The TV presenter and actress told BeautyHack about her favorite beauty products, the secrets of motherhood, and why it's important to have one stylist.
About hair care and why hairstyle is important for a girl
The best styling is called a wash and go: I just wash my head and apply moisturizer. Such styling always looks good, but I can only afford it on a free day, when there are no events and filming. Now I like the IAU Essence Moist, Lebel.
It has a light creamy texture that does not overload the hair and hydrates well. I try to let the strands dry naturally and not be heat treated. On vacation, I also do not use any styling products, hairdryer and irons: my hair should rest as much as possible.
But you can do this when you initially have a good haircut and hair color. My master is Denis Bologov, with whom we recently celebrated the 15th anniversary of our collaboration. It is important for me to take care of your hair with the same master, because he knows your case "inside and out." Moreover, the new master will not take care of your hair. Unfortunately, there was such an experience: under the contract, I had to come to the salon and paint at a master I did not know. He needed a "here and now" result. We needed beautiful photos, and what would happen to the hair later did not matter. As a result, they then "fell down", and Denis and I had to restore them for a long time.
I advocate consistency in everything. You need to have one stylist, husband, girlfriends and beautician. And if you change something, then only cars (laughs).
Hairstyle is an important style-forming moment. If your hairstyle fails, the whole look will be ruined. For events, I do different styling: I can do a smooth hairstyle, straighten my hair, I like broken strands or light waves.
The main thing is not to do curls, so as not to get a hairstyle in the style of Marilyn Monroe for the poor, this is a real beauty failure.
We dye our hair with Kedra paint, I am happy with the result. I tried hair extensions, did tape and capsule extensions. But it didn’t suit me, I was very tired. I walked with them for about a month and realized that I could no longer wear these "alien bodies" on my head, it was unpleasant to even touch them. The capsules and mats irritated me.
Once my husband stroked my head, ran his hands through my hair, and was horrified: “God, what is this? Are you wearing someone else's hair?"
I thought I looked just awful. There is only one option left - strands on hairpins. But I wear them only for an evening out - I love it when the wind is in my hair!
About makeup for dinner with friends and for a social event
In the summer I can do without makeup at all - when the skin is a little tanned, you just need to put on stylish glasses to complete the look. But in our climate, this option does not always work. You need to make at least a light tone, add blush and a little lip balm. Sometimes I can't do without a make-up base. In this case, I resort to the matting and smoothing primer Resurfacing Primer Line & Pore Minimizing Mattifying Formula, Becca and the balm, narrowing pores, The POREfessional, Benefit.
I use BB Creme HYDRA LIFE, Dior - it fits well and moisturizes the skin. Refresh my face with Joues Contraste Blush in Pink Explosion, Chanel. This summer, my makeup artist, who now lives in Los Angeles, showed me a blush in Peach Beach by Too Faced.
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My favorite lip balm is the # 1 Mango Scent by Kiehl's. I love lip gloss oils Eclat Minute, Clarins in shades 01 and 05.
I do eyelash extensions, so I don't have to worry about eye makeup. I paint the lower lashes with Trish McEvoy waterproof mascara.
If I need makeup for an evening out, I just intensify the usual daytime. I always use the Full Cover Concealer by Make Up For Ever. Once, after biorevitalization, I had a bruise just below the eyelid. But I had a lot of work, and in horror I called my friend and asked what to do. She said buy this corrector and it really helped me fix the problem. Since then I have been using it regularly, it covers all age spots and skin irregularities. I love foundations at Dior: the brand has released a lot of good, dense foundations. An obligatory step is to powder your face. I use Micro-Fil Giorgio Armani loose powder or Hyaluronic Hydra-Powder By Terry hyaluronic powder.
In evening makeup, I often focus on the eyes, not on the lips. I can count on my fingers the cases when I appear with bright lipstick. But if that's the case, opt for Artist Acrylip Liquid Lipstick in shade 600, Make Up Forever. I also love the Rouge Allure Extrait De Gloss in shade 72, Chanel. But it's better not to use it on camera, I was at an event, I had this gloss on my lips. When I came under the exposed light, the effect of "sliding" lips turned out, although they were painted perfectly. It is better to choose matte shades, the lips will be clear.
My eyebrows are not very thick, I never managed to grow them, I even tried mesotherapy for eyebrows, but it did not help me. I don't like the effect of tattooing, the eyebrows are drawn and triangular. I support the trend towards naturalness, it seems to me terrible when you see how a person's eyebrows are drawn.
I use Brow Precise Fiber Volumizing Mascara, Maybelline gel, which Yuri Stolyarov advised me when we did a public talk together. It gives the 3D effect on the eyebrows, which I have always tried to achieve.
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Highlighter is our everything! I like Watt's up! by Benefit and a blush in Pearl by Mary Kay (I use them as a highlighter).
