Moisturize your skin, take a cold shower, enjoy your food and don't care about wrinkles! French it-girls and beauty industry insiders are about daily pleasures and harmonious growing up.
Natural makeup
Co-founder of the French brand Caudalie (see the link for more details) and mother of three, Matilda Thoma explains: “When you imagine typical French make-up, you think of artfully smudged eyeliner and red lipstick that seems to have gotten wet with a napkin - that's it! There is truth in this - the emphasis is on healthy, beautiful skin that does not require masking with foundation. This distinguishes French women from American women, who, according to Matilda, try to hide problems (dry, flaky skin) with makeup.
Makeup artist Marion Cotillard Christophe Danchaud says that when creating a star makeup for the red carpet, he always emphasizes the eyes. And he does it as delicately as possible. Recently, Marion has become bolder in choosing shades, but you will not see rich smoky on her!
Natural styling
And a passion for change! Lea Seydoux, for example, admitted that change helps her disguise. In 2013, the actress cut her hair short for the movie Adele's Life. And before that, as a teenager, she repeatedly changed her hair: she was blonde, brunette, straightened and, conversely, curled her hair.
"French braid"
A welcome that Hollywood stars have picked up! Deliberately careless, around the head, gathered with a satin ribbon or divided into two small braids - such hairstyles are chosen by Beyoncé, Chrissy Teigen and Margot Robbie (see the link for how to braid it all).
Scarlet lipstick
Favorite beauty trick of French model and writer Jeanne Damas. The girl mixes several shades on her hand and applies lipstick with her fingers, "melting it on the lips." Actress Eva Green does not appear on the red carpet at all without scarlet lipstick. Favorite shades - Ruby Woo or Lady Danger from M. A. C.
Moisturizer
Matilda Thoma in 2015 released the book "The French Beauty Solution", where she talked about the main beauty secrets of French girls. In her opinion, one of the main differences between French women and American women, for example, is careful self-care that brings pleasure, not pain. "It's about choosing the best products and knowing that you are entitled to a beauty routine that makes you look good and feel beautiful."
Everyone has their own recipe for compulsory moisturizing. Caroline de Maigret uses Lancome Nutrix Cream for Dry Sensitive Skin and La Roche-Posay Lip Balm. Model Marina Delu - Caudalie Vinoperfect SPF. And Juliette Binoche applies a mixture of oils before using the cream. Her signature recipe is a mix of argan, rose, peppermint and lavender oils.
Scrubbing glove in the shower
Clémence von Mueffling, the creator of the beauty blog Beauty and Well being, says that she constantly uses a cleansing loofah glove while taking a shower. She also regularly applies hair masks from Leonor Greyl and Christophe Robin.
Cold shower
“Blame it on the pre-Napoleonic plumbing and economy, but French women rarely take long hot showers,” says Matilda Thoma. Most often it is warm water and a quick cold shower at the end to improve skin tone and blood circulation.
Perfume
Lea Seydoux, who presented Prada's Candy Florale fragrance in 2014, says she is not faithful to any perfume and even selects them for roles. “I wore a Dries Van Noten during the filming of The Beautiful Fig Tree. Mission Impossible -4 is synonymous with Prada's Infusion d'Iris. And while working for Life Adele, I used an unknown perfume that I bought at the pharmacy."
They also apply perfume, depending on the mood. On the back of the neck so that only someone special can smell the scent, or on the hair, having previously collected it in a ponytail, the scent will unfold when you dissolve it. Another idea is to spray perfume in a suitcase before the trip, or to put a “scented” cotton handkerchief in your purse.
Sun protection
“The less sun you are, the better. I am a vampire and I use a lot of sunscreen,”said Eva Green in an interview with the American Elle. The actress's favorites are Ultimate UV Defense SPF 30 by SkinCeuticals and Avene moisturizers.
Food enjoyment
The French approach to food is simple - eat well, but in moderation. Matilda Thoma says that the French do not break the regime with endless snacks, but set aside time for lunches and dinners in order to slowly enjoy homemade food without overeating. The focus is on fresh produce, whole grain breads, olive oil and fish.
Harmonious maturation
In an interview with Australian Vogue, 54-year-old actress Juliette Binoche explained that youth is an inner state, not an appearance. “When you understand this, you feel freedom. In a woman, grace and poise appear, which can only come with experience. " Matilda Thoma says that "French women try to live in the here and now, enjoying what they have, and not suffering because of what they will never have."
