Oksana Lavrentieva, the cheerful hostess of the Belyi Sad health and beauty center and the owner of the Rusmoda company, told Beautyhack about her youthful beauty experiments and how important it is to be in love.
beauty
Of course, I could say that all thanks to the "White Garden" and personal care. But this is not true! You can take care of yourself endlessly: go to the beautician three times a week, eat the right food and exercise, but I believe that the most important thing in external beauty is what a person radiates from within. This can not be created by anything, except as a feeling of inner happiness, which can be given either by love, or hobbies, or simply harmony within - that's all, there are no other recipes.
The only thing that helps a woman look good is when she is in love and is happy.
But I do not deny that it is important for a woman to take care of herself. It's scary when she doesn't care how she looks. In order for you to have a good inner state, you must like yourself.
Nutrition and body
My Instagram account might give the impression that I do yoga endlessly. This, of course, is not so, and it all depends on the mood: sometimes every day, sometimes twice a week, sometimes I do nothing for weeks. And I also love training with Anton Feoktistov in the Pro Trener studio, I think he is the best trainer I have ever met. My mother, by the way, is a yoga teacher, you can even sign up for her in the "White Garden", sometimes we study with her at home. I very often take lessons on vacation if there is a good teacher on site.
Together with Polina Kitsenko, I sometimes go on mini-tours #Slimbitchclub. I consider Polina to be a genius in everything - she is great both as a trainer and as a nutritionist and as just a person with incredible energy. Indeed, on these trips, she does not even give indulgences to eating incorrectly: for the last time, she literally took lemonade from me at lunch. So I had to indulge myself with chocolates under my pillow at night!
I know that Polina will not praise me for these words, but I am actually eating very wrongly. When I eat right, I feel worse rather than the other way around. I can't live without dairy products and chocolate. If I want fried, I will definitely allow myself, just a little. I realized that it is very important for me to eat often in small portions and not overeat.
I love unhealthy foods! I can, of course, start the morning with quinoa or a coconut milk smoothie with homemade granola - I even love it all and it always tastes good to me. But if in the evening I want to go to Dina Khabirova's in "Wing or Leg" and eat a cheeseburger, then I will not stop myself - we will eat it without a twinge of conscience, it is, by the way, very tasty there.
For example, Polina is very careful about her nutrition and keeps herself in control, but she is an athlete, and I am not. My body, of course, is not the same as hers, and this is obvious. I was just lucky: when I lose weight, the skin does not become flabby, on the contrary, muscles appear, although I do not actually go in for sports. I am very flexible: I can do the split right now without stretching. At the same time, I did not stretch myself for years and did not specifically study this. I naturally have the body of a gymnast or a ballerina.
If in the evening I want to go to the "Wing or Leg" and eat a cheeseburger, then I will not stop myself - we will eat it without a twinge of conscience, it is, by the way, very tasty there.
Of course, #Slimbitchclub trips are for everyone, first of all it is communication, something like a bachelorette party. It's just that at some point Polina offered to study with us, talk about nutrition, so, in fact, the idea of healthy lifestyle trips was born. In the morning we all do exercises, during the day we walk a lot. By the way, it was Polina who taught me to walk, I just hated this activity and never walked so much.
Childhood memories
I will not forget in my fifteen years the fashion for blue eyeshadows, black lip liner and bronze lipsticks! I remember the get-togethers after school at the porches, and the girls constantly asked why I was without makeup. And I had shadows, and mascara, and lipstick, but, compared to my friends, I looked like I had no makeup on my face at all. I was more inclined towards minimalism and neutrality.
My mom is an absolute beautician, she could spend half her salary on lipstick. We conducted all beauty experiments together. I remember how the boy gave me the Cameo soap. I brought it home, and for half an evening we discussed the smell and sensations of silk hands and could not understand how this is possible!