For cheekbones, I use the Step By Step Countour Kit by Smashbox, Colors of Brazil Summer Bronzing Compact by Clarins and Soleil Contouring Compact by Tom Ford.
About skin care and beauty treatments
The most useful beauty procedure is biorevitalization.
This is a must-see program for girls approaching forty years old. I think that this procedure should be included in compulsory health insurance (laughs).
For the last few years I have been doing it with Georgy Chemyanov. He is a plastic surgeon and injects genius. Georgy makes deep injections from which no trace remains. I repeat it every six months, in spring and autumn.
I am a fan of masks, I have countless of them. When I was the face of the Vichy brand, I tried all of their products. Then I discovered the mineral peeling mask "Double Radiance" with fruit acids. I use it almost every day, I apply it after the morning wash for 5-10 minutes. It removes the stratum corneum and refreshes the face very much. I love Kiehl's Out of Trouble Origins Clay Mask and Instant Radiance Mask for a healthy-looking complexion.
In the evening I like to make fabric masks of the I`m Sorry For My Skin brand, they refresh the face very well. I do them only in the evenings, when there is an opportunity to lie down: I won't be able to cook breakfast with them or start getting ready.
To care for the skin around the eyes, I make a mask for the skin around the eyes Masque Contour des Yeux Clarins. But the most effective remedy is Shiseido's Pure Retinol Instant Treatment Eye Mask, which I use in the morning before makeup and on the plane.
After the masks, I apply face creams. When choosing a daily cream, it is important for me that it moisturizes the skin well, is quickly absorbed and lies well under the makeup. Now I love Valmont's Hydra 3 Regenerating Cream.
I use Vichy thermal water at every opportunity, I think that you should always have it at hand.
About nutrition and sports
In my life there was only one period when I limited myself to food - during breastfeeding after childbirth. I was afraid that the child would be allergic, so I didn't really eat anything. I had bread, apples, sometimes chicken broth and milk tea on my menu. The first month I didn’t have a nanny, Alexey (Alexey Treiman, husband of Aurora - Ed.) Worked a lot, I took care of the child alone, so I simply didn’t have time to eat. Any free minute I tried to sleep. But everything has its advantages: in a month I returned to the same weight that was before pregnancy.
In general, I find myself in an environment where people all the time talk about healthy eating, they are simply obsessed with it. My husband adheres to some systems all the time, and I, as they say, "Vaska listens, but eats." I can safely eat a chocolate bar before bed. But because of this information field, I intuitively cultivated the correct eating habits. If, for example, you choose between fried and steamed, I will always choose steamed, because it is easier and healthier. Believe me, I do not choke on vegetable salad with olive oil, it actually tastes better for me than with mayonnaise. At home we cook very simple meals like steamed turkey and broccoli. The whole family is very fond of buckwheat.
If we dine out, the choice falls on Pinch, I like Grill, CutFish restaurants. I love the Academy cafe. This is a classic, where I will definitely get the quality at a high level, which is important to me.
Due to the intensive schedule, little time is left for sports. An important rule is exercise in the morning, this is my habit since childhood. But I will never give up going to an interesting workout. For many years now I have been a client of the XFit club. There is a very interesting workout there: bodyfit with chains. Loading massive chains on the body gives the result. And you get beautiful photos on Instagram! ¶
Recently I was at the Encore fitness club for training on a sup board (longboard). We did the usual abdominal and glute exercises. But due to the fact that you need to keep balance, other muscles additionally work. It's funny because your main concern is not to fall into the water.
About raising a teenage daughter
The more mature my daughter becomes, the more pleasant and easier it is for us to communicate. She is already 13, and we can talk about everything, joke. We watch the same films, we love to travel together. I like this age in children, although it is considered difficult, and many have problems with it. We discuss this with our friends whose children are in their teens.
The pilot series of my new project with the psychologist Labkovsky is also devoted to this problem. Many people think that the main theme of Michael is the relationship between men and women, but this is not the case. He began his career as a primary school teacher and later took up psychology. Now we are doing a psychological show with him called "The Labkovsky Method". This is a show that deals with the problems of normal people: someone with raising children, someone with relationships, someone with childhood fears, but no understanding of how to cope with them.
And if this project is still in launch, then my new project for children will soon be on the air. Filming is in full swing. This is a program about how to make yourself a cool children's holiday. A very fun and useful program. It is called Big Holidays and will be aired from January on the Karusel TV channel for children and youth.
Here is the news. I also have interesting plans and ideas. But more on that next time!
Interview and text: Daria Sizova
Photo: Eugene Sorbo
Aurora Makeup: Anna Cherchen, Make Up School
Aurora Dress: Enteley
The editors would like to express their gratitude to the Tatler Club restaurant team for their help in organizing the filming and interviews.
