constantly using the counter spray.
If it’s fabric, it’s time to share the love.
You know when you hug someone, and it’s possible for you to tell whatlaundry detergentthey use?
I dont love that," she says.
Hug Courteney, and you’ll smell cedarwood smoke, sweet cardamom, and white leather.
It’s her personal fragrance,Cece, and it’s now available in her laundry line.
Courteney says she spritzes linen spray on her bedding and curtains every day.
Her laundry detergent is a 10x concentrate in a bottle.
(A 16-ounce bottle can wash about 70 loads of laundry.)
Simply pump three to five squirts of detergent into the tray.
“There’s no mess and no drippy cup to clean.
This is efficient,” she says.
Courteney Cox’s Cleaning Routine
Q: Why did you go into laundry?
I want to see beautiful bottles.
I love treating the laundry room like any other space in my homesomewhere that feels inviting and well-designed.
Adding thoughtful details like storage baskets, natural elements such as wool dryer balls, and a stain brush.
Things that are useful and elevate the decor of the room.
Q: Where do you find fragrance inspiration?
Cece is my personal scent.
Its been something that Ive created over the years.
It smells like a true rose.
Our perfumery really got that.
Theres not one scent that I go, Okay yeah, its fine.
I have to love it, and I will work until people around me are annoyed with me.
It needs to be perfect.
Im so involved with the creative.
I love it, and Im so proud of it.
Q: Are there scents from the collection that you like in specific rooms and why?
I love Cece in the bedroom and the laundry room because its clean, warm, and comforting.
Rapid-Fire Questions with Courteney Cox
Q: The character youve played thats most like you?
For different reasons than people think, but yes, Monica.
Q: Who is your style icon?
My stylist,Maryam Malakpour, is my icon.
I think everything she puts on is cool.
Q: Whats the best smell in the world?
Cece scent, because I wear it every day.
Im obsessed with this new scent.
Its coconut and pepper and cedarwood.
Its like our Cece scent meets my daughter Coco.
Its subtle but rich.
And it has fig.
I love, love, love it.
Q: Shoes off or on?
On, but I take them off before I go into my bedroom.
I have this new carpet in the bedroom that feels so nice on my feet.
Q: Colors or neutrals?
Q: Coffee or tea?
Vitamin C packet with water.
And my [obsession] is yerba mate.
Im always trying to find ways to get extra water.
My partner is from Ireland, so we drink a lot of tea in Ireland.
Here in L.A., I drink decaf.