There were a million experiments with hair: I had both short hair and bangs! As a result, after thirty-five years, it seems to me that any woman comes to what suits her the most. For me, this is something very simple. I would never go back to short hair now, I look at the photos directly with disgust. By the way, my hair is not very good, so every week I add mesotherapy to the salon treatment. I also use Oribe products - they are perfect for me, and my hair holds the volume well.
I believe the Oribe brand makes the best hair products. From left to right: Maximista Sealing Spray, Thick Volume Spray, Superfine Varnish, Shine Moisturizer.
I also had a lot of Oriflame cosmetics. They had the perfect caramel beige lipstick shade - my favorite at the time! And in stalls I bought Lumine cosmetics, I also really liked it.
When the first issues of Cosmopolitan came out, there was an advertisement for Clinique cream and it was so beautifully photographed! I had a dream to have at least something of this brand. And when some first money appeared, I went and bought myself a cream. Then for many years I used only Clinique cosmetics, both care and decorative, it was very suitable for me.
Cosmetics
By the way, now I still only use Clinique Superbalm lip balm. And I think that there is no better at all: it does not roll and does not have a smell. I have my own beauty hack, which I have been doing with it for a very long time: I take any lip pencil, shade it, apply this balm on top and get a long-lasting lipstick for the whole day. Or, for example, if you do not have an eyebrow product on hand, then simply apply a drop to each eyebrow and blend it with a brush.
Clockwise: Concealer 5 Camouflage Cream Palette, Make Up For Ever; mascara They're Real !, Benefit; powder Translucent, 02, Tom Ford; lip balm Superbalm, Clinique; tone Face & Body, Make Up For Ever; Artis makeup brushes; lipstick Rouge à Lèvres, 09, Tom Ford; blush-powder Second Skin Cheek Color, Laura Mercier; eyebrow gel Brow Definer, Warm, Laura Mercier; lip pencil Chanel; bronzing powder Terra, Tom Ford; eyeliner Eye Liner, 05, Guerlain; powder Georgia, Benefit.
There are four products in my cosmetic bag that I always carry with me. This is, of course, Clinique Lip Balm, YSL's Touche Eclat Concealer. There is also peach shade Georgioa powder from Benefit, but it was discontinued, I bought several pieces, so I have no idea what I will do when they run out. And the last one is the Face to Face or Make Up For Ever blush. During the day I prefer neutral makeup, but at parties I love brightly painted eyes and red True Coral lipstick from Tom Ford. It has a greasy texture, you can simply apply it with your fingers and it will look very natural. I also love MAC's berry red.
I have an art education and I do my own makeup very often. The only professional who can make me up better than myself is Alexey Molchanov. And my daughter can draw unreal arrows for me, she has a whole suitcase of cosmetics and she can watch makeup lessons on Youtube for hours. Very often I correct makeup artists that somewhere I need to add, and somewhere to remove - in this matter I am a rather harmful client. I don't like someone else's hand at all.
When it comes to facial care, I am very constant and do not like changing brands. I have been using the step-by-step care of the French cosmetics Joëlle Ciocco for six years now. I often do the “Flash of Beauty” procedure in the White Garden: I highly recommend it before an important event or event! The effect is one-time, but very noticeable - the skin is tightened and begins to shine as if you had just returned from a vacation. I also love the “Cryolift” cold exposure procedure.
Purifying body lotion with sea salt Fluide Gommant, Thalion; body oil Vitamin Rich, Anne Semonin; body and hair oil Huile Aux Vitamines, Joëlle Ciocco; cooling gel for feet Gel Glaçon, Thalion; cleansing spray Face & Body, Mene & Moy System.
Baby Face acupuncture gives an incredible effect: I could not believe that acupuncture can give the face a glow and elasticity, like a child's.
If you came to us for the first time in the "White Garden", I would advise you to wrap in a thermocapsule and, at the same time, use the services of a beautician (acupuncture or sculptural facial massage). And also manicure, pedicure, make-up and styling at the same time - it will all take you only two hours!
Interview: Olesya Mints Photo: Asya Zabavskaya
