Jennifer Garner, Kerry Washington On What They Want To Teach Their Kids About Beauty

Jennifer Garner and Kerry Washington have shared the messages about beauty and self-image that they hope to pass on to their children.

During a remote interview with Entertainment Tonight's Rachel Smith, Garner, 49, and Washington, 45, who have been friends for years, discussed their efforts on a new campaign with Neutrogena that aims to promote and raise awareness of skin health equity. The two moms also revealed the beauty advice they would give their children.

"You can only hope that your kids feel great just [being] themselves. Just as they are," Garner told ET. "Whatever form that is, you just want your kids to feel as beautiful as you see them yourself."

Garner — who shares daughters Violet, 16, and Seraphina, 13, as well as son Samuel, 9, with her ex-husband Ben Affleck — also spoke about how she deals with the pressures Hollywood can place on celebrities.

She said she believes it's important to "look in the mirror less" and spend more time "looking out" and focusing on what one can do for other people. "I swear it will make you feel prettier and make you feel better about yourself," she added.

Meanwhile, Washington — who shares 7-year-old daughter Isabelle and 5-year-old son Caleb with husband Nnamdi Asomugha — opened up about her struggles with her skin and the influence her mother had on how she viewed herself and her own self-worth.

The "Scandal" actress, who's had eczema her whole life and often visited dermatologists growing up, explained that it was her mother who taught her that her skin is "worth taking care of."

"You know she dragged me to all those dermatologist offices to make sure I could get the care that I needed," Washington shared. "She made me feel like I deserved to feel good in my skin. No matter how different I was or how unique I was or how problematic I was made to feel."

Washington also recalled being taught as a child to "look in the mirror and see beauty" in it because society wasn't giving her that message.

"So it was important for me to give that message to myself and get that message from my family and friends. So I think it really is this balance of learning to look in the mirror with positive messages," she explained.

The interview comes shortly after news broke that Garner is returning to the small screen nearly 15 years after "Alias" ended.

Starz announced that the actress will appear in the revival of the two-season hit "Party Down," which followed the story of a group of aspiring Hollywood dreamers paying the bills as cater-waiters. It ran from 2009 to 2010.

Garner is set to play Evie, a "successful producer of studio franchise movies, who, in the wake of a breakup, is reconsidering her life choices," E! News reported, citing the network.