Emu oil is Cate Blanchett's special skin secret Australian actor Cate Blanchett poses for photographers. Picture: Leon Neal Source: AFP SHE'S the face of a luxurious skincare line and just signed a whopping $10.4 million deal with Giorgio Armani perfume, however Cate Blanchett claims an everyday Aussie face oil is the secret to her flawless dewy complexion. The 43-year-old actress, a long-time ambassador for SK-II, attributed her skin to a cream containing emu oil. "When I'm in duty free, I always stock up on Emu Oil Well Emu Skin Cream," Blanchett told the British edition of Elle. Being an Aussie, it's my home secret. Blanchett recently got the lead part in a TV adaptation of the Marisa Acocella Marchetto memoir Cancer Vixen. about a New York cartoonist who must re-examine her life about being diagnosed with cancer.